audiophile stuff is ridiculous but I will admit that a lot of things out there do work, its just that, the sillier things they market draws on a lot of "sucker" power. i mean, you do have to be practical and, in the end, trust your ears. as much as I love line 6 stuff, there is a certain sterility to its tone if you, say, put up a Line 6 delay modeler against a Roland Space Echo or even the newer Fulltone Echo delay units. it depends what you like, how much you are willing to pay for it, and to what degree the marketed product teeters on being just plain dumb.
damn...a 23,000 dollar TT? I listened to some audiophile tables in the past and I really couldn't tell the difference between them and my trusty old DJ workhorse, the Technics MK2 1200.