@roxy54 The original cost was about 3k so this brings it to 5.1k or so. It's really outperforming many other speakers I've heard, and is playing very friendly with tube amps.
In an age where many makers come out with new versions of their speakers every year or two, David Fabrikant worked 11 years on the upgrade. There's a nice post about them at the following link, and I hope to write a review, too. https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/ascend-acoustics-elx-towers.1166600/