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In Reply to: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker posted by mbnx01 on July 24, 2012 at 12:32:03:
There are lots of $5K to $10K speakers that are worth their salt. And $6K is closer to $5K than $10K!
If you dropped $5K on a source, $5K on an integrated amp and $5K on a pair of speakers you'd have a nice $15K system that is still cheaper than many hobbies including rebuilding sports cars, boating/yachting, world travelling, art collecting. That equipment could last 10 years too. So $15K over 10 years is $1500 per year. Ask a sports fan with season tickets how much they paid.
It's all how you look at the hobby. If music is THE most important thing to someone, I think $6K for a noteworthy speaker is not insane at all.
What's insane is expecting a company to build audiophile-level speakers in this market for $1500 - unless one gets cardboard speaker boxes and stamped frame old-world drivers made in China. And by old-world I mean no copper in the motor, no lower distortion, no controlled break-up...
Cheers,
Presto
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Follow Ups
- Under $10K range is insane? - Presto 10:20:00 07/25/12 (4)
- "$1500 - unless one gets cardboard speaker boxes and stamped frame old-world drivers made in China." - Enophile 07:52:28 07/26/12 (3)
- RE: "$1500 - unless one gets cardboard speaker boxes and stamped frame old-world drivers made in China." - Presto 09:44:45 07/26/12 (2)
- Strong exceptions to your price point vs quality - Edp 12:44:28 07/26/12 (1)
- Okay, but... - Presto 19:31:29 07/26/12 (0)
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