These seem a bit pricey $$$

Good read on what to expect when paying more for speakers and why:

https://gearpatrol.com/2020/03/26/whats-the-difference-between-300-and-1000-bookshelf-speakers/

There are many well regarded inexpensive speakers that sell well from Paradigm, Elac, Klipsch, Wharfedale, etc., so the argument that pricing defines quality is ridiculous. 

One should expect more quality and/or quantity of physical product and/or sound when paying more but of course price alone determines only how much you pay.

     Like too many audio companies, these speakers are priced at what the market will bear.  I think B&W makes grossly overpriced speakers.  That is why I have bought used DM2's, DM14's, 1400's. 12's, 1200's, and 17's, along with DM23's as I wended my way to my 803's, which finally are good enough to sell my beloved electrostatics that I bought 30 years ago to replace my Maggies.  Even for the exorbitant price of 803's I have to run subs fro my big room.     If I could afford, or really wanted a Ferrari, I would still buy it used.  
     Imagine what great stuff you could buy for $12,000 if you were on a budget. 
    
    

The price they charge is determined by a lot of factors. There is the R&D- both equipment and time spent. A good speaker designer doesn’t get good overnight. When you pay for the design you’re paying for the decades of experience that comes with it.

The cabinet shape, materials, and finishes can add a lot to the cost of a speaker. Though the raw materials are often the least expensive component the tooling required to make them can be expensive and time spent assembling them can be exorbitant.

The drivers may be nothing out of the ordinary, but even to have a company like ScanSpeak tweak an existing design to meet a manufacturer’s precise spec can’t be cheap.

The advertising and hype (which often is a primary driver of sales) isn’t cheap. Building many pairs to ship off to dealers means manufacturers need to make little to no money on their first run. They need to get them in to the hands of reviewers who can make or break sales. One bad review by a trusted source can kill the whole design, even if the reviewer merely had a bad day or didn’t spend enough time or has an ax to grind.

Buyers like expensive equipment.  An underpriced pair of speakers may well outperform a more expensive pair and suffer for it in the marketplace.  There is no shortage of audiophile gear that has sold successfully primarily because it let the owner tell his friends how much it cost.

Bringing a premium product to market requires taking all of that (and much more) in to consideration. The price reflects the true cost in all aspects- materials, design, manufacturing, advertising, and distribution- as well as market expectation- in order to make a profit. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they don’t. If they’re off significantly on any one of their estimations they often lose. The upside is that a minor tweak and a different marketing strategy can let them start all over again with a very similar product. Once they figure out the formula they can try to replicate it. If they don’t figure it out, they die. There are more than a few one hit wonders in the audiophile world.