Dynaudio C1, why so expensive?

09-17-10: Xti16
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I meant the piece that that the drivers are mounted to. It's a 6.9" driver mounted to a 5" wide cabinet. I don't they are pretty but it sure sounds fantastic. The looks had to grow on me.
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Right, that's the baffle and it isn't aluminum. It is machined from a sheet of composite wood material. I don't know where you got the idea that it is aluminum

I have the speakers and it is aluminum.

> I don't know where you got the idea that it is aluminum

Bigbucks, where did you get the idea that is was not?

Even the baffle on my lowly Contour 3.4s is aluminum (or some aluminum alloy), so I am sure that Xti16 is correct.

Doesn't aluminum ring like a bell?

Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that for some reason. Whether it is or not and does or not, the Dynaudio engineers typically know what they are doing based on my experience.

International exchange rates might help explain high cost of Dynaudio speakers in the US. Most european made products seem to go for a premium here these days.

I have more difficulty understanding the cost of Canadian made Totem speakers these days. They mostly all sound really good and have very good build quality it seems but the price tags are surprising when you look especially after noting their generally compact size. Then again, good sound in a compact package has value.

PSBs might be a better value overall. You appear to get more for the money at least in terms of size. Not sure though. I'd have to listen to these top notch contenders back to back in order to say.

The baffle is a mdf layer sandwhich. The drivers are mounted in an aluminum plate that is mounted in the baffle.