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The new dynamic in speaker pricing

Yesterday I received the latest issue of the Absolute Sound mag. This issue has the round up of the varying speaker manufacturer’s wares along with the retail pricing. One thing that struck me is the number of speaker manufacturer’s who have a speaker in their line up that cost close to a $1M!! There are good number of speakers now available with prices in the $700K+ range. A few manufacturer’s are also a little ’glib’ with their top model pricing, such as Oswalds Mill--who state- price upon inquiry only!

This new speaker pricing dynamic is interesting, as it clearly indicates that there are buyers out there who are happy to pay these prices and presumably enough buyers to make these products viable. A trend that is certainly interesting and yet questionable as to how it will impact the hobby as a whole.

Opinions on this trend?

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jl35
3,979 posts
 

I'm finding some great speakers at great prices despite these super priced speakers...

wolf_garcia
6,695 posts
 

Wealthy people generally don't care at all about hifi (just like regular folks). 

petg60
1,486 posts
 

Of course we can have great sound with much less, but the question is whether any of us would commit if we had the funds.

sounds pretty daft to me. You can buy 3 Ferraris for that money and impress way more people 

I believe potential buyers have more than 3 Ferraris, and i expect that if it was for me i would initially want to impress myself not others.

 

 

 

 

roadwhorerecords
277 posts
 

@jasonbourne52 

 +1

  We're doomed!

facten
2,878 posts
 

"its not a question of whether they have stolen their earnings. The issue is that, if one idiot buys a million dollar speaker, all the speakers companies will raise their prices and make them unaffordable for the rest of us. Why is that so hard to understand?"

You and some others act like manufacturers haven’t been making and selling very expensive speakers for some time now; and yet there are still plenty speakers being made at all price points. Not hard at all to find speakers to fit anyone’s budget.

 

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