Wilson's Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker over 3/4 of a million US dollars

I think there's value in trying to figure out why products exist, who they're for, etc.  If something is priced high for reasons that legitimately contribute to performance it's different than if it's just because the manufacturer is trying to appeal to a particular market, running a scam, etc.  

The state or the art would be the best designer with the best tools in the best facility using the best parts.  The final product would be manufactured to the tightest tolerances and have the best quality control.  Does Wilson employ the best designer?  Do they have the best tools or best facility for developing a state of the art product?  It seems really unlikely to me.  It seems far more likely that the appeal of Wilson is that of luxury products in general.  It's probably mostly about having something that others can't.  It's the pride of being better via personal possessions.  It doesn't make me angry, I'm just not interested.

this is fun.  You certainly know when you've touched a nerve.  I'm posting because I'm curious, obviously.  I don't have any special secret knowledge and I don't claim to.  Do I seem like I'm trying to be attractive?  At what point am I allowed to say I don't buy it?  850k, 850 trillion, when am I allowed to be skeptical?   

So much emotion.  I want the best performance for the money.  Money is an object for me.  I'm in the bottom 99.9999999%.  I, like virtually everyone else, don't have 850k for speakers.  850k speakers are too expensive to compete, and I think that's the point.  Who really knows these?  It's not like dealers are gonna stock them.  Maybe they're at a show somewhere but can you really tell which is better between a 100k speaker and an 850k one at a show?  I don't think so.  I bet they're state of the art in the margin category, though.  The price tag is the primary attraction.  The product needs to be visually impressive.  These could be oppo in a lexicon box equivalents.  Wilson could just build the box around a pair of revel salons and none of their customers would know the difference.