Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods?


Having just read the interesting and hyperbole laden review by RH of the new Rockport Orion speakers in the latest issue of The Absolute Sound, one thing struck me..

is it possible in the high end for a manufacturer to overprice their product ( doesn’t have to be a speaker, but this example comes to mind)? I ask this, as the Orion is priced at $133k! Yes,a price that would probably make 99% of hobbyists squirm. Yet, the speaker now joins a number of competitors that are in the $100k realm. 
To that, this particular speaker stands just 50.3” tall and is just 14.3” wide…with one 13” woofer, one 7” midrange and a 1.25” beryllium dome ( which these days is nothing special at all…and could potentially lead to the nasties of beryllium bite).

The question is…given this speakers design and parts, which may or may not be SOTA, is it possible that this is just another overpriced product that will not sell, or is it like others, correctly priced for its target market? Thoughts…

128x128daveyf

@kokakolia  I've had more problems with reliability from the mass market manufacturers then with the small boutique manufacturers. 

Post removed 

@czarivey : not sure what you just said has the slightest connection to anything I posted in my reply to you. Whatever "plan" you have drawn has absolutely zero meaning to me. 

@thyname If an education has zero meaning to you, then You're just another proof of what I've mentioned earlier

czarivey

5,125 posts

@thyname If an education has zero meaning to you, then You’re just another proof of what I’ve mentioned earlier

What an odd dude. Strange creatures dwelling in the audio forums for some reasons. I wish you a less cruel life going forward. Good luck