I used to run the original 'RA100' when i had my keyboard rigQuote:
Originally Posted by Techno Commander
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I used to run the original 'RA100' when i had my keyboard rigQuote:
Originally Posted by Techno Commander
Not a million miles from me. Will be good for those cold winter evenings
Certainly is a reasonable amp that can be fettled into something better without too much work. If nothing else, its a nice case and heatsinks for a project.
Well not exactly a bargain, really, but another "itch that had to be scratched" - back in the day, I always lusted after a Pioneer Stable Platter CD player, so winning a PD-S904 tonight should give me the opportunity to try one. Happy days. :) (It's still got the label on it, boxed, excellent condition - will be the the heart of my 90's system, just running out of rooms now!)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_500wt_1120
Andre pointed me in the direction of a teac T-1 transport. I looked deeper as I'd owned and rather liked a VRDS 10 nearly twenty years ago. It turns out that it's actually an inverted cheapo Sony mech with a "platter" of sorts grafted onto Sony's motor and the usual top clamp set underneath.
Good luck with the Pioneer Alex..
One for the EMT fans...
It's a bargain at the moment with 99p start - anyone want to guess how much it will go for?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_1573wt_1165
It really is in mint condition, and I love the novelty of the Stable Platter, and this might sound silly, but one of the reasons I wanted to get one was to make me clean my CDs as you get to look at the "business end!" First impressions are that it is very close to my Marantz as a transport into the Caiman, maybe a tad brighter (harsher?) in the treble, but problem is I just want to keep playing vinyl at the moment...Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
How about these?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Celestion-Ditt...#ht_500wt_1182
25 mins away from me
Talk about bargains on E-Bay - I've got a few new Rega bits on there, going out at trade, loads of people watching but no buyers !!!
What's happening ? :scratch:
No ones got any money simplesQuote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
as i realised you do not have a certain rega item though if you happen to have it at a great price* i'd definitely invest into it - even if not from e-bay ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
*as noted we're talking about 'bargain' here
please note you have p.m.
I've never seen one of these before.........
Stylovue
A device to project a shadow of your stylus so you can decide whether it's worn or not.
http://i.ebayimg.com/04/!Bz!MfT!CGk~...kze,g~~_12.JPG
I use either a Colton 30x stylus magnifier or a simple jeweller's loupe.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
I know there has been a lot of talk about Volt drivers lately. Here is a good selection of them on ebay. I should point out that the chap selling them also has them for sale on one of the pro audio forums. Prices are about 10% cheaper than the ebay prices, so there is probably some room for haggling.
FR220.1 8" coaxial
B2500.1 10" bass driver plus ABR
Just have to vent my spleen... f*** it annoys me how many auctions that I'm watching, with the intention of bidding, get ended early... if you don't want to auction it, take out a f****** classified ad, don't put it on f****** ebay, and then pull the auction when some c*** persuades you to sell it for probably less than I would have bid on it! Sorry, just getting a bit cheesed off with it now - I've only been on ebay for 10 years, surprised it has taken this long!
Buying hi-fi on ebay - NO! - unless:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
1) You are close enough so you can go and pick it up youself and see it and listen to it working before paying
2)It is brand new boxed buy it now and from a commercial seller.
It was a good idea - Just too many liars and con artists in the world.
Hi Martin - yes, with my recent turntable & CD player experimentations, rule #1 applied, though I took a gamble on the vintage Sony amp I bought which paid off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
My ebay expectations generally are too high - I've had two Vinyl albums recently described as "mint" and "new - never played" - neither of which has been true, in the second case, there were even biscuit crumbs or similar leaving grease spots on the inner, a smeary-scuff on one side (chewed biscuit? :confused: :spew: ) scratches, and the outer cover was split along the seem! As you say, too many liars/con artists to risk it most of the time... :rolleyes:
Alex - I've only ever bought one record on ebay - Howe II - High Gear - £1.00 plus postage from New York. Perfect condition. I was trying to get a copy for 15 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I've worked it out and I've been ripped off on approx one third of purchases where I've broken my rules.
Not the case for me. I've bought countless 2ndhand albums on ebay & only had 1 disaster.
New CD's are where I've had the most upsets, though.
However, bargain of the week this week has to be this, which I received this morning:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Isobel-Campbel...VDs_CDs_CDs_GL
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - 'Sunday at Devil Dirt'
CD + bonus disc of live tracks in hardback book style digipack for £3.49 with free postage. The proceeds go to charity (for children's cancer) & they've still got loads left. It's a great album - go buy a couple - one for you & one for a gift for some lucky person.
I got the vinyl of it on the day of it's original release, but wanted a copy of the CD too. Their new album is released on Monday.
Good find Chris (CLIC Sargent is one of the charities we support at work too) - 100% goes to them, so buy up people! I was never sure about Isobel's music but for the money it would be rude not to, and they have some SERIOUS other bargains - remember that Charlotte Gainsbourg album with music by Air I was recommending the other day - 5:55? How does £2 including postage sound? :eek: - brand new!httought 5 p://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Charlotte-Gainsbourg-5-55-CD-2006-/390159920976?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL#ht_500wt_896
I've added them to my favourite sellers - and already ordered 6 CDs and only half way through scanning what they've got... Well done Chris!
:eek: £1,270!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Is it that good?
Probably wouldnt be my first choice to unload 1200 notes on.
Barry is the man to tell us, I would imagine (I know he has a 930) - certainly by reputation they are. I think it would struggle to pass the "WAF" (Wife Acceptance Factor) test in my house though! (And to be honest, mine too - I like my hifi a little less industrial than that 950, but then it was never intended for living rooms, let alone 21st century living rooms.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno Commander
So many of the better 1970's audio products are now being "collected" and command a significantly higher price because of their desirability. I'm not in the slightest knocking EMT - a BBC engineer used them for high quality transcription purposes and found the then LP12 (hollow and cupped-hands) coloured, this before the Ittok destroyed the deck for a decade or so..
Old Spendors have doubled in value over the last couple of years, BC1's now going for a good few hundred quid. I've seen BC3's fetching a grand nowadays, despite the S100 which ultimately replaced them being a rather better sorted speaker, bass warmth aside.
I actually dont mind the looks too much and fortunately my girlfriend appreciates hifi for its sound quality rather than its looks too (which is rare :)). If it "does the job" then fair play, but £1200 provides an awful lot of options for a second hand turntable.
I must admit that im not ever likely to ever spend that much money to spin some vinyl, but if I did, then I would probably be looking at a Rock or very tricked up Techie and have some change for a good cartridge.
Some of you guys really need to listen to NAS turntables. They're really good sounding, easy to set up and with no temperament at all. The arm pods are adjustable and, together with the collet adjustment for arm height, can properly accommodate all manner of tonearms. They run absolutely silent too, both mechanically and through the speakers.
And they look very nice! (Yes, I'm superficial!)Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
One for the Sansui fans - this was looking like a bargain a few days ago... not any more though.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_500wt_1154
It's getting daft - and when you ask why they pulled the auction you can tell, even though they don't say so, that they sold it for nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Recently for example there was a Pioneer set of CT-950 cassette, SA8800 or 9800, TX9800 or 8800 all with wooden sleeves and with a Pioneer record deck, sitting in the system section for £10 start. It ended within two days and when I asked why he ended it and that I was intending to bid £150, he said 'Your bid would have come in handy!' meaning he'd sold it outside of Ebay for less.
That's £600 worth of Pioneer at least (the wooden sleeves would fetch more than £150 alone) snapped up by someone taking advantage of ignorance.
Only thing you can do in the end is to do the same yourself or only the bargains will be filtered out by chancers.
I completely disagree with that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I'm a bit of an ebay addict, always buying hifi and 95% is as described, or better than described and arrives in one piece.
Rarely do I feel I've been had - mostly disappointment comes where I haven't thought to check something myself before bidding.
Records can be hit or miss though, granted.
I have only had one dead item from ebay (Aiwa XK 007 tape deck). To be fair, it was sold as "untested" and it only cost me 99p. So I cant grumble too much.
In the case of this auction there is something you could have done to prevent this from happening ;) If only you'd placed a bid on the items :doh: As long as there is no mention on the listing that the items can be removed as they are on sale elsewhere you are laughing. The reason being is that the seller can't simply remove them from sale once a bid is placed. Just like you are in a binding agreement to pay for what you win, the seller is in a binding agreement to supply what they are selling (as far as i know).Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Now the only way they could stop the auction is say that whatever is was that's being sold happens to now be not working & ebay will contact you & ask if you agree to the sale being made null & void. You must agree though that there is not a lot of likelyhood that all the cassette decks would pack up simultaneously (unless a car fell on them :lol:) so you could refuse to allow the sale to be cancelled & still bag the goods :eyebrows:
I may be wrong about the above but by law i think it's probably correct.
I know this process exists as i won an auction for a pair of Krell KAS 2 monoblocks, went to pick them up & gave them a quick test & was gutted to discover (much like the owner) that one was faulty :( Had to go through this rigmarole on ebay to both agree to cancel the auction, which we both did...
I won't link to the ad, but how "optimistic" is this description, (and it's not the first time I've seen something similar) "these speakers are great sounding and looking the rubbers arround the cones need replacing and are readily available on ebay i just havent had the time to do this HOWEVER does NOT affect the sound unless you turn it up to a stupidly loud level"
Really? No surrounds has no affect on the sound... Don't know why I bother with them then, I never listen "stupidly loud"! :rolleyes:
Aw, why no link?
I just thought it would give him undue advertising! But here it is if you want it :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_600wt_1137Quote:
Originally Posted by Hamish
Im looking at a " Mj acoustics 50 subwoofer" on e bay , sorry , dont know how to post a link. It finishes this evening and its pick up only , somewhere in London.
I thought it would be a cheap way of trying one in my room to see how i get on.
Dont know why but im getting cold feet about it this morning.
If anyone has a minute i would appreciate any feedback. Im thinking i should at least ask him to set it up. Not sure if its been looked after or not.
This one Colin? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MJ-acoustics-p...#ht_500wt_1154
Yes Alex. Thats the one. What do you think.
Alex, have you ever HEARD AE109's??? There's little to no treble because they were often used with the other WTF 5 star disasters of the period - CD63KI Sig and PM66KI Sig and both of these take your fillings out and strip the paint off the walls before any music is played... TDL did the same thing with the RTL "SE" series of speakers, ruining a basically good speaker by slugging the tweeter so. At least the treble can be restored with a resistor and possibly a cap change...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Probably this line:Quote:
Originally Posted by colinB
Bought from a auction, hence condition is okay, few scratches here and there
In my experience (and jaded outlook on life!) most ebay condition descriptions need to be taken with a pinch of salt - if something is described as "okay" condition, then I would translate that to "not very good" - certainly cosmetically, as he admits. Also, the other kit he is selling includes pro-audio stuff, (samplers etc.) so it is sensible to assume it has been "hammered" in a pro-audio environment, and as it came from auction in the first place, there is no idea of the provenance, so bid accordingly. Bear in mind a brand new, fully warranted one is available with free delivery for under £300 from an official dealer - I personally wouldn't pay more than £80-90 (bearing in mind you have the hassle/cost of collection on top) on the used one.
No, never, and not looking to buy any, just browsing, honest! (Not likely to now, especially as they obviously rot as well as sound crap anyway!)Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
Good call. Thanks Alex , feel more confident about how to proceed now.
The very fact that if you check his/her feedback that they don't sell HiFi much or at all suggests they don't have a clue. However the fact that the description details are on a half page which you must scroll to read fully may suggest some other agenda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Bottom line is no rubber surround no workie. It would be funny except some poor sod who knows little about audio might buy them. I don't know if you can still get replacement drivers.
Regards D S D L
Thanks Mark - I have now gone through my current watch list, and placed bids on all the items that have none - if my wife sees my account I'm sending her straight to you, because I am now the highest bidder on 11 pairs of speakers, 4 amps, 5 CD players, a rack and at least a dozen CDs/LPs and various other items - if no one else bids on any of it, I won't be paying the mortgage next month! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
It doesn't work that way other than it gives confidence to a seller that their item is worth something (because someone has bid so soon on it) and so they may feel less inclined to end it early.
The law Mark is talking about (if he's correct - I don't know the ins and outs) only applies to traditional auctions in an auction house (or conducted online by an auction house).
Ebay is not an auction house in any way and is only a place that facilitates the bringing together a seller and a buyer. The auction format of if is really just for fun in a sense as a way to find a price. No laws of the land are involved. A seller can end an auction at any point and can refuse to enter into a sale if he wants afterwards - he will only be breaking Ebay's Terms and Conditions and it's up to them what they do about that (often nothing).
The only point the law comes in is when the sale becomes a personal contract by personal contact and an agreement made to buy and sell - normal contract law - and Ebay making that contact on your behalf doesn't count.
So, bidding on all those items only serves to tell the seller that you are interested but for me it also flags that interest up to other interested buyers so could then start a bidding war (or it could put people off because of the competition).
Personally speaking, instinctively things stand out as more desirable if people are already bidding. If they have no bids sometimes that feeds my doubts about the item. I of course try to act in the opposite way to those instincts.
I had a pair of the RTL-1 (i think) the small book shelf version. I actually went the whole hog and fitted a pair of Morel MDT33's and some decent cable. The results were quite astonishing.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by DSJR
In a way, I regret selling them, but the money went towards my JBL fund and I managed to recoup everything they owed me.
Speakers that need re-foaming are some of the best bargains around!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L
So easy to do and no need to get OCD about it not being as new, not the exact correct foam as long as it is close - if they're 10, 20 year old speakers they would never have been as new anyway as foams, rubbers stretch over time anyway, some call this 'breaking in'.
If you want a good sub for peanuts, look for a something like an 80's AudioPro with no foams - about £20 and the foams £20 and couple of hours of your time to get it all working again.
Having looked into re-doing the surround once on a pair of speakers.... what was required to do it right put me off big time. I take my hat off to those who can do such things.Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Regards D S D L
:lolsign: I think you have more chance of winning the lottery :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Have you been outbid on anything yet? :violin:
The mk1 RTL2's (same bits) were lovely too and even with the small-dome tweeters, which helped the crossover roll-in, the treble was lively but not harsh. I suspect the chipboard carcasses helped with colourations although the bubbly vinyl wraps were truly horrid. Fortunately, the mk2 SE versions looked better and the treble slugging can be corrected very successfully. TDL should have been more forward looking, but didn't and they sort of fizzled out as a company. very sad IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno Commander