 Most expensive speakers?
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I found this link from a post in another subject:
http://www.martendesign.com/english/index_eng.html and followed this to http://www.ear-usa.com/marten.htm.
There I discovered that the Coltrane speakers cost $50,000. per pair.
Thats almost enough to turn a conservative like me into a socialist. Can anyone post a link to more expensive stereo two-channel speakers? Who can post the most expensive?
I will take my m-60's.
Chuck
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I don't have a link, but there was an Infintiy Model RSV Beta that retailed in store for $100K.
If you purchased them, you received a free Hyundai compact car valued at $10k!!!!
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Wilson X1
$75,900 USD per pair
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According to Wilson, THIS is their new flagship product, though I'm too lazy and short on time to try to determine the price at the moment.
I really thought Wilson had a $150K setup.... maybe this is it?
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Well I don't think they're as much of a bargain as they look like. I understand that you have to use these $25,000 speaker cables I saw on audiogon to really smooth them out.
Mark
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I can't imagine how long it would take to break those things in properly.
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The nominee for understatement of the year from the Wilson Audio website, describing their $75,900 speakers:
"It's safe to say that the Wilson Audio X-1 Grand SLAMM is not a product for everyone."
Chuck
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They sort of remind me of Dr. Who robots, especially the picture with them looming over the chair. [badrobotvoice]"Execute the pathetic humon!" "Executing execute command now!"[/badrobotvoice]
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It's really a shame. If you look at the naming scheme the Martens use, they apparently only play Jazz very well. Rock or classical would probably sound like crap on them....
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Ha ha h--oh wait, that wasn't really very funny. 
One thing I'll say for the Martens; at least they're not nearly so hideous as a lot of extremely high end speakers.
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