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RE: What difference would that make if ...

Posted by geraldm121 on July 25, 2012 at 07:36:21:
The China Boogeymen would get Sudz while he sleeps :<}.
On a more topical note. If you cannot afford a speaker (or any product) don't buy it. As to mark-up or profit margin that is no ones business but the manufacturer or importers. How would you like someone with no experience in your job telling you what you should be paid for your labors? If enough people don't purchase an item the open market will take care of the issue either by the company going away or the price being reduced. That's the whole idea of a free market. A manufacturer can set any price they choose and either reap the benefits or suffer the consequences. You vote by your choice to purchase or not.
Also there are some excellent "value" product lines in the speaker category such a Zu and Tekton and probably many more I cannot think of at the moment. Imported speakers are by necessity (shipping, duty, packaging, country of destination distribution etc) always going to be higher priced than those domestically produced. Again it comes down to the perceived value to the prospective purchaser.