Advice please

jimsvm
jimsvm Posts: 307
edited August 2012 in Electronics
Hello all, little advice reguired here. A person in my area has a Parasound HCA 3500 for sale. This is a monster of an amp. He is asking 1400 smackers. Is this price in the ball park, or is he sniffing glue:question:Thanks for looking
Rec rm vm30 micro pro 3000 akai 2 channel. ht anthem MTX 5 channel anthem P2 statement anthem 325, 8 channel Martin Logan power amp for 4 ceiling ls900 2 and outdoor polks, 2 JL 110’s subs panasonic 65" plasma lsim 705’s , 706c, L200 and Control 4 garage rig monitor 10s crossovers by VR3, dynamat, RDO-194's, new drivers. psw 111 Pioneer 9040 BDP53fd 100 " screen Nakamichi HD projector, and Panasonic 65” plasma.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited August 2012
    Well a Club Polk member was at one point looking to sell his for 1200 in the link below. Normally though us "Polkies" offer each other better deals that we post elsewhere... so 1400 might be close to what its worth.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?128027-FS-Parasound-HCA-3500-Mint-Condition&highlight=HCA+3500

    Do you think its worth that is the more important question, or are you willing to pay that.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • jimsvm
    jimsvm Posts: 307
    edited August 2012
    This should be the last amp anyone should ever need! What a crazy hobby!! Tubes for the 10's or the monster Parasound? I will make him an offer and not low ball him. SDA,s will replace the 10's! At the very least Lsim to come for garage rig. I say go big or go home
    Rec rm vm30 micro pro 3000 akai 2 channel. ht anthem MTX 5 channel anthem P2 statement anthem 325, 8 channel Martin Logan power amp for 4 ceiling ls900 2 and outdoor polks, 2 JL 110’s subs panasonic 65" plasma lsim 705’s , 706c, L200 and Control 4 garage rig monitor 10s crossovers by VR3, dynamat, RDO-194's, new drivers. psw 111 Pioneer 9040 BDP53fd 100 " screen Nakamichi HD projector, and Panasonic 65” plasma.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited August 2012
    No offense my good man, but LSIM's for a garage rig seems a bit of a waste....to me anyway.

    .....and yes, that 3500 is worth the coin.
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  • jimsvm
    jimsvm Posts: 307
    edited August 2012
    Garage is were the 2 channel system is because of little fingers and ears. Building has infloor heat and ac with humidity contol. This is and will be the listing room. No wife approval required!!
    Rec rm vm30 micro pro 3000 akai 2 channel. ht anthem MTX 5 channel anthem P2 statement anthem 325, 8 channel Martin Logan power amp for 4 ceiling ls900 2 and outdoor polks, 2 JL 110’s subs panasonic 65" plasma lsim 705’s , 706c, L200 and Control 4 garage rig monitor 10s crossovers by VR3, dynamat, RDO-194's, new drivers. psw 111 Pioneer 9040 BDP53fd 100 " screen Nakamichi HD projector, and Panasonic 65” plasma.
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited August 2012
    Good luck on the purchase. I considered the 3500 but ended up buying the parasound A21.
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    edited August 2012
    CCNJ wrote: »
    Good luck on the purchase. I considered the 3500 but ended up buying the parasound A21.

    No regrets? No looking back ? Please respond, as I'm am considering the A21 as well . . . TY

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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited August 2012
    I have not done any two channel listening with it yet. My sonos player can't connect to my music server. I got this message right after i received the A21. Very frustrating. After i resolve the problem and get some listening time in i will post impressions.
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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