Most Expensive Speakers

ronnie
ronnie Posts: 150
edited August 2006 in Speakers
what are the most expensive speakers made today...just wondering what the big dogs are listening to...i heard some speakers cost as much as a modest home:eek:
Yamaha RX-V2600
Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
Yamaha CD685 cd changer
Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
Polk RTi12 mains
Polk CSi3 center
Polk psw303
Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
Mitsubishi 52in big screen
blue jeans cables
AR interconnects
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited August 2006
    Wilson Audio Alexandria X-2

    http://www.wilsonaudio.com/products/alex/index.html

    $135,000 a/pr

    but I'm sure you can get your dealer to come down a hundred or so dollars (or at least throw in some speaker wire):D
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2006
    Magico Ultimates - I've seen $229,000 quoted, but there's no telling.

    http://www.magico.net/
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited August 2006
    Von Schweikert VR-11 $150K:eek:
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    do these speakers actually justify that kind of dough????? what justifies that kind of money
    Yamaha RX-V2600
    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    ronnie wrote:
    what justifies that kind of money
    The listener.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited August 2006
    NO, money.... :D people who buy them have more money then audio sense.. LOL
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited August 2006
    We all know it's relative. I'm sure everyone of us has a friend that is absolutely incredulous that we spent (that much) on (this).
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • ahorvitz
    ahorvitz Posts: 235
    edited August 2006
    Can I tell the difference between my speakers and something on par with the LSi's? Yes.

    Can I tell a $10,000 set from a $1,000 set? Yes, that's why I hope to own beemers, or the like, some day.

    $10,000 vs. $100,000+? I don't know, but I doubt the perceived difference could justify the price tag. Bragging rights? Sure, that's a different story, for those just rolling in money.
    Main Rig
    Pioneer Elite SC-05, Rotel RMB-1075
    RT800i, CS400i, RT35i, FXi50, Klipsch RSW-12
    Pioneer Elite DV F-07, PS3, Wii
    Monster HTS 3500 MKII
    SC Analog 2, BJC Speaker Wire
    Samsung HL61A650

    2nd Rig
    Pioneer Elite VSX-56txi, Pioneer Elite DV-47a
    Cambridge Soundworks, MC150 (Center), MC100 x 4, Mirage LF-150

    Office
    Adcom GTP-400, Adcom GFA-535II, (need a quality CDP), RT55i
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited August 2006
    Even if I was a billionaire I am not sure I could justify spending that $$ on speakers.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Even if I was a billionaire I am not sure I could justify spending that $$ on speakers.
    i'm with you on that
    Yamaha RX-V2600
    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited August 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Even if I was a billionaire I am not sure I could justify spending that $$ on speakers.


    You could if you had chrematophobia:D
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited August 2006
    I used to think it was Rockport Audio, then it was Wilson Audio, but thats pittance compared to Wisdom Audio's Infinite Wisdom Grande. Rockport was around $99,000 if I remember correctly and the X2s were $135,000. These behemoths are $600,000 a pair!

    Jared
    The Basement HT
    PC Rig
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2006
    Are they worth it? Depends... There's nothing _really_ special about the materials in a lot of high end speakers. The Magico mini's and the wilsons both use a $400/ea ring radiator tweeter... I can't tell you how many high-end designs i've seen using scanspeak revelator woofers- ~$200/ea. If you machine aluminum, or are a woodworker, then you can put together some of these designs on the cheap. The real cost is in the R&D and marketing. They spend a lot of money testing crossovers, building cabinets, testing response, making these badass designs, then have to convince people to buy them.

    So- if you can get ahold of a pair & reverse engineer them, then you'll come out at a fraction of their asking price... but could you start from scratch and design as good a speaker? Probably not.

    The Ultimates, incidentally, probably are the exception- those compression drivers run something like $20,000 each. The cheapest drivers in those are the 15" sub at $700.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • Normanality
    Normanality Posts: 297
    edited August 2006
    I was lucky enough to hear some Magico's in a personal setting.
    The guy has tons of money and spent it on high end gear and also
    high end acoustic treatments for his room.
    I've never heard anything so absoluetly life-like anywhere. Would be
    nice to own his setup if money was no object.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited August 2006
    Well I suppose it's all relative the more I think about it . I think it's obscene to spend that kind of dough on speakers when that money could go to help someone but some people probably would think that about the money I have spent on my set up...so spend away!:D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited August 2006
    How about Kharma Enigmas?

    http://www.kharma.com/_images/products/enigma/e-500.jpg

    Over $1,000,000.
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  • univera
    univera Posts: 848
    edited August 2006
    F-that..
    UNIVERA
    Historic Charleston SC

    2 Channel:
    SDA-SRS's RDO tweets
    Biamped Anthem 2 SE's w/1970's NOS Siemens CCA's
    Anthem Pre 2L w/E.harmonix platinum matched 6H23's
    CDP- NAD C 542


    HT setup:
    AVR: NAD T 773
    Rears: Polk LC80i
    DVD: Toshiba 3109 dual tray
    Subs: Velodyne and M&K
    T.V.: Sony KDL-52XBR4 w/Vans Evers Clean Line Jr.
    Conditioner: Panamax M5100EX

    Master Bedroom Sony 40KDL-XBR3

    "I love it when a plan comes together." Hannibal Smith, The A-Team
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited August 2006
    Hey, at least they show their specs, unlike another overpriced company I know about.

    what the hell do you use to power that?
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited August 2006
    LuSh wrote:
    How about Kharma Enigmas?

    http://www.kharma.com/_images/products/enigma/e-500.jpg

    Over $1,000,000.

    Why not just rent the actual band for the evening?:p
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Boonaroo
    Boonaroo Posts: 57
    edited August 2006
    Wisdom Infinity Grandes . . . $1,000,000 buy in, but that you get some amplification with that.

    http://www.wisdomaudio.com/pdfs/Million_Layout.pdf
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited August 2006
    These are ridiculous.

    I own $10K speakers, but $1Million speakers are nonsense... I'm going to puke. Those arent made for living rooms... it's made for a venue. But then, if you have a venue, might as well hire the real thing.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    edited August 2006
    Normanality wrote:
    I was lucky enough to hear some Magico's in a personal setting.

    Custom Magico's...remember the rare Austrailian wood he had fitted between the vertical ribs in the T6 aluminum on the sides of the speaker? They had about 15-20 strips per side. I couldn't have afforded that.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • clueless
    clueless Posts: 15
    edited August 2006
    How's that old saying go more money than brains
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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    I'll stick with my polks :)
    Yamaha RX-V2600
    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    clueless wrote:
    How's that old saying go more money than brains
    I don't remember. I think I sold that little bit of memory for some money so I could buy more audio gear! :D
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • ronnie
    ronnie Posts: 150
    edited August 2006
    just breaking 100 posts :rolleyes:
    Yamaha RX-V2600
    Adcom GFA555 x 2 :D
    Yamaha CD685 cd changer
    Yamaha Dvd c950 dvd changer
    Polk RTi12 mains
    Polk CSi3 center
    Polk psw303
    Polk RTi6 (surround and surround back)
    Acoustic Research 12in 200 watt sub(8 years old and still hits hard:D)
    WindyWillys cooling fan (works great)
    Mitsubishi 52in big screen
    blue jeans cables
    AR interconnects
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited August 2006
    I'll stick with my 9's for now... but eventually I'll get into that 10k mark. Someday.......... someday.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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