Ferengi's 5 Stages of Acquisition:

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pertains well to audio gear.

Infatuation,
justification,
appropriation,
obsession,
and resale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferengi

Ferengi civilization was built on free enterprise, where earning profit was the sole meaningful goal in life, superseding all other endeavors

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He seems to have bumped is head a couple of times with that principle, lol

Maybe he should use his large molded ears to listen to some advice?