Group buy: Avel Lindberg 1000VA isolation transformers for DreadNought

nspindel
nspindel Posts: 5,343
edited July 2012 in Vintage Speakers
Just letting anyone who didn't see it know that I have a thread going in the DIY forum to get a group together to buy the 1000VA transformer. If you're interested please post here:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?134643-Group-buy-Avel-Lindberg-1000VA-isolation-transformers-for-DreadNought
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    Knocking at 10 years since the first group buy. Looks like the original thread is long gone, I’m sure because of vanilla.. What a shame..

    Would be nice to know how many we did total between the three group buy’s, I think the 16/17 group was 32, so my guess is between 70-80 units…

    Imagine the sticker price on them today :#
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,619
    edited March 2022
    Good times 😊 The last one some bought multiple units. We had close to 30 and some guy made us some sweeet housings for us.
    I'd agree we got close to 100 of those bad boys.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    edited March 2022
    This one goes back to 2008 from Scott, not sure what Trans he is using here though.

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/67197/avel-isolation-transformer-enclosure

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/78733/copper-lined-avel-box
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,619
    Nice.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,611
    Loving mine!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    An old one from Ben. R.I.P.

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/comment/985384#Comment_985384
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    So I was thinking the first group buy was in 2012 now I am not so sure, also it looks like the last one was not that long ago 2019, so I assume we had four group buys? so there probably is about 100 of these in the wild, not including the 800VA's.

    Using the search on here just mixes the threads up..
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    edited March 2022
    I have been working on the extra one I have, and putting the goodie’s I have on my other one, and finally built a set of cables for it as well, this is what caused my curiosity of how many are out there.

    One thing you learn doing this is how time flies by. It has been a lot of fun doing what we have done, and it has been a safe, and honest place to do it..

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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,326
    Larry,
    I like that (new) handle, and I have always liked your personal "spikes".


    Wish I had a second one too.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,619
    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    Larry,
    I like that (new) handle, and I have always liked your personal "spikes".
    The handle and spikes are legit, love it!

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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,146
    Easily my favorite sda mod.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    motorstereo wrote: »
    Easily my favorite sda mod.

    Definitely one that makes a night and day difference. No matter what amp you’re using it’s noticeable..
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,321
    That handle came from McMaster Carr 😎
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