This is not a sales ad. Not yet.
I hope everyone can make out this screen print from EBay. These speakers that were sold here are exactly, and I mean the same wood and everything, exactly like my own Legacy Focus’s! And I am shocked at how much they sold for. These are about 15 years old I believe, and I bought mine about 7 years ago for $2400. And the seller even included a beautiful 3m set of Legacy speaker cables, with WBT connectors and everything. I’ve tried to estimate a value on these wires, but Legacy no longer makes them, and I have never seen a used pair before.
If someone offered me $4700 for them I’d be helping them out the door with them! Heck, I’d be more than satisfied to get $3500. I could certainly find a good pair of speakers to replace them if I added a few dollars to that sum. Maybe get those Martin Logan’s I’ve been wanting for so long?
And I’ve also got a pair of speakers on the drawing board, that I have postponed building until after the holidays, and these are truly world class speakers, no brag, they really are cutting edge design. I could put more money into the drivers and crossover parts and make them a worthy replacement for these big Legacy’s.
Anyway, it’s not unusual for me to watch gear that I own, to keep informed of what they are worth. And I was shocked to see how much these speakers sold for in a relatively short time. Im certainly not into Hi Fi for the money, but I am not a wealthy man, such an opportunity doesn’t present itself every day. As much as I love these speakers, they are a bit too large for my room I think. And life is short, why not live a little and change speakers? I really had no thoughts of selling my speakers any time soon. But this sale here has brought me to serious thought. Would anyone else entertain such thoughts if they found out something in their system was worth twice what they suspected? I suppose it depends on how well it performs? And other hidden variables?
Russell