with help from Connor Willemsen
Sometimes it seems like there’s no limit to the amount of money audiophiles will pay to have the ultimate audio experience. For those of you with bottomless pockets and seasoned ears, here are the most expensive speakers in the world.
7. ADAM Audio’s Olympic Sound System
$325,000
Featuring sixty drives, twelve built-in amps and digital sound processing unit, the OSS is a sonic powerhouse. The 8.5-foot tall speaker system has a frequency response from 18 Hz to 50 KHz.
6. Magico’s Ultimate
$354,000
The Magico Ultimate speaker system is a five-way system housed in 7.5-foot aircraft-grade hard-anodized aluminum enclosures, featuring four pairs of high-grade compression drivers with 8 ohms of impedance and sensitivity greater than 110 dB as well as a pair of subwoofers with 4 ohms of impedance and 88 dB sensitivity. The system has a frequency response from 22 Hz to 30 KHz. It also requires the use of 10 channels of premium amplification, which could easily run you an extra $200,000 but will benefit from the Ultimate’s ultra-efficient design and could produce levels comparable to a hard rock concert.
5. Acapella Audio Arts’ Sphaeron Excalibur
$380,700
Made for rooms that are at least 40m², Sphaeron Excalibur features three-dimensional sound and can handle 1,000 watts for 10 ms with no distortion. Handmade in Germany, these speakers are as pleasing to the eyes as they are to the ears.
5. CAT’s MBX
$500,000
California Audio Technology (CAT) specializes in custom speaker systems that are better than studio quality. These are usually built into their surroundings for maximum subtlety and are programmed with the layout of the room in mind. For those who want to show off their speakers, though, CAT can also make their speakers with their own housing.
4. Moon Audio’s Signature Titan
$500,000
At six feet and nearly 3,000 lbs, these limited edition speakers are no small matter. Their features include built-in auto-room tune correction and frequency response from 15 Hz to 90 KHz. Each of these systems are signed by the designer and only three have been produced.
3. Wisdom Audio’s Infinite Wisdom Grande
$700,000
Meant to be used in the largest of rooms, Infinite Wisdom Grande features twenty-four drivers per pair and an unprecedented number of transducers. They also happen to be over 13 feet tall and weigh almost two tons.
2. Kharma’s Grand Enigma
$1,000,000
Kharma, Dutch makers of top quality audio products, aren’t exactly forthcoming about the Grand Enigma. Reportedly, this expensive speaker system is entirely unique. What we do know is that the system was tested by a team of specialists and installed in a cellar in Belgium. Grand Exquisite, Kharma’s second most expensive speaker system, commands a mere $220,000 price tag.
1. Transmission Audio’s Ultimate
$2,000,000
At $2 million, Transmission Audio’s Ultimate system is truly the pinnacle of bank-breaking speaker systems. I’d wager it sounds pretty good as well.
Ultimate consists of twelve 500W speakers, an Audio Laboratory BP-1 dual-mono power amp and a BC-1 preamp. In addition to the already impressive array of speakers, Ultimate also features forty 15” subwoofers and another twenty-four 8” woofers. On the high-midrange and high frequency levels, ribbon technology is employed for high fidelity and reliability.
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Hmm, I have to correct you. There are far more expensive speakers out there. The Magico Ultimate is, as far as I know, the most expensive. It's suggested retail price is a bargain, at about $229,000.00 USD
Muaomicha, first of all $1,000,000 is greater mathematically than $229,000. And I find it funny that you say that anything over 50,000 dollars is a bargain, can you pick me up a pair of these, or do you use sony speakers?? My guess is the latter
Evah herd of transmission audio? look up the prices @ ultimatehifi.com, then we’ll hav a discussion…
my bad, i meant higherhifi.com, now they got em selves sumthin 2 talk bout…
its to much dear.their prises should be controlled.
I dunno about then but today it’s the Transmission Audio-Ultimate System at 2,000,000$ a system…and it’s of limited addition of 10.
this is really crazy
I have a pair of Kharma’s Grand Enigmas, and I found their sound to be acceptable. I really prefer the Transmission Audio more. When I pick one up I will set the Enigmas on fire.
I have adams, about $10,000, the kind used to record the music
amazingly, they’re not covered with diamonds
That magico’s ultimate is freakin’ huge!!
Nice speakers, dumb comments
Only Bill Gates can afford these speakers.
I guess, Abramovich will buy one of it
He like to buy everything expensive
Sorry but you guys have all lost it !!
it dosnt matter to me i have 0ne million dollers to spend and i wanna host a party with my bfffl's yixa and khristopher.
i wonder how much a reciever costs made by similar companies
i"ll put a set of the trans in my jetta
and just think that little kids all over the world struggle for a piece of bread and a cup of milk…..
i have newly brought karma. i hav wilson audio for resale… plz contact
i guess you guys eat with chilled salad forks happy hunting and give em a listen for all of us people that are under the obama plan chow
I have a pair of Wisdom Audio’s Infinite Wisdom Grande in my basement collecting dust. If anyone wants them you can come over and I'll help you carry them to your car.
The pictures of the most expensive speakers is impressive. Most of the speakers presented here i have never heard of. One or two i have. I wonder if the average person can tell the difference between these beautiful speakers and say Klipsch, Paradigm,B&W,Defenitive Technology, and J.B.L.?
If you can tell the difference between a Violin and a Piano, you'll be able to tell the difference between speakers, headphones and microphones as well. I can hear HUGE differences in cables, preamps, amplifiers, even CD Players. And when you're going THIS high-end, EVERYTHING makes a difference ALL the way down to the power cables and for people like me, it's SO BIG, to the point where they'll spend whatever they have to in order to get the better sounding product.
There Is now a new contender to most expensive speaker on market by a longshot. Although nameing it as a speaker at all is horrendus considering what it contains
There is now an even more expensive setup made by shape audio: organic harmony that retails for more than twice the prices of the previous… Go higher-fi.com for more info at 100k+ speakers
That is mint