Rollo,
What can I say. No, I can't won't build commercial cords that retail for $250, because I distribute through retailers (a necessary step for one so lacking in people skills) and when all is said and done, it would be more fiscally responsible and more fun to work behind a deli counter. How big do you think the market is for $250 cords? I realize that may be your arbitrary sweet spot, but if I drop my non-introductory price from $479 to $249 by what factor do you think my sales would go up, assuming they are that 'tremendous value' (whatever that means and by whatever metrics) for $479, how much will my sales increase, if I drop it to your magical $250. I'd really like to know.
And if you think its easy to just wire up some pocc cordage and Furutech connectors, you're welcome to come over and take your choice between the 2 different Furutech POCC cordage versions, or HT 11ga POCC. Slap it together with some Furutech FI-ll connectors, and voila', genuine bespoke powercords. Your choice at 40% retail parts cost, a substantial discount from OEM pricing, as I can't do anything with it, because the result doesn't meet my standards. Indeed, I'm sure that there are folks on Agon who do exactly that, making minimal profits on a shoestring from a mediocre product. But I've listened to products from Black Sands, Kubala-Sonsa, Synergistic, etc... and I'm reasonably sure a tremendous amount of research, time, effort and money went in to their efforts. Because, if not, it just confirms that I'm a dumb fuk.
FWIW,
Paul