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Why pay so much?

If you want to think cables make a huge difference in sound fine...but why pay up to $70,000 for speaker wire?

You can buy 38 lbs of 99.99% bullion silver for $10,000 or 4000 lbs of 99.99% bullion copper.

Buying a pair of 12 foot $5,000 wire is obserd it costs like $30 to make and WBT connectors are also highly inexpensive to make too.

Why do you guys shell out money on a clear fact that you guys are insecure about using low priced stuff and these people know that and take advantage of that.

How do you guys let yourself taken advantage of?
funaudiofun
funaudiofun OP
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The margins are what makes something a good deal or not to the buyer.  If a company takes 300% margins on speakers, then you get more bang for your buck as it's $400 on $100 to build instead of you paying 3,000% on $100 so it's $3,100 to you.  It's all the same product, it just equals more value with less margins, or  as the money isn't invisibly and magically going to the speaker building company or wire building company instead of your pocket.

Lower margins = cheaper prices, and more bang for your buck on the same product
glupson
7,842 posts
 
My post was about the thread that mentioned actual amplifier model. I forgot details but it does exist. Again, it might have not been 5-channel but it was probably not mentioned as the topic was not in that direction.

So, chances are that what you want exist. If it does, why do you care about other things?
glupson
7,842 posts
 
Huh, I guess I need to emphasize that there is a subtype of people who are not focusing on the "best deal" or "bang for the buck". They are more focused on the final product. I suspect that those who buy very expensive cables fall into this category.
glupson
7,842 posts
 
In case you own a car, is it the best deal or best bang for the buck?
funaudiofun OP
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The Emotiva A-500 does exist at $530.


https://emotiva.com/products/a-500

  • Power Output (two channels driven):
    110 watts RMS per channel; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; THD < 0.1%; into 8 Ohms.
    190 watts RMS per channel; 1 kHz; THD < 1%; into 4 Ohms.

  • Power Output (all channels driven):
    80 watts RMS per channel; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; THD < 0.1%; into 8 Ohms.

And it doesn't get much press.

If they had more power, it'd take away from their
XPA Generation 3 $1,700 amplifier
https://emotiva.com/products/xpa-5-gen3

Power Output:
300 watts RMS/channel; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; THD<0.1%; 8 Ohms; one channel driven.
550 watts RMS/channel; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; THD<0.2%; 4 Ohms; one channel driven.
300 watts RMS/channel; THD<0.1%; 8 Ohms; two channels driven.
490 watts RMS/channel; THD<0.1%; 4 Ohms; two channels driven.
250 watts RMS/channel; THD<0.1%; 8 Ohms; ALL FIVE channels driven.

More of this should be available everywhere.

The XPA Gen 3 could be $750, and they'd make volume, but watch, the amplifier industry laid down rules, in their price colluding of the big guys.

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