New speakers or new car?
ever notice it’s easier to spend $50,000 on speakers than $50,000 on a new car? Why is that. Is it because my living room is not big enough for a car?
Seriously, I need a new car. So maybe I need to come to terms with that and somehow find a way for it to be easier to spend a lot of money on a new car. Maybe it’s because a speaker doesn’t come with annual recurring costs like insurance and all the gasoline or electricity you gotta put into it.
Or maybe I just do both.
I hear ya. Answer is, it comes down to mass production. It's actually amazing the amount of tech and precision engineering of thousands of parts end up going into a modern car,,, for not alot of money compaired to the amount of parts. But when you pump out millions of them every year, you learn how to streamline and save money. But yes,,, for the amount of parts and tech that go into modern speakers against what they sell for? I don't get it either! |
@hilde45 is right.
neither purchase new is very wise…both depreciate from new at an alarming rate. But preowned for both, pay cash, never utilize debt and that way you can enjoy both. |
Most of the cost of high-end speakers comes from (1) the cabinet, (2) marketing, and (3) dealer markup. Although high-end speakers are typically not mass-produced and are therefore more expensive, the dealer markup—especially for imported models—is quite excessive. You’re essentially paying for their retirement. Not worth it. |
