kittybuddy

Glad I could help. I would of bought them my self but it is not warm enough here in IL. to be sleeping in the dog house. LOL How far do you have to drive to get them.

nice pair of cornwalls for 700 on ebay wont be there long

Gilbert ,there is a marantz 500 amp on the bottom shelf of your picture. If you could find out if it works, and how much he wants, the next time you go there; I would be grateful.

The search is half the fun

I am curently using the 510 it is alright TT for the money but a friend of mine bought a Thorens 160 and put a Ortofon OM-30 super 2 on it , we hooked both of them up to his mc32 and mc2100 and the Thorens sounded much cleaner.For my money I would buy a used thorens 125 with a sme arm on it cost 500.00 and put a Om-30 cost 158.00 on it. I would use the rest of the money and send the mc 26 out and have it brought up to spec.Just my 2 cents Good luck

cornwalls on stereophile in chicago for 750

bob I have AL crossovers could you turn them into AA's or would I be beter off keeping them and just buying a set of new AA' s .

sorry about that I forgot to add subject and it just used my last one oops. Thanks nosvalves I will contact him tomorrow.

I have a marantz tuner 150 that needs repair. I found www.sound-smith.com/ and I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with them.

well Budman thanks for leting us know about the cornwalls I put the final bid in today of 577.00 and picked them up already.I bought them for a friend I work with, and he is as happy as kid in a candy store.The cornwalls are nice they are 79's birch with a walnut stain. I was able to hear them win I got there and everything worked just great. I already droped them off to my friend so I was not able to take pictures but he said he would take some for me.I well get them on soon. Again Thanks

I live 1hr from the speakers and missed them buy 5min and then again tonight because I had to work so to say the least a was a little mad.But they are just speakers easy come easy go.I do think what gil did was wrong but his heart was in the right place and that is all that counts.

------------------ kittybuddy : Thanx for NOT bidding on them. How much were ya planning on bidding up to ? I swear I put a snipe on them at $1765.oo !!!!!! ( insane, but I wanted them that bad!! ) My jaw dropped when NO-ONE-ELSE bid past $1202 !!!! -------------------------------------------- I would of gone as high as 1500 so It is a good thing I did not bid becuase all that would of happened is you would of payed more and I still would not have mc 30s. now comes the hard part waiting for them to get there so you can hear them. ENJOY

I am also curious of what you think.I own a pair altec valencia's and a pair of la scala's and still can not make my mind up which one's I like better, luckly I dont have to.

I wanted to bid on them also but bigmama was looking over my shoulder, never bid on somthing that expensive with the wife in the same room. Seriously when I saw those on ebay before I went to work I new someone was going to get a good deal, the time they ended had a lot to do with the price, most people are still at work or trying to get home.Congrats great looking pair.

The last thing I did before going out to dinner is check for Klipsch speakers on ebay 10 min too soon, I only live 30 min from chicago. One door closes another one opens. Congrats let us know how they sound.

---------------- tell us more about you current system and listening tastes, then we can be more helpful. ASL makes some nice product at a good price point...tony -------------------- sorry about answering your question in two parts but I was at work and had to cut it short. I am a rock and roll fan mostly, a little jazz and big band thrown in to mellow out with. I was looking at ASL AQ-1001dt 50 watt per channel integrated amp. anyway just curious I still might send out my marantz and have it worked on.

I have marantz amp 250, preamp 3800, and a 150 tuner hooked to la scala's and altec valencia's.I sent the 250 out and had it recaped and now it looks as if I am going to have to send the 150 out and if i am going to do that then i am also going to send the 3800 out also .The bill will be around 600or 700$ so I am considering my options.

Does anyone have an opinion on Antique sound lab, I am considering selling my marantz ss and buying tube and I am looking at Antique sound lab.

when I was in high school I had a couple of friends that had cornwalls. I always said that if I every stay in one place long enough I would get a pair of klipsch. Well I am 43 and staying put and last year I bought a pair lascala's. They are worth the wait. They are in basement that I am remodeling and they well be the crown jewls of my cave.

There is a pair of la scala's on stereophile are those the the one's your buying. Those look like a good deal. The cabinets are in good condition from what I can tell from the pictures.Anyway welcome to the forum I am new to it to. P.S. go 24

I am also new to the forum it is great. I have been lucky when it comes to speakers. I bought a pair altec valencia's off a guy for 20.00 they needed a littel work but once I finished they were worth the time.The next month I went to a garage sale and found a pair of la scala for 150.00 and all I had to do is plug and play. Take your time and check the classifieds you never know.

this months stereophile has a review on a prima luna tube intergrated amp. you might take a look at it . for a 1000.00 it might be worth it. enjoy your speakers.

I am using marantz 250,3300 preamp,150 tuner,and 510 dual turntable. I am thinking of getting mcintosh 2105 and 110 for the altec's.

Hi everybody I have been enjoying your post for the past couple of days and thought it was time to say Hi. I just recently got in to this hobby but when I did I had the luck of the Irish on my side. The first pair of horn speakers I bought were a pair of Altec Valencia's, answered an add in local paper I payed $20.00 for them. Brought them home and they work great. Three weeks later my wife draged me to garage sales with her, the first one we went to had a pair of 82 la scala's for sale I payed 150.00 for them so needless to say i have been lucky.They sound great i am listening as i write. What a great hobby.