So Many Apogees for sale, and so few takers

Rrog / Devilboy / Maple - Let me 4th your comments.

So tiresome with the comments. But seeing the same trying to justify complete PC or fuse nonsense is just as bad.

Maybe be good to try our the asylum for a while and see how well such nonsense goes over, no?

I walked in to a local dealers and found a mint pair of Divas with a very realistic price. I use to have Duetta Sigs
years ago and knew what it took to make them sing. To get the best from Apogees you have to work at it, they are not plug and play. I gave it a brief thought but kept walking.

In my experience speakers are the hardest item to sell, the last pair I sold I was constantly lowering the price to generate interest. They eventually did sell but at an almost give away price for a few year old 'A' rated Stereophile speaker.

Why are Speakers so expensive anyway, a new car or a new pair of speakers, does that make ANY sense?

No Dude there are many great speaker!!

Yes, I agree with much that was said above ...

- Apogees are not WAF friendly
- Apogees are inefficient and need a high current amp capable of driving 3-4 ohm loads
- Apogees are fragile, so shipping them can be an issue, and costly
- Apogees are out of production, and support is minimal and costly
- Apogees are finicky to set up, where 1/4" movements make a big difference

However, Apogees are still one of the best sounding speakers I have ever heard, price be damned. They are more "of a whole" than anything else, because tweeter and woofer are both true ribbons and not a mix of different materials like most other speakers. And unlike most other panels, when amplified properly, they actually have a kick like a cone speaker.

There are some good bargains for sale here. I'm just suprised they are not selling. Adding to the issues above is the bad economy, and the fact that it is summer months, when things generally slow down.

Thanks for participating in the discussion guys.