Stuff I Would Never Sell

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2009
    Anything is replaceable.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2009
    Enough philosophical stuff! Most of you guys would cry your eyes out if you had to sell your equipment.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited March 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    Enough philosophical stuff! Most of you guys would cry your eyes out if you had to sell your equipment.

    Have been for months.:(
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited March 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    Enough philosophical stuff! Most of you guys would cry your eyes out if you had to sell your equipment.


    Amen Brotha!!!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    Enough philosophical stuff! Most of you guys would cry your eyes out if you had to sell your equipment.
    If I wasn't replacing it with other gear, then I would say you're 100% right.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited March 2009
    My Modwright SWL 9.0 SE tube preamp is staying put!
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited March 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    Enough philosophical stuff! Most of you guys would cry your eyes out if you had to sell your equipment.

    Very true. In my case I've had hard times before and had to sell stuff for food, gas money, or rent. It sucked at the time, but I've learned that everything is cyclical and I'll get the same or better again.

    Of course that's easy for me to say as I seem to stay in mid-fi heaven. :D
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  • DeadFeat1
    DeadFeat1 Posts: 51
    edited March 2009
    My Allison Four speakers...
    Don't forget to enjoy the music...
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2009
    I probably wouldn't sell those either.

    Yeah, the M-5090 is a brute. With finesse. I have much more powerful amps (wattage-wise) that I couldn't use in the application I use it in. They won't do low impedance like this thing will.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited March 2009
    I think my Amazings and the three horses in 9t's I have to drive them are going to stay with me forever...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2009
    I thought I'd never sell my Cornies (Klipsch Cornwalls) until a pair of Altec Valencias made themselves available... so I tend to the "never say never" school. But...

    I don't think I'll ever sell these:

    EICO HF-81 (even though it has some background hum that I've never tracked down)
    Sherwood S-2000 and S-3000 tuners

    Polk Monitor 7As
    Yamaha CA-610II
    (bought the two above mentioned items -- OK technically three -- new and plan to have them for the duration)

    Altec 604Bs (still need XOs and cabinets for them, though)
    Allison Ones (dump find)
    ads L-710s (ditto)

    Pioneer RT-909 R2R (I haven't bonded with my ReVox A77 yet)
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited March 2009
    If I am totally broke, I'll sell anything except family, friends, my soul and my integrity.

    If God willing, I'll keep a few power amps. :)

    Technics SE-A3
    Onkyo Grand Integra M-510
    Onkyo Grand Integra M-508
    Harman Kardon Citation 7.1
    Pioneer Elite M-90, M-91 and A-91D
    B&K Sonata M-200 Mono
    Denon POA-3000 (just bought it but has issues so I am trying to fix it or return it to seller)
    Mark Levinson ML-335
    Luxman M-05

    I still have a bunch more amps (rotel, parasound, etc), preamps and speakers that are all disposable for better stuff or for CASH.
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2009
    ehh, my integrity is long gone... othewise, I agree with the previous post.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2009
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ehh, my integrity is long gone..

    It might be with your marbles.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2009
    Actually I've got marbles... they come in very handy for loosely "capping" test tubes that need to be incubated at 100 degrees C for certain biochemical assays (the classic thiobarbituric acid assay* for sialic acids comes to mind). I keep a bag in my desk drawer at work, just in case...

    *ref: Warren, L. (1959) J. Biol. Chem. 234, 1971-1975.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited March 2009
    Audio, everything has a price.

    That said, there are a couple of things that I probably will not part with....

    2.3tl's....sentimental.
    VPI Scoutmaster, I couldn't afford to upgrade.
    BDT phono stage...a Gary Dodd custom built affair
    Heathkit W5M's...rebuilt by Gary and Charlie Cocci thanks to Russman, my brother from another mother.

    The Dodd gear is one-off stuff that I couldn't replace.....

    Anything else, like I said, has a price. Much as I love the Quads, I can always bag another pair.

    Here are some things that I have sold that DEEPLY regret:

    AR9's
    CJ MV-75A1
    Classe Model 25 (MONSTER AMP)
    Sunfire tube pre (cool factor was off the scale)

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2009
    TroyD wrote:
    Audio, everything has a price.

    Maybe...but the stuff that I really have a sentimental attachment to (for whatever stupid reason) would probably only get me enough to buy a MickeyD happy meal and a couple of tanks of gas if I had to sell them. I doubt if I will ever be so broke that has to happen.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited March 2009
    My ALS Platinums, C-19, and my Silver 9t's personalized & signed by the man himself.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2009
    My Pioneer SX-1980
    Testing
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    Testing
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2009
    TroyD wrote: »
    ...Anything else, like I said, has a price. Much as I love the Quads, I can always bag another pair.

    oy, I forgot my Quads! You're right, though, they are replaceable, albeit at a price.

    The EICO AF-4 and HFT-90 that have been in my family since they were new... not so 'replaceable'. I forgot those, too.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited March 2009
    I've given this some consideration now. If replacement cost is not a factor, I can let almost anything go and get something else that I would enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I would be very, very disapointed to give up my CRS+'s, my A/D/S L9e's, my LS-90s, or any of my NAD gear, but in the grand scheme of things, I don't get too attached to any material goods.

    Oh, and, the HSU and SVS subs would be hard to let go too, but they are probably the easiest pieces to replace.

    Still, a great thought-provoking thread.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2009
    Mr. Hardy reminded me of one other piece. My Eico HF-89. That would be hard to replace if I did sell it.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2009
    187CAM wrote: »
    Mr. Hardy reminded me of one other piece. My Eico HF-89. That would be hard to replace if I did sell it.

    oooooh... nice amp.
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited March 2009
    Never gonna sell my 92 Caddy with 63000 original miles!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2009
    I concur, my first good speaker were also KLH 6s...still have them. No chance of a sale. I've also kept my JBL 4413 Studio Monitors for almost 20 years. My first BIG sound speaker. Other than those, as some one said, most things are replaceable.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2009
    Other than my old Victrolla it is all up for grabs when the right replacement comes along. Well, maybe except for my Manley preamp, I've grown attached to it.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited March 2009
    Theres too much to cry over,all these years,but as for right now,my Legacy Focus 20/20 aren't going anywhere.They do everything I ask of them,and then some.Over the years,new purchases were financed partialy by the sale of older stuff.I would most likely have a list similiar to Georges if I kept everything.Kinda like all those old cars you wish you never let go,that are worth a small fortune today.
    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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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited March 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    I concur, my first good speaker were also KLH 6s...still have them. No chance of a sale. I've also kept my JBL 4413 Studio Monitors for almost 20 years. My first BIG sound speaker. Other than those, as some one said, most things are replaceable.

    cnh




    I hear ya brother, I wanna kick myself every time I think about my JBL-4311's., I sold

    Non audio: My 1967 Camero 302 Z I bought out of a barn in 1980 for $800.00 and sold a year later like a complete idiot.

    Well hindsight is 20-20...lol
    "They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde


    Pre-Amp: Anthem AVM 20
    Amp: Carver TFM-35
    Amp: Rotel RB-870BX
    Fronts : SDA 1B w/ RDO-194s
    T.V.:Plasma TC-P54G25
    Bluray: Oppo BDP-93
    Speaker Cables: MIT Terminater
    Interconnect Cables:DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1isonic
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited March 2009
    DeadFeat1 wrote: »
    My Allison Four speakers...

    Hey, that's my line. Was running through this thread knowing that my Fours were the only things that I was going to list.

    According to a tech from the original Allison factory, one of my speakers has the LAST replacement woofer they ever sold. I called them as they were closing down because my magnet had come off the basket (glue let go). He said to hold on while he went searching. He came back on and said, "Dude, you got the last one ever from this factory."
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited June 2011
    erniejade wrote: »
    George it is funny you say the Onkyo M-5090. Verry under rated amp in my opinion. I also have it's baby brother the m-5030.


    For me McIntosh 2105 Carver amazings, Sunfire sig II. and my 1955 Seeburg Jukebox.


    Bringing this back from the dead.
    Amazings sold. 2105 for sale, Still have the Sunfire sig II and 1955 Seeburg LOL.
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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