More Money Than Brains Dept

There are similarities between audiophiles and pro audio installation. Both will spend time building a room to make for a good stereo image. However, the studio person is content with metal speaker stands, as opposed to spending thousands for specialized granite pillars or mahogany knobs for the pre-amp. There is a point of diminishing returns, and a point where no ear is good enough to tell differences, even for a master mixing tech (who knows the difference between making a mix for LP, CD, radio, and directly to iTunes.)

The ironic thing is that the pro stuff can be used for audiophile work, but usually not the other way around.