JTR Speakers, why so much?

Ya know speakers are like dancers, not so much as what they look like, but more what they can do. The point being I’ve seen some might homely dancers that could really really dance. Like the homely dancer, some UGLY speakers sure sound good. Beauty may only be skin deep, but UGLY in to the bone.. Lipstick works put a Tu Tu on the speaker. Fancy dress should do it.

Tweak # 491, "How to dress up ugly speakers". Think outside the box.. :-)

JBL Everest.. They don’t give those away ya know..

2-6K not to bad for your ugly ducks.

Wilsons 20K - 900K +. Have you looked at a Wilson? Pretty Dr. Who (ish) with a touch of Battlestar Galactica.

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They do look rather pedestrian; i.e. pro drivers mounted in a generic black enclosure. Not the most inspiring design. Is their sound deserving of the price is the question. As to the pricing, it's not as outrageous as I was expecting. I was anticipating five or six digit values. Given the insane markups on speakers if the same drivers were in a finely machined enclosure the cost would quadruple, with no added benefit to the sound.

I own tektons........so I understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Starting at $6k for a monitor that looks to be as simple as they come is what I don't understand, never mind the $9k pair that's the same setup but with just bigger woofers.