This might seem like a dumb question but one time, I smoked out of my dealer's bong at his house and it had to be among the highest I have ever been before. I noticed his bong was really nice and it looked more expensive than other bongs I have smoked out of. So I even got the same weed and smoked it out of a blunt and a different bong but I didn't get as high (I even smoked more). So that leads to my question, is a nice $150 glass bong gonna get you higher than a $20 glass bong? Just using those prices as an example
The nicer the bong the more efficiently you can consume your herb. Which helps you get the most out of each it, ergo gets you higher.
There's more than a 'psychological' effect---the better quality glass pipes will funnel and expand the smoke better despite the combustion effect being the same