H_Rocket
Death by Powerpoint
Other than Craig's List or eBay, does anyone here know of a good place to unload some upper range audio gear?
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Okay Al-I'll log in for! this! Back in the day i was considered an 'audiophile' and poured tons 'o' money into my 'hobby'. Worst investment ever! I'm not trying to impress anybody but I had to have a separate insurance policy just on the gear-my agent came over to the house for some reason and nearly had apoplexy. Long story short-it's mostly doorstops now. Like Dave said, the bloom is off the rose. Most people these days have 'learned' to appreciate the low-fi wav files of posted music and the finer nuances of performances have been lost, A lot of the challenge back in the day was retrieving the most you could get off of vinyl. Super-zoomie turntables and exotic stylus constructs went the way of Dodo birds when digital took over. The sad fact is we age and the fine bones in your ears calcify. My Father-in-law claimed he couldn't tell the difference between a transistor radio and my 'wall of blinking lights'! There are still a few of us out there who treasure the 'old school' stuff and that's where E-bay comes in. Some guys want components to add to the 'wall' and some just want parts/pieces. Craigslist is generally worthless (in my opinion) because everybody wants a 'deal'. You may want to look for collectors in your area who have posted a want ad for such stuff, but beware you may be low-balled on really high end items. Stick to your guns and the price may come up a bit, but again,like Dave says, it's hard to recoup any investment. Back when I had a shop, the Orion Guide was like the Kelly Bluebook for used gear. I'e been out of it so long I don't even know if it available anymore. Part of me is dying to know what you have and the other, saner half, is saying 'Good luck, my friend-I've been there"! If I'd invested that money in a 401K-I'd be retired now!Depending on what you have to sell, Audiogon might be what you are looking for. Upper range would probably be a prerequisite.
Cheers,
Michael
Watcha sittin on Al?
I'm look'n at a rack full of vintage 70's Crown & Soundcraftsman being pumped through Electro-Voice studio monitors.
Worth close to 30 grand in the 70's, probably couldn't get 2,000 for it now.....BUT the sound...oh yeah!
The walnut racks to hold it all in, was 1500 dollars, held the most value today.LOL
Actually what I have is probably not that desirable, I just dislike the idea of tossing it out as it's still in good shape.
- Two Adcom GFA535 power amps
- An NAD Tuner/Preamp
- An NAD Preamp
- Two Magnepan SMGa dipole speakers
And the one I can't explain why I bought - A Sony 400 disc Blue-Ray optical disc jukebox.
As you guys said, probably not worth much more than landfill, however I figured I might try to see if someone had a soft spot (or head) for any of it.
LOL! That's why I luv ya like a brother! FWIW-do you remember Hill Plasmatronics? You had to fill your speakers with helium for about an hours worth of listening.This thread takes me down memory lane.Some fine names in audiophile equipment.
Back in the 70's I owned the "Audio Shop"...."your place for sound advice"....LOL
You know ...sound room, couches, dim light...blasting music. $$$$$$$$$
Before you could get stuff in big box stores. I carried...Crown..S.A.E. Phaselinear...Bose...Harmon-Carden Electro-Voice...RtR..JVC...BIC..Audio-Technica..among others.
Here's one of my famous bill board advertisements. It was a show stopper.
Got me all kinds of trouble with Goodyear.
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I kind of cringed when I saw this thread. Though I didn't buy top of the top of the line, I spent thousands upon thousands on my Yamaha components and Polk speakers. $1549 for -just- the receiver...
Now, none of it worth a dime resale, but it's still poundin 20+ years later!
Pay for quality...it will return in quantity.
I think we all might be sitting on some top-of-the-line back in the day, junk today stuff. I have two Nakamichi tape decks, 700 ZXE, and a Dragon. Only a collector would be interested in this stuff.:sad:
I think it was a Velodine sub I heard a demo of that was intense! It shook, rattled and practically warped the ceiling tiles 20 feet up, but you couldn't hear...anything.
Gotta love that -ultra- low frequency!
You might be surprised if you wait for the right buyer. A couple years ago, I got just a little more than I paid for my NAD 7155 back in college. Of course, I still had the original box, styrofoam, manual, etc. Though I probably can no longer hear the difference, I still love my old Klipsch speakers (1st anniversary gift from my wife of 25yrs)! Now I'm wondering if it makes sense to pay to have my Sunfire subwoofer repaired or to spend less and get something from big box.
-Ken
I always wanted a pair of Klipschehorn or Klipsche La Scala speakers. You could feel the air hit you from twenty feet away from the bass.
I have a pair of Heresy II's. They were a house warming present from my Dad when I bought my first apartment He's the audiophile in the family.
I got a pair of La Scala's and a pair of Heresy's. Two great pair
A Dragon- wow! That was some serious stuff in the day.
What I would refer you too is a company called Hsu Research. They sell direct and make some excellent subs for proportionally reasonable money.
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