Why pay so much for super high end?


Most speakers costing $50,000+ use Seas, Scan Speak or Accuton.

In DIY forums most speakers designed use bargain drivers and usually are only 2.0 designs not bookshelf or center speakers to complete a surround system.

I’d love to have a Scan Speak 11 speaker system for atmos with 3 way bookshelves, center and floorstanders.

Why aren’t the designs out there and why are you guys pissing away all your money.

Personally I won’t get an upgrade from my speakers unless it’s of this caliber and neither can I afford nor want to donate money to these thieves.

A 3rd party 11 speaker atmos scan Speak system would be nice but I’m not spending $250,000.

Why on earth aren’t there designs out there for this and why do you all piss away your money?

I don’t get why hi fi isn’t all DIY even honest factory direct companies mark up 300%.

Unless you pull in $1+ million a year and don’t have any time I don’t get it.

Are you guys lazy?

Someone easily could design a great crossover and cabinets for everyone and the days of paying over $3,500 for a pair of loud speakers if you got some time or know a friend who could build cabinets would be over. I know of people who could design cabinets that rival $100,000 speakers and cost less than 1% than that.  Someone with some experience could easily design a diamond, beryllium and soft dome and various versions for various tastes.

I don’t get it. Speakers are so simple.  Crossovers cabinets and drivers.

You guys just throw your money away I don’t understand it why?


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PS to Douglas Schroeder,

Please contact me off thread. I would love to learn your perspective on the shortcomings of Darwin's scientific method.

Cheers


Wow. I wonder if they are talking about hi-end audio over on the Existentialism Forum?
Some of your observations are true. 
When you've built 1 or more pairs of speakers of any size or type give me a call and we will arrange a time to compare the sound of your DIY basement bargain designs with my variety of audiophile speakers. 

I will say however I do actually own a pair of world class DIY speakers that do sound maybe better then all my audiophile models but I must add they are an acception to everything I've learned about what most people own. The cost for parts, plans less ANY labor however was around $4500.

If all your DIY's get even close to my DIY or ANY of my other speakers that range from $1K-$22K then and only then will I say you put your money where your big mouth is my friend.