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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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jetter
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@emergingsoul 

You do realize that Jay had one of, if not the, most popular threads in Audiogon history?

And lots of supporters for all his efforts, no matter how they turn out.

Clearly you have taken a personal interest in denigrating him.  

jetter
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Jay’s very first post on A’gon started out with a listing of what seemed like 100s (exaggerating) of amplifiers he had tried.  Briefly explaining what he did or did not like about them.  A number of these were actually reasonably priced gears.

As time marched on he specialized in reviewing very expensive equipment and made no excuses about that is where his interest lies and that of his expected client base.

His gear is all too expensive for what I want or need, and so I don’t give the same attention as I do videos of less expensive equipment.  But I do respect all the hard work he has put into his gig and wish him success.

It is hard to stay focused on reviews of equipment that you know you will never own.  Like the Stereophile magazine of old where most of the equipment reviewed back then cost about three months pay if not more.

 

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