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Offered is „Sony SS-G55 high end“ by Sony as second-hand device from the category „Standing Speaker“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 1491588909 ends on 03.01.2027 at 17:54 o'clock.
The SS-G55 is a genuinely interesting vintage Sony: a substantial three-way, time-aligned standmount with a 20 cm woofer and efficient 90 dB sensitivity. At €1,200, though, this is an exceptionally ambitious ask rather than a bargain. Your 706-listing sample puts the median at €100, with the 75th percentile at €200; this price is six times that upper-quartile figure.
The attraction is real: these are serious, heavy speakers with a spacious, lively presentation and unusually capable bass for a standmount. They can make a worthwhile system if both cabinets and all drivers are excellent, but the premium needs exceptional provenance—fully original condition, immaculate grilles, recent professional servicing, and perhaps unusually scarce local availability. Without that documentation, the price is difficult to justify; comparable examples nearer the market range offer substantially better value.
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Sony emerged from the ruins of post-World War II Japan, founded on May 7, 1946, by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. Starting with radio repairs and Japan's first magnetic tape recorder, the duo secured transistor licensing from Bell Labs, pioneering the TR-55 transistor radio in 1955. Renamed Sony Corporation in 1958—from the Latin "sonus" for sound—the brand symbolized Japan's ascent from cheap imitations to innovative leadership, fueled by Ibuka's engineering prowess and Morita's global marketing vision.
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Positioned as a mid-to-high-end powerhouse, Sony commands respect among knowledgeable buyers for blending mass-market reliability with premium performance, outpacing many pure audiophile brands in innovation and value. Far from vintage relic or niche boutique, it dominates with forward-thinking engineering, holding strong market share in headphones and streaming ecosystems.
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