Why So Many Raidho Speaker For Sale?

Scansonic are indeed "the poor mans Raidho" ... the blurb I heard by the distro (at AXPONA) was that "Scansonic have a lot of the Raidho DNA" since Michael Borreson designed both - which seems to be a reasonable claim.
Hearing that top-of-the-line  Raidho-Aavik-Ansuz system all together (at Blink) was great, but it's hard to judge exactly *what* I heard other than I heard one bad muvva of a system, unobtainable by a mere mortal like myself ... but there certainly is some deep discounting to be had for ex-demos in the high-end in general - per A'gon listings.

One thing I *cannot* criticize about Raidhos is the top end range. I live with these speakers and that tweater and they work wonderfully well for all sorts of music (from [glorious] pre-war Delta blues to modern minimal techno dub), so the comment by bo1972 is one I really cannot agree with. But that's OK, each to their own.

I must admit - I was also torn between Rockports and Raidhos. I will certainly demo Rockports along with Raidho's when I next upgrade.

I have never heard a Rockport I didn't like.

Bo - distortion in the tweeter. Dude you just lost all credibility with me. I have yet to hear a more open 3 dimensional sound from any speaker. Maybe you should go on a worldwide tour with your magic and convince us all. BTW are the Audioquest still the best cables ever made?

Mapman you are right, the kef ls50 are amazing , although I like my technic one driver, Iam waiting to buy use for collection.Audiophile they do change gear more often, especially those who can afford them.iam sure the Raidho are excellent speakers, but also how you use them...I would love to own them.. but can't afford them...

stereo5 - You will find there is no speaker fits all because we all have different taste and expectations. I'll go as far as to tell you the downside to Raidho that I've noticed. If you want a concert in your home Raidho's are not for you. If you want bass that kicks you in the chest Raidho's are not for you. If you can't set them up properly (ideally at least 9ft apart and a good 3 or more ft from the back wall and a couple of ft from the sides) you will never hear the magic they are capable of. They do have a pretty tight sweet spot to hear the magic. IMO the magic is clarity that sounds so natural. Like you can tell what skin the drummer has and if he is using a plastic tip on his sticks or not. They disappear and sound so open like no other speaker I've ever heard. Very 3D as to where all the performers are standing or sitting. I feel like I'm sitting at an intimate live setting not a rock concert in a large stadium. But that comes with a price and honestly I don't think anyone pays anywhere near retail. I don't think any private seller is losing very much when selling (maybe 10 -15%)