You people crack me up. Maybe $12K seems expensive but the proof comes in the sound not the price tag (most don’t pay list price anyway). People pay more than that on cables and IMO that is a waste of time also. I just heard a digital cable that lists for $7990. Yep it sounded better but not $$$$$ better. The guy spent all kinds of money on that digital cable, interconnects from the same company, and $1500 on speaker cables. Swapped out his amps for my kit amp that was rebuilt with basic speaker cables, and interconnects and it sounded better than what he had. I can make a better change with a resistor in any component than most cables can make! On this subject, I did not really look at the drivers or what is in the cross-over but someone mentioned that they should be $3K. Hey if you can make a speaker and market it for $3K I would love to hear it! The shipping box alone will cost over $100, cross-over parts add another $100 to $200, cabinet say $300 for the MDF and wood all around maybe $400 or more. Dealer market-up, time to test, shipping, etc. what you are left with is a buck three eighty profit!
Happy Listening.
Happy Listening.