kenratboy Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I would say my JBL Pro (4648A-8) subwoofer. $220 shipped and it is usually over $1000. Direct from JBL in Northridge, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Agreed! That was such a good deal, I bought two of the similar 4638 cabinets. Basically, they were sold to us for what would have been "tax and shipping". I would give honorable mention to my Cornwalls - OO near mint for $700, two and a half hours from my door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 What size drivers do those JBL bass cabinets have?? It sounds like you both got a good deal on them. One of the best "bang for the buck" deals that I had is my heresies. $300.01 I got them off of ebay. I was nearly outbid during the last minute but I managed to come back and win by 1 cent It would seem the poor fool put his maximum bid at $300.00 A friend of my dads just gave him a nice pair of JBL L56 speakers. Apperently the grills are a little messed up but other then that they are near perfect. Peace, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Each JBL cabinet has two 15" woofers. The cabinet is slightly larger than a Cornwall (so my 2 cabinets "hide" reasonably well behind my Cornwalls). The woofers alone sell for over 300 each at JBL - unit only. These are capable of over 120db at 30 hz, down only 4db at 25hz (one cabinet only - up to 6db additional with 2 cabs). IOW, they can rearrange the innards and get you arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Hard to say which was the best deal ever for me. Was it the Denon AVR-3300 for free? or the Sony 43" RPTV for free? Or the Velodyne CT-120 sub for $100? Or the 4 B&W Solids, a Mirage sub, and a Mirage center for $50? Or the Yamaha DSP-1000 for $40, with a Yamaha tuner and Polk 3-piece sub/satellite speaker system thrown in? Or the Marantz 2230 receiver for $8? Actually, the best deal was the Chorus/Forte rig for $1000, 'cause that is the best sounding of everything!!! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 My all time best deal has to be a Dynaco PAT4 preamp I picked up at a garage sale last summer for $2.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 ---------------- On 2/10/2003 10:57:46 AM dougdrake wrote: Was it the Denon AVR-3300 for free? or the Sony 43" RPTV for free? Doug ---------------- Doug, You mean you couldn't get them to pay YOU for that stuff? I thought you were a real bargain hunter... fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 The best bargain in audio I ever received was my Cornwall 1s. I bought them for $500, listened and loved them for almost 20 years. With shipping and handling, I sold them for almost double. I bought classic Khorns with the profits. The big old horns are by far the best bargain in audio. They solve so many problems that other loudspeakers I listen to had they sound real, live, clear, clean, wide, vibrant, energetic, respectful, complete, accurate and ready for more. Although I bought my Dynaco Pas-3 pre-amplifier, the upgraded Series II, for $500, I have seen this wonderful and flexible little tube amplifier go for as little as $150 on eBay recently. My Vibration Isolation Platform cost only a few dollars to make (paving stone and tennis balls) but it makes a wonderful, slightly significant improvement to the CD sound (http://www.enjoythemusic.com/tweaks/). A demo Klipsch KSW200 sub for $250 would have to make the list. Two channel or six, subs make movies come alive. They change how and why you listen and watch movies and music for ever. They are indeed, as subwoofer aficionado Tom Nousaine claimed, one of the most significant improvements you can make to your movie and music reproduction system for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 the best bargains I've had are a 2 dollar pioneer turntable, a 1 dollar EQ, a 2 dollar Technics turntable, and a 10 dollar vintage Eico HF-12 tube amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 10, 2003 Author Share Posted February 10, 2003 I need to start going to thrift stores and garage sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 The thrift stores in downtown Reno suck! fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 kenrat, I found all of my cheap stuff at garage sales. go to wealthier areas where alot of old people live, and you're sure to come across a bunch of vintage equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 My best audio bargain ever was my free Cornwalls! My dad bought them new in 1979. In '99 he couldn't take them with him when my folks moved to their small townhouse, so he left them with my youngest brother. In 2001 I traded my brother my pair of Magnepans for the Cornwalls, and haven't regretted it...ever! My next best bargain was getting my free McIntosh MC250 amplifier! My brother won the MC250 on eBay back in '99, but never really had a use for it. In '01 when I traded him my Maggies for our dad's Cornwalls, he had his eye on my Carver TFM-35x amp. I had just sold my McIntosh MC7200 amplifier (due to financial reasons), and was itching to own another Mac amp someday. The Carver (at 250 WPC @ 8 ohms) was definately overkill for the Cornwalls, and my brother needed a powerful amp for the Magnepans, so we swapped out our amps fair and square! Who says some things in life aren't free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Uh, they weren't free as you gave something of value for them. By definition a trade is the exchange of something of value for something of value. Now my Heresies I purchased for $100? That could be considered free. The government knows a $100 is nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 ---------------- On 2/10/2003 9:10:39 PM crash827 wrote: Uh, they weren't free as you gave something of value for them. By definition a trade is the exchange of something of value for something of value. ---------------- Maybe I did give him something of value for the CWs and the Mac, but the Carver and Maggies were of NO value to me any longer. Thus, as far as I'm concerned, I got what I wanted for free! End of lesson, and end of discussion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 10, 2003 Author Share Posted February 10, 2003 ---------------- On 2/10/2003 5:24:57 PM fini wrote: The thrift stores in downtown Reno suck! fini ---------------- Those are known as "pawn shops." The real thrift shops are out in the suburbs in REAL Reno and in Carson City. The ones in Downtown are NOT thrift shops. they are where people with no money dump their stuff and where people with gambling winnings get ripped off. There are plenty of good thrift shops in Reno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Well, then. Sensitive? End of discussion, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 There is no point in you fellers starting a pissing contest 'cause my old girl can piss three boards higher than you or me and 4 on a good day with no wind. I has to get her all pissed up to do it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Understood, lynnm...I have no beef with crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Kenratboy, I'm well aware of the "Pawn Shops" (they suck, too). I'm talking about the thrift shops about 4-5 blocks down East 4th Street. WAY picked over, and WAY overpriced. Where are the good-uns? Don't worry, I won't be back up there until next Superbowl... BTW, I scored a great bargain today: 75 albums for $18.75 (.25 ea.). Nice stuff (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Devo, Pink Floyd), mostly in protective sleeves. GOOD thrift shops in my neck o' the woods... fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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