Bottom line is these all-in-one 'lifestyle solution speakers' are obscenely overpriced for their material content. Of course some will sell, and maybe enough to keep the company solvent just long enough to be able to service and supply the inevitable spare parts required at the 7-10 year mark, when stuff starts failing. Look at these boards. Component level repair is out. Replacement boards are the only option.
Let's be really generous and say there's $500 worth of components here:
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And $500 for a woofer.
And $500 for a tweeter.
And $500 for a cabinet.
And another $500 for the back plate, connectors, box and instructions.
That's a ridiculously generous $2500. Let's give D&D 50% gross margin and the dealers the same. There's $10K. Trouble is, in Australia, they are:
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What are they in the US? USD$13K?
Tell me, what are they going to be worth when the next better model comes out? The hits people take at these price points on the secondary market or as trade-ins are neck snappingly hilarious.
I'd love a pair to play with, but at about AUD$1599 pair maximum. Even that is pushing it.