Wilson's Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker over 3/4 of a million US dollars

oh man. the comments that offering a product that may or not be worthwhile is a scam is frightening. the beauty of capitalism is that an individual or company can build a widget and let the markets decide its worth. if the market rejects said widget then it/they fail. some audiophiles including myself fall for claims that intellectually we know are pure folly. too emotional to be rational you might say.  IMHO

This past week my buddy was staying at my home while getting ready to ditch California for Florida. He brought along a $12K bottle of wine someone gave at his wedding. That is $12K at a restaurant in town that has 2 bottles.

Well he and his wife wanted to share the bottle with me. All I could think of as we drank it was uber expensive audio systems. There is someone out there for everything. Cheers.

I think there’s value in trying to figure out why products exist, who they’re for, etc. If something is priced high for reasons that legitimately contribute to performance it’s different than if it’s just because the manufacturer is trying to appeal to a particular market, running a scam, etc.

I don't care, I just like um, I don't care how they sound. I like um, simple!
They are big, heavy, thick, and cost a whole lot. I just want um. I don't want pay for them. I just want to have them, you know add it to the REAL BIG PYLE. LOOK at my speaker collection pyle. 

Really "IF I COULD", I might, sure would be a nice place to start from.
Just imagine, anything you want, someone else foots the bill, everything, room, the goodies to supply the room, inside and out. The perfect Ampa style room, in the Maestro perfect position EVERYTHING. 

You know I bet I could live with them no problem..Beryllium domes impregnated with diamond dust though, I just don't know, maybe they have options. NO doubt. I love a great soft dome (Morel) with a true ribbon or grate planar for UHF. Nothing come close to me..

A buddy has Watt Puppy II or III, 10 years now. They were SET/Krell powered. Only like 20/100 watters. I was impressed for sure. This guy was a real picky shi? too, real picky. Most of "THE SOUND" was the room and his analness to get it perfect. Close for sure. Everything was routed, nothing touched. Very impressive. AND it didn't boil my ears, great HF treatment in the room..

In any case I'd be fiddling with those thing till I WOUND at a mental institution. They are a complicated speaker design, no doubt..

Regards

@steakster What you stated applies to most of the audio forums these days. On another forum, frequented by horn speaker lovers, anyone who disagrees with their mantra and dares to have another opinion on horn speakers is summarily banned...
on this very same forum, there is now a sitting guru, has the forum owners eating out of his hand...and is therefore allowed to get away with any post he happens to think of, regardless of how outrageous it might be...( @ Mike L...I think you were more than gracious to this guru( that word is being kind, I cannot post what I want to for fear of censorship here) when he called you sanctimonious ...and you backed down..:0( )...I wouldn’t have done this...and certainly that’s why I am banned there, lol..

As to the subject of this thread, I think that speakers and their worth are at the eye and ear of the beholder...since these Wilson’s are apparently at or close to the best that they can design....and if they believe that there is a market for these at the price point that they advertise, then that is good enough for me. If these very same speakers were $10million dollars a pair...and the company could sell all that they could produce, would it be correct for us to query even that price?