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Average Price Spent for Speakers

Everyone reading this, please respond if you will. What is the average price you spend on a pair of loudspeakers? What determines that expenditure amount? Earlier in your hobby life, what determined how much when you were a neophyte?
Also, for non audiophiles, if there are any reading this site, what do you spend, and what determines that amount?
In the absence of non audiophiles, everyone out there, what do your non audio friends spend for speakers (if they do buy)? Where do they shop? What is the determining factor in HOW much?
Thanks for your response.
Larry
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mozartfan
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ptmconsulting1,000 posts04-06-2004 3:52pmJust a guestimate but:
- for DIY enthusiasts < $1000

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Yes DIYers try to spend the least amt of a project., your less than 1G is correct.
Now they have a  average speaker, but better than most labs which list at more than 2X's their cost. 
My plan is to spend *best bang for the buck* so its not all about the money, its what can my mondy afford as *best bang*
I recently found the game plan.
Single FR/point source Vox/Neo @ $2G’s and $100 in sanded plywood from HD.
Most likely my last speaker. Unless I upgrade to a FC.
Then I;’ll sell the Vox/ Neo and get the Vox/FC
mozartfan
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$17,000 fifteen years ago.

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Heck you can get a  good FC wayyy under $17G's. 
mozartfan
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Everyone reading this, please respond if you will. What is the average price you spend on a pair of loudspeakers?

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I bought the Seas Thor kit back in 2004 @ $1700
Just months ago, I upgraded the xovers and new Millennium tweets at $1400. Salvaged 1/2 that upgrade.
I could never see paying more than say $2500, which i will spend ona  new speaker in late September. 
In 3 years when i sell my house, I will take some of that cash and buy a  $10k speaker. 
So yeah $2500 is my limit. Now.
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