Emil Jensen wrote:

So it happend again, big price raises.

Not surprising in the climate we are in now.

Beolab 90 is now 100.000€

 

Funny thing the special edition A1 Cloth are now cheaper in Denmark than the normal version. In € it is now the same price.

Yeah, same in Norway of course. Beosound 2 shocked me a bit, increased from 22990 NOK, which was already 2000 more than the Balance, to 27990. The Balance has not increased this much. And of course past a ceetain price it doesn’t matter so much any more how much you need to pay. Maybe the more the merrier - for some :).

BS2 in the US is now $3000. This makes me laugh. Value is relative but... that thing is not a $3k speaker, IMHO.

BL28 has not changed in US. That's good. But big increase in Norway. From 120,000 to 137,500.

Yikes - stuff getting a bit silly price wise (or more silly!)

Just had.a look at my A9 MK2.

A9 MK1 release price (late 2012)  =. 1700 GBP

A9 MK2 bought mine in 2014/15  =. 1750 GBP (anniversary edition)

A9 MK4 now on &O website    =  2700 GBP (regular edition, rose gold etc are more)

Lets call that 50% more expensive in last 5 years.

Ouch.

Curly wrote:

BS2 in the US is now $3000. This makes me laugh. Value is relative but... that thing is not a $3k speaker, IMHO.

BL28 has not changed in US. That's good. But big increase in Norway. From 120,000 to 137,500.

Curly wrote:

BS2 in the US is now $3000. This makes me laugh. Value is relative but... that thing is not a $3k speaker, IMHO.

BL28 has not changed in US. That's good. But big increase in Norway. From 120,000 to 137,500.

Currently: BeoLab 17, BeoLab 18, BeoSound Core, Beosound Level, Beosound A1 2nd Gen, BeoPlay S8 Connection Hub, Halo, Essence Remote

Previously: BeoSound 1 non-GVA

I absolutely love 90's but I am not sure I would class them as 100,000 euro speakers...

Lets do another comparison (of something I own).

BS2 (regular, brushed aluminium), bought on release in late 2016  =. 1350 GBP

BS2 (regular, brushed aluminium) now  =  1900 GBP.

40% price rise in 5 years.

Guess circa 10% per year is not news - that said, not sure I'd ever have bought my A9 and BS2 if they were a (now) combined 4600 GBP, as opposed to the (combined) 3100 GBP I spent on them. 

Mikipidia wrote:

I absolutely love 90's but I am not sure I would class them as 100,000 euro speakers...

It’s not. 

it’s a €40k loudspeaker set with €40k amp/pre-amp inside 

I remember the days when they were 65 of 70 grand, which was steep but made some kind of sense. Even 75 was like, ok, I get it, then 85 which was a bit of a head scratcher. But now we've arrived at 100 grand...

Mikipidia wrote:

I remember the days when they were 65 of 70 grand, which was steep but made some kind of sense. Even 75 was like, ok, I get it, then 85 which was a bit of a head scratcher. But now we've arrived at 100 grand...

Aging well like a fine wine too? ;)