Blu-ray Player Price Drops To $17,000!

[Jerry Jones]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/26/goldmunds-eidos-20-bd-blu-ray-player-costs-17k/

What a bargain!

$17,000 for a Blu-ray player.



Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[paulw]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/26/g...yer-costs-17k/

What a bargain!

$17,000 for a Blu-ray player.



Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

They said Blu-ray player prices may rise when HD DVD departed the scene but $17000?? Open it up and it's full of air and cheap parts the same as all the other players.. maybe "Made by Sony" on the boards..

[Umfriend]

Actually, given that it's Goldmund it is clear that Blu-ray prices are coming down indeed. $17K is prolly an entry level price for them normally.

[Mehen]

Actually, given that it's Goldmund it is clear that Blu-ray prices are coming down indeed. $17K is prolly an entry level price for them normally.

Yeah, $17k for a Goldmund component seems about right.

There's HiFi, and then there's HiFi. Goldmund, Krell, Wilson... yikes... $$$$

Krell Evo-Two pre-amp ~$35k
Krell Evo-One power amp ~$45k
Wilson Audio Alexandria X-2 ~$135k


I had the opportunity to listen to an older pair of Wilsons (GRAND SLAMM's I think, can't remember exact model), they were ~$75k for a pair. I think it was powered by a 600W Krell amp. I got them to put on some Tool (Lateralus).

[paulw]

Amyone who buys this stuff had got more money than sence as far as I'm concerned..

[Elie]

I know some receivers can range between $800 to $40,000 if not more, the 17K for a blu-ray player may be a bargain for those folks that can afford it.

Cheers,
Elie

[Tjalfe]

what components can they possibly put in them to justify such a price?

[Sasq]

what components can they possibly put in them to justify such a price?

e-peen

[Umfriend]

Perhaps it is not so much the components as the time it takes to figure out how to connect them or somesuch.

OTOH, I have listened to a US$5K SACD (stereo!) player once and I did like it better than my $1200 St/Mul.ch/SACD/DVD-A/DVD player. So who knows?

[Mehen]

The amount gained vs. money spent grows like an inverse log. Most people have to balance their sound quality with budget, and they find a sweet spot somewhere on the curve depending on how much $ they make. But the people that don't have to worry about a budget at all - well, that's why there are brands like Goldmund

[Jerry Jones]

I'd love to see the face of the wealthy dude who shells out $17,000 for one and then -- immediately after turning it on -- it eats his DVD and refuses to cough it back up.

And if he were a mortgage banker, and times get tough, and he has to sell...

I wonder if anybody would buy a used one for say $9,000.



Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Umfriend]

Not sure what would be amusing about seeing someone losing a DVD but, yeah, I am pretty sure you'd find buyers at $9k.

[Jerry Jones]

Not sure what would be amusing about seeing someone losing a DVD but, yeah, I am pretty sure you'd find buyers at $9k.

Well, then I'll explain the amusing part to you.

Suppose you're somebody who actually believes the very common marketing ploy -- and I emphasize ploy -- that suggests the higher an item's price the greater the value.

So then this type of consumer plunks down a mountain of cash because he/she actually buys this common marketing ploy.

And -- in the end -- the item turns out to be just as susceptible to failure as any other piece of electronic equipment.

If you read the surveys, many consumers really, truly equate a higher price with higher quality and reliability when their faith isn't justified by objective testing of the product.

That's the funny part.

Hope this helps,

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[paulw]

That kind of sounds like the audio type who buy a $500 power cord for their amp or a $5000 RCA audio cable

[Umfriend]

Oh, I am aware of marketing ploys, they work like a charm most of the time and that is not just with audio/vidio equipment. But wrt this product, have you, anyone?, listened to it yet? Most reviews I've read on Goldmund products do praise them for the quality (which does not neccesarily mean they're worth their money).