Who's up for a "Cheap as Chips" Challenge?

[BTH K10A]

Is somebody from the forum bidding on this hoping no one could better 99p?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Technics-DC-Se...#ht_500wt_1156

[Spur07]

That's not fair - I bought my speakers last night literally as Alex posted his idea

That's it I'm not playing anymore

Alex, i think you need to sit down & have a good think about the rules of this competition If i'm not mistaken you said that whatever it is that's used must not already be owned by the person entering it! Sort out what you want properly & get a supermod or admin to edit it into the first post so we know exactly what the rules are Then put a post up linking to the first just to remind those that can't be arsed to go back through everything

It appears some members bought kit overnight

I'm watching a pair of speakers on fleabay right now, they'll need some work though But i'll stick by the "not owning it now rule" & buy everything from henceforward

[Alex_UK]

Hi guys - been flat out with work so not had much time, but I do agree if there's enough interest (which it seems there is!) then yes, we will need to define some rules - my first post was just an idea to see what people thought, and if it was worthwhile, so what I suggest is that we carry on using this thread for debating what you think the rules should be, and then perhaps once that is established, I start a new "official" competition thread detailing the rules, dates etc.

I'm also not sure now (as has been discussed) that allowing kit from mates is necessarily a good idea as we could see some collusion (Mark has already said he'll give me his dCS kit! ) However, I think we have to accept that there is going to have to be some "good faith" shown, because it is not always going to be possible to document how you acquired the kit - i.e. car boot sales and local tips are unlikely to give out a receipt - but I would strongly suggest bot may be good sources of kit!

Here's a quick recap of what I propose so far:

1. The total cost of the whole system including at least one source, amplification and speakers, all cabling, mains and supports any "tweaks" and DIY components and parts must not exceed £100.
2. Kit can either be purchased components from sources such as ebay, freeads, car boot sales etc., or can be DIY built or standard kit modified - however in all cases, the cost of either the unit itself or any parts must be included in your total budget. Postage shall not be included, as this would penalise those who do not happen to be on the doorstep of a good bargain.
3. No allowance needs to be made for labour costs if you are DIY building or modifying yourself as it is accepted that if you are purchasing standard items you will equally spend time researching and sourcing your components.
4. Equipment can only be included that has been acquired after the competition has commenced - for the purposes of this rule we shall say that the competition started on 16th February 2002 at 11:49pm - only items acquired after that date/time can be included in the competition, which it is proposed will end at Scalford 2012.
5. Judging is yet to be determined - suggestions please? Maybe if there are any of the admin team who are not interested in entering they might take the honour either separately or jointly?

That's all I can think of off the top of my head - what else do we need to cover?

[Barry]

Is somebody from the forum bidding on this hoping no one could better 99p?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Technics-DC-Se...#ht_500wt_1156

It went for £11.57! Still might have been a forum member wanting to win first prize in Alex's competition.

[Jac Hawk]

well i've already found some nice speakers lets just hope you guys don't find them too, i forsee a lot less posts in the "bargins on ebay" over the comming weeks

[Alex_UK]

well i've already found some nice speakers lets just hope you guys don't find them too, i forsee a lot less posts in the "bargins on ebay" over the comming weeks

I think you might be right, Mike! (Unless we get some double-bluffing going on, trying to "big up" some piece of crap so that someone else will think they have found their giant killer! )

[Jac Hawk]

found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-collectabl...item230e39785e my mate tells me it's Sony Guts, and the speakers that came with the system are really rebadged Rogers LS3/5a unfortunately it's a bit far for me but i'm sure some other members may be interested for this competition..

[Alex_UK]

found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-collectabl...item230e39785e my mate tells me it's Sony Guts, and the speakers that came with the system are really rebadged Rogers LS3/5a unfortunately it's a bit far for me but i'm sure some other members may be interested for this competition..

Still reckon it would sound better than most ipod docks of today -the inspiration behind this idea!

[Barry]

found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-collectabl...item230e39785e my mate tells me it's Sony Guts, and the speakers that came with the system are really rebadged Rogers LS3/5a unfortunately it's a bit far for me but i'm sure some other members may be interested for this competition..

Sadly, not a chance. Those speakers have three drive units, the LS3/5a had two. Also, the speakers shown are larger than the LS3/5a.

Sorry

[Jac Hawk]

Barry

IT WAS A JOKE You know humour