World's 42 most expensive speakers

[emorphien]

One or two of those look decent, the rest are horrible.

 

[no. 5]

One or two of those look decent, the rest are horrible.

Yeah, a small handful look respectable (at least from the standpoint of visual intrest)... not that I would necessarily want them in my house...

 

[Davemcc]

Yeah, a small handful look respectable (at least from the standpoint of visual intrest)... not that I would necessarily want them in my house...

...nor would they fit in my house.

 

[frankf]

$$$$$$

Saw this on another forum and though the group here would enjoy:

http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm

Ouch!!!!!

 

[stratman]

Remember, these speakers like a lot of the super-high end a/v equipment is nothing more than a status symbol, like a Montblanc fountain pen or certain watches, these speakers lets those invited to your home know that you have enough money to buy ugly speakers, but you still have plenty of cash nonetheless!

 

[Seth=L]

Those speakers look like a minibar with wine racks.

From the 70's no less.

I like the Gryphons personally (no, I have never heard them, but they look stellar on paper)

 

[majorloser]

Call 'em ugly, but I'd never turn down a set of Wilson Audio speakers.

Now, let's see if Gene "G-Money" DellaSala or Clint "Cash Money" DeBoer can arrange a speaker shoot-out with this shopping list

That's a review I might even have to read.

 

[j_garcia]

Yeah, I have to say seeing Wilson Watt Puppys, they are really not attractive, but if I could afford them, then I wouldn't really have to care what they looked like because I could pay someone to stand around and care about how they looked...

 

[pzaur]

I bet the Acoustimass with the bass module Blose them all out of the water!

-pat

 

[Alexxus]

Remember, these speakers like a lot of the super-high end a/v equipment is nothing more than a status symbol, like a Montblanc fountain pen or certain watches, these speakers lets those invited to your home know that you have enough money to buy ugly speakers, but you still have plenty of cash nonetheless!

Yep, it shows how little you care about money to spend it on such horrible looking stuff.

I'm a sound buff, just like most guys here, but I don't think I'd spend a hundred grand on such stuff, even if I had it lying around gathering dust.

 

[Rowdy S13]

Remember, these speakers like a lot of the super-high end a/v equipment is nothing more than a status symbol, like a Montblanc fountain pen or certain watches, these speakers lets those invited to your home know that you have enough money to buy ugly speakers, but you still have plenty of cash nonetheless!

Hey my buddy works at Montblanc, so I have to resent that

Sean

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Every one of them is aesthetically unappealing (read UGLY).

I like the looks of some of them. The TLGs, however, rank among the ugliest things I have seen.
What is with the Audio Notes, though? They are utterly generic looking. In fact, they look like something a DIYer could build for well under $500!
(Did anyone else note the ironic use of 42? For those who don't know, 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.)

 

[majorloser]

(Did anyone else note the ironic use of 42? For those who don't know, 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.)

At least that's what Deep Thought says it is

 

[j_garcia]

I have the BBC radio series on CD and I have read all 4 books in the "trilogy"

 

[stratman]

Hey my buddy works at Montblanc, so I have to resent that

Sean

LOL! I have one (rollerball), my mom gave it to me as a present years ago! I wouldn't go out and buy one though. I must admit the new Montblanc watches are very nice from a design standpoint.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Remember, these speakers like a lot of the super-high end a/v equipment is nothing more than a status symbol, like a Montblanc fountain pen or certain watches, these speakers lets those invited to your home know that you have enough money to buy ugly speakers, but you still have plenty of cash nonetheless!

Sometimes you get the best of both worlds. When I bought my B&Ws, they sent me a nice pen. (Later, I sold the speakers but kept the pen.)