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

People dont know that acoustic is an experimental and pure science.. Not less sophisticated and cxomplex than electronical engineering... At best some will  buy bass traps and 2 panels... 😁😊 They will call it acoustic treatment...

They think that the amplifier and speaker design is what they listen to first and last ...

The room is for them an almost neutral empty shell with no relation to what they hear and the room cost nothing anyway, then for them had no power to change the S.Q. compared to their shiny new costly amplifier or beautiful speakers..

This is consumerism conditioning...

My system value is 500 bucks..

And my S.Q. /price ratio is over the roof because and almost ONLY because of acoustic treatment and especially acoustic control...

Nothing can beat acoustic power in audio...Certainly not the speakers by themselves alone...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sound is in the ear of the beholder. Cost has nothing to do with good sound and the enjoyment of music. Factors to consider. Room size, Room acoustics, your ears, more money than you know what to do with?

I just was lucky to get a pair of the affordable speakers Philharmonic BMR Tower.

Their sound is magnificent and they look good! 

If you are in the Washington Metro area perhaps Dennis Murphy, the designer of the speakers,  could demo them.

I think if you got disposable money like that, you might as well jump on them.  Even the sonical difference is not that significant, they are pieces of beautiful furnitures that you could use to showcase your home.  Why not?

There are many more expensive speakers than the ones you mention, and if you have the money to spend, the time to listen, the difference in sound adds more enjoyment, then those more expensive speakers are the right ones for you. If you don’t like to spend money, then the cheapest speakers are right for you. In reality, it’s a combination of your wallet and diminishing returns.