Fake vintage kit in Jermyn Street

[ppppenguin]

The other day I was walking down Jermyn Street (home of posh men's clothes shops in London) and saw this window display. I think it was Lobb https://www.johnlobb.com/en_gb/ but I'm not 100% certain. Just look at the prices. I don't think I'll be shopping there.

Somebody went to lot of trouble to make all this fake audio kit.

[BusyBee]

I dread to think what a full outfit would be if that were just for shoes lol

They could get the genuine antique audio kit for less than the price of a pair of the shoes

[Craig]

I use Alt Berg hiking boots. These https://www.altberg.co.uk/boots/5-width-...ethera-men

Sounds European - but the company is in Yorkshire! They also make Police and Military boots - so they know a thing or two about boot making

Now they look pricey at £280. I have two pairs. Alt Berg has resoled one pair twice (£85 for each resole at their factory) and I've walked around 3000 - 4000 miles in that pair without a drop of water getting in.
The other pair is due for a first resole at around 1500 miles.

The Tethera is in half size length and 5 width fittings. So you go somewhere that works out what size you need and then Alt Berg build them for you. For us the closest is in Leamington Spa (60 miles away)

So although the price looks high, you get some serious mileage over tough ground

But can I understand a pair of really high quality shoes from Lobb being around 5x the cost of a pair of hiking boots? Well yes I can. They would not be for me, nice shoes though they are, because I would rarely use them.

[Craig]

But you don't need to pay so much for first rate shoes https://www.samuel-windsor.co.uk/collect...ogue-brown

[PerdioPal]

I have Meindl walking boots, about the £200 mark and they also last 4000 miles or so. Back to the "Audio Gear" how do you turn the volume knob?

[ppppenguin]

Kick it?

[Mike Watterson]

See also Vimes Economic theory illustrated by boots.

[Doodlebug]

Remember the old song..."These boots were made for walking," ?

[ppppenguin]

See also Veblen goods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good

[Craig]

Back on topic, its bewildering they paid for faux audio gear, where you can buy classic audio gear for not much.