Dali Epikore 3

[What Hi-Fi?]

Dai’s high-end Epikore 3 combine a mature sound with an admirable build and clever engineering.

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[Gray]

Quite like the look.....if not the price.

The review's pros column mentions an 'authoritative presentation'.
But the cons column says that the 'sonic presentation plays it safe'.
(Make what you will of comments that cancel each other out 🤨)

 

[Shildondurham]

I’d like to see a genuine breakdown of how speakers can cost this much. When I can buy a good quality new car with hundreds and thousands of parts for the same money. I understand the volumes sold will be drastically different but still.
Like how much does the tweeter cost, cabinet etc and then the RnD factored in plus the the manufacturing costs, then what’s the profit margins?
I just dont see the logic. Emperors clothes?

 

[Talos2000]

I’d like to see a genuine breakdown of how speakers can cost this much. When I can buy a good quality new car with hundreds and thousands of parts for the same money. I understand the volumes sold will be drastically different but still.
Like how much does the tweeter cost, cabinet etc and then the RnD factored in plus the the manufacturing costs, then what’s the profit margins?
I just dont see the logic. Emperors clothes?

Typical for the industry, high-end loudspeakers would be offered at a selling price that is a factor of 10X the manufacturing cost (obviously depending on how you measure that, but basically comprising the cost of purchased parts & materials plus direct labour). Some of the biggest factors that elevate the sales price are the dealer mark-up, which will be in the range 40-60%, and (perhaps surprisingly) shipping costs. You are absolutely correct that the low niche sales volumes contribute significantly to cost. I like to say that if Ferrari made and sold Corollas in 296GTB volumes, and Toyota made and sold 296GTBs in Corolla volumes, the 296GTB would likely be the cheaper car. I assure you, there is no 'Emperor's New Clothes' going on. If it were, someone with your smarts would be out there offering an equivalent product (and I mean truly equivalent - build and parts quality included) at a quarter of the price.