Clipped and Shorn Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Interesting item: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1379535699 They didn't mention anything about the amplifier or the rest of the system. What do you know about this system? Tommie? -C&S ------------------ Cornwalls currently upgrading to all tube components Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 C & S The description is slightly misleading as the Paragon is a complete stereo speaker system in a single cabinet but requires an external input source such as an amp or a receiver,(kinda like batteries not included). ------------------ It is meet to recall that the Great Green Heron rarely flies upside down in the moonlight - (Foo Ling ca.1900) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Man, that's an exotic looking set-up. C&S, are you sure it's within driving range? You'd think it would be all dinged up. "Fore!", fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 I doubt too many Paragons ended up at thrift stores! They are AWESOME in many ways, but as far as how they sound? There is a VERY narrow "sweet spot" and you can't tune it at all, as the speaker placement is fixed. They have a flabby low end as well. I actually "passed" on one for FOUR thousand dollars a few years ago. Needless to say, I now feel like an idiot! I know a guy who ended up with one of these when Hugh Hefner was closing up the Chicago Playboy mansion in the 1970's. He got a Paragon, a pair of Marantz 9's, a Marantz 7T preamp and a turntable and open-reel deck (don't remember what brands/models of these). He got the lot for less than a thousand dollars!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Hey Allan, this sounds like one of those "cat in the microwave" stories! heh.. btw, your description of the Paragon makes sense. A collector's item also only goes so far when in your own home. I can think of a lot of other things I would rather purchase for 30k... kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 The Playboy story is true! The Paragon and all the hi-fi gear was stored outside under tarps next to the (empty) swimming pool. The guy who bought the stuff says everything had been stored that way for weeks, if not months! He told me he might have been able to get the stuff even cheaper, because when they told him to make an offer, he told them "a grand OK?" and they SNAPPED at the offer! I met this guy at a hifi shop in Berkeley CA and we got to talking. We both had Marantz 9's at the time and became freinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Here's one that recently blew my mind: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=901511200 It's a pretty rare one, but COME ON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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