I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do?


two issues here, would it be smarter to buy the used speakers not knowing where they’ve been or how hard they’ve been played or maybe there’s something wrong with them. And the other issue is what happens to the value of my speakers immediately after the box comes to my house. And I guess the third issue is, amI insane for buying $50,000 speakers.

It seems like I’ll be losing $20,000 immediately and of course probably a little more since if I ever sell they will need to be reduced further so used price can be 30,000 if a dealer is involved which they probably will be.

This raises a serious concern that very nice speakers are just too expensive.

Fortunately (and luckily) I’m not married so that makes this process a lot easier

emergingsoul

So many great comments.

I guess the overriding concern that I have is that I think everyone knows speakers can be very overpriced and that’s really absurd.

Manufacturers create subpar speakers at lower price levels and tempt you to buy higher priced speakers that sound better. It’s a con game. They are taking advantage of the seductive nature of listening to things that sound really good to us. It’s affecting the part of the brain that lacks the good judgment when it comes to spending money.

Think about it, why are we being encouraged to spend $50,000 for the type of speakers we all should be listening to.

@emergingsoul "

If you "know" that it is a con game then why are you even purportedly even considering $50K speakers and wasting everyone's time. 

@emergingsoul 

I truly think that it is the exact opposite. I think that the manufacturers are strongly competing to put as much of their best technology as possible into their mid and lower priced products. 

 

@facten 

Purportedly is the key word. I always wonder if a lot of members in this forum talk a big game with no skin in it.

Purportedly is the key word. I always wonder if a lot of members in this forum talk a big game with no skin in it.

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