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willum24

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  1. Trade completed. Rivernuggets made it a seamless and excellent transaction. He is a stand up gentleman.
  2. I'm looking to trade my 2 Emotiva XPA 100 Monoblock amplifiers in mint shape with warranty until 12/31/2017 for a vintage receiver. The models I am looking for are Pioneer SX-850, 950, 1050; Marantz 2230, 2270, 2275; Onkyo TX 4500, 6500, 8500. I unfortunately do not have cash available unless someone buys the amps first. $500 OBO for the 2 amps for forum members. Who has nice vintage equipment to unload and wants new 250wpc monoblocks?? Thanks everybody! I am in zip code 60098 and am looking to stay local if possible.
  3. I am looking to purchase (or trade for) a Marantz receiver 2230, 2240, 2245, 2270 2275 in excellent or restored shape local to zip code 60098. With or without wooden case. What I have to trade are 2 Emotiva XPA 100 monoblock amplifiers. My newer Onkyo will push my RF-7s and the Marantz will funnel my vinyl to my Klipsch Heresy's. Just would like to try out that warm vintage marantz 70s sound. Let me know what you may have and your asking price, and if you are interested in a trade. Thanks everyone!
  4. Those look incredible. Awesome deal. If I had the cash...
  5. I would be interested in pictures of both receivers as well, if you get a chance. Thanks!
  6. The thing I was most concerned about was blowing up the 809. The emotiva are tanks, but I know onkyo lies on their current models on "actual" power ratings. I was also unaware that the 809 utilized digital control. It has the "pure audio" setting that should keep the signal path anslog as well that I use for my table, is that a bunch of malarky as well?
  7. I gotta say, last night I was thinking of selling all my components (except the speakers) and buying a vintage marantz, onkyo, HK, etc. But hearing from all of you regarding the digital vs analog control has really set my mind at ease. The emotiva amps do not have gain control and neither does the 809 onkyo, really. I'm thankful for all of the helpful solid advice and information, guys. Thank you!!
  8. I welcome any suggestions, but everything is hooked up properly and all cables are high quality. I've had Harman kardons and denons that never had to be turned up as high. The sound from the onkyo 809 is good, it just has to be at either 70 of 100 for absolute or -15db for relative, depending on volume setting.
  9. I also use the "intellivolume" feature and boost it +12db.
  10. I've run audyssey several times, and it's always set the same way. Receiver volume reads -10db when they're "loud" for my 14x20 room.
  11. Don't get me wrong, the 809/emotiva combo makes my 97db heresies and rf7s sound great but i have to crank it to 75-80 out of 100 on the volume to make it loud. The onkyo tx 2500 mkII was about half way up on 85db sensitivity Boston's and it was LOUD! Makes no sense.
  12. Hello, My dad has a pair of newer Boston speakers, nothing fancy maybe 100 watts peak. He played them on some HTIB system and they had no bass or mid, and pretty horrible highs. He brought them to my house and plugged them into my Onkyo 809 connected to my 250W Emotiva XPA 100s, and they sounded slightly better but not much. He just bought a 70s Onkyo TX 2500 MK II receiver and they are singing like absolute champs!! I'm trying to wrap my head around why my system of so many more watts couldn't pump these full of song, and a 40wpc 40 year old receiver could. Mind boggling! Any insight? Thanks guys!
  13. Great deal: http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ele/4689821953.html No affl.
  14. Been thinking about them...just imagining what the wife would say...
  15. I just found a new record store in Rockford, IL, and spent a solid amount of time and a solid amount of change on some new albums. My RF 7s are getting a little jealous at the amount of attention these gorgeous "little" speakers are getting.
  16. "Listening to aerosmith's greatest hits on vinyl with these" bump.
  17. Price drop to $375. Let's get these to a new listening room.
  18. Willing to work on price. Send me a PM offer!
  19. You are correct, sir. I have edited ad as such. Walnut is a little darker than these if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for catching that.
  20. Just looking for cash right now. Thanks for the offer though! I won't be replacing them with anything right away. I have the original RF7s still so I will only shed a few tears.
  21. I can say with an A/B comparison to the original RF7s, that these are a much smoother speaker, but the highs and mids are more transparent than the towers. I wish I could keep these, as my vinyl albums sound ridiculously good through these...
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