Do any of these interest you at all? (If you had the money)(Which I don't)

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

I went to AXPONA in 2017 and then to the Tampa show in 2018. I heard several amazing six-figure systems that I will never aspire to own but the most important takeaway for me was that my system sounds pretty darn good. Not quite up there with the best but certainly in the ballpark. There were also a few megabuck systems that sounded awful but I'll give them a pass due to show conditions. Most of these systems had cabling and power conditioning that cost more than my entire setup.

I lusted after some of that gear but it was encouraging to see that the price/value curve really flattens out at at the high end of the range. If someone has the money to buy a $1.2 million pair of speakers I don't begrudge them for one minute. They are supporting skilled craftsmen making a living wage producing amazing products. But the exciting thing is that we live in a golden age of audio where we have a huge selection of excellent sounding gear - both new and used - that most people who are serious about the hobby can afford and love.

lak,

"I would love to hear what those high-end speakers sound like compared to the affordable ones I own."

Don't forget, those speakers are affordable to some.

mijostyn,

"In my case it is because I am tired of getting rear ended."

You may be too slow.

(Sorry, I do not mean it. I just could not resist.)

I don't believe that all of those exist.  The higherfi opulence tweeter looks like it's way too high.  Is there a real picture of those anywhere?  I suspect they've never made a pair but if someone decides to make a $300,000 deposit they'll make one and enjoy the $970k profit.

glupson, not according to the town facebook page. Smiley (the yellow car) goes down side streets at "80 mph, passes cars on the "sidewalk", and "passes school buses." The police respond that they can't pull a guy over for doing 5 over. The reality is somewhere in the middle:)