Wilsons new flagship

audioman58 

you can paint any car a beautiful Pearl for under $20 k

That's crazy! Who would pay $20,000 to paint a car?

Having heard the top of the line Wilsons over the years. Sonically they are incredible. Not my cup of tea... but they are fun to listen to. From a performance point of view they deliver. 

Clearly if you can't afford them, then you should vote by not buying them. 

Having had a similar paint job to an Earl Scheib about thirty years ago, I can attest to the super cheap paint jobs as terrible looking, unless you stand a couple hundred feet away. 

I don't have an issue with $780k for the speaker even if they don't produce their drivers but as long as their R&D was invested in the sound.

I do have issues with a $110k paint + the job when a finished Mercedes cost less. I painted two cars for $2k and $5k.

I also think exposed bolts is a bit behind the curve. B&W has hidden bolts plus a curved cabinet. I suppose you could argue the bolts compliments the industrial look.

The target market buyers for upper range Wilson speakers are as interested in owning Wilson’s best speakers as they are about the sonic qualities of the speakers.  To that market segment, cost means little.  

It’s not an indictment of Wilson or the target market, it’s just reality.  Pride of ownership.

@bpoletti The target market buyers for upper range Wilson speakers are as interested in owning Wilson’s best speakers as they are about the sonic qualities of the speakers. 

Correct, they are paying in part for exclusivity, and some are demonstrably willing to spend extremely large sums to attain it.