Just wondering what is the MOST EXPENSIVE sub, amp, speakers and head unit everyone has heard of? Not planning on getting anything, but it would be fun to find out. Also, what makes them so expensive? Let's see some stuff nobody can afford just to piss people off!! Haha.
head unit??? its a denon i think that the best sounding head unit in car audio with the alpine f#1 status and the clarion i forgot the model but yeah the denon its more expensive and cleaner
Mostly the reason you'll see overly expensive audio equipment is due to the materials used. The Alpine F#1 status and other high end units use a lot of hard to find elements including gold and silver, plus the effort of the quality of construction also adds to the price.
Heck, I've seen a pair of $950 tweeters made out of pure Beryllium, and honestly, the sound difference is hardly noticeable between beryllium tweeters and say, aluminum tweeters.
SPL is a different story, you're then talking about megawatt amps and massively expensive charging systems like this in Team Gates' Bronco:
head unit: Alpine F#1status (outstanding. I own their 7990 and PX-H900 digital processor. together, about 5 grand) components, rainbow's reference CS630.30 passive system. ten grand retail. Amplifiers? ehh, maybe Zapco C2K or McIntosh easily 4 figures each