He states it in the commentary. Idiot.
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He states it in the commentary. Idiot.
I reckon he will withdraw the Decca from sale towards the end of the auction if it doesn't get close to what he wants, going by his interesting negative feedback history... :rolleyes:
Oh yes - I didn't see that. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Referring to me as "Idiot", is a little harsh. Marco's epithet "daftee" would, I think, be more appropriate.
I think Martin means the guy with the advert is an idiot, Barry.
Not you, Barry! I meant the guy with the listing!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I wouldn't do business with an eBay seller having a dodgy feedback history like that and nor should anybody else if they've any sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
All he appears to be doing is attempting to set an expectation of what the item is worth. It's called 'price norming', you attach a higher than true value price to something in an attempt to drive up the price towards that level.
It's basic sales psychology 101.
BarryQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
If you read the listing he has updated it several times and siad he is looking for £1500.00
I always check the feedback comments when I find something I want from a seller who doesn't have 100% feedback because often it is as a result of an arsehole of a buyer. In this guys case though he seems to be a right 'Roderick' :mental:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I have just recently blotted my copybook on ebay with a "neutral". The grievance was that I wouldn't combine postage. Because if I had - according to the new Royal Mail pricing structure - I would have had to charge the buyer 30pence MORE for P&P than if I sent them out as two seperate packets.Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
Makes me despair!
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Originally Posted by northwest
Graham , you naughty boy :lol:
Myself and my partner are regular sellers on ebay and some buyers want something for nothing. My partners account has been restricted by ebay because one of her regular buyers turned out to be a competitor and had been marking her down regularly on communication to drive her out of business. Although ebay have acknowledged it was malicious feedback and have subsequently removed it, we are still trying to get them to lift the selling restrictions 5 months on :(Quote:
Originally Posted by northwest
Unusual. Stereo drivers in a single cabinet.
Possibley worth it just for drivers. Item 200812395127
This vintage Denon pro turntable is rather lovely.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1608776213...84.m1423.l2649
If I were the winning bidder, though, I doubt I'd sleep as it made its way from Spain to me.
PT fitted with an Alphonson HR100 arm here. Some interesting mods fitted to this PT which might make it worth a punt ;)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pink-Trian...#ht_500wt_1414
Denon and Dynavector. Interesting plinth?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/High-End-Plat...item3f1bddc77b
Lovely it is yes, but one has to take the description with a pinch of salt:Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
......well except for the ones you can see.................and maybe some you can't see!Quote:
...the turntable shows signs of use, but no flaws or any noticeable marks
How can an item have " ... been used constantly, but not very often." :lol:
Can someone explain this oxymoron to me? :scratch:
Well, I suppose if you bought an amp, for example, and switched it on when you got home & played a constant stream of CD's through it for a couple of years, you'd (strictly speaking) have only used it once!
Is that what happened to the Denon deck - infrequent, but lengthy bouts of use?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
hmmn, I'm not entirely sure but I think I may know who's selling that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Does anyone have any experience of these Sony ES power amps?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-TA-N5...item2ec1196201
I've downloaded the manual and according to the specs this will give me twice the power of my Linn LK100. Would I be able to use the twin sets of speaker sockets to bi-wire? Any advice greatfully received.
They came out around 1989 Martin. I see there's no wooden side pannels with it! :(
Yes Martin, you can use the twin speaker connections for bi-wiring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Cheers dude - think I might go for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Kipling
Yes I notice it has them in the pictures of it on VK. Ah well I can live without them I think ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
Bought it. Twice the power! That's an extra 3dB! :o
From what I've read, they are good amps Martin.
Ooooh, it's got Spontaneous Twin Drive :eek:
Or in other words it has a seperate supply for the front end of the amp :rfl:
Hey don't mock my amp - I haven't even got it yet! If you want to talk Sony doublespeak this is what it says on my CDP 'Advanced Pulse D/A Convertor Full Feed Forward Digital Filter' That's kick ass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
And the amp also has 'Legato Link', I'll have you know. Bet your DCS and Krell don't have anything like that, do they?
Well it has more power than my Linn so we'll see if it is noticeable or not. If not something will get sold on, I now have 5 power amps and I only need one. 4 turntables, 10 CD players etc etc. I could open and stock a shop. Mind you I am not the only one on here and far from the worst :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali Tait
:lol: Martin, many moons ago a good friend of mine had one of these amps, not the same model, it was an integrated, but I wondered WTF this spontaneous twin drive was...
So I took a look & did some digging... I'll not take the piss as it's a very good idea, simply because the front end of the amp where it needs the best power supply rejection ratio gets a less modulated supply because the output stage is connected to a different one :)
But in high end kit you'll have a great deal more supplies, though they don't tend to advertise the fact with strange names :eyebrows:
Enjoy your amp, I have no doubt it'll be half decent as matey's integrated certainly didn't let the side down :cool:
Aye that's true!
Yep - with high end the price tag and the weight of the things when you pick them up tells you all you need to know I guess. Anyway full report will follow when I get the thing and if it works - and is compatible with my Croft pre 'cause that is going nowhere. Behringer amps don't seem to like Croft for some reason, it bothers me that this may be true with other amps. Gotta suck it and see though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
I doubt you'll have any problems Martin :)
I've read people on DIYaudio.com discussing the common pitfalls of commercial designs, one that comes up often is that designers don't bother to power the front end of an amp seperately (due to cost).Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
So that Sony 'gimick' would be seen as very sound design practice by the DIY geeks over there!
Or not selling it... the listing ended early as do so many rare, sought after items - conducted outside of eBay I'd guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spur07
So it was a genuine sale then?
I could be wrong but there's a company I know of in NW London who trade in Studio real estate and equipment. I visited earlier in the year looking for some Quad II's, they've got tons of stuff lying around the premises, especially as they'd recently acquired the contents of the EMI studios in Spain. A lot of the stuff is still over there and that's where they sell it from. The young chap I met there was the son of the owner and he seemed to be selling a lot of the Quad gear through himself, it certainly wasn't going through the company books for whatever reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Oh ok - I think I came accross their website recently when doing a search for something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spur07
Item:221113191732
Thought this was an interesting read. At least the seller seems to know what he's talking about.
I got the impression he was a bit overwhelmed with all the stuff, or just keen to shift some of it to make some room. I think they recently requested offers on it as a 'job lot' through their website. It wouldn't surprise me if stuff was finding its way on to ebay. I never went for the Quads in the end, got a pair of a mate,Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
In the case of those drivers I'd say yes, they look like Monacor units, he appears to sell quite a few Monacor drivers ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Kipling
However, in the case of the bass or subwoofer drivers he's selling you really need to look up the manufacturers data to check that what he's describing as having 'X' amount of excursion is actually linear & not the mechanical limits :eyebrows:
There are different flavours of the truth...
Oh. I didn't look at any of the other items he was selling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
Is there a standmounter that does it all (punch, dynamics, openness, holographic imagery) that goes for very little money!?!
You show me one & I'll show you Shangri La ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Kipling
ATC SCM20SL comes close, but you'd need a big amp & they do cost money I'm afraid, so does a big muscle amp :lol:
Here's a nice little CD player that will make a good transport:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-PD...item20cacda7fb
Pioneer PD-S504, Stable Platter model with coax digital output and Legato Link Conversion, which I rather like despite some detractors, it does seem to allow a more 'analogue' type of rendition.
Should go cheap and they tend to be reliable too.
Probably not going to be a bargain, and they're on the other side of the Atlantic, but .............phwoooar!
yum yum
Yes indeedy!
What id love is one of the 60's Victor valve amps especially the 'MCA~102' Intergrated