Seller's remorse?

TroyD
TroyD Posts: 13,098
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Just curious, who else out there has sold something and has regretted doing so??

Just curious...

BDT
I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited July 2004
    Things I've parted with, that I've at least thought twice about ->

    KEF Cresta 2's, gave them away for $125 shipped. Mistake. Wish I still had them.

    B&W 601's - you know that story.

    I guess I just have a hankerin' right now for a nice shelf speaker, get my point source on. I'm sure there's more, but thats all I have right now.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2004
    3 items:

    1. AR9Lsi speakers (circa 1984)
    2. Soundcraftsmen A5002 power amp (circa 1983/84)
    3. Infinity RS-IIIb towers (circa 1985)
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,098
    edited July 2004
    Couple things I regret letting pass.....

    DQ-10's, that said though, they HAD to go due to real estate concerns

    Adcom passive - again, just no use for it.

    B&W 601's - killed me to part with 'em but in the end it worked out to be a killer deal

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,933
    edited July 2004
    hmmmmmm....

    RT35i, first speaker....

    all the Adcoms I sold.....but I needed the money
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited July 2004
    My first big amp, the Onkyo M-504....... damm i wish i had that amp back... got that just before i started posting here.
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited July 2004
    Sold a Carver m1.0t power amp years back. I picked up an m1.5t amp and felt I had no use for the first one.

    BIG DAMN MISTAKE!!! Still kickin myself in the ****!!! :mad:


    John
    No excuses!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2004
    Tannoy Mercury mx-1 - I took these speakers to the buyer and he hook them up to his Rotel integrated amp....damn, these speakers sounded great when they have high quality amp powering them.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2004
    My 1967 MG Midget. Completely restored it then sold it.
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • wlrandall
    wlrandall Posts: 440
    edited July 2004
    My 1966 Pontiac GTO.

    Bought it for $1000, sold it for twice that. Was my daily driver for four years, sat for several more. The guy who bought it did a total frame-off resto that took him 3.5 years to complete.

    About six months ago he called me, had just listed it on ebay. The final and winning bid was...




    ...are you ready for this??





    $28,500. Ouch.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2004
    Troy - You shouldn't have too much regret, you sold the DQ-10's to me :D
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited July 2004
    The Monitor 7's, first vintage polk speaker i had but had to make room for the 10's and they are real close by so i can go hear them pretty much anytime
    Life without music would♭
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by steveinaz
    3 items:

    1. AR9Lsi speakers (circa 1984)
    Droooooooooooooool ...
    Rick
    HT+ Sunfire TG IV, Dual CG Sig II's, CinePro 1K2, Oppo 981, Audio Technica PL120, Polk SRT's & F/X1000's, Samsung 71" DLP
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2004
    They were beautiful. *sniff*
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2004
    i havne't been in audio long enough to have sold off anything worth missing.

    i do regret selling my 1971 MGB. it needed work.. but now i don't have any summer car that is that much fun. if you've never owned a MGB, drive one for the hell of it. super fun car.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    ...

    I guess I just have a hankerin' right now for a nice shelf speaker, get my point source on. I'm sure there's more, but thats all I have right now.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    How bout those lsi7's? Those not doing the trick? BTW, this weekend may be a good time to do a RTi6/lsi7 shootout.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited July 2004
    I've sold 2 pieces of audio equipment. I regret each one. I don't really need either piece, but I still miss them.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2004
    I would feel bad, but beings that I have been 100% intimate with all my previous gear....it's all good again, and I just think of the naked times...I mean...the good times.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2004
    1. 1968 Mustang
    2. 1961 Austin Healey
    3. 1965 Karmann Ghia
    4. 1969 Chevelle
    5. 1973 Javelin
    6. 2 Ski Boats
    7. Yamaha XS1100 Touring Bike

    The man toys had to go raising 5 kids.

    The audio/video stuff is staying.
    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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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited July 2004
    After getting laid-off from my old Aerospace gig I sold all of my gear. A rack full of Carver seperates and my first pair of SDA-2b's. Remorse? Not really. When the family is hungry and needs a roof you do what you gottta do. Do I miss it? Sometimes. I've moved on and feel that the gear I have now is far beyond the first set up.

    Now my viginity is another matter.......

    ;)
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2004
    Originally posted by Dennis Gardner
    1. 1968 Mustang
    2. 1961 Austin Healey


    ugh! you're killing me here.

    i feel your pain brother, I do. ;)


    in case you don't know what a 1961 Austin Healy looks like. check pic below.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2004
    61 Austin Healy


    don't know if your Healy looked like this one or not.

    Oooooooo! Ahhhhhhh!!
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,229
    edited July 2004
    My 1987 Buick Regal Turbo T,3.8 intercooled Turbo charged..I wasn't driving it,we where waiting on the house to be built,which I planned on sticking it in the garage,but it sat and sat.For 3 years I only drove it maybe 100 miles.At the time,the money was more important to me.

    I saw my car yesterday at it's now owners home.I really felt like knocking on the door and asking to strike a deal.
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    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited July 2004
    Marantz 8B amplifier, Sound Technology FM generator, Audio Research D76b, KLH 9 electrostatic speakers (sold them and went to Ireland with the money), Decca MKV cartridge, Sony 5000 series tuner and H-K Citation XII amp. Oh well!
    Ken
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited July 2004
    I forgot a '71 Pontiac GTO, dark blue with a white vinyl roof (a bear to keep clean), four barel carb.
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  • Joel
    Joel Posts: 53
    edited July 2004
    My 1979 RX-7, and then my 1988 RX-7 turbo, the two worst choices i made :( i miss them so much. the '79 i sold to get the '88 cause i wanted more power, but the '88 had more problems. After i fixed most of the problems, the engine lost compression :( i could've cried, and i should've just got a new engine for it, but instead i said i was sick of fixing it and sold it for $500... such a mistake... Now i'm in loads of debt for a 2000 Impreza RS 2.5 RS

    oh well..
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited July 2004
    1977 Wood grain Gibson S-G. I loved that guitar:(
    "she had the body of Venus, with arms."
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,098
    edited July 2004
    To think, here I was thinking that Ken Swauger was one of the brightest dudes around.....

    YOU MORON!!!


    Just kidding Ken, I hope you had a HELL of a time in Ireland!!

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited July 2004
    Hey Troy,
    Yeah, it was a dumb move. I actually bought them from a guy who was David Bromberg's roadie. How's that for six degrees of separation? This was when I had a stereo store in D.C. and a guy calls and wants to know if anybody wants to buy some speakers. He started describing them and I asked him to bring them around. He did and I ended up buying them. They would have needed some repair work and modifications, but they sounded very good as is. One channel was out of balance with the other, but they were certainly neutral sounding. I ended up needing some money to go to Ireland and sold them to buy the tickets. The best way to have them is to use two pairs of them, side-by-side in a big room powered by Marantz tube amps.
    Ken
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,098
    edited July 2004
    I've always been fascinated by the KLH 9's in that it seemed like such a radical departure for KLH, not to mention that they were so highly regarded.

    Everything I've ever heard or read is that the sound was nothing short of incredible and that they were every bit as good as the Quads.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited July 2004
    Hey Troy,
    You're right, the KLH were very similar to the Quad. We sold Quad (or tried to sell Quad, at that time D.C. was not very responsive to out of the ordinary audio equipment) most people came into the store and thought they were Dahlquist speakers. We mostly sold the 404 amplifier which used "feed forward" circuitry as opposed to "feedback" design. But all of their equipment sounded great, just looked different. I remember going to a customer's house, an elderly lady who had a single Quad speaker, before stereo. She had a problem with the plastic membrane that went over the insides. We repaired her speaker and tried to convince her to go "two channel". She was from England and said she didn't like two speakers, one speaker was much better sounding, in her opinion. I hope she's still enjoying her single Quad.
    The "no holds barred" approach was two pairs of the Quads held by a large framework that had a Decca ribbon tweeter placed in the middle. This is sort of what I'm thinking about, having the Deccas to the sides of the CLS II, when the Altecs are done.
    Take care, Ken
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