{"id":8682,"date":"2025-02-10T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/775104514086797312-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:21:57","slug":"775104514086797312-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/775104514086797312-2\/","title":{"rendered":"775104514086797312"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"460\" data-orig-width=\"600\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/554abd16c4f72b671a4c85c7170ccc212773eede.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"460\" data-orig-width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s75x75_c1\/7e3078b175789615c948e54634ea52745b92114b.jpg 75w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s100x200\/9a823cf9c18a1f90bd98f90c5e841976a455c9ba.jpg 100w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s250x400\/9dd8f60abcec545473e891386dd1fc22ced7db13.jpg 250w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s400x600\/f1db8147699ac7c44e0d0ecc10a635ed5a2fc886.jpg 400w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s500x750\/ef8b623ede1e34458d575d82fc803764f61a5147.jpg 500w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s540x810\/d21ec89db20c8373ea01ec5a413f4a6e39aac5eb.jpg 540w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/6f2537b1d026e9cae1b167ec608b5a86\/ef2db320f364d8a7-21\/s640x960\/554abd16c4f72b671a4c85c7170ccc212773eede.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h1><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/sisters-sound-rondi-dagostino\">Interview with Rondi D&#8217;Agostino, President of Krell Industries<\/a><\/b><\/h1>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t just pull the price out of thin air, or rely on a parts-cost-to-retail-price ratio. No, the price has to be based on how the heck much did it cost to build the product. You\u2019ve got to account for every last thing\u2014parts, labor, factory space, sales expenses, advertising, and the cost of doing shows like CES [the Consumer Electronics Show]. Oh, and parts\/price variability can kill your profit if you don\u2019t watch out. 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