How to drive people away...

madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited May 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
I saw these awhile back and was considering them. They are few and far between. It was a stretch because they are so far away but it is not past me to deal with the issue. Then, he started adding comments. The first one was OK but as time went on he kept going. I would be very apprehensive about a deal at this point unless I was around the corner from him. I'm sure he is probably OK but this sort of thing raises doubts.

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?spkrfull&1304732874
Vinyl, the final frontier...

Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited May 2011
    Seems like a loony tune to me. Good Lord.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited May 2011
    These are the most hideous things I've ever seen. Actually, all those systems with elephant sized horns make me uneasy.

    What type of music do these types of speakers shine with?
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited May 2011
    There has been a lot of interest in this thread.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited May 2011
    Had a bad experience with a nutty agon seller listed below...late last year was bidding on below and I was out bid. The same turntable and seller popped up 3month's later on regular sale. Contacted seller asked him if I could take a look and would come with cash his answer was why???? what else do you want to know? Told him I was excited that he was local and wanted to look and buy.

    Call and emails got wishy washy. Anyway I passed then shortly afterwards the bad comments against popped up....I am about 90% sure after to speaking to other agon members I was actually bidding against him anamously at the original auction


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    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2011
    Oompa Loompa's and Keebler Elves manufacture them. The sister is frightening!
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited May 2011
    Do you think the pictures in this links are of his sister?

    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?dgtlconv&1305513002

    I'll buy the Trios if the sister comes with it. :biggrin:
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited May 2011
    megasat16 wrote: »
    Do you think the pictures in this links are of his sister?

    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?dgtlconv&1305513002

    I'll buy the Trios if the sister comes with it. :biggrin:

    These should go on "Hot audio chicks thread"
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    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2011
    Local pick-up and cash is a sellers dream; unless the sellers is up to no good or playing funny business. That's just to bad of a situation.
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Had a bad experience with a nutty agon seller listed below...late last year was bidding on below and I was out bid. The same turntable and seller popped up 3month's later on regular sale. Contacted seller asked him if I could take a look and would come with cash his answer was why???? what else do you want to know? Told him I was excited that he was local and wanted to look and buy.

    Call and emails got wishy washy. Anyway I passed then shortly afterwards the bad comments against popped up....I am about 90% sure after to speaking to other agon members I was actually bidding against him anamously at the original auction


    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?anlgtabl&1294718436
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2011
    Add/blog?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited May 2011
    I guess to start, those are awesome speakers at a great price....if you have the room for 'em. Shipping those monsters would be a nightmare. As for all those comments in his ad...well,it is the SF area, people are a tad weird there. It would be worth the trip to oversee someone you hire to crate and ship those bad boys. Trios....under 10g's ? No brainer if you have the cash.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited May 2011
    That was creepy and very random. I might have to read it again.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited May 2011
    megasat16 wrote: »
    Do you think the pictures in this links are of his sister?

    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?dgtlconv&1305513002

    I'll buy the Trios if the sister comes with it. :biggrin:

    Lol. The captions are pretty funny.. "superficial scratch included". And he does note the "belly" does not come with the Apogee.. its a shame.

    Jason
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »

    What type of music do these types of speakers shine with?

    Pretty much anything. The only real character I would associate with them is "big and full sound stage and highly dynamic" which are both a plus with all types of music.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2011
    Auction has ended: Close Time Fri May 6, 9:47 pm est - Winning bid: $9,402.00 - High bidder: Icaster

    Well, Icaster has his work cut out for him now :biggrin:
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited May 2011
    They make me feel horny.

    RT1
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited May 2011
    They look like they were designed by Dr. Seuss.

    Groovy.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    These are the most hideous things I've ever seen. Actually, all those systems with elephant sized horns make me uneasy.

    What type of music do these types of speakers shine with?

    I've seen uglier loudspeakers that sounded very, very good.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2011
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Auction has ended: Close Time Fri May 6, 9:47 pm est - Winning bid: $9,402.00 - High bidder: Icaster

    Well, Icaster has his work cut out for him now :biggrin:

    Unless they are completely trashed somehow he got them for $25K less than the going rate. Now that is what I call bang for the buck! :smile:
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    These are the most hideous things I've ever seen. Actually, all those systems with elephant sized horns make me uneasy.

    What type of music do these types of speakers shine with?

    Well, if the Trio's Horns were painted Red, yellow and green, they'd sound great with some Bob Marley mon :biggrin:

    Seriously, that room he had them in was waaaay too small, those puppies need some space, if my room looked like his, my partner would kick my butt.
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited May 2011
    megasat16 wrote: »
    Do you think the pictures in this links are of his sister?

    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?dgtlconv&1305513002

    I'll buy the Trios if the sister comes with it. :biggrin:

    I think your out of luck. It says belly not included lol. Doesn't say anything about the legs though.:biggrin:
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited May 2011
    Well, I was saying if the sister come with the the Trios (not with the Apogee). :biggrin:

    Anyway, the Trios were rated 5/10 on Agon rating. So, it's an OK deal if you are a local and knows how to read the seller blogs.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    These are the most hideous things I've ever seen. Actually, all those systems with elephant sized horns make me uneasy.

    What type of music do these types of speakers shine with?

    I'm gonna' guess that John Phillip Sousa marches might showcase their abilities !:biggrin:
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, he's a bit wacko (says the guy with multiple sets of speakers in his livingroom). But I don't care how good they sound. They're fugly!
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