I live in an apartment and my listening area is my living room, so cosmetic is a huge factor in speakers choice. If I live in a big house with my own dedicated music room, the story might be different.
Anything that is not cosmetically pleasing to me (very subjective of course) will not interest me at all. I bought my first pair of speakers while in high school in the late 70’s with my hard earned summer job money. I’m not the kind that buy and replace stuff all the time. Most purchases I’ve made are aimed for long term. I do the same for my cars. My current car is a Volvo from 2004.
I’ve only owned 4 pairs of speakers so far in my life time:
Pioneer speakers - purchased in 1978. Part of a $500 Pioneer system of receiver, turntable, and speakers.
Definitive Technology - purchased in 1991. Part of a 5 pieces HT set with center and surrounds at around $2000.
B&W CM7 - purchased in 2007. Around $1700.
B&W 804 D3 - purchased in 2020. Around $10000. This is the 3rd most expensive purchase I’ve ever made, after my home, and my car.
So my average is between $3000 and $4000.
Anything that is not cosmetically pleasing to me (very subjective of course) will not interest me at all. I bought my first pair of speakers while in high school in the late 70’s with my hard earned summer job money. I’m not the kind that buy and replace stuff all the time. Most purchases I’ve made are aimed for long term. I do the same for my cars. My current car is a Volvo from 2004.
I’ve only owned 4 pairs of speakers so far in my life time:
Pioneer speakers - purchased in 1978. Part of a $500 Pioneer system of receiver, turntable, and speakers.
Definitive Technology - purchased in 1991. Part of a 5 pieces HT set with center and surrounds at around $2000.
B&W CM7 - purchased in 2007. Around $1700.
B&W 804 D3 - purchased in 2020. Around $10000. This is the 3rd most expensive purchase I’ve ever made, after my home, and my car.
So my average is between $3000 and $4000.