Good one. I paint... although in my case the paint and brushes are worth far more than my painting.
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Things you did not know about what is inside your speakers and the Huge markups
Just check out this short video it unleashes a lot of cats out of the bag with drivers being marked up to 12+ times please all the totally unrealistic add ons it was normally a 5x markup on speakers including packaging now sometimes 50x msrkup they say R&D and engineering , having owned a audio store for a decade and a consumer and Xover and upgrades I did part time 8 hav3 seen it all in speakers and electronics check this out. https://m.youtube.com/watchfwjZ8rpczY
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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. |
2 things. @ghdprentice 1.I like the lamp 2. Even better than a DIY speaker, is one bought from the maker who made himself another, and sells it to you for far less than even the parts, just to move it along. One of the best speakers I ever bought, an MTM set. I never really understood the whole high-priced thing, especially for new stuff. In cars or cameras or watches or other gear too.
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With a lot of high end speakers, you're also paying for well crafted furniture. Anything designed to both sound great and look great takes a lot of talent. Great engineers, designers, craftsmen, and most of all, discerning ears all come at a price. The cost of building to precision specs, quality control, and transportation don't come cheap either. So you can't just consider the cost of reproducing a design as the total cost of a product. There's a lot of IP and raw talent that goes into the final price. Dealer markups double or triple the price, which is why I usually buy used. But if something is desirable, it's what's the market will bare.
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