These seem a bit pricey $$$

The sad truth is that in our capitalist society price = value. Now how about that deal with Tom Brady going to the Bucs for $30M a year, with 2 years guaranteed! Still, his past record does justify that - 9 Super Bowls, 6 wins! 

My pet peeve lately has been the SAT (Swedish Audio Technology) tonearm. Originally it was $29K. Now an "improved" version is available - only a mere $53K! A favorite of MF! Save your pennies, children!

Don't get me started on the prices of high-end phono cartridges!

Hello,
They are a little unusual. They have a side firing sub and only play down to 30Hz at -3db. Also the efficiency is 87.6. They handle up-to 200W including the sub. Last but not least they are in a rectangle or square box. If you charge that much at least change the angle of the box to disrupt the internal sound waves like Sonas Faber line. I would say no more than $6k. The plinth is nice to isolate the bass. I would love to hear them maybe at Axpona in the late summer or fall. PS Audio has a speaker at that price range but will probably blow it out of the water. Also they developed a bookshelf speaker that plays down to 30Hz that will probably cost half of what the 900s cost. Maybe the dampening material is toilet paper. That stuff is very difficult to find now.