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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,032
    edited April 2017
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    sucks2beme wrote: »
    I avoid the big power receivers for this reason. Too much $$$$.
    Mid power integrated amps are still not cheap, but certainly not
    in the 4 figure range.

    And that's not even the best reason to avoid them!

    I'd make some sort of a crack about a high power receiver (as opposed to a power amplifier or even an integrated amplifier) fundamentally being a silly concept, something like a four-door Porsche or a Lamborghini SUV... but those similies just wouldn't have the intended irony ;)

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    (heh -- two generations of 'em)
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,067
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    God the Panamera is an ugly car.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    Think I'll list my Marantz 2220b for $2999 original price and list it for $2000. Claim it's a bargain and was considered one of the best sounding receivers ever. Smokin deal.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
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    Humm I wonder what I could flip a nice Yammy CA800 for in this market?
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
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    Pioneer SX-1980 is one of the high powered receivers that belongs to the herd that claims biggest, boldest receiver of the time. It's pioneer attempts to best the Sansui G-33000, Technics SA-1000, Marantz 2500/2600, Yammy CR-3020; etc. and the last of high end / high priced pieces that ended the reign of the high end receivers.

    No doubt about the power output on the spec but the sound quality would be more in line with the 80s which probably is not bad even in today's standards. lol

    The price is more for the nostalgia and rarity than the sound quality, no doubt. But then, these old receivers can sound quite good if working properly.

    No, I am not buying one for 4K. Sadly, I don't have one for sale either. :smiley:
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,860
    edited April 2017
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    I understand the market for the biggest and the best of a certain period, but what I don't understand in the vintage Mopar car market pricing. They were poorly built pieces when they were new and resale value plummeted straight off the showroom floor. We used to by them as starter cars when I was a kid because the Chevy and Ford models were too high on the used market.

    The rarity of these poorly optioned, poorly constructed cars is the only thing that is driving the market and it just baffles me, and I am a happy owner of a more recent Dodge Ram Hemi truck.

    Dog dish caps, no power or A/C for > $200K doesn't make for a nice ride, even if it is 1 of only 4 made!!
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,032
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    You know -- I woudn't mind picking up a Yamaha CR-3020.
    I didn't even know those existed back when they were new.
    Still not sure how I missed that!

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,094
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    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,116
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...

    Buy it quickly.
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
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  • tonyb
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...

    11k ?? Better come with the chick you never got to sleep with too.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,116
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    tonyb wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...

    11k ?? Better come with the chick you never got to sleep with too.

    And her sister.
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,421
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    vmaxer wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...

    11k ?? Better come with the chick you never got to sleep with too.

    And her sister.

    ...I think her name is Debra.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuvR9d73OlI
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,794
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    F1nut wrote: »
    Maybe it's me, but $4k for a vintage receiver is just crazy. Says professionally serviced, yet the phono section still needs work. Seriously, for that coin it better look and play flawlessly.

    https://www.audiogon.com/listings/receivers-pioneer-sx-1980-receiver-2017-04-06-vintage-equipment-01062-florence-ma

    Following up on my original post. Some idiot bought it......LOL
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,421
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    If you'd ever seen Debra, though...
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,559
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    tonyb wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...

    11k ?? Better come with the chick you never got to sleep with too.

    No worries she has already slept with everyone else....
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,480
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    In Dallas...
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,387
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    I won't say weight relates to quality but if I can pick it up with one hand ...... PASS!
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,684
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    I have a MINT Pioneer qx949 in storage. I decided that it should remain 100% original. I didn't even know its value until I was offered a used 4-wheeler for it. Ill hold onto it for a few more years until I can barter a truck lol.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,684
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    I don't want to own anything that needs an engine rebuild weekly.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,094
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    tonyb wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a set of BA 5000 Sansui on Eprey for 11k right now...

    11k ?? Better come with the chick you never got to sleep with too.

    She lost her battle with breast cancer 15 years ago.

    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,794
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    xschop wrote: »
    I don't want to own anything that needs an engine rebuild weekly.

    No class.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,684
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    Yes, admittedly my couth factor has waned as of late.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    daddyjt wrote: »
    kharp1 wrote: »
    I posted a public question on his ad calling him a fraud and a scammer for quoting the original price as $5199. His response was he had the receipt from purchasing it somewhere for that price (yeah, ok) and that I could just deal with it. I posted again that he wasn't a fraud but an idiot for purchasing a unit for $5199 with a non working phono section and then turning around and selling it for $4000. DEALT WITH IT.

    Maybe he has a time machine... or maybe he's just an a$$ hole...

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    @daddyjt can you give that link, I need to be more depressed
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,322
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    Read it and weep... :wink:

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