Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ?

OP....Might be that word on the street has it that Taylor Swiiitt bought Travis a Rogue Audio integrated for Christmas....

My 2 cents… I did not view this a disguised ad… it’s a legitimate concern…even Benchmark sales prices and timing have taken a hit….and there is definitely a lot more completion with more and more people wanting to at least try a Purifi, Hypex or GaN offering. 
 

So, if this thread generates a few creative ideas that help…then it was a useful thread. 

The Sphinx got a bad review on a prominent site. Also, I had a number of Rogue components but moved on to pure Class D (Nord) which sounds fantastic. Who needs tube components, hybrids,  massive preamps and amps anymore? But Rogue is a great company and if you like that stuff go for it. 

Oh punkin, I know you’re trying to be cute but spelling is hard. Try removing a couple of the ’i’, maybe one 't'. insert an ’f’. You got this!

OP....Might be that word on the street has it that Taylor Swiiitt bought Travis a Rogue Audio integrated for Christmas....

I'm not a tube guy but I do own the Rogue Metis tube preamp among other things. Nice thing about It is it mutes its circuit until the tubes (6SN7s) stabilizes. It puts out a massive soundstage, a very transparent device, pushes all the right buttons, and compares favorably to my Conrad Johnson.  My only gripe is that there is a bit more bass than I like, but could be circumvented by tube rolling.

Recently I put it up for sale and received several offers and one offer stood out. A guy from Seattle who owns a Winery offered several bottles of his finest wine in trade for the Metis. I declined only because I don't drink. Other offers were for trades as well. My conclusion is that people are harder up for cash which is not surprising given the current economic climate and it's not getting any better.