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I see the Infinity Beta 20's mentioned in almost any thread about budget bookshelf speakers as being discontinued and therefore going at a deep discount compared to their original selling cost.
A pair of Beta 20's is now just over $200 but they were almost double that when they were released. I always thought that with speakers, quality was quality (it's not like they don't support some new format like what happens to receivers or TVs) and they tend to hold price fairly well. If they are "really" the caliber of a pair of $400 speakers, why wouldn't they hold in price - especially with the brand name? Or did they not really compete with other speakers in that range so they had to drop because of what the market will allow.
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question... I'm asking because my current setup (all Cambridge Soundworks) was about the same price 5-6 years ago as I could get with a Beta setup now. I want to upgrade but spending the same $$ as I did 5-6 years ago for a similar system today would be stupid , but so would categorizing these as a $200 pair of speakers when they really should be compared to speakers in the $400 range.
A pair of Beta 20's is now just over $200 but they were almost double that when they were released. I always thought that with speakers, quality was quality (it's not like they don't support some new format like what happens to receivers or TVs) and they tend to hold price fairly well. If they are "really" the caliber of a pair of $400 speakers, why wouldn't they hold in price - especially with the brand name? Or did they not really compete with other speakers in that range so they had to drop because of what the market will allow.
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question... I'm asking because my current setup (all Cambridge Soundworks) was about the same price 5-6 years ago as I could get with a Beta setup now. I want to upgrade but spending the same $$ as I did 5-6 years ago for a similar system today would be stupid , but so would categorizing these as a $200 pair of speakers when they really should be compared to speakers in the $400 range.
