What makes an expensive speaker expensive?
A target audience of very wealthy people who think more money buys the best. Up to a point its true. But, today's technology and understanding will hit a wall of not knowing what's the next improvement will be. After a point of some sonic benefits, its a matter of raising in price by over engineering - more and bigger... using the most expensive components that will many times become common place in the next generation.. Just look at past first generation most expensive components ... Now many are obsolete and may not even sound as good as what we now find in mid fi. ;) And, the fact that the very wealthy will never invite you over to hear his system. So? He can cloak himself in a mystique that exclusivity offers him. You will wonder what it is you are missing, when you may be missing what you already have. One of the most satisfying systems I ever heard was achieved by good quality components and a great room. Not expensive at all compared to the super systems.
A target audience of very wealthy people who think more money buys the best. Up to a point its true. But, today's technology and understanding will hit a wall of not knowing what's the next improvement will be. After a point of some sonic benefits, its a matter of raising in price by over engineering - more and bigger... using the most expensive components that will many times become common place in the next generation.. Just look at past first generation most expensive components ... Now many are obsolete and may not even sound as good as what we now find in mid fi. ;) And, the fact that the very wealthy will never invite you over to hear his system. So? He can cloak himself in a mystique that exclusivity offers him. You will wonder what it is you are missing, when you may be missing what you already have. One of the most satisfying systems I ever heard was achieved by good quality components and a great room. Not expensive at all compared to the super systems.