Did I Expect too much?

@langla4 @larryi 

Yes, there is a BD5. 36,000€. EACH

If you want to go crazy, there is no BD 6, but there is a BD 7 Statement.

At 160,000€ EACH, one would definitely be making a statement, lol

Actually, a concierge audiophile manufacturer deserves a higher profit margin.  This is because of a smaller market for what's presented, be it electronic or speakers.  It's why Macintosh has survived where the path is jammed with 'the rest' on it's heels...

Substitute Mac with your fav, or anyone else's... 

Spouse and I 'do' something similar, but a much different product.

On a personal level, I've decided to make 'art pieces' that just happen to sound great..... ;)

Leave it to jasonbourne to surprise us all with a totally unique response. Those who have enjoy those who dont complain. Damn high-end audio lobby. 

What would you rather have to extract maximum profit with less overhead, a business model where you can sell a relatively small number of units with high profit margins or large number of units with small profit margins?  There is a third way, I seek out the small manufacturers with low overhead and reasonable pricing. Take a peak inside your audio components, if you have knowledge of parts cost you'll understand one facet of the price equation. Take in account packaging of component,  things like case work, speaker enclosures, these are things we can see with our own eyes and estimate value. We can also fairly estimate some overhead costs if we know about the facilities and number of employees at these firms. R&D costs certainly important as well, this much more difficult to cost out. Marketing/advertising another cost. Trying to be comprehensive here, but may have missed something in this short list. Using this information can certainly give us decent estimate of value, and I'm not saying an extremely high cost component couldn't possibly be good value. In the end law of supply and demand always wins out, high value consumer goods don't always win out in marketplace, in fact they probably rarely win out.

OP..."So yes, I was disappointed" Anyone in the hifi game is going to be disappointed MANY times during the upgrade path. Forget about your expectations and roll with the discovery of your personal tweeks improving things...That's the point of hifi. Hifi manfacturers are not here to meet your expectations.