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"The Ultra High-End Speaker."

My entire relatively simple high end audio system retails for approx. $70,000, with my speakers alone retailing for approx. $24,000 (Revel Salon 2 speakers).  I've been around high-end audio for over 40 years.  I attend audio shows and visit local and non-local high-end audio shops on a regular basis.  I get to hears a lot of high-end audio speakers and gear all the time.  That said, I honestly believe, along with others who've visited my home and have listened to my system, that my system (speakers) produce that ultra high-end, reference quality sound.  Others would suggest that, when it comes to speakers, that the "Ultra High-End" sound can only be achieved by megabuck speakers costing 50K, 100K, 250k and beyond.  I do not believe that ultra high-end ("Sound Quality") is excusive to those speakers costing a king's ransom.  And, I think my own system is am example of what can be achieved at a lower (not for most people) price point.  I absolutely believe in the law of diminishing returns, especially when it comes to high-end speakers.  What's your definition, idea of, what you consider to be, a "Ultra High-End Speaker, and at what price point does the ultra high-end start?????            

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My 2 cents:

Over the past 30 years I have listened to too many speakers to list. Ranging in price from a few thousand to nearly $100K for a pair. In many different settings with a large variety of expensive gear. A few months back a friend bought a used pair of Klipsch Chorus ll’s. He couldn’t brag about them enough. So for fun I brought a pristine pair for $1000. I hooked them up to my Luxman L-509Z and I was blown away. One song I always use to audition gear is Hotel California from When Hell Freezes Over (Eagles). I had to play it several times to make sure I was hearing was real. The band was literally in my listening room. When Don Henley starts singing it was amazingly easy to pick out his position on the stage. Each member of the band was in a position easily discernible. My point? Outstanding sound quality from a set of speakers is not solely related to amount of money spent.

I will never sell the Klipsch, but I will sell off others I currently own.

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