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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1362091372
These just got listed. Fun to see these early ones.
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A pair sold on eBay recently in black:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=878655424
You could check on eBay regularly and get a good sense of the price.
If you can find a local buyer, it would be easier. As you know, these are big and expensive to ship. Good luck.
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HDBRbuilder,
Neat story about the *one* walnut La Scala. I'd like to have that myself.
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John,
Either Eico modified the Williamson circuit or the article is nonsense.
If the Eico's Williamson-type circuit were that bad, would there be so many units still running fine after more than 40 years have passed since they were built?
Would there be so many people raving about the sound?
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To turn off, turn the treble control all the way counterclockwise.
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I used Tip-Toes (spikes) under my Klipschorns for years. I was talked into getting them by a salesman. I can't say I noticed an improvement in sound. But having the speakers an inch or so off the floor saved them from water damage when the finished basement unexpectedly started leaking. So I'm happy I had them for that reason.
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HDBRbuilder,
Can you tell us more about your audition of the Jubilee speakers yesterday? For instance, what you listened to through them, the size of the room, how long you listened for, etc. etc. Also, what were the materials and finish?
Thanks for your informative posts.
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If it makes it any easier to decide, Paul's price is now $1099 : )
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Rest in peace.
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Will do, jazman. Do you still have a pair of HF-12s?
I have been using a SS McIntosh MC-502 power amp, with no preamp. I just shoot the SACD player right into there because the Mac has gain control knobs.
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Christos,
The old test results are interesting and surprising to me. I can't account for them other than the cliche, we all have different likes and dislikes.
All the best,
Paul
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Christos,
I agree with your points but have reached different conclusions.
I like SACD because of its superior reproduction of music, not because it is newer technology than plain CD.
I don't care about the format war, except that it delays the ultimate success of the victor. If I never bought one more SACD in my life, I'd still have the 30-40 I already have purchased. They've given me enough pleasure already to justify the purchase price.
SACD is precisely for music lovers and high fidelity enthusiasts. The average person is not going to be overwhelmed by hearing less glassiness or better localization of instruments any more than the average person is going to hear the difference between a $100 table and a $10000 table. The important thing is whether you personally hear and enjoy the quality improvement.
Usually when I read about anyone with reservations about buying SACD it is as compared to vinyl played on an expensive table in an expensive system. But I have never heard anyone who preferred CD to SACD. That is why I wanted to tell you that you did not conduct a meaningful test when you compared different recordings.
Paul
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I bought it last night, but it wasn't marked sold until this morning.
Chalk up one more for Eico / Klipsch. I'll use the HF-81 to drive my 1976 Klipschorns with ALK networks.
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Christos,
You should not give up on SACD. Your comparisons, as you must know, don't demonstrate anything since you were using entirely different recordings.
I have never before even read of anyone preferring CD to SACD.
All the best,
Paul
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I also miss mobile homeless. He had a lot of excellent posts. I'm sure he didn't expect everyone to agree with everything he said; I know I didn't. But who wants to read a lot of posts with IMO after every sentence. I find the people who disagreed with mobile to make good points as well. Polite disagreements can be enlightening.
Like Chris said, I don't see why we need to be fighting about what audio equipment sounds best. Surely that's misfocusing energy.
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I've had an SACD player for a couple of months or so, and I love it. I bought the Sony DVP-NS500V from the Oade Brothers in Georgia for $250. They are an excellent place to deal with, and an authorized Sony dealer. www.oade.com if you are interested.
Anyway, this machine sounds great and is also a DVD player. I am not interested in multi-channel, I don't like it even for movies so I use it in stereo with my Klipschorns.
I have not read a single post anywhere by anyone who actually has an SACD player that is not 100% favorable. But, shortage of titles is another matter, and although it is a drag right now, it'll be much better in 2002. There are literally thousands of titles in queue to be manufactured that have already been mastered.
Yes, the machines started two years ago at $5000. But now they are $250. Nobody can object to that, certainly. The titles are no longer expensive either, unless you get the product of the small audiophile companies. The local Best Buy has 100 Sony titles at $16.99, and I bought ten when they had a $2 off sale recently. The local Circuit City just started carrying them and doesn't have anywhere near the selection, and they are $19.99 each.
When Sony has hybrid releases out in abundance next year, and if they keep them at their low price, how can they not be successful? If you want CD, you can buy them, and if you want SACD, you can buy them.
SACD does not lend itself to demonstrations in stores. Both Best Buy and Circuit City have poor demos going. SACD is not about splash. You're not going to hear flashy sharper more brilliant this and that. You're going to hear good solid pure music, the kind you can enjoy all day long, the kind that will hold up for years.
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I bought a pair of Al's crossovers for my 1976 Klipschorns, and have had them for just a week. They sound so good that I hate it when I have to turn off the stereo. And they are also wonderful to look at. Makes me wish the sides of my Khorns were transparent. Thanks, Al.
For Sale La Scalas
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Indy,
I don't understand your eBay #3 method at all. What advantage is there to have two accounts? Why compete with yourself? Can you clarify?
If you have bid, say, $100 on something, you can bid higher with your original name. The higher bid just ups your proxy bid. It won't show up unless it is needed to beat out someone else's lower bid.
Example: There is an item currently at $50. You put in a $100 bid on it. The bid will advance to whatever is needed to beat the current bid. Let's say the current bidder had his top bid for $55. Your $100 bid will show up as $56. And you'll win it for that unless someone puts in more bids and gets over $100.
However, you could bid again, say $150, after you were high bidder at $56. That would not change the $56 bid being high at that point. In other words, your second bid does not compete with your first bid, but is just an extension to it.
But if you have a second account (which I thought was forbidden?), then if you put in a $150 bid, the bid is going to shoot up to $102.50 (or whatever the next increment is above $100). You've just made yourself pay more than twice as much for something. So it seems to me that the #3 method is a very bad way to do it, unless I'm missing something.
This message has been edited by paulparrot on 06-25-2002 at 01:04 PM