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November 29th, 2008 at 9:54 pm

Harion Glass Speakers for $168,000

in: Speakers

harion1 Harion Glass Speakers for $168,000

This speaker system might look fragile but the only thing that will break in its presence is your bank - it costs a cool $168,000. Manufactured by Hario, a glass maker based in Tokyo, the conical speaker system called Harion (translates to “the king of glass”) is made of heat-resistant glass. It’s composed of a center speaker, a sub woofer, a couple of acrylic tweeters, and a couple of mid-range speakers.

The speaker system proved so hard to build that it took 23 subcontractors and a total of three years and eight months to come up with a finished product. And yes, the Harion was crafted by hand; it should be considering the price. According to Japan Today, a company executive thinks that if a minimum of ten orders are put out for the system, the price could be lowered to $105,000 per.

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