Time for a new hobby

Manfred Krankl just reported on WB that the winning bidder was contacted after the auction and sold the bottle for $100,000.

He then donated the profit($58,000) to Cedars Sinaii Breast Cancer Center.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

Manfred Krankl just reported on WB that the winning bidder was contacted after the auction and sold the bottle for $100,000.

He then donated the profit($58,000) to Cedars Sinaii Breast Cancer Center.
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This is actually just a Borges story.
 
That brief heartwarming moment upon learning of the $58,000 charitable donation was, for me, immediately quashed upon learning of the existence of someone willing to spend $100,000 for this thing.
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
That brief heartwarming moment upon learning of the $58,000 charitable donation was, for me, immediately quashed upon learning of the existence of someone willing to spend $100,000 for this thing.
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Keith, just keep telling yourself that it's 100 grand less that they'll then spend on wines you actually care about. It feels much better that way.

Mark Lipton
 
Agree; if the stupid rich is going to allocate those funds somewhere, it might as well be something like SQN...just be happy they don't want Barthod.

BJ: ever visited THE Show? It's not too difficult to drop $500k on high-end audio...and the nuts who do this buy new stuff all the time...that reminds me - I have to unbox my Aerial 10Ts one of these days...they have been in boxes for 5 years.

-mark
 
originally posted by Mark Davis:
Agree; if the stupid rich is going to allocate those funds somewhere, it might as well be something like SQN...just be happy they don't want Barthod.

BJ: ever visited THE Show? It's not too difficult to drop $500k on high-end audio...and the nuts who do this buy new stuff all the time...that reminds me - I have to unbox my Aerial 10Ts one of these days...they have been in boxes for 5 years.

-mark
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eh? what's this?
 
While I don't indulge in the audiophile area myself, I think its fine to be fascinated with spending 1st growth or DRC, or I suppose SQN money on small incremental improvements in audio quality. This little gem however, was just a bit too much of a reach (stretch?) for me

'...he began setting up a day before most other exhibitors, thus allowing his cables an extra day to settle in...'
 
originally posted by Jim Diven:
While I don't indulge in the audiophile area myself, I think its fine to be fascinated with spending 1st growth or DRC, or I suppose SQN money on small incremental improvements in audio quality. This little gem however, was just a bit too much of a reach (stretch?) for me

'...he began setting up a day before most other exhibitors, thus allowing his cables an extra day to settle in...'
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Up until now, CD mats were my favorite example of audiophile pseudo-science, but that one takes the cake.
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
originally posted by Jim Diven:
While I don't indulge in the audiophile area myself, I think its fine to be fascinated with spending 1st growth or DRC, or I suppose SQN money on small incremental improvements in audio quality. This little gem however, was just a bit too much of a reach (stretch?) for me

'...he began setting up a day before most other exhibitors, thus allowing his cables an extra day to settle in...'
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Up until now, CD mats were my favoritee example of audiophile pseudo-science, but that one takes the cake.
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Oh, come on. What about Monster Cable, with "oxygen free copper" to give your speakers better sound? Pfffft. I hooked up my speakers using 10 gauge lamp cord, purchased for 1/100 the cost and suffered through the low fidelity of my oxygenated copper wire.

Mark Lipton
 
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