Raysonic gone belly up, is this a hoax? Read on...

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http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/45608-raysonic-has-gone-belly-up/

Now in response to you query, I would think if the owners owed out this much money we would have heard about it somewhere other than an internet chat room and facebook. Just my humble opinion.

All I know is that my Raysonic 128 CD player doesnt't seem cheaply made at all and sounds pretty darn good.

While the employees post seems a bit over the top I wouldn't conclude that they didn't have a basis for it.

Raysonic changed USA distributors about a year an a half ago. I recently read some posts regarding repair disatisfaction with both Raysonic and the original NA distributor which were never resolved - apparently Raysonic would not perform. This distributor is still trying to sell off his old stock.

A new retailer steps in to sell Raysonic - he's never acknowledged on the Raysonic web site and within the year he is selling off a lot of Raysonic stock at what appear to be cost or close there to. Go figure. I don't know if he is still selling Raysonic, but I haven't seen him promoting it on AGon since the 'sale'.

While I'm on the subject, I just had a laser fail on my Raysonic, a very early edition of the 128. The original seller and the 'new dealer' wanted over $400 to replace it. I had it replaced by a local audio repair shop for $180 including the cost of the laser for which the 'new dealer' wanted $125 for the laser alone!

Replacing this laser isn't rocket science. The Raysonic is a very well constructed unit and should last a long time outside of the occasional cost of laser replacement. (BTW, I bought an extra laser for $50 just to be safe in the event I have another failure and this one is no longer available - a necessary precaution I think!.)

Sorry to hear about this. My Raysonic 128 is unquestionably the best sounding player I've owned and has been flawless over the last 5-6 years.