Things you did not know about what is inside your speakers and the Huge markups

@ghdprentice +1  

@ghdprentice + 1 - that's also like a painter selling his paintings based on the cost of his or her brushes, canvas, and paints. A Picasso should be very affordable! 

@larsman 

Good one. I paint... although in my case the paint and brushes are worth far more than my painting.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdflood/55355771040/in/album-72177720334374806

Imperfect speaker finishes, small areas of cabinet damage, drivers that don’t pass QC specs, warranty driver or crossover replacement / upgrades, dealer incentives, inventorying large quantities of parts....   Not to mention R&D time and expense manufacturing, employee wages and other expenses..

These are just a few reason why speaker RETAIL mark up is so great.  Unless buyers are going to big box stores to pick up their speakers, they a very likely getting discounts.  Those discounts need to be factored into a lower dealer price.  

I’ve heard from more than one manufacturer that if you want to make a small fortune in High End Audio, start with a large fortune.

Business is business.  I don’t know of any speaker manufacturer that made a lot of money from high end speakers.

The manufacturers who have their speakers shown in that video and have been associated with comments such as 90% being garbage may have a lawsuit to consider. IMO, the video is inflammatory and makes sweeping assertions that are well beyond the evidence provided.