Crazy vintage prices
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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
(heh -- two generations of 'em)
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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 -
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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Humm I wonder what I could flip a nice Yammy CA800 for in this market?
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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.
Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin: -
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 -
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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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
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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......LOLPolitical 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 -
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 -
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.... -
In Dallas...
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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 -
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.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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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 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
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
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 -
Yes, admittedly my couth factor has waned as of late.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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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...
@daddyjt can you give that link, I need to be more depressed -
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