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.
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.
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