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In Reply to: a two way speaker for $238,000? posted by Tom Schuman on September 4, 2014 at 15:28:22:
That's nothing - $306,000 for the DAC and Transport (and you need the cable)
$154,000 for the M10 preamp and $265,000 for the Gaku-On 45ish watt monoblocks.
The speakers are looking like a deal ;)
But I think it should be pointed out that you are not paying $238,000 for a speaker you're paying for external crossovers and very expensive solid silver cables and capacitors. The box in front of the speaker is the external crossover and I believe each crossover weighs more than both speakers. Each is the size of a big power amp.
Shows are what they are - the Old School can tell you about that comparing CAS a few years back to his latest experience. At CES 2010 I had both AN rooms in the top 5. At CAS 2012 AN would not have cracked my top 10-15. So it goes.
I will say that while we may not agree on the sound - I like your word fetishism with regards to this stuff. Both on he manufacturing end to keep pushing what Snell started in the late 70s to the limits.
Anyone who can spend this kind of money doesn't live in the same world world that we inhabit. These are people who earn more than $238,000 whilst doing their morning triple S in the washroom.
Is it bonkers? Well I live in Hong Kong where you can drop $3,000,000US on a watch. So I guess I have been desensitized to the price of some of these things.
Lastly, I would suggest you play your music. Audio Note plays music they like - not music that happens to demonstrate sound quality well. Maybe they coincide but between the two - they will side with playing music they like over some froo froo Diana Krall track. If Peter Qvortrup runs the room as he did at CES 2010 - he will play The Evil Nine, Nightwish, Split the Atom and Slipknott.
None of that SOFT Led Zeppelin rock ;)
This is what Peter brings
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- RE: a two way speaker for $238,000? - RGA 07:37:00 09/05/14 (1)
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