When a brand new pair of the same old crappy Bose 901's sell for $1400 new, our Altecs must be priceless.

I have never heard a lot of really high end speakers, but of the ones I have heard: Bose 901's, Klipch corner horns, JBL 15" studio moniters, EV 30" thingies and giant electrostat panels, I own Atecs for their sound first , then the cost second , who cares how they look. Wifey even loves them.