Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?

I haven't seen any measurements on YG other than some back in 2013 on Stereophile and those were nothing to get excited about. If you want aluminum I'd take a pair Genelec 8361a for $10k with GLM and adjust to my room. For another $16k toss in the W371A and I'd be at my end game.

The only thing for sure is a lot money (the difference). The rest all depends.

It’s difficult to judge a pair of speakers based on the frequency response plot.  There are just too many parameters.

It’s difficult to judge a pair of speakers based on the frequency response plot

True, that's why I look at more than the FR plot. If I can't find extensive measurements on a speaker I don't even look at it.