Procrastination is the thief of bargains (or: it wasn't meant to be)

[Pieoftheday]

2004 triumph speed four, low miles, mint condition, good price, thought about it for a few weeks until there it was, gone

[Pigmy Pony]

One here James, just in time for summer

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-de...ation=at_bikes

and not a million miles from you.

[Pigmy Pony]

Oh, and when I miss out on something, and someone says, "oh well, it wasn't meant to be", I just want to punch them - I mean, what kind of consolation is that They should be saying "Right, I'm going to dedicate my life to finding you another".

[CageyH]

Mine was a mint Modwright preamplifier, which had just been serviced at a good price.
I asked Mrs H for permission, and by the time she had answered it was gone.

I did not do the same for my Primare, and she has not noticed it come in the house, or noticed it in my mancave, so why did I ask before?

[Pigmy Pony]

Mine was a mint Modwright preamplifier, which had just been serviced at a good price.
I asked Mrs H for permission, and by the time she had answered it was gone.

I did not do the same for my Primare, and she has not noticed it come in the house, or noticed it in my mancave, so why did I ask before?

Probably because she might wonder where the Modwright-shaped hole in your bank statement came from

[CageyH]

There are ways of masking these things.
She has not seen the Primare shaped hole.

[Maelstrom]

Evening all,

I was clearing out the attic yesterday and found an old Hi-Fi Choice from 1999. It reminded me of The One That Got Away. And it still stings.

Back then, I was a young dad with no money and big dreams. I spotted a classified ad in the local paper (remember those?) – a man was selling a pair of Quad ESL-63s for £400 because he was moving abroad. Four hundred quid. For electrostatics.

I phoned him. They were still available. I arranged to view them that evening.

Then I dithered. Did I really have £400? What would my wife say? Could I even drive them with my NAD 3020? I called back two hours later to say I'd take them.

He'd sold them to the first person who viewed them. Forty minutes earlier.

I still think about those Quads. I've never even heard a pair properly. But in my mind, they would have changed my life.

Moral of the story: if the price is silly and the item is legendary, just buy it. Apologise later.

Alistair

[Pigmy Pony]

Evening all,

I was clearing out the attic yesterday and found an old Hi-Fi Choice from 1999. It reminded me of The One That Got Away. And it still stings.

Back then, I was a young dad with no money and big dreams. I spotted a classified ad in the local paper (remember those?) – a man was selling a pair of Quad ESL-63s for £400 because he was moving abroad. Four hundred quid. For electrostatics.

I phoned him. They were still available. I arranged to view them that evening.

Then I dithered. Did I really have £400? What would my wife say? Could I even drive them with my NAD 3020? I called back two hours later to say I'd take them.

He'd sold them to the first person who viewed them. Forty minutes earlier.

I still think about those Quads. I've never even heard a pair properly. But in my mind, they would have changed my life.

Moral of the story: if the price is silly and the item is legendary, just buy it. Apologise later.

Alistair

You be careful now Alistair, your hifi is far too new for you to be thinking in those terms! Btw, Hope everything is still good in Lintonville

[Barry]

52 years ago I had the chance to buy a pair of Quad 57 ESLs. Strictly speaking I couldn't afford them, as I was an impecunious doctoral student at the time. Nonetheless, with the help of my then girlfriend, I bought them. Took them to Quad for them to give the speakers a "once over", and have used them ever since.

[Alex_UK]

52 years ago I had the chance to buy a pair of Quad 57 ESLs... ...have used them ever since.

I bet that's a record, Barry - unless anyone has used an item of kit for longer than that...? Or what's your longest serving item?

(I've had my 401 for 40 years this year, but as it hasn't been in constant use I wouldn't count it.)