Why pay so much for super high end?


Most speakers costing $50,000+ use Seas, Scan Speak or Accuton.

In DIY forums most speakers designed use bargain drivers and usually are only 2.0 designs not bookshelf or center speakers to complete a surround system.

I’d love to have a Scan Speak 11 speaker system for atmos with 3 way bookshelves, center and floorstanders.

Why aren’t the designs out there and why are you guys pissing away all your money.

Personally I won’t get an upgrade from my speakers unless it’s of this caliber and neither can I afford nor want to donate money to these thieves.

A 3rd party 11 speaker atmos scan Speak system would be nice but I’m not spending $250,000.

Why on earth aren’t there designs out there for this and why do you all piss away your money?

I don’t get why hi fi isn’t all DIY even honest factory direct companies mark up 300%.

Unless you pull in $1+ million a year and don’t have any time I don’t get it.

Are you guys lazy?

Someone easily could design a great crossover and cabinets for everyone and the days of paying over $3,500 for a pair of loud speakers if you got some time or know a friend who could build cabinets would be over. I know of people who could design cabinets that rival $100,000 speakers and cost less than 1% than that.  Someone with some experience could easily design a diamond, beryllium and soft dome and various versions for various tastes.

I don’t get it. Speakers are so simple.  Crossovers cabinets and drivers.

You guys just throw your money away I don’t understand it why?


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I guess people think it's worth it.   Also margins must be high to make profit in boutique industry.   It's that simple. 
Because it’s super high end? 🤔 You were expecting?

Sound aside that infers a high degree of unique craftmanship as well as technical execution. It’s the whole package that matters.  Service and support as well.   Not just the sound.
Where else can you buy super high end bed springs for less than the cost of a high end fuse?
DIY is the way to go if one has the time knowledge and desire.

Of course most people do not. More power to those that do but not fair to condemn the rest.

I seriously hope narrow mindedness is not becoming too much of an epidemic these days.   It's amazing the things some people will condemn others for sometimes. 
Mb1 you can adjust or not to personal preference but I was talking about flat response to 20 hz.  If response is flat level will be heard as lower.   A boost is needed to make it sound flat.   Check out the audio frequency spectrum chart that shows sensitivity of the ear at various frequencies.    System may measure flat but in that case what our ears hear is not.    
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Human ears do not hear it as such in that ear frequency response drops off at its extremes (remember loudness buttons and equalizers?) but if everything in the system needed is up to snuff to do it absolutely no doubt it does.

Ears have less issues when volume is louder.

So its either your ears that are hearing that or the system your are measuring otherwise is not up to snuff to do it or else your measurements are in error.
Ok fine you can do it with a subwoofer and adjust it as needed flat or otherwise.  So can anyone else.   It's a perfectly fine way to do it.    Your original assertion is still not correct though.  

Adults with some money like toys too.   Life's too short to not enjoy what you enjoy.  No need to rationalize to others.