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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2018 18:59:34 GMT
Gosh, I’ve had so many over the years, I will probably have to sit down and make a list. Even then I will likely forget a few.
So how about it? Anyone care to share their biggest and best bargains? Also have you just missed out on any? I will come back myself tomorrow once I have had a think
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 19:24:01 GMT
Mordaunt Short Pageant Speakers. Paid £2.80 for them. Walpurgis can confirm this!
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2018 19:54:51 GMT
Mordaunt Short Pageant Speakers. Paid £2.80 for them. Walpurgis can confirm this! S. Love the fact it wasn’t even a round £3! |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2018 19:57:40 GMT
A couple of Exposure bargains
2 x Exposure 3 preamps and a Dual 4 for £200
Exposure 3/9/Dual 4 Regulated for £220. This was collection only but they drove it up for me (London to Newcastle) at a cost of £80!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 20:12:41 GMT
Sugden A21 £60.
Technics EPC-305 MC cart NOS £60 (wonderful MC that one).
Tannoy IIILZ (pair used) £50, another pair new NOS boxed £66, pair drivers x/o's only NOS boxed £66 again.
Two rare NOS Osawa OS-60L MC carts £100.
Big and very rare Chartwell PM 44 speakers in mint condition £60.
Garrard 301 grey £25.
Garrard 401 in big SME plinth with SME 3009 arm + V15II £60.
Magnificent NOS pair mega rare Coral Beta 10 full range drivers £100 (god, I wish I still had those).
Old sixties Hi-Fi cabinet containing Leak Stereo 20, Leak Troughline tuner and Point One pre-amp, Garrard 301 in white, SME 3009 + V15 all mint, £25.
Decca 4RC £5.
Ortofon SPU £25.
And loads more. All the above were purchased years ago, but were still bargains even then.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2018 20:19:21 GMT
This two Garrards and the SPU are mind boggling! Loads of other mouth watering stuff for peanuts too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 20:28:45 GMT
Out of all that lot. The only thing I'd really, really like to have again are the Coral drivers. They were bleedin' incredible.  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2018 20:45:32 GMT
Any idea what they would fetch today? They look beautiful.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 20:57:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 21:08:09 GMT
Sugden A21 £60. Technics EPC-305 MC cart NOS £60 (wonderful MC that one). Tannoy IIILZ (pair used) £50, another pair new NOS boxed £66, pair drivers x/o's only NOS boxed £66 again. Two rare NOS Osawa OS-60L MC carts £100. Big and very rare Chartwell PM 44 speakers in mint condition £60. Garrard 301 grey £25. Garrard 401 in big SME plinth with SME 3009 arm + V15II £60. Magnificent NOS pair mega rare Coral Beta 10 full range drivers £100 (god, I wish I still had those). Old sixties Hi-Fi cabinet containing Leak Stereo 20, Leak Troughline tuner and Point One pre-amp, Garrard 301 in white, SME 3009 + V15 all mint, £25. Decca 4RC £5. Ortofon SPU £25. And loads more. All the above were purchased years ago, but were still bargains even then. Wish I was a boomer! S. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2018 21:29:06 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 20, 2018 3:17:49 GMT
I got a pair of Cambridge R50 and a Radford amp for £20 and £10 from the same guy.
My recent Orbe was £650. About a grand or more below market value.
My latest OC9 was £30 delivered
I got a DL301 for free
My Spica Angelus cost me £86
My Bryston 4bST was under £200
Neat Petite 2 with Gravitas subs cost me £250
I got an LP12 for a little under £100
A Pink Triangle was £150
A Helius Orion was £150
My Krell KSA 80 cost me £450
Alphason Sonata with xenon MCS and Goldring 1012 was £200
Probably quite a few more but they are the ones I recall right now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 8:16:25 GMT
Bargains elude me........I have the uncanny knack of paying full price and practically giving stuff away.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 20, 2018 8:32:09 GMT
Bargains elude me........I have the uncanny knack of paying full price and practically giving stuff away. I have a feeling you won’t be selling the Radford in your lifetime. When you think of hifi in terms of decades of enjoyment from properly made kit, it really is a bargain. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 8:58:28 GMT
Well yes, my only saving grace is that i do tend to spend wisely and hold onto my gear for many years.
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Post by macca on Sept 20, 2018 17:34:43 GMT
Has to be my JM Labs speakers. £425 quid. That was just nuts but they were for sale for ages and no-one was interested. I think because there is so much bollocks talked about Focal and JM Lab speakers on the forums. 'Bright, harsh' all that Sh#t. Complete nonsense as it turned out.
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Post by nonuffin on Sept 20, 2018 17:46:30 GMT
Being a reviewer means you get "gifted" some things now and again, like when things cost too much in return postage  |
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Post by macca on Sept 20, 2018 17:48:24 GMT
Yeah we all know it's rotton to the core...
Can you get me on?
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Post by nonuffin on Sept 20, 2018 18:24:04 GMT
Yeah we all know it's rotton to the core... Can you get me on? Of course  |
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Post by antonio on Sept 21, 2018 5:02:02 GMT
Another one here that has never really 'bagged' any bargains, although I did pay only £450 for my PTtoo/ RB250. I've tended to pay the going rate and as long as I am not over paying I'm happy. When I was upgrading hifi it was not easy to sell equipment, except through mags. Just remembered one more, Sennheiser HD700, unwanted gift £301.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2018 13:00:41 GMT
Biggest B....Sorry it aint hifi.
Apart from me castle, is a numberplate i bought for £4000 yonks ago.
Circa K18 - K24 now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2018 13:02:15 GMT
JAM11Y
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Post by macca on Sept 22, 2018 11:33:21 GMT
Got one of these Parasound CD players, £45 delivered, massive bargain, worth looking out for. Proper high end player, prefer it to my Sony X505ES  |
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Post by nonuffin on Sept 22, 2018 13:15:55 GMT
Got one of these Parasound CD players, £45 delivered, massive bargain, worth looking out for. Proper high end player, prefer it to my Sony X505ES Still going strong then Martin? Love it when someone gets a real bargain |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 13:26:40 GMT
Off topic but are the parasound phono stages especially good?
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 22, 2018 15:06:35 GMT
Off topic but are the parasound phono stages especially good? I dunno but there’s a thread on Hoffman right now. A guy with other Parasound kit has just bought one, looks really nice. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 22, 2018 15:08:06 GMT
Got one of these Parasound CD players, £45 delivered, massive bargain, worth looking out for. Proper high end player, prefer it to my Sony X505ES Looks like a halluva lot of player for peanuts. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 22, 2018 15:09:47 GMT
Biggest B....Sorry it aint hifi. Apart from me castle, is a numberplate i bought for £4000 yonks ago. Circa K18 - K24 now. If that was me I’d have sold it when it was worth 8k. It’s like an inbuilt thing. When something I have is worth significantly more than I paid, it ususlaly goes. |
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Post by macca on Sept 22, 2018 15:25:53 GMT
Got one of these Parasound CD players, £45 delivered, massive bargain, worth looking out for. Proper high end player, prefer it to my Sony X505ES Still going strong then Martin? Love it when someone gets a real bargain yep never had a problem with it so far and it's had a fair bit of use. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 15:43:20 GMT
Make some good gear do Parasound.
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