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Poor Fritz

There’s no better value and no one as willing to make bespoke speakers out there than Fritz and these forums treat his speakers as if they cost $200K.
They don’t. They are remarkably affordable and yet potential customers put him through the absolute ringer, asking for custom features, going through 2 or 3 models of home auditions and maybe not even buying any of them.

Look, you buy what you want to buy, but I think not enough credit is given to the man or his speakers in terms of the overall value proposition and I think this is a disservice overall.  If you write a 5 page review, please keep this very much in mind that you are not reviewing Wilson or Focal's flagships.  Maybe he doesn't deserve quite the same scrutiny.

erik_squires

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glupson
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kenjit,

"Total cost of drivers is $1300. Cost of speakers is $3500. So how much is he actually making? Can anybody answer that without insulting me?"

It is a business secret, but is around $1273.66
glupson
7,842 posts
 
From responses so far, I gathered that Fritz speakers are boutique products, somewhat more expensive than what competition would be. They use good parts and perform well within their physical limitations. Reviews are good, shopping experience seems to be unusually flexible, and you get a little exclusivity in your ownership. Add the fact that the man has a reputation of being a nice person and is doing the work himself. Those few extra things may be just enough for some to pay a few (hundred) extra dollars. Win-win.
glupson
7,842 posts
 
kenjit,

"so if i wanted to charge you 2000 bucks to change your lightbulb, would that not indicate that i was being unscrupulous?"

That would indicate that you are wasting time. I can change my lightbulb and would not take your offer. If you offered me a speaker that I cannot build for $22000, I would consider.
glupson
7,842 posts
 
"By buying the mdf and gluing it together yourself obviously. It would cost far less than $2200 I kid you not."

Some of us could not do it right even for $22000. We pay others to do it better.
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