Today's find...

Sami
Sami Posts: 4,634
edited August 2006 in Electronics
A pair of B&K products; AVP4090 prepro and matching 5 channel amp AV5000. MSRP $3800, I paid $160. Not mint and I need to replace 5 of the 10 speaker binds on the amp. I tested it in two channel only and it sounds pretty good, definately hi-fi and better than the amp is better than the Adcom 7400 I have on my HT room right now.

It definately was a find and the price I paid was low. I saw the preamp go for $375 in audiogon and there is an amp with asking price of $590. Are these fair prices for the items?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2006
    Nice Sami, congrats.. sounds like you did get a good buy on the amp and the pre.. enjoy.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    They are inline with non-working gear, you did just fine. Break out the soldering iron and get to work.

    You always take a risk with burned up gear, but as long as your confident, it can be beneficial.
    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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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    They are inline with non-working gear, you did just fine. Break out the soldering iron and get to work.
    They are both working besides the binds which he broke recently getting the amp out of his rack (stepped on the wires), the prepro is actually in very nice shape, maybe even 9/10. I was assured the channels on the amp are working, just the binds are broken. Replacing them shouldn't be too much work although I might have to open it up a little more. Those two channels with the binds intact are working great and sound that way too. The only other thing on the amp are few stains on it, nothing else.

    I can't wait to try the prepro in DD/DTS this weekend. :D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    I'm sure it is what it is, but when it comes to damaged gear, it's non-working in my book. Good luck with the weekend project, you should be fine.
    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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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    I'm sure it is what it is, but when it comes to damaged gear, it's non-working in my book.
    So be it. I figured even if the other one was broken, it was still a great buy. Now I have a working high end DD/DTS prepro and at least 2 channels of good amplification for $160. All I need to do now is UPGRADE the bindings and hope the channels are good... ;)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    If you're going to keep it... www.vampirewire.com if it's for eventual resale... www.partsexpress.com
    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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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    If you're going to keep it... www.vampirewire.com if it's for eventual resale... www.partsexpress.com
    Thanks! I can't find matching posts so maybe I'll just upgrade all of them while I'm at it. I think I'll keep this one depending on how it performs in the long run, a few hours on it and right now it feels the Adcom is going on FM unless I find other use for it.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited July 2006
    That Russian **** also stopped by here and picked up some Paradigms too, in route to his B&K adventure. He rang the bell, I asked 'Bring the Skyline'?

    'No, I brought the daily driver, Altima RS'

    Did I say **** already?
    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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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2006
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    That Russian
    Hey, we Finns don't like Russians very much so be careful what you call me... ;)

    The Paradigms are pretty decent, not as good the DQ10's but the bass is definately better (but tricky as you mentioned).
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    Damn the Russian's...and their good taste!
    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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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited July 2006
    :o Skyline? YOU OWN A SKYLINE??? *drools* Got any pics??????? :cool:
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2006
    Toxis wrote:
    :o Skyline? YOU OWN A SKYLINE??? *drools* Got any pics??????? :cool:
    Sure. Only some old ones at hand right now as I'm at work. I'll upload them in a minute to http://skylinegtr.go.dyndns.org/gallery2
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited July 2006
    very nice... RHD and all. Where'd you get it and how much did that thing run you to get it to pass emissions?
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2006
    Back in the day when Motorex was still in the business. One of the first 5 in the country, delivered in early 2001. Last legal ones came in around 2003 IIRC so it was a short run.

    They don't sell anymore but they still seem to have the pricing info on their site:
    http://www.motorex.net/skyline.html#
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited July 2006
    wow. I would definitely buy an R34 if I won the lottery. lol
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited August 2006
    Finally got around to fixing the speaker binds. All channels work like champs, no problem driving any of the DQ10's, 11se's or LSi15's. I think these will replace my current HT setup (HK AVR7200 & Adcom GFA-7400).

    More pix of the GT-R uploaded as well.
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