Wayne Parham Messages: 18792 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
I hear you. The system I usually bring to LSAF is in the $10K-20K range. It's affordable, but definitely not what the majority of the public buys. Even fairly wealthy people often skimp on sound systems. But people that are concerned with quality sound will often pay these prices and more.
For those that have more limited budgets but still want good sound, the kits are very attractive ways to get a sound system worth tens of thousands of dollars for low thousands of dollars and some sweat equity. For just a few hundred bucks in the right kits, you can do better than what the big box stores sell retail at any price.