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So Many Apogees for sale, and so few takers

There seems to be a plethora of Apogee speakers for sale here on Audiogon lately. I've been regularly searching for used Apogees in my area for the last 2 years, and have seen few if any come up for sale. Yes, I finally snagged a pair of mint Duetta Sig's.

But all of a sudden there are more than several over the last few months, but the ad's seem to linger for a long time. I would think people would jump on these speakers - there are few speakers out there today that can do what these do, regardless of their age.

Signs of a withering economy?
Just a summer slump?
ptmconsulting
ghostrider45
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To the original point, my gut says that its getting harder to move expensive hifi items period, just from following listings here. The difficulty of shipping fragile speakers just exacerbates the problem.

Also the current crop of Apogee speakers seems to be optimistically priced (with exceptions of course), especially the pair of Grands currently listed.

BTW, I am a current Apogee owner. Primary speakers are Studio Grands, and I have a pair of Duetta Signatures on hand as well.
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dweller
3,820 posts
 
Isn't Bob Carver releasing (unleashing?) a new line source?
These could be amazing!
winoguy17
1,182 posts
 
I think Viridian nailed it...
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justlisten
489 posts
 
whatever the intent of Viridian's post was, I find it to be the most realistic reason to the OP question.

Things have changed a bit from the 90s---most of the newer gear is more compact, more aesthetically pleasing, less of a box or panel, nicer woods, rounded shapes---even designed to look nicer without grills (ie nicer looking drivers)
devilboy
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Maplegrovemusic: I agree. That certain someone has had annoying posts on this site for some time. It doesn't bother me that they disagree with someone, but the manner in which they do that gets on my nerves. It seems the majority of that person's posts are very bitter. Frankly, I'm getting tired of reading them.
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