Reading that article, it’s interesting to see that in 1997 $15,000 for the Orpheus and $4,500 for the Stax Omega was considered ultra high end when nowadays those price ranges, while still substantial, are no longer considered the end all be all of summit fi type gear. Of course in 1997 I could barely afford the Grado SR-60s that became my first hifi headphones.
How times change.