Cut-Throat, they are obviously not aimed at your “average Audiophile”
The person looking to DIY something, would not even look at Audio Note so why bring Audio note into the discussion.
People perceive value differently, what someone find good value someone else may think what a complete rip-off.
Since I am the Originator of this discussion, I know exactly what it was about. And Audio Note was the Subject of the thread and not 'just brought into it'. And Danny among others answered my questions that I had. The only post that 'went off the rails' was yours.