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Sad news - Jay sold his new Rockport Lyra speakers

Just released, after five months of mystery, new speakers that replaced the Wilson chronosonic $350 mil speakers, that were announced with all kinds of fanfare just a few weeks ago are on their way out.

So the $200,000 Rockport lyras, we learn in a dramatic and solemn 90 minute video, were not acceptable so they had to go.

Not everyone has a forum that allows disposal of speakers as does Jay. How incredibly difficult it must be for anyone to make such a serious investment and then be disappointed. And the rest of us who didn’t buy the speakers at a discount will somehow come to terms with a $50-$80,000 loss and that’s just downright depressing.

How does one buy speakers in the vast six digits range? And then how difficult it must be to admit to yourself, and then to your wife, that you’re unhappy. And then how does one muster the courage to go on and purchase another incredibly expensive speaker. Personally I found buying every audio component incredibly annoying and challenging yet you carry on hoping the prize at the end of the unpleasant journey Will be worth it.

Personally I think all the time about upgrading my speaker and then when I see things like this I’m at a loss as to what to do. These types of miserable experiences should be Hidden from public view as it impacts all of us. It’ll be a while before I get over this, maybe I should begin focussing on my thoughts to upgrade my pre-amplifier or replace tubes on my amplifier. Or maybe I should just learn to be satisfied with what I have.

 

 

 

 

emergingsoul

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emergingsoul OP
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I also feel very sad for Rockport. This clearly is not helpful it makes me question whether I wanna learn more about this speaker company. One bad piece of negative news can devastate a company. It makes me wonder about the relationships between a quasi dealer and a manufacturer. I thought Rockport was supporting jay with marketing support and then for Jay to turn tail and say he don't like the speakers is just odd.

 

emergingsoul OP
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I would just like to see a more helpful showcasing and informing people about the gear he’s talking about on his website.

Every once in a while there’s a morsel of value it’s very limited.

For some reason he’s buying really really expensive gear doesn’t really explain it very well. You can’t just keep saying oh I just paid $100,000 for a amplifier that means it’s gonna be wonderful. Maybe explain what the heck going on with it.

We’re drawn to him to salivate with all the gear around him and yet we walk away feeling unclear about what is it that makes it so special. And with that very expensive turntable how many records does he own? I don’t understand I guess I’m not smart enough.

emergingsoul OP
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The cement foundation he has under his listening space can’t be the greatest. He had a problem with an amplifier that had to be returned because the speakers he had could not be biamplified.

I don’t understand why he begs for people to like his videos so much. Yes he may get a few thousand views but it takes in excess of 100,000 views to get anything meaningful paid from YouTube. He’s not making any money from YouTube and maybe he makes his money by charging fees to all those people who sign up for private messaging. Or maybe he gets a lot of money from speaker manufacturers which is hard to believe. I don’t follow the business logic of what he’s trying to do. He works really hard but can be misleading at times. I think after getting rid of the last speaker his credibility is unclear.

It’s fascinating and even more fascinating to read the comments he gets. I learn a lot by reading comments as there’s a lot of people out there who really know what they’re doing.

 

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