Wilsons new flagship

@inagroove I think you are absolutely right that great gear can be bought for far less than these Wilson speakers-most of us have done that very thing.

Certainly, these speakers are not for me. I just can't think of a single reason why I should care about how Wilson prices its speakers that I'm never going to buy-I wouldn't buy them if they had a half off sale. But I do think Wilson has every right to price its products as it sees fit. There is nothing illegal or immoral or inappropriate in their choice because no one is forced to buy. If someone chooses to pay the price, that also is a personal choice and none of my business. I have a hard time understanding what there is to be upset about.

My physician is running a pair klipsch jubilee (30k and some change) with a accuphase processor (perfect driver time alignment  & tweaked out phase characteristics, mmhm) and some old Levinson amps i sold him.....Pure audio nirvana that ya never ever got on a Chronosonic or Alex V..

Incessant Willie quackery about mechanically moving drivers around as if it was some perk... It is a liability if you let a end user tinker with that. It should be locked in place at the factory and shouldn't even be an option...better start with head in vise before the listening commences

Lamborghini Diablo: 400k

GT-R: 200k

Willie: 780k (more "serious R&D" than the Lamborghini and GT-R apparently)

Please do not insult me with 'cutting edge' technology and 'state-of-the-art' design arguments. Those are sucker-arguments to overcharge the very rich - get over trying to justify this to the average audiophile.  

Great gear can be purchased for much more appropriate prices. I am willing to NEVER BUY Wilson speakers to send that message.  

If you know him, please inform Darrell. Do not be surprised if he doesn't listen.

It is absolutely not illegal for Wilson to price a pair of speakers for nearing a million dollars. Also it’s not illegal to be disgusted by it and hundred K plus paint job is absolutely Fin ridiculous!  
 

tax billionaires 

I would also point out as a marketing strategy for high end goods, charging a premium on customization is common and makes sense. You want to price the basic model to be within reach to as many as possible and then to add a high profit margin customization for those that are less sensitive to price. 

I'd also like to point out among the general public spending $10K on a set of speakers would receive all the criticism the Wilson does. Many peoples perspective here comes from their own net worth. I'm just guessing the average net worth of the folks here is not over $50M. If it were, I suspect the criticism would go away.