Joseph Pulsar: Just a Seas drivers-based speakers?

[andy2]

So I came across these speakers but the drivers look almost like or exactly like Seas Excel drivers ... maybe with the exception of the surrounding rubber on the woofer? Retailed for $7k a pair. I mean you could built a pair of sub $1K.
Joseph Audio Pulsar (TAS 203) | AVguide

[6L6]

They seem to be Seas drivers.

But remember that the old rule of thumb is that a DIY speaker would sell for 4 or 5x the parts cost if it were at retail. So it's not as expensive as you might think.

Anyway, the type of person who would buy that speaker most likely wouldn't DIY. And, just as importantly, a DIYer probably won't buy those speakers. So it doesn't actually matter what they cost, just as long as their market buys them.

[Dr.EM]

ShinOBIWAN is developing something slightly similar with that SEAS woofer:

Oh no, he's back

[limono]

Bild the speakers in relatively small scale , pay your workers living wage, pay off reviewers (so some DIYer can have an orgasm on a thought of saving a bunch on clonning that thing for close to nothing , without glowing reviews nobody here even consider cloning), pay distributors and dealers 50% and what you're left with ???? No wonder most of cheap speakers have components costing close to nothing and are sourced from abroad and anything little more ambitious has to carry a hefty price or it's a labour of love for manufacturer.