11-16-2012, 02:20 AM
Shakes wrote:
Yes, entry level. I use to do work for high end audio dealers and they thought nothing of spending $3500 for a turntable or $50,000 Bowers & Wilkins speakers.
I too, worked for "high end" audio dealers, both in NY and in CA.
The prices you refer to are definitely NOT entry level. Rather, they might be attractive to the oft referred to "one percent," but even then, someone who wasn't an audiophile would most likely balk at those prices.
When I was in the industry, it would be rare for even a salesperson, even with a substantial discount, to purchase a $3500 turntable, much less spend $50,000 each or more for a 7.1 Bowers & Wilkins speakers home theater system.
Store owners… perhaps?
Are you kidding me? How many $50K B&W speakers do you own?
OTOH, I have wanted a B&W speaker system for years. They have been my favorite speakers since I first heard them at the CES, years ago. I'd have to win the lottery to afford them, though.