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What does that even meanI'm not sure what that
What does that even meanI'm not sure what that
There was supposed to be a "was" at the end.. need more coffeeWhat does that even mean![]()
Oh no, not a cool billion after taxesDon't forget the tax you'd pay and if lump sum, cut that in half after tax.![]()
A new (inexpensive) car with a factory warranty is worth it for some people just for the peace of mind. I have a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek that I paid cash for, and it works for me. But if I won the lottery I probably wouldn't buy another car. Maybe a classic muscle car.Even if I won 'The big one' I still couldn't be the chump that would purchase these. It just makes you a chump with more money than other chumps.
Hell, I wouldn't even buy brand new car. I'd be driving it around thinking 30% is streaming out the window over the next 2-3 years.
I would be going on vacation. A lot. With some decent $500 headphones for 1st class seats.
I did build speakers without limitation and it did not cost me three quarters of a million Bucks! I would put my speakers against those Sonus Fabers any day and expect to best them.Personally, i love seeing this sort of thing. I love someone or a group building something without limitation. Frankly I I just absolutely love this kind of passion. My neighbor has a fairly substantial listening room... I added it up in my head to be around 200K or thereabouts. People are blown away by my setup, but I consider my system real BBQ compared to Sonny's. So I fully expect people to enjoy my system (geared more to HT than 2 channel) when compared to what they're used... just like when I make BBQ and people exclaim "my God... this is so much better than Sonny's!" So I look my neighbors system much the same way... but more like Myron Mixon BBQ as opposed to Chris Stanek BBQ. Clearly at some point you're chasing incremental gains and those gains increase exponentially in cost. However, like Formula 1, it's not the 100th of a second you gain here or there... it's the multiple of those 100ths that become a 10th or so per lap which becomes the difference between winning a losing a race.
There is zero comparison between my system and my neighbors. His is leaps better in every aspect... sound stage, clarity, definition... any category. For anyone saying they'd question the design or result of the speakers is somewhat foolish and simply couldn't get past the cost to just say "okay... these are amazing" and leave it at that.
One thing I do consider... is what else goes with all this. What amps and would those amps need their own separate drops to the house and specific breaker box and what sort of wire are you running and to what kind of outlets? I think at this level you can afford to remedy any weak link. And what I mean by that is I have another friend who spend $200 on a admittedly very beautiful ethernet cable telling me he wanted the best signal going to his HiFi Rose streamer. While I get that, I asked what about the standard ethernet cable that's running through the attic that the cable company put it in? Don't you think by your definition and concern you should replace all of it? It becomes a lesson in minutia.
Anyway... i love these.
The Grande Utopia look 100% better to me than these.Making those Focal Grande Utopia EM Evo look like a bargain right now.![]()
If that's case, then you should probably make them and sell them for half the cost and be a millionaire in no time.I did build speakers without limitation and it did not cost me three quarters of a million Bucks! I would put my speakers against those Sonus Fabers any day and expect to best them.
Time to revive this thread.Since we talking about really high-end speakers, these would be my choice. Not that those Sonus speakers wouldn't sound better. Whole Different kind of audio world of speakers, multi millionaires club I guess.
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That's a great thread you started!!Time to revive this thread.
https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/unusual-speakers-for-the-rich-and-famous.121909/
I wish we could edit older posts. Some of the image links are broken and there's no way to fix it.
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That is a point but I think my rig actually looks very good. However, I agree producing it would be very costly. The mains are really heavy at 350 lb a piece.If that's case, then you should probably make them and sell them for half the cost and be a millionaire in no time.
I mean seriously... you can put a big block in a Yugo and it could go really fast and beat a Ferrari. However, there's more to $400K car than just the speed. You're paying for design and beauty. Sonus Faber makes some of the finest speakers and certainly some of the most beautiful ones. I guess I can appreciate it for what it is and who's it's intended for.
I bet it leaves their banker speechless as well!I have zero doubt what you made is not utter fantastic. They are certainly handsome in their own respect. All I'm saying is that I absolutely appreciate the Sonus Faber Suprema for what they are... a company's uncompromised attempt at nirvana. The cost... well I'll let those with a lot more money than me make those value decisions. From what I've read... like the Magico M9s... they leave people speechless.
What the heck is that?Since we talking about really high-end speakers, these would be my choice. Not that those Sonus speakers wouldn't sound better. Whole Different kind of audio world of speakers, multi millionaires club I guess.
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