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Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ?

Having had many great speakers in the past ,but now semi retired what is the average price to get a quality speaker it seems around $15- $20k+. Is getting to be the norm , Wilson Sabrina x $20 k , Magic A3-$15 k , Marten Oscar trio $13 k

b&w 804 $15 k .I was maybe thinking , availability is now a very real problem also.I am a big MBL fan their entry level stand mount 126 ,is a true Best Buy ,it has the sameOmni directional Tweeter and Midrange , that are out of the reflections of a box , and dual apposing bass drivers ,that being said a pair ofsubs like theSVS 4000 SB brings this price to around $20 k . It’s becoming very expensive to have real refinedLoudspeakers , having had  to rebuild Xovers in most Loudspeakers for their lack of parts quality ,it seems integrity is no longer the norm it’s more on profit .  Please do offer your Loudspeaker options and how much more is truly needed to get a truly resolving speaker without taking out a mortgage.

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gjohns
83 posts
 

I bought a pair of Sabrinas sansX for half cost of new. They were pre-owned but picked them up and no tax. Not saying you should buy Wilson but definitely don't buy New!!

grislybutter
2,317 posts
 

how do you not even get the title right? Like just to put the words in the right order so that it resembles English? Or with bad grammar but making some sense. Or am I missing something, this is how audiophiles talk? (I am not one)

 

curtdr
348 posts
 

Hey gris, we're buddies and agree on many things but I disagree about the Lintons, and your post about the grammar is full of bad grammar, itself, but is nevertheless comprehensible as is much bad grammar... 

I'm a budget audiophile (more like a musicphile who appreciates good value gear),  and I'm an English professor by trade.

jon_5912
584 posts
 

I bought a pair of Thiel Viewpoints off ebay for a few hundred bucks.  I'm listening nearfield and it's sublime.  

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audioman58 OP
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I have had single driver speakers with subs , Tannoy the only ones I liked were there top 2 Canterbury or Westminster ,

active speakers  the amplification too low quality not in the league of. Quality separate amps for example PassLabs , Ayre, Coda Gryphon ,

this is why  i guess I have to try audioning speakers to my electronics 

which too I am looking to purchase . Having owned a Audiostore fir almost 10 years 

on average onky 25% of the purchase onky goes into the speaker ,including packaging ,the rest R&D marketing and markup, value  I recently heard  the Marten Oscar trio for $13 k a very nicely balanced Loudspeakers , I like the MBZl 126 monitors which require subs for the bottom end are very good buyt 3-6 month waiting list ,and prepay up front I would never do that, not very sound , many Audiostores willnot let you demo speakers at your home ,brick and mortar stores are few and far between . If you want to spend over $20 k+ it’s much easier to find 

your optimum speaker for the Xovers as well as drivers and cabinets are far more 

engineered to a higher standard, that’s why I mentioned $20k 

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