Bargains on ebay?

[Rare Bird]

I saw that sub amp and thought the the price was OTT, but still, it may go.

If he had the JR super woofer with it, he'd have sold it straight away..LPA stands for Low Pass filter with Amplifier

[Jac Hawk]

If he had the JR super woofer with it, he'd have sold it straight away..LPA stands for Low Pass filter with Amplifier

Very true, i know a few people on the forum that want one, if it came with the sub it would be worth the asking price, because it's as rare as rockin horse shit, but just for the amp it's silly money.

[Jac Hawk]

just won this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT but know bot all about it, it looks nice though jesus i'm turning into a woman, i've just bought something cos it looks nice, ohhhhhhhhhh the shame

[Spur07]

just won this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT but know bot all about it, it looks nice though jesus i'm turning into a woman, i've just bought something cos it looks nice, ohhhhhhhhhh the shame

slippery slope - you'll be buying cushions next!

[spendorman]

just won this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT but know bot all about it, it looks nice though jesus i'm turning into a woman, i've just bought something cos it looks nice, ohhhhhhhhhh the shame

Some of those control knobs seem to remind me of Garrard 401

[Jac Hawk]

slippery slope - you'll be buying cushions next!

hell would have to freeze over 1st

[Jac Hawk]

Some of those control knobs seem to remind me of Garrard 401

like i said i know nothing about it, it does look well made though, but most stuff back then was, i'm guessing it's from the late 70's, it must be cos it's badged as Trio, but it's quite minimalist for those times, i wonder if it has a source direct button? anyway i can't wait to get it and have a look inside

[Rare Bird]

i'm guessing it's from the late 70's, it must be cos it's badged as Trio,

Not true
Trio badge has nothing to do with age, i have a handfull of Trio amps from the late '60's/early '70's..That thing you bought was 1980

[Jac Hawk]

Not true
Trio badge has nothing to do with age, i have a handfull of Trio amps from the late '60's/early '70's..That thing you bought was 1980

what i meant was that kenwood dropped the trio name in the 80's, so it's got to be very late 70's

[Barry]

Have just spent much of the weekend anguishing over bidding on this baby:

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI...m=320658730535

A Studer C37 ¼” two-track tape deck in excellent condition complete with VU meters, a machine that I have lusted after for years.

This is the legendary machine, similar to the model used to mix down the Beatles’s Sergeant Pepper album (actually that was the four-track version, the J37), but even so, it is a gorgeous example of Swiss engineering and a machine, which had been used in the most of the major recording studios in Europe.

So why did I pass this one up? Well sometimes your head does sensibly win over your heart. There were several doubts I had.

1. The first was having to collect it; it would have been a round trip of 160 miles (though it could have been much, much farther away).

2. It is physically large: 660mm wide, 533mm deep and 432mm tall. I’m not sure where I would have put it, or even whether it would have fitted into the boot of my car or on the rear seat.

3. It is very heavy: 78Kg; more than I could manage on my own.

But most importantly of all

4. Did I really want it? Previously tape (both reel-reel, or cassette) was a valid source of music for me, however these days they are minor and less important: to the extent that neither of my cassette decks are now part of my system; I am passing on most of my reel-reel machines to others who can use them, only keeping one machine to play the tapes I have recorded or those others have recorded for me.

So I let it go. Actually it went for a little more than would have been my maximum bid, though I could have well have increased that in order to secure a winning bid.


I’m now left wondering if I did do the right thing; I think I did – but have you seen the specification of these machines? And it was an ex-BBC item in excellent condition.

I shall content myself with the thought that I did do the right thing, and down a couple of glasses of wine. Here’s hoping that it went to someone who will use it to the full measure of its capability.

Damm – these decisions are hard to make sometimes!