Indigo Speakers. Anybody remember them?

[walpurgis]

Some years ago Indigo speakers were available for a while on the UK market.

They looked good, had several favourable reviews and sensible prices. Then just totally disappeared.

I wonder why. Is the company still in existence? Strangely, the speakers never seem to crop up on the second hand market, was there a durabilty problem?

[hifi_dave]

We had a pair in to try out. They were quite well made but rather bland and being unknown, were a difficult sell. In fact, the only pair we sold was the demo pair at a derisory price. The manufacturer seemed to disappear within a very short time.

[TazSob]

I have a pair of the indigo model ones https://hometheaterreview.com/indigo-stage-one-bookshelf-speaker-reviewed/ given to me by Peter (petrat) of this forum, top man.
Great little speakers and have a surprising low end bass that you wouldn't expect from a little bookshelf speaker. The model ones also came with a subwoofer to make them a 3 speaker system.
these have been compared to ls3s, I've never heard a pair but if they do then I'm surprised there is no mention of them these days.

[hifi_dave]

Not sure of the model designation but we had the floor stander on demo.

As a company, they seemed to disappear before they even got noticed.

[walpurgis]

As a company, they seemed to disappear before they even got noticed.

That's what struck me. They seemed to have everything going for them, but just vanished.

[hifi_dave]

Most likely they "never crop up on the second hand market" because so few were sold, if our experience is anything to go by.

[TazSob]

Peter knew a little about the company from when I spoke to him. Think he said a friend of his ending up buying the remaining stock around 2010 (iirc).

[walpurgis]

I remember a few NOS examples and component parts on ebay probably around then. Not that many though.