Last night I did some more recreational magazine flipping and one thing that really jumped out at me is the costs of the planars as compared to the conventional box speakers on the list.
Here goes:
Magnepan 1.7 - $1995
Magnepan 3.7 - $5495
Martin Logan Summit X - $13,995
YG Acoustics Carmel - $18,000
Vandersteen 5A (Carbon) - $24,000
Coincident Pure Reference Extreme - $26,800
Vandersteen Model 7 - $45,000
Magico Q5 - $65,000
MBL 101 MKII - $70,500
Verity Audio Lohengrin - $89,999
Rockport Technologies Altair - $97,500