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The new dynamic in speaker pricing

Yesterday I received the latest issue of the Absolute Sound mag. This issue has the round up of the varying speaker manufacturer’s wares along with the retail pricing. One thing that struck me is the number of speaker manufacturer’s who have a speaker in their line up that cost close to a $1M!! There are good number of speakers now available with prices in the $700K+ range. A few manufacturer’s are also a little ’glib’ with their top model pricing, such as Oswalds Mill--who state- price upon inquiry only!

This new speaker pricing dynamic is interesting, as it clearly indicates that there are buyers out there who are happy to pay these prices and presumably enough buyers to make these products viable. A trend that is certainly interesting and yet questionable as to how it will impact the hobby as a whole.

Opinions on this trend?

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Grand Karma Enigma $1,000,000.00 USD

Moon Audio Opulence $1,100,000.00 USD

Transmission Audio Ultimate $2,000,000.00 USD

Cessaro Horn Acoustics Omega 1 $1,000,000.00 USD

Kipnis’ Outer Limits Theater $6,000,000.00 USD

Kharma Enigma Veyron 1D $1,500,000.00

...and last but by no means least:

Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure +/- $5,000,000.00 USD: features a 10 or 12" coaxial Tannoy driver, an equally obtainable and rather generic, not to mention inexpensive dome supertweeter which brand I do not recall at the moment, in a hand cast 18K gold enclosure. The gold surely has increased in value since the product was produced, but as a speaker system it seems it would be rather average considering the absurd price.

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