Not sure I see the point, as it retains the original plastic mount. All I can think it will do, is add some mass.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
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Not sure I see the point, as it retains the original plastic mount. All I can think it will do, is add some mass.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
Get it while you can, only £25k: https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/162713409075
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Got to be better than the flexi red plastic mount though? Unless the being floppy is part of the design.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Originally Posted by Yomanze
It looks good enough to act as a sex doll.
S.
It looks like the kind of thing you might see through the back window of a pimped up Citroen Saxo.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
It is according to the engineers at Decca.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
I would dispute there are are any real bargains now on an internet site. It only takes one other person to be looking and you have competition on your hands.
Unless its a buy it now, the seller dont know about the item and you spot it first, theres very little chance of a bargain. Ive had the odd fluke but I cant rely on ebay and the opportunities have got far less since 2007 when I started looking at the internet
The sort of eqiupment I am looking for, plenty of others are looking for. A real growth in home dealers doesnt help matters.
So I keep it casual, I dont get my hopes up and good luck to you all
I still find interesting items at good prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Minstrel SE
Me too. The trick for me is to either buy it now, or put in a snipe bid for the maximum you want to pay, 3 seconds before the auction ends.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I agree , though it does not stop me lookingQuote:
Originally Posted by Minstrel SE
Someone in Livingstone, West Lothian selling what looks like a nice Eagle SA-200 valve amp (and tuner) for £50.
If I was nearby I would be grabbing it. Nostalgia value alone justifies it.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-ster...ner/1273856094
I wonder who they were built by?Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Eagle made nothing themselves. Much of their gear was turned out by respectable Japanese manufacturers and was just labelled with the Eagle name.
Some of the Eagle branded speaker drive units are rather good. They were made by Foster (Fostex) and Coral, very nice. I have a bit of a collection of them.
Went for £1850, higher than I expected. Should be a very nice amp for someone though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Indeed. Still much cheaper than a STA100. :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
I was half expecting a frantic bidding war between some of you guys on here...:fence: You sure you didn't go in under the Radar Tom?Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
sorry Brian I missed this.. ah well gone nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
I'll need to ask my wife about her life with Brian. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
posted in wrong spotQuote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Yeah I guessed.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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i thought i had deleted it, but obviously not :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
A collection of Rotel stuff and a nice looking Pioneer cassette deck
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIONEER-C...YAAOSwX61ZA6st
Pioneer cassette tape deck CT-F4040 with instructions
Rotel integrated stereo amplifier RA-840B with owners manual
Rotel cassette tape deck RD-830 with manual
Rotel stereo tuner RT-840l with manual
Sony disc player CDP-XE570 with remote & instructions
Yamaha disc player CDX-530E
JVC stereo cassette deck KD-A5
Denon cassette deck DRM-595
& a Arcam alpha stereo tuner
Stoke , a good hr to go and £139
too dear imo
You can make an offer ;) Thinking about it , you may be rightQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Did think about it before the bids started to rise but it didn't exactly go for loose change ....Quote:
Originally Posted by WESTLOWER
Me too. How much is an STA100 worth? Hard to judge I suppose, so few for sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
infinity black widow arm!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INFINITY-...0AAOSwT2dZ-hZ6
Thanks for the heads up on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
Interesting speakers. Perhaps used originally by Billy Fury? Has KEF B139 and T15 drivers. Probably still sounds nice. It is near me but will not go as don't have space and anyway looks quite expensive (judging by what the drivers sell for on their own).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Floor-Sta...s/142555041794
More like £65. Not £650.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Oh! As little as that? :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I'd say so. The B139/T15 combination generally sounded a bit grim and those cabinets are nothing special. As for the Billy Fury bit, well so what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Rappaport PRE-1 preamplifier. Rare and desirable!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rappaport...53.m1438.l2649
I did see that, worth trying in my system with the Berkeleys?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audiophil...cAAOSwV4BZ0VOH
croft twinstar
Depends on the power amp. The Rappaport is extremely revealing.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyb
I employed the PRE-2 happily for twenty years in my system using Tannoys, with either an Audio Concepts P300 Legend power amp or a Leak Stereo 20. The PRE-2 has no tone controls, but is otherwise like the PRE-1.
Yes indeed, and at a bargain price.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Also rare and also desirable is the Matisse pre:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matisse-R....c100009.m1982
Should be interesting to see what it goes for. With a very low effective mass of 3g, it is ideal for use with high compliance MM cartridges. In fact it is one of the very few arms that can handle the ridiculously high compliance of the ADC25 (~50cu).Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
I have one and have had success pairing it with a Decca cartridge (Decca Mk.VI).
oh dont say that barry!
you'll have me bidding on it for my C4E !
Relax - I don't think it would better your Alphason.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
phew :)
Oh I like the look of that Matisse. Be keeping a watch on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Lovely Technics...
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F182868019618
Very Bauhaus :)Quote:
Originally Posted by farflungstar
Though i half-expected to see spring tabs at the back :sofa:
Yes, me too. Beautiful Swiss engineering of the old school - it was favourably reviewed in HFN many years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
Like a bit of overkill engineering.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
Used Decca prices still on the up!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-RAR...53.m1438.l2649
I'd like the arm!
Completely overpriced IMO but I agree the arm is very good. It was made for Decca by the British instrument maker Reid & Sigrist (who after WW II made a copy of the Leica III fitted with a Taylor, Taylor and Hobson lens, that many believe was better than the original.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_and_SigristQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
hour and a half to go,£428 so farQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
£2350.00 and counting :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Is the Matisse really that good or this is more like collectable item? This is getting into serious money territory. Was tempted to try but I think not at that price.