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In Reply to: RE: why would Klipsch use a cheap plastic basket posted by Awe-d-o-file on August 27, 2014 at 21:42:52
$400 MSRP means they cost Klipsch about $80 to make. There is typically a 5:1 ratio between cost vs. selling price on commercial loudspeakers. If you get into the 'boutique' brands, I'm sure the ratio is much higher.
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Yes agreed. I don't know what the OP was expecting. He also called it a "reference speaker". It's modern innovation! Plastic fantastic!
ET
Edits: 08/28/14
This IS Klipsch's "reference speaker" for the time it was manufactured, & they still make them pretty much the same...Better drivers, better crossovers, better finish than their standard grade! The ONLY thing that I'm complaining about is the fact that their using cheap plastic for the woofer frame!
Well, you can call any loudspeaker 'Reference', but a pair of loudspeakers that cost $80 to make certainly isn't what I would call a reference level product. That woofer probably cost them $10 at the most, and probably less. At this level, you can get much greater bang for you buck with DIY.
Actually, although the idea of using plastic seems "cheap"...
An injection moulded plastic frame made from the right polymers can be extremely rigid. Even the best driver frame (cast, etc.) can warp if bolted down to a warped baffle with enough force.
I don't think it necessarily means a driver will perform poorly.
Cheers,
Presto
"An injection moulded plastic frame made from the right polymers can be extremely rigid." Agreed! But I think this is a case of poor materials & even poorer design! The frame going from the magnet to the cone is flat with no reinforced "ridges?" going down the center or sides! And the magnet weighs at least 3 1/2 pounds!
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