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

@larry5729

For most of my life I have had used cars… they are not important to me. My first loan for a $5K amp in 1979… a new car cost $7K at that time. In my early thirties I got a masters degree and joined an executive team (~75+ hours per week or more for the next 35 years) being Director of in Information Technology and implementing massive computer systems for global high tech companies. I finally did get a new Lexus, at some point, why not… it was still less expensive than my audio system at the time. I am a very passionate person, but not to the point of obsession (think Millercarbon). I have truly loved the steps and improvements in sound quality… they were never made out of frustration but enthusiasm to see how it could be better. My equipment now looks good as well as sounds great… well why not… 40+ years of working 70 - 90 hours, high stress, extensive travel. My $32K speakers are worth every penny.

I will buy a 50k speakers when I hit Lotto.and have a 50K car.Im 70 and I still work for gas money...lol.

@thyce - your line of thinking sits well with me. Introspective and reasoned.

@ghdprentice  - It's interesting that you had a mind for value and delayed gratification when you were young in your career. I've been trying that out
later in life, unfortunately I didn't have particularly good role models for that
sort of thing. Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Dave Ramsey have transformed my way of thinking - it's paying off!

djones514,512 posts 01-28-2022 5:30pm About $48800 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This very exact principle in reference to box ttupe speakers also appliess EQUALLY to Full Range designs. Voxativ/AER/Cube have $$$$$ priced FR inside a weird horn cabinet which run the price tag up into the thosands,,,completely not necessary, In fact in my exp, FR sound best/perform better in Open Baffel. My dual FR + Dual Tweeters, get this, well under $1500. And my $ FR design sounds as good (IMHO Better) than the mega priced FR horn designs. So there you have it,

The old maxim spend spend

MORE get LESS

holds so true in speakers.

The fun is in the hunt more than the kill. I find I'm not so crazy about the new music coming out and changing up parts of my system keeps the replays fun, but getting to the top will leave me exactly where I am...The same set list on the same system!!

The BIG Wilson room at Axpona is thrilling to listen to, but if I listened to it every day it would sound the same after awhile.