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RE: Maggie madness

Hi Berni,

Neodynium is much more expensive than you think. The Chinese have cornered the rare earth mines -- first they cut their prices and drove everyone out of business, then they slapped export licenses on to limit the amount exported and force neodynium-dependent businesses to move their factories to China. The strategy worked, thanks to the unforgivable wimpiness of the industrialized countries, which should have slapped on retaliatory tariffs the moment the Chinese did that.

Also remember that while a manufacturer buys components wholesale, anything you add to a consumer electronics item is marked up by the time the finished product is sold. The general rule of thumb is that $1 worth of parts will add $5 to the selling price.

BTW, it is possible to use neodynium for a smaller tweeter, where it's most beneficial, and ceramic for the woofers. Wisdom Audio does that in some of their architectural speakers.



Edits: 03/27/12
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