Why So Many Raidho Speaker For Sale?

All the stores I frequent charge retail and on some occasions a 10% discount.  Why would a dealer give a customer a salesman's accommodation which is 40 to50% off of retail?  When I worked in audio, I could get a salesmans acomidation on a product that was cheaper than what the company paid for it in bulk ordering.  The stores wouldn't stay in business very long if they did that.

The number you see for sale on this website is minuscule compared to the number that are sold and are in peoples homes worldwide. You are not looking at a representative sample. I bet most audiophiles have never been to this site.

If you do an alphabetical listing on any category you will see many name brands that have a lot of sell listings. Would you say Audio Research or Sonus Faber et al are having problems???? or we should be concerned? IDTS.

Well I traded in my D2's for D2.1's. The upgrade is significant. Many for sale is people upgrading.

But there is a downside to Raidho's and Scansonics. That being setup. To get the most out of them they really need to be at least 9ft apart and a good 3 to 5 feet from the back wall. If you can set them properly they are magical. If you can't they are just good. Also they are more of a nearfield speaker. Also if you want a rock concert in your home they are not the speaker for you. But if you want to hear music in a more intimate setting these are the speakers you want. Unlike some speakers that sound the best when played very loud these play great at lower to mid level volumes. The max spl varies from the mid 90db's to 105db depending on the model. Max db with my D2.1's is around 97. Like most any speaker they also sound best with really good electronics.

As far as losing 40% or more I doubt many paid anywhere near retail.

All the stores I frequent charge retail and on some occasions a 10% discount. Why would a dealer give a customer a salesman's accommodation which is 40 to50% off of retail? When I worked in audio, I could get a salesmans acomidation on a product that was cheaper than what the company paid for it in bulk ordering. The stores wouldn't stay in business very long if they did that.

The gentlemen that I am thinking of aren't buying from stores. They have previously owned stores or audio business', and still buy their personal gear direct from manufacturers at dealer rates. At what they are paying for new units, they lose very little, if any money, when selling their gear used after 6 months of ownership.