Getting into the audiophile scene isn’t a game for the cash-strapped. Anyone who’s ever walked into a high-end audio boutique knows that a single pair of speakers speakers can easily carry a four-digit price tag, a spool of wire can cost more than a TV, and dropping a couple hundred dollars on accessories like speaker stands and cabinets would be considered getting away cheap.
But there’s “pricy,” and there’s “pricy.” And even in a hobby already so saturated with excess, KEF Audio’s new Muon floor speakers set a new high water mark in that second category. With a price tag of £70,000 ($140,500 USD), KEF has moved the Muon out of typical price range for speakers and into that rarefied territory shared with houses, Porsches and yachts.
