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high end speakers are overpriced

An mdf box with drivers with an acceptable finish can cost as little as a few hundred bucks. elac debut 2 and B&w 607 and dali spektor 2 Q Acoustics 3030i are all a few hundred bucks.

If you replaced the drivers with scanspeak illuminators and added an extra piece or two of mdf for more bracing it would cost only several hundred bucks at most. So the total cost would still only be $1k for state of the art speakers. 

However you find these same drivers in bookshelf speakers costing between 5k to 10k, perhaps even more. 

As you can see, it is perfectly possible to produce state of art speakers for well under $1k. It is greed that excludes many audiophiles from enjoying the beautiful sound quality of these higher quality speakers.

In conclusion, do not buy high end audio again. Just save youre money and make your own, just like Mr Erik squire and others have done. 
kenjit

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gs5556
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It’s overpriced if it doesn’t sell;
It’s underpriced if supply can’t keep up with demand;
It’s correctly priced if there are just enough buyers for what can be supplied.
gs5556
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Wrong analogy. It is against the law for people to be taken advantage of in situations where their well being is held hostage. However, that mechanic can charge a billion dollars for a tire change as long as he posts it to the public at all times. Then obviously he will go hungry as no one would do business with him.

Speakers are not like electricity, medical care or other monopolies. They offer a product at an asking price. If you want the speakers more than the money in your checking account, then there is a sale. If you want the money more, then you move on.
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