KenA
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In addition to aesthetic’s and just feeling good about owning a luxury item, there’s longevity and durability that generally comes (although not every time!) with gear that is well engineered and built of quality and robust materials.
no, very different.Probably the same way you or I would choose a speaker for $1K - $2.5K per pair, but they just have >100x more money than we do.
There are folks who can buy this stuff and their bank balance doesn't go down.tough question - in the end I went for 'Because you can' and found 60 percent of voters agree with me.
Seems to me one advantage of having stupid amounts of money is you never have to rationalize any purchase.
Sometimes they go to some weird friend who frequents places like this (or, god forbid, Audiogon) and just do what he (usually he) says.no, very different.
people buying $1k-$2.5k per pair go to forums like this (or worse) and ask questions. some will go to a showroom to audition, and may buy something else entirely different. some will just google and buy the currently on sales of recommended pairs.
people who buy $250k pair of speakers will likely spend $1m on the setup. at that point, the buying process is supposed to be an experience. people will try to sell it to you, not you try to buy from them.
for us the commoners, it's useless and pointless, but for the riches, that's how they spend their money.
What did you end up with?Well, this thread has helped me with a very important buying decision.
Many thanks.
Sunday evening and I have some thoughts to share and would like hear yours' as well .
So, let's define "very expensive speakers" as anything above 25k USD per 1 speaker as 2024. Why? In my head 50k per pair is like buying Porsche 911, it can be life time goal, but achievable. Anything after is like Rolls-Royce for me - most likely non achievable unless I will win a lottery . So, my question is, how do people choose to buy let's say Legacy Audio V or GRANDE UTOPIA EM EVO, i.e. ~100k vs ~250k per pair?
Is it just looks and style, or brand name? Or maybe the other way around, what marketing strategy these brands follow to be able to sell such speakers? Exclusiveness?
I don't want to undermine that sound quality, but there should be a logic here, and I just looking to find it
So, above your budget is for snobs.I went for the best speakers I listened to which fit in my space, I could afford as part of my total system cost/budget, were aesthetically pleasing (WAF) and had brand recognition for the odd time when I would try to sell them.
For the rest, snobs will purchase due to snob appeal; people with consultants will end up with what brings the highest return to the consultant.
What did you end up with?
Yea, the only reason he's great at B-ball are those runners.I take exception to this. Air Jordans are proven to work assuming you are 6’6, went to North Carolina, love golf, are perhaps the greatest basketball player of all time, and your first name is Michael.
Expensive dosnt guarantee any of the above.In addition to aesthetic’s and just feeling good about owning a luxury item, there’s longevity and durability that generally comes (although not every time!) with gear that is well engineered and built of quality and robust materials.
Expensive dosnt guarantee any of the above.
Good try Anton but that is not what I said. I described how I purchased. My speakers (most of my components actually) were then (and still are) above the budgets of many. I was listing my understanding of the thought process for purchasing most anything. Trust me, a lot of posters here think my equipment is for snobsSo, above your budget is for snobs.
What if their budget is simply higher than yours and they don't have to live with your wife?