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high end speakers are overpriced

An mdf box with drivers with an acceptable finish can cost as little as a few hundred bucks. elac debut 2 and B&w 607 and dali spektor 2 Q Acoustics 3030i are all a few hundred bucks.

If you replaced the drivers with scanspeak illuminators and added an extra piece or two of mdf for more bracing it would cost only several hundred bucks at most. So the total cost would still only be $1k for state of the art speakers. 

However you find these same drivers in bookshelf speakers costing between 5k to 10k, perhaps even more. 

As you can see, it is perfectly possible to produce state of art speakers for well under $1k. It is greed that excludes many audiophiles from enjoying the beautiful sound quality of these higher quality speakers.

In conclusion, do not buy high end audio again. Just save youre money and make your own, just like Mr Erik squire and others have done. 
kenjit
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lwin
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Is it Ground Hog Day again?
speedbump6
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How did I know who the op was, lol. Of course any product that’s not mass market is going to seem overpriced to diyers. They’re copying someone else’s design and research, and in most cases the quality of the finish is not on par with that of a manufacturer. But that’s why there are sites that cater to the diy crowd. If you want an ok speaker on the cheap, have the and energy, it can be a good way to go. Have at it.
gs5556
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It’s overpriced if it doesn’t sell;
It’s underpriced if supply can’t keep up with demand;
It’s correctly priced if there are just enough buyers for what can be supplied.
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zufan
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KennyG is writing from the perspective of zero business acumen or experience beyond wearing a name tag at his workplace. 
mofojo
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@Kenjit 8:53pm"what do you want to know?"

Anything about the speakers you've never built, that's what. 
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