danrclem
Super Member
The Yen had a lot to do with it.
I'm not sure how many of those units over 160 watts per channel were ever sold. Couldn't have been to many to make it worth the manufacturs to make a profit on them.
You may very well be right but it got people to come see them and listen to them. Even though the majority of them didn't buy the monster a lot of them bought a lesser model. Marketing strategy.
Most people probably don't know what a Ford 427 SOHC engine is but Ford lost quite a bit of money on every one that they sold. It was developed for Nascar but wasn't allowed to be used for that purpose ('cause it was so powerful and fast) so it never was put in a production vehicle.