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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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ejr1953
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I discovered Audiogon about two years ago, and have been surprised at how many relatively new items have been offered on the site, for considerable discounts from "retail".
I have made two purchases where the seller said they were condition 9 out of 10, when the items arrived, the tape on the factory sealed carton had not been breached!
I think the site attracts some people who enjoy trying out equipment and maybe have connections to obtain it at significant discounts from "retail", don't lose much in turning the items over.
I am not a Raidho "expert" by any means, but have auditioned a few of their floor standing models, not my "cup of tea", but excellent speakers.
czarivey
5,946 posts
 
So what’s the difference between derailed and officially derailed?
By all means Bo can’t self-promote himself because is full of feces. He’s never sold any high-end products professionally and all he does is cutting salad of words and throw them everywhere he gets onto the discussion. I can’t see that as derail at all. Ebm brings sometimes meaningful and sometimes unmeaningful 1..2-liners with exclamation and Bo does the same with PAGES.
My macaw (be aware my equipment isn’t children and pet free LOL!!!) sometimes plugs words to dialogue or discussion that are also sometimes meaningful...
analogluvr
859 posts
 
My comment was related to the thread because I'm specifically commenting on how ridiculous it would be to spend that kind of money on Raidho speakers. And no it's not evil it's just dumb. And don't feel bad because I've spent lots of money on stuff before, only to have been underwhelmed and later wondering why I did so. High-end audio as a whole is full of rip offs. 
jetter
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Sorry jackcoke, it was because of alphabetic coincidence.
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stereo5 OP
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I agree with analogluvr, I too have spent great amounts of money on a piece of equipment, only to find I don't like it.  Once I replaced everything in my system after buying a pair of speakers which everyone raved about, including us regular people.  I forced myself into thinking it was everything else and not the new speakers.  I was a bit naïve back then but not anymore.  Raidho isn't my cup of tea either, it may be ok for a small jazz ensemble or some classical, but certainly not for Pink Floyd or 70's rock or for prog rock. 

Personally, I would never spend more than 5-6 grand on speakers or on any other equipment.  Don't get me started on cables, especially when certain pairs of cables can cost as much as a new Porsche!  I'll say this again, my late dad always said that "there's an ass for every seat".  That's especially true in our hobby.

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