Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ?


Having had many great speakers in the past ,but now semi retired what is the average price to get a quality speaker it seems around $15- $20k+. Is getting to be the norm , Wilson Sabrina x $20 k , Magic A3-$15 k , Marten Oscar trio $13 k

b&w 804 $15 k .I was maybe thinking , availability is now a very real problem also.I am a big MBL fan their entry level stand mount 126 ,is a true Best Buy ,it has the sameOmni directional Tweeter and Midrange , that are out of the reflections of a box , and dual apposing bass drivers ,that being said a pair ofsubs like theSVS 4000 SB brings this price to around $20 k . It’s becoming very expensive to have real refinedLoudspeakers , having had  to rebuild Xovers in most Loudspeakers for their lack of parts quality ,it seems integrity is no longer the norm it’s more on profit .  Please do offer your Loudspeaker options and how much more is truly needed to get a truly resolving speaker without taking out a mortgage.

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@rsf507 Damn good question.  Seller has a stellar reputation and speakers look near flawless and are in the gorgeous Sapele finish — my personal favorite.  Personally, if I was in the market at that price level I’d be all over them but would try to bargain down a bit as they’ve had two owners and as you said have been available for a bit.  But still, I wouldn’t be unhappy owning them at the asking price. 

@russbutton I was recommending a used pair of Perpective 2s at a bit over half MSRP so nowhere near $15k.  Also I’m not into building my own speakers, and as a lot of the magic in JA speakers is the Infinite Slope crossover that is patented, I’m not sure how much of the JA “magic” would be lost there but pretty sure there would be at least some.  Also JA doesn’t build transmission line speakers, so that’s another major difference.  With all that not sure how you can confidently say they’d sound comparable.  Some things are just worth paying for IME.