3dzapper Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 "I have a question. How much would a brand new pair have cost me in 1978 (that's the year I have)?" Here is a late 1977 price list CWO were $542 each with risers. That would be $1,727.96 each in 2005 dollars. That's $3,455.92 per pair for the mathimatically challanged. In that era the prices were set and controlled by "Fair Trade" rules. The price you see, is the price you paid. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 A pair of walnut Cornwalls in 1974 had an MSRP of $820. Per the Federal Reserve Bank's inflation calculator, that is equivalent to $3236.75 in 2005. I think $3450 would be a reasonable MSRP for a pair of Cornwall IIIs in a nice walnut or cherry finish. And at that price, I don't think the dealers would need to discount too much from the MSRP to sell them. A street price of $3000 would be considered a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 If we consider that HII's are currently around $1300 list, don't you think that there would be considerable difficulty selling the CW3 for over double that? I'm thinking about $2799 for a pair of CW3's. But I'm not in the contest.... Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Button Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 With a $1500 tag for the new Heresy. What's wrong with $2250-$2500, there's not really a grand more of material in there, is there? Now, if they chose to "not share" the midrange horn, then $2500 to $2750. I think that Klipsch needs to keep the price down a bit on the Cornwall, for more value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfandbark Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 $2895.00 I'll take a pair of those 'vert's, Colter. Thank You. Woof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfandbark Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 $2999.99 [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbflash Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 A pair of walnut Cornwalls in 1974 had an MSRP of $820. Per the Federal Reserve Bank's inflation calculator, that is equivalent to $3236.75 in 2005.Thanks for doing the math.I was thinking that the $3k did not seem that far out of line. I can just imagine our grandkids posting on the Klipsch BB 30 years from now telling each other my grandfather bought a brand new pair of 2005 Cornwalls for $3k.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Parrots grandson starts a thread starting with Can you believe that idiot Michaels grandkid paid $10k for a 2005 pair of Cornwalls on EBay, even though Michael left him 12 pairs of CW, 3 pair of Heresys, 5 pair of pro line Lascalas and a camera. [] After seeing the pictures from the Hope gathering I think the Lascalas maybe my next purchase, way down the road. Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 $13.28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I can't believe you guys are still stewing over this! You will find out soon enough and is not like any of you are going to run out and purchase a pair anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdeye Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Okay, Pay a decent 25 per hour to our American worker to assemble a BOX (times) 2 (which I would be very surprised if in "hope" due to the extreme cheap cost of living, well in comparison to chicago where I am at, they would pay more than even 15 per hour which is all a warehouse speaker assembler would get here), possibly the absolute most physically easy box that Klipsch will produce is the CORNWALL III, a pair of RB-75's for example would take double the time and they are 1/4 the size or less. So it cost you about 50 bucks to pay labor on the box's, and about 25 dollars of material, and nobody can say otherwise because these things cost nothing to produce, I buy and build MDF all the time, now put in some R&D time and Cheap crossovers, and 6 drivers that cost maybe 30 dollars a piece for klipsch to produce and you have about a 500 or less with packaging for these pairs. Triple that cost to the dealer, so cost would be about 1500.00 and Retail about 2400-2500.00 but would go for about 2100.00 a pair. I worked back when the KLF series was hot, and yes the cabinets were garbage it was a decent speaker with dual 10's and a single horn with cheap crossovers, I believe our cost on like the klf-10 was about 410.00 a pair, retail was around 1100.00 or something. sold for about 900.00.... Bottom line being the Hersey and and cornwall are gonna absolutly be the easiest klipsch speakers to build, they could also make them the most money, and being any of us can go to parts express and buy a 15" pretty good driver for about 50.00 I don't see where I am to far off on this. Klipsch's problem will be This, it is a BIG flat Box, not slim & fancy, and the market will have a hard time with that, ASIA LOVES these, they are much more into the Hi-end Super efficient Speakers, Such as Avantgarde, Zu (which I want) and several other Eye-sores... We in the Overweight Overpriced america Like our Speakers and Home theater systems Slimmer than us.... And not to mention, I have heard several of the klipsch cabinets, I think even my 35's are sourced from china anyway, and possibly the horn assembly's for all we know, so go ahead and cut your cost further if you want. Okay 2499.00 a pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 27, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hmmm... We just *might* have a little token prize for the person who is the closest...so no one guess the exact same! Don't forget the pennies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhead Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Ok, I'll play along: $1694.99 EACH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 $3895/pair I wasn't going to play until Amy said somthing[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 OK. I'll guess $3200/pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 3759.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 $ 2300 a pair. Since they need the same steps to build and finish the box, and share mid driver, horn and tweeter with the HIII, the only additional cost is in the bigger woofer, and more material, and a slight amount of more labour in sanding and finishing. Shipping would be the biggest $$ cost though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Well if Amy's providing the goodies, then can my guess count? Didn't expect this to become a company-sponsored thread! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 27, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 27, 2005 Not really company-sponsored.... Amy-sponsored!! [] "The man behind the curtain" had the idea for the giveaway and is providing the small gift. I think it's cool [] Sure, Michael, your vote counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Amy, Have we told you lately that we love you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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