Gutted

[BTH K10A]

I was so busy with work at the end of last year that I forgot they were auctioning off the BBC world service equipment. :doh::doh::doh:

I really fancied an EMT 950 and a Studer 730

click on "view more images" and feel my pain. :brickwall:

http://www.go-dove.com/event-16010/BBC-World-Service#!prettyPhoto

[The Grand Wazoo]

God has this one come around already? I completely forgot it!

[topoxforddoc]

They weren't going for a song! The EMTs and Studers went for firm money

[BTH K10A]

I was prepared to go to £3k for a 950, a bit less for a 730 which should have seen the dealers off but I'll never know.

[DSJR]

What the bloomin' 'ell do they think they're doing, selling this stuff off and what are they replacing it all with - an Apple computer suite???????

So sad, even if the restricted sonic bandwidth meant that none of this stuff was used to anywhere near its full potential :(

[chris@panteg]

What the bloomin' 'ell do they think they're doing, selling this stuff off and what are they replacing it all with - an Apple computer suite???????

So sad, even if the restricted sonic bandwidth meant that none of this stuff was used to anywhere near its full potential :(

Dave , didn't Ivor predict this ? No TT's No CD's No tapes , everything PC based .

[bogle111]

Dave , didn't Ivor predict this ? No TT's No CD's No tapes , everything PC based .

Ivor predicted a lot of things that have come to pass, to his credit. But you didn't need too many brain cells to see this one coming.

What has/is happening to all the records that were archived years ago? I believe Roger Driscoll started doing the record archiving back in the early 80's.

[BTH K10A]

What the bloomin' 'ell do they think they're doing, selling this stuff off and what are they replacing it all with - an Apple computer suite???????

So sad, even if the restricted sonic bandwidth meant that none of this stuff was used to anywhere near its full potential :(

But isn't there a ground swell of support for file based audio on this very forum? :scratch:

It's not for me, but I like to look at the positive side.

It often means some nice pieces of kit become available. :)

One interesting aside is that people often assume that a lot of the broadcasting equipment itself had limited bandwidths as opposed to the media it was used in. True some were limited but in the main it was just the manufacturers quoting the specs within the bandwidths the broadcasters were interested in.

For instance, the Denon DL-102 is quoted to 10kHz. A mate of mine measured his and said it was good out to 20kHz.

[nat8808]

Don't worry, I was online watching the auction and everything pretty much went at eBay prices if you include the 16% commision and then 20% VAT on top of that. Wasn't worth getting involved. May as well bide time and buy what you want on eBay or small ads around the web, at worst you would spend a few hundred quid more but you'd be doing it in your own time and finding the best one, not making a rash desicion with something you've not inspected.

Studers D730 and A730s were all into £1700 teritory after fees and VAT, EMT 950s into a similar price range too.

Mics were into silly money, especially for the AKG 414s - even though desirable models, you can go to a studio forum and pick them up for half what they went for.

Only bargains appeared to be the expensive digital mixers/routers at just over £1k but they need ongoing licences from the manufacturer to keep the software working on them - not something for the home. Maybe also parting out the old analogue desks for modules and transformers etc.

Last online auction I watched had a load of Meridian digital gear. For the next few months you could watch some poor sod desperately trying to sell it on eBay to no avail, probably just to make a profit of a few hundred quid while having tied up thousands in the purchase.

Not often bargains with online auctions - too many people signed up for them. Only things are obscure industrial tools.

[DSJR]

What were those speakers with coax drivers and twin ports on top?

[BTH K10A]

Don't worry, I was online watching the auction and everything pretty much went at eBay prices if you include the 16% commision and then 20% VAT on top of that. Wasn't worth getting involved. May as well bide time and buy what you want on eBay or small ads around the web, at worst you would spend a few hundred quid more but you'd be doing it in your own time and finding the best one, not making a rash desicion with something you've not inspected.

Studers D730 and A730s were all into £1700 teritory after fees and VAT, EMT 950s into a similar price range too.



Thats about the right price for an A730 but not a bad deal for a D730. I'd have snapped one up for £1700 and if the 950's went for a similar price then thats a steal. Although the BBC ones had MM cards they usually go for twice that, and I've got a nice pair of the MC cards stashed away.

[BTH K10A]

What were those speakers with coax drivers and twin ports on top?

Regielautsprecher RL906

http://www.go-dove.com/event-16010/BBC-World-Service/lot-63/Regielautsprecher-RL906-2-x-Powered-Speakers

http://www.mypromedia.de/out/pictures/0/datenblatt_rl906_fl.pdf

[DSJR]

Ah, baby Geithain's :respect: - Has anyone heard them?

[Spectral Morn]

But isn't there a ground swell of support for file based audio on this very forum? :scratch:

It's not for me, but I like to look at the positive side.

It often means some nice pieces of kit become available. :)

One interesting aside is that people often assume that a lot of the broadcasting equipment itself had limited bandwidths as opposed to the media it was used in. True some were limited but in the main it was just the manufacturers quoting the specs within the bandwidths the broadcasters were interested in.

For instance, the Denon DL-102 is quoted to 10kHz. A mate of mine measured his and said it was good out to 20kHz.

Not from me there isn't :(


Regards D S D L

[nat8808]

A german make, Geithain (just did a search to jog my memory).

I pretty sure they were these with the ports at the top:

Geithain RL906 (http://schmitronicshop.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&manufacturers_id=55&products_id=2430)

In the link above, you can buy them new for about £830 + VAT and from memory they were selling for not far off that after fees and tax.

[Spectral Morn]

What the bloomin' 'ell do they think they're doing, selling this stuff off and what are they replacing it all with - an Apple computer suite???????

So sad, even if the restricted sonic bandwidth meant that none of this stuff was used to anywhere near its full potential :(

Agreed :doh::(


Regards D S D L

[nat8808]

Think my post was behind in the thread..

I don't think EMT 950s are as expensive as you think. Having kept track of some on ebay, unrestored, ex BBC ones tend to go for between £1800 - £2200 so those in the auction weren't any different particularly. Maybe some have gone higher if they were prepared to ship. I think that's right anyway.

I did some price research before the auction and don't remember thinking anything was going cheap. Only things were the LS5/8s and LS5/9s - sometimes the LS5/9s go for £1200 on eBay, sometimes £500 - the ones in the auction were about £850.

[BTH K10A]

Good condition wide models with the lids usually go for a premium. The ones at the world service were apparently well maintained. A lot of the ex BBC ones that come up that have not been well cared for.

[Barry]

Ex BBC wide-bodied 950s are available in this country (and not via ebay) for around £3000.