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Why pay so much for super high end?
Placebo is just so incredibly powerful people donot understand it. Why do people think drug trials are done with a placebo for control? It’s so incredibly powerful in people’s psyche that if you give someone a sugar pill and tell them it’s a sedat... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
If SVS or Aperion or Ascend Acoustics released a full scan Speak Illuminator speaker with excellent cabinets and good crossovers for 4 way full range floorstanders and $5,000 and a 3 way bookshelf for $2750 and 3 way center for $1,750 it would cha... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
Mb1 audio of course most diy speakers aren't as good as high end.  a lot of them use budget bang for the buck drivers like Dayton etc and the cabinetsame while sophisticated could be improved.My point is there should be a site like diyaudio.com wh... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
The whole point was is that it doesn’t take all that much time or effort to build high quality speakers that someone has designed for you. Either that or you have a friend who can build you cabinets because most Americans do. Making a crossover is... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
I wonder what it’s like to constantly upgrade components and claim that banana plug made my speakers smoother and this processor opened up the sound stage and this amplifier made my bass tighter and thus cd player increased air when they are all 9... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
What makes me question people's sanity is that people are OK with this.  It doesn't bother them.  I don't understand home audio enthusiasts.  They must know their amplifiers and processors and cd players and cables are all marked up to the extreme... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
They only upcharge the IPhone like 175% over cost to make yet it is one of the most sophisticated pieces of technology in the world only a a hand full of companies make smart phones because Joe shmo can't just go in to his basement and design them... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
There is an art to building crossovers and designing cabinets I agree but there are a few expert, brilliant people who did it online for free as a hobby.  I know of a guy who even advises other speaker companies who makes his own.  Paying an upcha... 
Why pay so much?
To each his own with what sounds good and what doesn't....but the facts are when it boils down to it you're buying stranded copper that costs cents per foot when wiring like wel signature costs $1000s per foot....many wires cost their price in gol...