Well first of all let me say I don't know much. But I do know that folks who blow 70k on a pair of speakers usually aren't your run of the mill audiophile, they have a good relationship with a dealer/friend. I wouldn't give 70k to anybody I didn't know/trust well, which also means most people who buy this caliber of gear(I'm not too far off, in a few years) don't pay close to retail. I recently priced a speaker(which I will keep to myself) msrp was 40k+ I was quoted 27k and we could talk about it a little more in person. I also know that Wilson's big speaker(I don't even know its name) is around 89k and they make 6 pairs a year, it is back ordered a few years in advance to prospective buyers.
I have been in this audio game for a good many years now and know a lot of members here and else where and I can count the number of people I know who have truly "megabuck" gear on one hand. Megabuck gear to me is 50k+ on speakers, 30k+ on amp(s), 20k on a digital front end, and 50k on an analog front end(based on the attitude towards cable lately I would rather not talk about them:)I am sure you can call Avalon and ask them how many Sentinals they have sold, and Call Kharma and ask how many Exquistes they have sold and so on, I think you'd be surprised how few it is.
But as I said at the begining of this post I don't know much.
~Tim
I have been in this audio game for a good many years now and know a lot of members here and else where and I can count the number of people I know who have truly "megabuck" gear on one hand. Megabuck gear to me is 50k+ on speakers, 30k+ on amp(s), 20k on a digital front end, and 50k on an analog front end(based on the attitude towards cable lately I would rather not talk about them:)I am sure you can call Avalon and ask them how many Sentinals they have sold, and Call Kharma and ask how many Exquistes they have sold and so on, I think you'd be surprised how few it is.
But as I said at the begining of this post I don't know much.
~Tim