A way with words

heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,217
edited May 2006 in Electronics
Felix, the owner of this piece, sure has a way with words. I own one of these units and while I think it's a true sleeper, I think he gets a bit carried away with his praise. If it's that good why is he selling it? :D

I'm not complaining as it's a very good advert....especially for e-bay. Perhaps he's a salesman in real life. :p . The enthusiasm for the piece just amused me. Great pre-amp nonetheless.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NAKAMICHI-CA-5-PREAMPLIFIER-MINT-1-OWNER_W0QQitemZ9726867903QQcategoryZ14974QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

H9

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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited May 2006
    I don't care how good it is, or how thorough he is in his ad.. That is way to much print for a auction.. Nobody really reads past the first few lines and ignore terms anyway.. I had added some new terms years ago to my template i use and unkindly received an e-mail saying it was to much and they wouldnt bid because of it..mind you it was 1 paragraph only and maybe 4 lines worth.. not 10 paragraphs and 2 pages worth of dribble.. and terms..
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited May 2006
    Overkill..............
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited May 2006
    faster100 wrote:
    I don't care how good it is, or how thorough he is in his ad.. That is way to much print for a auction.. Nobody really reads past the first few lines and ignore terms anyway.. I had added some new terms years ago to my template i use and unkindly received an e-mail saying it was to much and they wouldnt bid because of it..mind you it was 1 paragraph only and maybe 4 lines worth.. not 10 paragraphs and 2 pages worth of dribble.. and terms..


    To be honest, I sometimes find that I have a hard time reading things that may be only four sentences if they are not spaced.
    I guess it is just my squirrell on speed attention span.

    But, I agree, Overkill
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited May 2006
    trying to make a point with my paragraph? LOL :D
    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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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2006
    Yeah, I'm not reading all that.
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    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2006
    I am in agreement with the overkill................. Felix needs to be killed over and over again. Headbashed to death with that preamp would be fitting.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited May 2006
    Hoo... that's a lot to digest... and I read books by the cartful!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,874
    edited May 2006
    made me think of the Nakamichi 1000.

    Ebay'd it, just to see what they went for. No offerings for the complete cassette deck, but you can get the erase head for $337.59 ("Buy it Now") and the playback head for $375.10. ("Buy it Now").

    The seller has some pretty flashy graphics, but I think he should contact Felix to help punch up the text.
    Sal Palooza
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