Energy C-8's, 2 pair in San Diego, hurry

soiset
soiset Posts: 724
edited December 2009 in Speakers
No affiliation, and I really wish I were in the area to pick them up:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=220095654643&rd=1&rd=1

I have a pair of these, and they are magnificent. If you can get 4 of them for less than $800, it's a steal, and these are at 120, with 6 hours left, as of posting here.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    You may want to see if steveinaz is interested....
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,023
    edited March 2007
    I'd grab them,if they weren't pick up only.
    Anyone live nearby??
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    tonyb wrote:
    I'd grab them,if they weren't pick up only.
    Anyone live nearby??
    Well, duh.
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    zombie boy 2000 wrote:
    You may want to see if steveinaz is interested....
    Is Steve in Arizona?
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2007
    soiset wrote:
    Is Steve in Arizona?

    Yes, the screen name is a hint... ;)
    IIRC he was looking for these a while ago...
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2007
    And he loves his Energy's
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    Yes, the screen name is a hint... ;)
    IIRC he was looking for these a while ago...

    Well I just popped him an email. Hope he gets it in time.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2007
    smokin deal
    2 CHANNEL
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,023
    edited March 2007
    soiset wrote:
    Well, duh.

    Maybe I missed something........you have long arms to reach
    from Dallas to San Diago ?
    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
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2007
    Thanks for the heads up, but I'm good with my 9's. Great deal.
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    tonyb wrote:
    Maybe I missed something........you have long arms to reach
    from Dallas to San Diago ?

    I wish I did.
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    steveinaz wrote:
    Thanks for the heads up, but I'm good with my 9's. Great deal.
    Well, we got anybody else that way?
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited March 2007
    steveinaz wrote:
    Thanks for the heads up, but I'm good with my 9's. Great deal.
    steve- just wondering what you thought of the bass in yours. I have been running the c-4's I picked up a few weeks ago in my basement in a totally non-audio proper setup. The are hooked up to vintage Dynaco 410 (200wts) and equally vintage, odd, rare, never heard of or seen before, AGI 511 preamp. I was taken back by the bass response, almost to the negative. Sounds a little heavy but it could very well be the environs. I had never heard Energy speakers before and didn't know what to expect. I am NOT saying I don't like them, I do. Just was surprised at the lower end almost dominating the sound.

    If anyone knows about the AGI I would be very curious. It is built like a tank, very no nonsense; input selection buttons, volume and balance only. Coolest thing was it was built in Willow Grove PA, about 10 miles from where I grew up!
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    capecodder wrote:
    steve- just wondering what you thought of the bass in yours. I have been running the c-4's I picked up a few weeks ago in my basement in a totally non-audio proper setup. The are hooked up to vintage Dynaco 410 (200wts) and equally vintage, odd, rare, never heard of or seen before, AGI 511 preamp. I was taken back by the bass response, almost to the negative. Sounds a little heavy but it could very well be the environs. I had never heard Energy speakers before and didn't know what to expect. I am NOT saying I don't like them, I do. Just was surprised at the lower end almost dominating the sound.

    If anyone knows about the AGI I would be very curious. It is built like a tank, very no nonsense; input selection buttons, volume and balance only. Coolest thing was it was built in Willow Grove PA, about 10 miles from where I grew up!

    Though, I'm not Steve, I'll say that the bass in my C-8's is very tight and balanced. I'd guess that you have a room resonance problem, as you've basically got the speakers I have, minus a woofer each.
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited March 2007
    Thanks, I need to relocate to main system and see how they work there. Just haven't gotten around to it.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2007
    My C-9's can be a bit thick on mid-bass if not spiked and away from the back walls a bit.

    I have mine about 36" from the rear walls, 8ft apart, toed-in about a 1/2". They also sit on cermaic tiles to tighten bass further. With this setup, they sound great. I'm also "saved" by having a very large listening room.

    The positive flip-side to the heavier mid-bass is that recordings have more body, sound less 2-dimensional, especially poor quality recordings. For me it's far more of a positive characteristic, then a negative.

    But yes, Energy's/Veritas are known for being a little heavy-handed in the bass.
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2007
    Geez. $345. Why, oh, why, can't that kind of thing happen to me? Hope it was one of us.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2007
    soiset wrote:
    Geez. $345. Why, oh, why, can't that kind of thing happen to me? Hope it was one of us.

    Somebody stole those at $345. What a deal.
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  • techracer
    techracer Posts: 2
    edited October 2009
    I wonder if anyone else may be interested in these? I have a set that are in GREAT condition and need to get rid of them. PM me if interested.
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited October 2009
    techracer wrote: »
    I wonder if anyone else may be interested in these? I have a set that are in GREAT condition and need to get rid of them. PM me if interested.

    As shipping something this large would be a large portion of the overall expense of attainment, wouldn't it be prudent to give your locality?

    Also, one of our rules here is that things for sale must have prices attached, visibly.

    Otherwise, your abrupt appearance in a very old thread offering something for sale without listing a price gives an impression of impertinence.

    Just because we are on the internet does not mean all rules of polite society are tossed into the bin.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2009
    techracer wrote: »
    I wonder if anyone else may be interested in these? I have a set that are in GREAT condition and need to get rid of them. PM me if interested.

    This thread is +2yrs old. :rolleyes:

    And +1 soiset.
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    heiney9 wrote: »
    Any clue how to use the internet? Found it in about 10 sec.
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  • gbamboo
    gbamboo Posts: 13
    edited October 2009
    Wish to be in San Diego
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited October 2009
    gbamboo wrote: »
    Wish to be in San Diego

    For the zoo? Or do you have a time machine?
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  • techracer
    techracer Posts: 2
    edited December 2009
    apologies fo the lack of courtesy here. I wasn't even sure if anyone would read/respond....

    I'm in seattle and was hoping to get $500 for the pair.

    I honestly don't know what they are worth. I paid ~2k for the pair back in 2002. They are great speakers and I hate to see them go but the wife hates how big they are in the living room so I've replace them with smaller units.
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited December 2009
    Put them on ebay, now. They will sell.
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