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Why So Many Raidho Speaker For Sale?

If Raidho speakers are so great, why are there so many pairs for sale here?  These are not inexpensive speakers by any means and it seems at least every other day there is a pair for sale with some people having them only a few weeks to a few months, and they are really taking a bath on them.  What gives?  Are they not as great as they are made to be?  Is Jonathan Valin a shill for the company?

I heard the 4.1 diamond at Blink High End north of Boston and was very unimpressed.  I have heard many other highly regarded speakers for much less money sounding wonderful.  So, what gives?

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bo1972
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When you say that the AMT tweeter is bright I will not even take you serious. We never auditioned any tweeter with this level of authority.

YOU CANNOT COMPARE THE OLD PLATINUM WITH THE NEW PLATINUM II SERIES.

The differences are that huge. The ribbon tweeter of the older could become a little bright with the wrong electronics.

The biggest problem in audio is that people cannot think and work in properties. We see this back that almost all shops demo Monitor Audio with 2 dimensional amps and sources.

There are many products which use the word highend what only can create less than 1 metre of stage depth. THIS IS A HIFI STEREO PARAMETER. But when audio does not say this, you can say anything. And people will believe it is highend audio.
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ricred1
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bo1972,

there are no absolutes in audio, only preferences. I've heard several speakers that many may prefer to Monitor Audio, despite owning them and that's fine. Aerial, Magico, Rockport, Wilson, YG Acoustics, Revel, MBL, and many more come to mind. My advice to everyone is to listen and let your own ears decide, but take into consideration you're listening to a "system" not just speakers. 
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stereo5 OP
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ricred1................

I never said I heard the new Monitor Audio speakers.  I have heard them over the years and always found them bright and not to my liking at all.  I have always preferred speakers with silk dome tweeters, that is until I got the GE Triton 1.  Those have been a revelation and are the most I would ever spend on a pair of speakers.

mr_m
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I believe Bo sells audio systems and champions Monitor Audio. My problem with him is he believes no one else can put together  a good  2 channel system as well as he does.....
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