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

@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. 

Comparing Honda to Ferrari as an analogy to speakers of different quality is baloney as they driving on the same road. I agree with the argument of proper sound room. Gimme the cheaper speaker in a proper acoustic room any day. 

I'm not into Music listening as a hobby, but there are those that are and can afford expensive sound equipment.  I'm sure some will buy the high end equipment, just to say they have the best.  Music lovers as a hobby and want to spend lots of $$$$, more power to them with the right room to listen in.  

If your happy with a $500.00 pair of speakers in a basic open room environment, that's all that counts.  Will a $3000.00 pair sound any different in that environment?  It's all about room acoustics in how a speaker will perform or not.

Spend whatever money on your hobby and or sounds good to you.  Knock yourselves out.........lol  Good question, "Affordable or Ultra Expensive Speakers."  Any difference based on your room environment acoustics?