Trying to catch up on my audio reading this weekend, I found a disturbing post on the audio shark site regarding Raidho speakers. Raidhos have been very favorably reviewed by many “famous” reviewers in a variety of magazines. They have been declared the new “BEST” by a certain Analytic Sound reviewer who took Magico out of obscurity, and through non-stop publicity put them into the big leagues. Now that Raidho's have trumped his beloved Magico, he is starting to pump up the publicity machine for Raidho… but there seems to be a problem with some Raidho models...
The shame is that guys who have actually paid $40K, $60K+ for various Raidho models, have found them not able to withstand high SPLs. These owners have reported woofer pops at 90+ db, depending on the music. Some of these owners have dumped their Raidho’s and moved on to other brands, while others are living with sub-optimal results. In one of the posts on the mentioned site, a guy calling himself Lars from Raidho has chimed in, saying that Raidho will make the necessary corrections if speakers are shipped to them. However, Raidho should pay for shipping both ways, IMHO.
Many folks are working very hard and saving their money to get that ultimate musical experience in their home. When paying luxury car prices for a speaker, one expects not only the inherent value of a product but also quality and craftsmanship. It seems to me identifying whether a speaker can play loud and scale the dynamic peaks is something every reviewer should test before whole-heartedly recommending a product.
Building trust takes a long, long time. Destroying it is very fast. And re-establishing it is not like hitting the undo button on your computer or shaking the iphone and tapping undo. Very sad. I know that many of the Raidho owners are feeling the opposite of “delighted”, “excited”, and "exceeded expectations" about their purchase. I hope all the impacted Raidho owners can get their problems resolved and have the speaker they always dreamed about.
The shame is that guys who have actually paid $40K, $60K+ for various Raidho models, have found them not able to withstand high SPLs. These owners have reported woofer pops at 90+ db, depending on the music. Some of these owners have dumped their Raidho’s and moved on to other brands, while others are living with sub-optimal results. In one of the posts on the mentioned site, a guy calling himself Lars from Raidho has chimed in, saying that Raidho will make the necessary corrections if speakers are shipped to them. However, Raidho should pay for shipping both ways, IMHO.
Many folks are working very hard and saving their money to get that ultimate musical experience in their home. When paying luxury car prices for a speaker, one expects not only the inherent value of a product but also quality and craftsmanship. It seems to me identifying whether a speaker can play loud and scale the dynamic peaks is something every reviewer should test before whole-heartedly recommending a product.
Building trust takes a long, long time. Destroying it is very fast. And re-establishing it is not like hitting the undo button on your computer or shaking the iphone and tapping undo. Very sad. I know that many of the Raidho owners are feeling the opposite of “delighted”, “excited”, and "exceeded expectations" about their purchase. I hope all the impacted Raidho owners can get their problems resolved and have the speaker they always dreamed about.