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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,078
    Anyone want this for themselves? She wants to give it to someone who'll cherish it. TLC likely required.
    Interesting piece with a neighbor that was converted to a turntable/stereo in the 60s. Other than being 42" W x 42" D x 32.5" H, what you see is all I know. It's in the Acworth/Kennesaw, GA area. Would offer to help transport but it's a little too tall for my SUV.
    Trying to find out more about it now...
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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,078
    Receiver included with above. Speakers behind doors next to receiver.
    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,078
    Salamander audio cabinet - $50 (Centerville, Mass.) No affiliation
    https://capecod.craigslist.org/for/d/centerville-salamander-audio-cabinet/7794008416.html
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    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
    ​Thompson Adventures, Inc.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,592
    edited October 22
    CGTIII wrote: »
    Salamander audio cabinet - $50 (Centerville, Mass.) No affiliation
    https://capecod.craigslist.org/for/d/centerville-salamander-audio-cabinet/7794008416.html
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    Not 100% sure it’s a Salamander. I’ve not ever seen doors like that on any of their models and I’ve had many.


    It’s looks more like a brand called StudioTech, and their models look and function very similar. Here is a listing for their 48U unit which might be what this one is, just with a different door handle.

    https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649396454-studiotech-ultra-48-audio-cabinet-in-rosewoodblack-26u-good-condition/
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,803
    How many Salamander (or other brand) racks can show up in this thread? Is that the only thing that feels like a deal these days?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,592
    billbillw wrote: »
    How many Salamander (or other brand) racks can show up in this thread? Is that the only thing that feels like a deal these days?

    lol….

    Well I think @Hermitism is still in the market and I’m always looking for a deal to flip and these check both those boxes….

    Finding speakers cheap is kinda hard since most that are were ride hard and put up wet, or are priced at a bit deal number…

    Same with audio gear unless it’s older receivers which are still iffy to buy honestly from others…
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,267
    There are only certain things I keep an eye out for. So if something comes up, I'll post it. I have two Salamander Achetypes. I could probably use a third, or swap out a black one for a cherry, if I find one. I keep an eye out for Wireworld Equinox speaker cables. I have two sets, but need a single for a center. Actually saw a single for sale before I had ever purchased a set, but it sold long ago. Salamander, Solidsteel, Equinox and Pio SC models are the only things I actively search for. I have two SC models, so I really should drop that search.
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 674
    Oppo 203 $800, no affiliation. vyu6hho94v4t.jpg
    https://austin.craigslist.org/ele/d/austin-reduced-oppo-udp-203-4k-ultra-hd/7791051004.html
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,114
    For those of you who may want to up your game on your rack, Trey spotted this one near Greensboro, NC. Killer rack at a decent price but too small for my needs.

    https://www.vintageaudioexchange.com/product/naim-component-rack-model-fraim

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,803
    treitz3 wrote: »
    For those of you who may want to up your game on your rack, Trey spotted this one near Greensboro, NC. Killer rack at a decent price but too small for my needs.

    https://www.vintageaudioexchange.com/product/naim-component-rack-model-fraim

    Tom

    Decent price? ...That's more than my speakers cost me on the used market.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,114
    Well, for a rack like that? It's a decent price. You wouldn't want to know what a rack like this costs....

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    I have seen some German racks that were upward of well over 17K new....and that was about 17 years or so ago. That's why I settled on my Empire rack. Mostly because I could afford it. Even that wasn't a "bargain" and I was out 10 Benjamin's. 11, after tax. Again, this was 17 years ago dollars.

    Comparatively speaking, for a rack that offers isolation? It is offered at a decent price.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,803
    Tom, Me thinks this is going the way of the $700 fuse or the $6500 AC receptacle discussion. German made doesn't add up to 17K for a rack. That's gotta be 80+% profit
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,114
    It's no different than a 5K Ethernet cable or a 2K filter. Some folks have the need or see the value, others don't. If this rack could actually fit what gear I have, I would seriously consider it. In fact, I did.

    Right up to the point of me not being able to fit the gear I need on and in it. I am currently in the market for a new rack that has effective vibration control/isolation properties, and this is one of the "types" of racks I have been looking at.

    BTW, most speakers that one buys retail? Yeah, they are all at 80+% profit. That does not mean that all profit goes straight to the designer/manufacturer. A big chunk goes into retail sites, advertising, shipping, normal business overhead costs, middlemen, VAT fees (if overseas), packaging, R&D costs, packaging costs, advertising and marketing costs, warranty costs, etc.

    An 80% markup on speakers has been discussed many times on this forum and in general, is considered an industry norm. If folks are okay with paying that kind of normal markup for a speaker, then why would one have any issues with other pieces of gear?

    Some folks at are at a level (and also make the dough) to warrant such purchases. I'll stand by my statement that this is a decent price for this rack. Some folks will never see the value, others will.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,803
    edited October 25
    treitz3 wrote: »
    It's no different than a 5K Ethernet cable or a 2K filter....

    Tom
    My point exactly...
    This isn't the "What is Best" forum. This is Polk. Yes, a few of us have ventured to the high end, but I don't think any of us are sitting on a system that looks like this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGnDSa71VE&t=534s

    That Naim rack though, glass shelves at that price? No thanks. I think there are much better options if you truly want isolation.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,547
    Mine is blue not red :D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,114
    Bill, I gotta be honest here. I am a little perplexed at your your recent posts on this thread and it kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I posted it because of the fact that all I seemed to have seen on this thread were Salamander racks, ad nauseam. Salamander, Salamander, Salamander.....I don't even recall even seeing another rack on this thread. They are apparently a dime a dozen. (figure of speech)

    I thought I would spice it up a bit and post (what I consider) a decent deal on something other than a Salamander rack.

    Now, you are seemingly suggesting that I should not post things because members of the Polk Forum are not interested in a rack that may be better than what they are currently using? Or one that they may not have even knew existed?

    I can count more than I have fingers on both of my hands, Polk Forum members over the years that have talked about and personally own/use speakers that (all of the following is estimated retail) cost well over 20K to 50K, streamers that are pushing or over 9K, some cables that are between 2K to 10K, amps that are between 10K to 60K, transports and CDP's that are anywhere between 2K to 25K and even power conditioners that are up to 9K.

    All I posted was a link to a measly 4K rack I thought folks might have been interested in, yet it seems as if you feel as if I don't know the crowd here. Some folks enjoy the finer things in life. Some folks (myself included) like looking at nice systems/gear and things that are out of reach for them personally. My passion is in audio and its reproduction. Yes, this is not the WBF and it's not AudiogoN. But there are some members on both of those forums that have systems that mimic many of the members of this forum. Not everyone on the WBF or the 'Gon has million dollar systems.

    Now, if you would like to debate the merits of glass shelves on a rack in another thread, I am game. But please, don't suggest to me that I don't know this crowd. There were folks here that had more in just one component within their system than I had in my entire system when I first joined. I didn't jump on them when they spoke about gear that was out of reach for me. I would appreciate it if you would show me the same courtesy.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,803
    Tom, Sorry if I got your panties in a wad. I didn't mean to dis you. I do respect your opinion on most things related to audio and I know there is some high dollar inventory in the hands of many forum members.
    However, I've been looking at this thread for most of the nearly 20 years I've been on this forum and it has mostly featured items that are under $2000, and that is usually for a big amp or monster speakers. Maybe my comment earlier was rooted in the fact that I don't have much respect for Naim as a brand and maybe that is a fault of my own.
    I agree, Salamanders have overwhelmed this thread lately, which is why I posted yesterday.
    Anyway, I'll buzz off now.
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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,078
    SALAMANDER ARCHTYPE 5.0 Component Rack. - $200 (New Danville PA(Lancaster)) No affiliation. LOL
    https://lancaster.craigslist.org/ele/d/lancaster-salamander-archtype-50/7794542914.html
    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

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    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,303
    The only thing I will say about this thread:

    One doesn't learn much by looking at the same thing over and over.

    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"

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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,078
    Now for something completely different... LOLOL

    Sanus Audio racks - $65 each (Alpharetta, GA) No affiliation.
    https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/ele/d/alpharetta-sanus-audio-racks/7797518158.html
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    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
    ​Thompson Adventures, Inc.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,267
    If you need parts for the LSiM series...

    Polk LSiM 706C Center Channel Speaker
    $140
    Listed in Dayton, OH
    "This speaker is in great shape, however the tweeter is no longer functional. Will need a tweeter replacement."
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/958969356053889

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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 674
    edited November 16
    NHT speakers in Northern California, no affiliation. They look kind of fugly but apparently they have a following, go figure. Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/ZbSlOkqlAOb

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  • engie490
    engie490 Posts: 432
    Anthem STR Integrated for $1K. North of Denver.

    https://denver.craigslist.org/fuo/d/thornton-anthem-audiophile-str/7795868308.html

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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,078
    CGTIII wrote: »
    Salamander audio cabinet - $50 (Centerville, Mass.) No affiliation
    https://capecod.craigslist.org/for/d/centerville-salamander-audio-cabinet/7794008416.html
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    Now free if anyone wants it.
    https://capecod.craigslist.org/msg/d/centerville-salamander-audio-rack/7806677594.html
    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
    ​Thompson Adventures, Inc.
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