$1K for a woofer replacement on a $45K list speaker seems like a bargain to me. Doing anything other than a factory authorized change on a speaker of this calibre will destroy any resale value. When I blew a woofer on my Magico V3s (result of a ground buzz played at full volume) I recall it ran about $1.5K. In my case I blew the thing out completely so all it made were farting sounds 😀
I'm afraid you have to suck this sort of thing up as part of the cost of ownership on these brands
I'm afraid you have to suck this sort of thing up as part of the cost of ownership on these brands