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"a stylish and affordable launch into the world of high-performance audio"

OK, is there such a thing as "too good to be true"?  They're definitely gorgeously beautifully looking and certainly at least as good looking as any "high-end" speakers!  But look at the price!  Only $374.00!!!  Can you have the cake and eat it too!  There has to be a catch!  Is there a devil lurking somewhere here!  I mean a high-end ScanSpeak woofer is already at least $370.00 in cost.  And that does not take into account a tweeter, and xover inductors, capacitors ... and so on.  And what do you tell people who paid $200K for a Wilson?

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$374 for one speaker. Figure half of that is the cabinet. That leaves $187 for 5 drivers and a crossover. Call it $30 per. That's retail. And zero margin. Oh and nothing for binding posts and feet, not to mention shipping carton and packaging.

What could go wrong? 

People love to talk about the law of diminishing returns. Which is bogus. Clearly the diminishing returns come when things get so cheap most of the cost is in the packaging.
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