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Do You Believe The Price Simply Equals The Sum Of The Prices Of The Parts Involved?

AJinFla,

First you are probably mistaken about the drivers being used. If Roger is using Peerless drivers (I honestly don't know what drivers he's actually using) it's most likely the Peerless V-Line TG9SFD10-04 3.5" Full Range Shielded @ $33.95ea and not Peerless TG9FD10. The IDS site specifically states " the entire magnet assembly is shielded" which the Peerless TG9FD10 isn't.

Then your implication that $19K is somehow out of wack for this speaker via the comment "$19k for a pair for speakers that use the the Peerless TG9FD10 that I bought from Madisound for $20? Hmmm..." Reveals your understanding of how a business decides apon the price they market a product at is limited. It's not simply 48 drivers X $33.95 plus wood, as it would be for a DIYer.

As IDS is a business. So in addition to the price of the parts in the speakers & equalizer, there are employee's salaries to consider, utilities, insurance, rent and I'm sure many more expenses I cannot even imagine as I've never owned a business. Roger graduated from Eensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. with a degree in Electrical Engineering. For 25 years Roger was the Director of Acoustic Research at McIntosh Laboratory Inc. doing what he like best-- creating better sound. Roger initiated the loudspeaker line at McIntosh, developed many new concepts, received several patents and wrote several magazine articles. As his email is available to the public via his website, I'd suggest you email him (he lives in FLA like you) at rogerr4 (at) earthlink.net with any questions you have on his pricing scheme.

I think you just prefer arguing or dissenting as a way of provoking others into debates. I noticed when I responded quite nicely to your Quadrapole post by stating "Wow AJinFLA! What a find! Who makes these speakers? I'd like to read more about them..." You totally ignored my question and response. Yet when I post about Roger Russell, a well respected speaker designer and one of your fellow Objectivists (a man I have great respect for) has created a new speaker and here it is for all to see. Now you have something to say and it's not what I'd call a basically postive reply.

Oh well maybe one of these days...

Thetubeguy1954

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