grislybutter

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The Snob Appeal Premium
When I look at a Wilson, I always think that someone designed a relatively ugly looking speaker and then they called in the "finisher" to make it super unpleasant to look at.  
Mark Levinson Repairs
So authorized service centers won't and can't get the schematics?  
The Snob Appeal Premium
there is a great deal of price differences for the same value (based on size, components, design, etc.) E.g. Monitor Audio vs. Boenicke  
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
@ghdprentice  "flash in the pan companies" good point. My approach was to only include companies that are at least 10 years old (few exceptions) OR have a significant number of reviews OR revenue over 5 million dollars a year. E.g. MoFi, Reviva... 
Shout out to the Moderator(s)
if only contact details could be shared in matters that have zero to do with sales. Maybe for Christmas.....  
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
@kokakolia  It's data from speaker manufacturer's web sites. Which I said many times. I have no clue what you are asking. Are you saying published specs are bogus? Are you also asking (for reasons that are a mystery to me) if I have what experie... 
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
@ozzy62  there is no LaScala AK6. And I never said there is. I spelled it correctly: "La Scala" The AK6 was a typo from a review. Which is not a FLAW. But yes, there was ONE typo in my list from my database of 400 speakers. You made a bigger m... 
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
@ozzy62 you understanding of the word "flawed" is flawed. Same for high efficiency. But.... good effort.  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@ct10 If one has $8900, yes :) I think there is a lot of great value around 3 and 7K    
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
yes, that's a good list @kennyc  Totem, Harbeth, ATC, Revel are good options!  
Magico's M9
@leadcrew Verity, Nola and YG should be on the list  
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
as I see the Audio Note is rear ported, how are they good against the wall?  
Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers
@gill_benedek the Monitor Audio 500 7G does look like great value  
Magico's M9
and there are, in many parts of the World, not excluding some in the US, people with such wealth are neither smart nor hard working. They are just criminals. Totally off-topic or maybe not - since the subject is insane wealth, in a way. Regarding... 
Magico's M9
@mikelavigne It's a slow day, I think it's fun to poke at some expensive beast, probably not classy but better than punching down. My pet peeve is design and I have a lot to say about expensive speakers that are difficult to look at.