A note on BePure 3 pricing...
Over the years, we have designed speakers in such a way that we were able to offer them at roughly half the price (or less) of comparable speakers sold at retail. But this project was different.
When we designed the BePure 2's last year, I was amazed at the performance of the Purifi woofers. We had never worked with such low distortion drivers and I was taken back by the difference they made. I had never heard a speaker with distortion levels this low and it took sound reproduction to an entirely new level.
When Purifi announced they would be coming out with an 8" driver, I immediately contacted them to make sure we got a pair as soon as possible. I realized that we would have to leave no stone unturned in terms of taking advantage of what these drivers had to offer. Anything less would be represent a dereliction of duty and an insult to these fine Purifi drivers.
Are they expensive? Yes. Would the design be more expensive than any we ever produced. Absolutely.
Over the years, we have developed several models that I wanted personally. Each time, they were more expensive than anything we had produced to date. But I figured there may be other individuals interested in that same level of performance, which turned out to be the case.
As designed, these speakers are costly and incredibly labor intensive to build. But it was the right thing to do.
Admittedly, these are likely priced out of the reach of some individuals. But the BePure 2's are a great alternative for anyone looking for ultra-low distortion speakers. And there is a lower-priced BePure Monitor design in the works. So there are alternatives for those interested in this new level of speaker performance.
While these speakers are higher priced than any we have produced to date, after listening, many attendees at the Capital Audiofest thought they were a bargain. Many were surprised the price was so low!
At this price, who knows, we may never sell a pair. But that doesn't matter. If this is the last 3-way speaker we ever design, I will be more than happy. As you can tell, we are very proud of the BePure 3's.
- Jim