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$27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???

$27,500 is a nice chunk of change, even in the audiophile world.  I think we can all agree on this.  You can get a pretty kick ass system for that amount.  I think we can all agree on this, too.  I just read something at stereophile.com that almost...almost made me choke on my triscuit.   Luckily for me, I had water ready to go, knowing how dry those things are.  $27,500 is the price for a paint upgrade, a color called cranberry pearl finish on a pair of speakers made by Wilson, the Chronosonic XVX.   Now, when we hear the name Wilson, we all know what that means.   But come on man,  $27,500 for a paint upgrade. 
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I limp past a Ferrari, Carerra 4, Honda Clarity to get to the GL-550 beater I drive, I can tell you which has the best paint job..,,
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Didn’t Springsteen sing about a 71 GTO ?

no, that’s right... it was a Camaro

anyway, enjoy all your hobbies all of us, we are blessed to be able to chase them wherever they take us....


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but of course, we shall be playing The Doors... “ This is the end my friend, beautiful friend, the end....the HIGH end,,, “
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I am so glad I have wifi in the garage where I can retreat to the better end, rest the Lizard King brain ( your musical reference for the day ) and settle into my folding camp chair, fire up the $26 NAD 3020, the beater Nakamichi Eric flipped to me ( thanks @ bdp24 ) and see IF I can out compete the neighbors with my 1972 Cornwalls, wallnut veneer ( which would have been viewed as high end in Arkentuckey )...


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A valuable thread, learned the mayor has guards red ! Not sure about Carbon, maybe it really is carbon...

paint, good paint well applied and to EPA and other standard is expensive. Perhaps we can all agree we look silly on a high end forum bashing the subjective customer of rabid capitalist providers of audio jewelry?

btw, I ran a paint shop or three for large shiny objects starting at $100 m each, tough customers those.... customers 
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Garnet was actually my fave until the dealer decided to touch up all the nose paint chips from Mid Ohio, without shaking the paint..... there is a LOT of silver in Garnet....
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@millercarbon you do know there is a difference between premium paint and paint to match a sample at Porsche.....

never the less, I am fine with Adventurine green, slate grey, Garnet, Zanzibar red and finally Zmexico blue... in that order
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