I like ambition and tenacity, but . . . . . . .
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I like ambition and tenacity, but . . . . . . .
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rotel-RA-210-/...#ht_500wt_1156
Bargain, £4.75. My best friend lives in Sheffield. Perhaps he can collect it for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Effem
Oh dear, £475!!! A tad overpriced!
This ended up not being such a bargain:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JE-Sugden-A21-...887661&afsrc=1
Well I'm sure I had one of those in the 70's, trouble is it's such a long time ago. And FFS what are they thinking of? Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo. :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Effem
This is ambitious, it's been on for quite a while.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/trio-kenwood-k...item3f094aafd0
I too have fancied a KD550 many times. Last time I did some serious looking they were fetching around £60 - £80, so a price tag of £265 will only generate a huge wave of apathy at that price :scratch:
I had a Rotel RA310 as my very first hi-fi amp so I get a bit nostalgic when I see one for sale - only at around the fiver mark mind you :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer
It didn't have a lot of power, it didn't seem too light on it's feet in the sound stakes, the speaker terminals were abysmal but wait for this . . . . . little tiny lamps that showed which source was selected. True, I jest not folks, it was a revelation way back in the early 70's :eyebrows:
The Rotel '100' is my favorite Rotel amp, but the last models i'll entertain are:
'RA310', 'RA610' Amps..'RX200', 'RX400' Recievers & 'RT320' AM/FM Tuner
My 'RA310' cost me £8.00 & the 'RA610' £16.00
Pricing was a little optimistic IMHO...Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
All black woofers by the look of it , nice speakers those 'DM4'..
Looked to be in excellent condition as well :) Though one looked a little sun bleached compared to the other..Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
I would have agreed with that a while ago, but as Spendor BC1's are now fetching over £300, and I prefer the DM4, they are pretty good value.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I totally dislike 'BC-1'..much prefer the B&W's i wish i kept both my 'DM2a' & 'DM4's
At the moment, I have a pair of DM4's running, fed from the Quad 303 (with the increased output stage bias) and that is fed from the pre out of a NAD 3130. Amongst the best sounds that I've had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
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Originally Posted by Andre
Sacrilege, do I recall that you broke up the DM2a's?
To be fair, I broke up a pair of DM2's, they were nearly twice as heavy as standard ones. The cabinets were poor and the previous owner covered the original cabinets with 3/4" solid pine.
This made them even bigger as well as heavier!
I'm sorry to say i did :oQuote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
A pair of my DM2's or DM2a's and a pair of Ditton 44 will be coming up to Sheffield, I'm giving to my friend. It's a sort of trade, he's going to cut down a tree in my garden. It has to be done, tree is too near house.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
Does your friend still have the Monitor Audio 'MA4'?
Unfortunately, he broke them up, was putting the units on ebay. Might even have done it today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
I reckon that the DM4 8" is a better sounding unit than the KEF B200
I think so, my fav 8'' was the Mordaunt Short 'DSB208'Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
Shame about the 'MA4' i like those speakers i'm a bit of an Isophon fan
He found the MA4 a bit too coloured compared with LS3/5a, I've never heard the Isophon KK8 properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
An interesting tweeter was the EMI dome fitted to the MA7, very rare. Has a very crisp, clear, but not tiring tone.
Falcon do a couple of Crossovers for Kef/Isophon combos..
My friend probably still has the MA crossovers for the B200/Isophon, if you want themQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre
It's ok i just thought you may want to give the Isophon a go with B200 or B139 you have.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
I can get cracking with the Mordaunt Short 'DSB208'/Isophon crossovers when the inductors decide to land from Denmark..
Have you got KK8 tweeters? My friend may still have his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
Yes i have 3 sets the same as the ones used in the MA's..Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
(Love the video (and music!) in your signature, Andre. :))
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When I was in band I wanted us to open up with Stingray intro theme and do a HM cover of Everybody wants to be a cat but got out voted Lol
Some sellers don't half wind me up with pure crap excuses they come out with, some examples below from just this month
Q: Are there any marks at all on the facia please?
A: Well considering it's age i'd say it's a nice example! (Maybe so, but i still want an honest answer to the question i asked)
A: Taking into account it's over 40 years of age i'd say it's been well looked after! (I hope so now please a straight answer)
A: If you want new i sugest you go buy new! (Er dummy it's a specific model that's not been in production for 40 years, besides i wouldnt be dead buying any crap produced these days)
A: Are you being serious? (Painfully so, again is there any marks on the faica please?)
A: I think that the odd mark here & there is to be expected considering it's age don't you? (No not really, if it's been looked after)
I very rarely get a straight answer from them, you ask for high res shot through E-Mail they always make excuse. I'm sorry but i do not see the logic in any of the answers i get, i have amps this age that are in show room condition, i understand that some items maybe 2nd or 3rd hand users & maybe do have marks on them but it's no excuse for excuses, the items are either got scratches/marks or they havent..
Easy Tiger:lolsign: Someone rubbed you up the wrong way today mate?
Joking aside though, you're right, if it has a scratch or it's faded say so
Here y'go Andre, here's something old but brand new for you.
Worth every penny, I'm sure.........;)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PIONEER-SX-198...item27bb1f7266
Am I missing something here :scratch: it does say £7500 and not £7.50 or £75 where do these Muppets get there prices from:scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Yeah that was a double-take moment:mental: £7.5K for an old Pioneer Receiver? - its not even mint by his own admission and who cares if it has the frikkin heat sink covers. La La land.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
Looks nice I'd offer £120 and that's generous.
'SX198' was a very good reciever back in '78, expensive aswell, todays equivillent of say around £3600.00!..not my cuppa tho all the same
ahhhhhh it comes with a spare set of original capacitors, but he reckons you won't need to use them for another 10 to 15 years, that'll explain the asking price then:rofl::lolsign:
What it is - he's seen that Princes Bea hat go for £80K and thought 'I'll have a slice of that action' - now if it was Princess Diana's old Pioneer that she used to listen to Duran Duran on then maybe that would be a more realistic price:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
What you mean it isn't:eek: ffs better retract my offer then :lolsign:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
:lolsign: Yeah after £80K for the hat you're all spent out anyway.:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
Seriously though, I noticed that he's had 7 offers for it, I would love to know what's been offered:eyebrows:
Postage and packing is a bit of a bargain as well...
just noticed the delivery charge keith, i suppose he thinks everyone lives on the moon, so in that case it's reasonable, i mean yer gonna need a rocket and hiring NASA is expensive these days:lolsign:
have you seen his other stuff, he wants £950 for a marantz receiver, which i guess is a bargain in his eyes:eek:
Off on a different tack here, but has anyone ever considered a laboratory DC power supply for their gear, like one by HP or TTi etc?
They seem to go, or even not sell, for around £30 - £45 and are surely highly highly regulated to the extreme! Must be good for DACs etc..
Such as this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Power-Supply-H...-/200604135019 (OK, this one isn't tested but often they are).
They are normally multi hundred ££ units.. and surely better than any 'super reg' for 3 times the price?
A current auction: A Thurlby Dual supply - try connecting one side to the digital section and the other to the analogue section of your modded CD plater...
Good speakers, but condition is not brilliant, nor is the price.
6"EMI + EMI hard dome tweeter.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...E:B:SS:GB:1123
as long as they can be adjusted to the correct output for your needs i don't see why not, IMHO anything audiophile related is expensive and in some cases it isn't justified, this may be one of those times;)Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Never tried this model early Teleton amp. All the models I have tried are pretty good.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...E:B:SS:GB:1123
Andr'e, see the rocker switches
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Plenty of sound for the money:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...RK:MESINDXX:IT