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In Reply to: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker posted by mbnx01 on July 24, 2012 at 12:32:03:
"But their prices have been crazy for years and getting crazier."
I have had that same thought for several years now. Some of the comments make some valid points but many are just excuses for Harbeths insane prices. I will not even consider them anymore.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - mbnx01 12:32:03 07/24/12 (102)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - EagleRocker 08:24:08 08/02/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - Old Grey Dog 23:34:41 07/26/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - the old school 22:06:55 07/26/12 (3)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - avole 04:17:08 07/29/12 (1)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - zutroye 12:10:52 07/29/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - Lot 64 Plan 5 10:23:26 07/27/12 (0)
- MIT Oracle MA-X2 HD 8ft speaker cables $17,500.00 (used) - Eldragon@gmx.com 19:22:17 07/26/12 (1)
- Nuts!--How about 39in for $42K - Des 16:01:30 07/27/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - Lot 64 Plan 5 14:42:07 07/26/12 (0)
- Direct marketed speakers - petertg 11:49:57 07/26/12 (3)
- RE: Direct marketed speakers - jambalaya 15:24:20 07/30/12 (0)
- RE: and Gallo to name a few. - David S. 15:03:44 07/26/12 (0)
- RE: Direct marketed speakers - layman 12:42:14 07/26/12 (0)
- They may be expensive, but I'll bet they're real good * - Mike K 20:08:46 07/25/12 (0)
- I suggest you give the original Monitor 30 a listen - Frihed89 14:11:30 07/25/12 (1)
- I used to own a pair, they are very nice - mbnx01 09:45:26 07/26/12 (0)
- Luxury item vs. commodity marketing - caspian@peak.org 11:58:27 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - mdavis 11:46:37 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - Hazel 11:40:32 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - hahax@verizon.net 10:30:17 07/25/12 (0)
- 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)
- Let's see... Emotion ($2000), Musicality ($2000), Toe-tapping PRaT[tle] ($2000) -- there's your $6000! - willkayakforfood 08:16:51 07/25/12 (0)
- A few years ago I paid $350 ea for water heaters now - Kloss 07:01:58 07/25/12 (0)
- Unfair - layman 06:08:01 07/25/12 (2)
- I think ... - reelsmith. 07:02:41 07/25/12 (1)
- Good analogy - badman 11:02:46 07/25/12 (0)
- is the price insane or the purchaser that pays that price? - jimmyjames 03:16:33 07/25/12 (3)
- RE: is the price insane or the purchaser that pays that price? - sudz1234@yahoo.com 04:01:46 07/25/12 (2)
- RE: is the price insane or the purchaser that pays that price? - plugmein 06:03:57 07/25/12 (1)
- RE: is the price insane or the purchaser that pays that price? - sudz1234@yahoo.com 07:25:06 07/25/12 (0)
- Maybe Bobby Palkovic can enlighten you? n/t - MikeCh 23:43:25 07/24/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - hahax@verizon.net 20:47:52 07/24/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - P.C. 18:37:56 07/24/12 (5)
- Really? Not imported here? But... - QuadTodd 15:57:33 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - morricab 01:12:47 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - sudz1234@yahoo.com 19:08:41 07/24/12 (2)
- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - Bill the K 21:24:45 07/24/12 (0)
- i suppose that the... - hifitommy 19:44:15 07/24/12 (0)
- It's great for resale value... - RGA 17:53:06 07/24/12 (0)
- Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - John Marks 16:20:25 07/24/12 (41)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - Ian Mackenzie 07:00:29 11/16/12 (5)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - Submariner 17:42:04 11/18/12 (4)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - Ian Mackenzie 06:50:52 11/19/12 (3)
- Yes its called the decline of the US $$$ - fin1bxn@msn.com 07:14:39 11/19/12 (2)
- RE: Yes its called the decline of the US $$$ - Ian Mackenzie 07:21:11 11/19/12 (1)
- depending on the week - fin1bxn@msn.com 07:30:39 11/19/12 (0)
- looking through the wrong end of the telescope - Bruce from DC 16:02:27 08/07/12 (1)
- RE: looking through the wrong end of the telescope - rebbi 20:52:41 08/07/12 (0)
- Manolo Blahnik and John Lobb have their 'value' defenders, as well. - Enophile 13:53:03 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - b.l.zeebub 07:43:49 07/25/12 (1)
- Not a Harbeth owner - but I strongly suspect that they... - carcass93 11:26:55 07/27/12 (0)
- So, in other words ... - reelsmith. 06:43:34 07/25/12 (0)
- Few here have any idea about how anything is costed. - Timbo in Oz 05:52:35 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - middleground 05:06:50 07/25/12 (0)
- Maybe John, but that doesn't mean its money well spent by Harbeth - morricab 01:10:07 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - Bill the K 21:43:39 07/24/12 (8)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - sudz1234@yahoo.com 23:28:12 07/24/12 (5)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - Bill the K 10:34:37 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - middleground 05:14:11 07/25/12 (2)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - sudz1234@yahoo.com 07:28:12 07/25/12 (1)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - 3db 09:09:30 07/25/12 (0)
- What's yoour point with speakers made in China? - 3db 04:15:51 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - sudz1234@yahoo.com 23:23:32 07/24/12 (1)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - Bill the K 10:38:54 07/25/12 (0)
- Any of those expenses qualify,,, - ear-mite 20:19:30 07/24/12 (1)
- Business expenses - mls-stl 05:19:49 07/25/12 (0)
- Well - lancelot 19:28:26 07/24/12 (1)
- RE: Well - sudz1234@yahoo.com 20:03:15 07/24/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - 3db 17:42:39 07/24/12 (9)
- "There are speakers as good or better than these for 1/3 the price." - hifitommy 15:18:05 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Ok I'll bite - sudz1234@yahoo.com 19:13:12 07/24/12 (0)
- Never have understood why... - mls-stl 17:47:50 07/24/12 (6)
- what HE said..nt - hifitommy 17:22:32 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Never have understood why... - middleground 05:30:10 07/25/12 (4)
- Fallacy - mls-stl 08:16:17 07/25/12 (3)
- RE: Fallacy - middleground 16:41:52 07/25/12 (2)
- RE: Fallacy - Sordidman 10:01:17 07/26/12 (0)
- Actually, what I've figured out... - mls-stl 17:02:42 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: Do you know anything at all about how the industry works? It sure seems not! - sudz1234@yahoo.com 16:37:30 07/24/12 (2)
- Love the way... - mls-stl 17:31:20 07/24/12 (1)
- Ha, Just like us, - I'm sure they'd be very happy to hear - Sordidman 10:00:18 07/26/12 (0)
- They have no choice ... - reelsmith. 15:24:48 07/24/12 (2)
- RE: They have no choice ... - middleground 04:55:50 07/25/12 (1)
- Maybe ... - reelsmith. 10:40:04 07/25/12 (0)
- I think the real question is... - DAVID 14:49:41 07/24/12 (1)
- Or the one whining about it?. - Jack G 04:42:20 07/25/12 (0)
- I agree... - rlw 14:15:31 07/24/12 (8)
- RE: I agree... - JNS 16:26:00 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: I agree... - sudz1234@yahoo.com 15:45:58 07/24/12 (5)
- RE: I agree... - BCR 05:48:32 07/26/12 (1)
- RE: Love you're Chinese food - sudz1234@yahoo.com 11:48:06 07/26/12 (0)
- What difference would that make if ... - reelsmith. 16:11:53 07/24/12 (2)
- RE: What difference would that make if ... - geraldm121 07:36:21 07/25/12 (1)
- Agree 100%, Jerry. (nt) - reelsmith. 11:20:02 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: I agree... - mls-stl 14:24:06 07/24/12 (0)
- Let's analyze if you have time... - Iron Knee 14:04:41 07/24/12 (0)
- Insane? - mls-stl 13:28:17 07/24/12 (1)
- RE: Insane? - triamp 04:56:27 07/26/12 (0)
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- RE: And another insanely priced Harbeth speaker - mdavis 11:46:37 07/25/12 (0)