Let me make a very concrete example. I present to you all my SNR-1. My main daily speakers.
Tweeters alone will set you back a grand, $500 more in the woofers, and $300 or so to execute the crossover well. Tweeter similar to used by Gryphon, mid-woofer used by Gryphon, Wilson and others. A bargain compared to retail.
http://www.taylorspeakers.com/
will make you the cabinets for about $900 a pair.
I've yet to meet anyone who actually built another pair.
https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2017/12/snr-1-two-way-high-end-diy-monitor.html
Assuming I attempted to go commercial with them, there's just no way I could list them at a retail store for less than $15k.
I've yet to meet another DIYer who would put down the cash.
Which proves my main point: Using speaker driver cost alone as the 'worthiness' of a speaker is an absolute farce.
Tweeters alone will set you back a grand, $500 more in the woofers, and $300 or so to execute the crossover well. Tweeter similar to used by Gryphon, mid-woofer used by Gryphon, Wilson and others. A bargain compared to retail.
http://www.taylorspeakers.com/
will make you the cabinets for about $900 a pair.
I've yet to meet anyone who actually built another pair.
https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2017/12/snr-1-two-way-high-end-diy-monitor.html
Assuming I attempted to go commercial with them, there's just no way I could list them at a retail store for less than $15k.
I've yet to meet another DIYer who would put down the cash.
Which proves my main point: Using speaker driver cost alone as the 'worthiness' of a speaker is an absolute farce.