Dfw bgw fyi wtf $99

Dennis Gardner
Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
edited May 2014 in Electronics
Just thought I would throw this out for those in the DFW area if they haven't heard. The BGW Proamps from Texas Stadium are being sold off at $99 each. The seller has 43 of the stereo model 600s 175wpc and 15 of the 620 500 watt monoblocks. Nice old conversation pieces if anyone cares.......

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/4453763072.html
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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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,730
    edited May 2014
    There's a nice little discussion going on at Audiokarma about these amps. Pretty cool !

    http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?p=7795434
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited May 2014
    BGW amps were workhorse amps made for custom applications. Universal Studios wanted them for the old Sensurround Sound in their theaters. Easy to work on, lots of room in the huge cabinets. Made to last forever. I've had a few pass my way and these at $99are a bargain, let alone the cool factor of their history!
    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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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,730
    edited May 2014
    One AK'er picked up 4 of them and, okay, they're not Krell amps, but this looks pretty cool IMO

    BGW.jpg


    If you feel lucky and have a "little" :eek: money to burn, the seller IS willing to ship.
    BGW.jpg 50.1K
    Sal Palooza
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited May 2014
    There are enough DFW locals on here that if someone wanted to work a group buy, it could happen. I don't know of a better value on some really good vintage studio/pro type gear. If you have the room, that stack in the pic would make a great multi channel rig for $400.
    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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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited May 2014
    That's one heavy sucker.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited May 2014
    Thanks for the post Dennis, this is really cool. I once looked at a few old BGW two channel power amps, possibly the 750B, but they were probably around the 1980's and had multi-color leds like vu meters. Saw some of the info about Universal Studios running some of the old BGW 750 and 750A amps from 1974 and how many of them are still___ working after 40 years. Probably made right here in the U.S.A. !
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