I paid $400 for a pair of Type A’s. They belonged to the deceased original owner in Connecticut who purchased them from Audiocom in Old Greenwich (my hometown). I paid an additional $400 to ship them in four boxes via USPS to Florida. The Type A is still a top-tier speaker! If they cost five-figures the moneyphile crowd would love them! Too much of HiFi is based upon price and snobbery!