Nobody ships 150 lbs anywhere for free.
These speakers can compete with anything at twice their original MSRP. One reviewer wrote, “Compared to the $7000 loudspeakers I heard recently, the CSTs are a solid bargain.” Another reviewer wrote, “The Contemporary CST-1 is one of the finest loudspeakers I’ve ever heard. That it can be had for a paltry $1999/pair is a miracle.”