They are not big speakers so I suspect the lumber theory holds little water. There isn't enough lumber in the speakers to justify $3K, it also looks like the stands have not gone up so that also seems to debunk your theory. And for the record, you have no idea which markets I follow.
He's just following the path of so many retailers who would rather sell one of something expensive rather than five of something less expensive. More power to him if he can make that business model work.
He's just following the path of so many retailers who would rather sell one of something expensive rather than five of something less expensive. More power to him if he can make that business model work.