What does $1,000,000 sound like?
US The best of the best at AXPONA 2025 01/05/25Producers always talk about having high end monitors, but does your budget stretch to $750,000? Possibly not. In this video Danny Pops discovers how the other half live, with some of the most expensive and high fidelity sound systems on planet earth. Here are some of the sound systems mentioned:
Magico M9 - $750,000 Pair
Guader Akustic DARC 250 - $250,000 Pair
ATC SCM20ASL - $10,999 Pair
Klipsch La Scala (American Auburn Finish) $14,998 Pair
Klipsch Cornwall (Black Lima Finish) $7.995 Pair
SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle - $2,499 Each
Marantz Grand Horizon - $5,500
Marantz Horizon - $3,500
YG XV3 Four Tower System - $498,000
PS Audio - Aspen FR5 - $2,499 Pair
AvantGarde Mezzo G3 - $103,800 Pair
MBL 101 E MKII - $91,000 Pair
MBL 9011 Mono Amp - $64,100 each
Bower & Wilkins 801 D4 - $55,000
Pair Goldmund Swiss RHEA Active Speaker - $150,000
Pair DynAudio Contour Legacy - $14,000 Pair
Kanto Ora - $349 Pair Kanto Uki - $199 Pair
Yamaha M500 Stereo Amp - $5,999
Here's what he has to say:
I went to Axpona 2025 and listened to different audio systems from $199 to over $1,000,000 systems and this is what I thought. Thanks for watching, I produce and fund these videos by myself! Come to AXPONA next year: https://axpona.com/Chapters: 0:00 intro 1:10 ATC Handmade in England 1:59 All Glass Speaker (Perfect 8 Cube T) 3:03 Extremely Expensive Speakers List 4:30 What's does it feel like to listen to $1,000,000? 4:55 More Affordable Speakers List 6:09 $3,000 Earbuds Klipsch T10 Bespoke 7:19 Acoustic Panel & Cable Management 8:01 Audiosensibility Cables 8:35 Amps Explanation by Yamaha 9:33 Is it really worth the money? 11:13 The Big Take Away
Don't ask about the surround sound systems!
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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music.
About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music.
About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music.
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