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Ive notice that across the line of Vapor Audio Speakers - that the cost of speakers has increased dramatically - in some cases by 50% or more. The most significant is from Nimbus, Joule, and of course - everyones favorite the Perfect Storm.Why the steep price increases ? I am curious.
The development process, a partnering of the early adopters and Vapor, is over. The speaker prices are finally only beginning to approach what they are actually worth. In my humble opinion, the Nimbus, for example, is easily a $40,000 speaker. Compare what you get with it against, say, the Raidho D1.1 and you'll see what I mean. Yeah, Raidho advertises heavily and needs to cover those costs, so when you can get a Nimbus for the same price as a pair of 6" monitors, you're still getting a bargain.
Reading Philistine's post I am left wondering is it the all too common Vapor hating or the equally common disillusion that a high-end audio system is an 'investment'? With luxury goods the rule is buy it and walk out of the store or drive off the lot and 30%, 40%, 50% of what you paid vanishes in a 'poof' of smoke. Luxury automobiles are a good example of this. After a few years a Mercedes-Benz AMG that cost $120,000 new can be had for under $20,000. Its a pay to play world and inherent in indulging ourselves in luxury goods is both the means and willingness to produce the ca$h.
...it won't be coming without some capitol.
About fucking time!Biggest reason why people don't like Vapor or buy them used... Ryan is so busy that you have to wait an eternity because him and Pete can only go so fast, basically waiting on new orders to keep the flow going to finish old orders... AKA the problem has always been charging too little for several speakers models, leaving them inaccesible to customers.
Maybe you mean capital. Lots of alternatives out there. Doubling the price of a product, especially when you can't deliver, usually spells one thing.
'I'd like to know where I can get a few year old AMG for 17% of it's original price. Seems fishy to me.
Hate to disagree, but high end audio is going the way of the dodo except ultra high end. You need a brand to charge so much. Vapor does not yet have that brand.
I just checked the website and the pricing doesn't seem out of range when compared to the market. In fact, they may still be under pricing their speakers. Most high end brands aren't custom made, so one can expect to pay a huge premium for that. If a mistake has been made, it was charging relatively low prices in the first place. But that's typical of young companies.