The new dynamic in speaker pricing

mbmi: "10K to 20 K is the sweet spot in hi end speakers......any amount over that is just stupid" No, your comment is very stupid. I am not saying you cannot get good speakers in this range, but have you heard really hi end speakers such as Borresson, Gauder Akustik, Vivid Audio, Kii? The difference is huge. I wish I could afford them, but I cannot so need to make do with lesser quality sound.

Kenjit: its not a question of whether they have stolen their earnings. The issue is that, if one idiot buys a million dollar speaker, all the speakers companies will raise their prices and make them unaffordable for the rest of us. Why is that so hard to understand?"
This will not happen of course, as these speakers are not designed for common sales. They are the hi end showpieces. The technology used in these will trickle down in time. Why is THAT so hard to understand.

 I find it interesting how many people believe any speakers, or any component, costing over X dollars (X being what they spent) is a "waste of money". Good $100,000 speakers do sound 5 times better than good $20,000 speakers. A lot of people just don't like to admit it.

Don’t care if you are rich or not, you are a certified nut to pay a million dollars for a speaker.....and even nuttier trying to justify it...nothing in audio is worth a million....

Anyone can spend whatever they want- if it’s worth it to them is all that matters, 

Just please don’t say something sounds X times better than something else.

it’s like saying one girl is twice as pretty as another or an acting performance was X times as good as another. This is art, not science as the objectivists would like you to believe, but even they wouldn’t say one piece of equipment sound X times better than something else. Much better, noticeably better, not in the same league, sure, but please don’t try to justify the increased cost with proportionally increased sound quality.. 

Everyone knows the law of diminishing returns…..