The world's 71 most expensive speakers

zarrdoss
zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
this is just crazy

http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,987
    edited March 2009
    Each with there own attributes and deficiencies unfortunately. Just like our rigs........
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    I've seen that list before...it's crazy how much some people will spend in their pursuit of audio perfection.

    Some awesome looking speakers there though. I'll never own any of them...lol

    Just like treitz said, all of those speakers have their own drawbacks. Some of the people on this board with rigs closer to the 10,000 dollar range probably have better sound than some of the owners of those speakers.

    Those are for the people with way to much money, trying to impress their friends 9 times out of 10...lol Not to say that they don't sound good...but this hobby isn't necessarily about the size of your bank account all the time.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
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    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited March 2009
    A well researched DIY speaker design with 6K-8K worth of kick **** drivers and 6K for the active crossover networks using DEQX will be just good as any from that list.

    Of coz, the labor cost another 80-90K to assemble one. :D
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,679
    edited March 2009
    No matter the price, these particular speakers look like a set of PA speakers that hang over center ice at a Boston Bruins game:


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    It would be quite a treat to here some of the upper-upper-end speakers to see what the effects of throwing mega-bucks at a problem are.
    Sal Palooza
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2009
    these ones are just so tall and only $100,000 PipedreamsV.jpg
    wisdom_InfiniteGrande.jpg $700,000 and these can be all yours.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    these ones are just so tall and only $100,000 PipedreamsV.jpg

    Those ones are crazy! 34 tweeters, and 18 mid-woofers in each cabinet. Now that's what I call a line array...lol
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,185
    edited March 2009
    My question is... does it take that to reply music?
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2009
    Wonder why I don't see my speakers on that list?:confused:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,705
    edited March 2009
    The Pipedreams sound really good. Really good. Best line arrays I've ever heard.
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  • SBrown712
    SBrown712 Posts: 202
    edited March 2009
    yea, like Leroyjr1 said, why are my LSi15s on the list. They were the most expensive speakers I could afford.

    Some of those are very cool looking but some are just plain butt ugly. When I saw these things it made me think of Wall E.

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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited March 2009
    And I thought going on Audiogon and seeing 10,000 dollar speakers was ridiculous. I guess these are meant for overly ridiculous movie theatres or some Basketball player's house to play his XBox with :)

    Pycroft
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    Sony SS-M1CN Center Channel
    Polk RT800 Surround Speakers
    Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Amplifiers
    TAD 150 Signature Tube Preamp
    Harman Kardon HK354
    Sony SACD Player
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2009
    These speakers give a new meaning of go big or go home:p
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • xrock
    xrock Posts: 22
    edited March 2009
    You are paying for just the look or the sound. Some of them are weird looking speaker and not the typical design. some are not for home audio, while other could be for home, but over kill too for home audio usage. Now factor in the amp and equipment to power them up...just too much to get good sound.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2009
    megasat16 wrote: »
    A well researched DIY speaker design with 6K-8K worth of kick **** drivers and 6K for the active crossover networks using DEQX will be just good as any from that list.

    Of coz, the labor cost another 80-90K to assemble one. :D
    Or build a pair of these.http://www.linkwitzlab.com/orion_challenge.htm
    While they won't match the behemoths on that list in sheer impact and output capabilities,they would likey equal or exceed many of them in the areas of accuracy and musically.
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  • criteriadan
    criteriadan Posts: 25
    edited March 2009
    Some are pretty crazy indeed.
    zarrdoss wrote:
    this is just crazy

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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited March 2009
    megasat16 wrote: »
    A well researched DIY speaker design with 6K-8K worth of kick **** drivers and 6K for the active crossover networks using DEQX will be just good as any from that list.

    Of coz, the labor cost another 80-90K to assemble one. :D


    Which is why I don't get these:
    http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/Leader_LHF.jpg

    Most of those designs are finished better than I could ever hope to achieve, but I could easily throw that together...
    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
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    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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