I was really hoping for $399, and I think we'll be able to lower the price over time. The problem is the materials we're using, the bolt for the headphone hanger alone is $10 our cost, and the rubber covering is the 3M Bumpon material and it's amazingly expensive. In the end we're actually taking a modestly lower than normal margin on the darn things as it is at $499.
My hope is that they do fairly well and we can work on getting them built in higher quantities and tweak some of the cost out of the materials, but in the end, I want to sell what I'd like on my desk. This biz is an audiophile adventure, and sadly that means that many things get priced out of peoples reach. Sorry guys, I've got expensive taste.
Like I've said previously, if you want something that works and is cheal, go to your local big box home furnishing store and look at their wall cubes, they'll do the trick for many of you just fine.
Also, the main Desktop Audiophile products page can now be found
here.