Free pair of LSi9s (if you pick them up)

minimus
minimus Posts: 11
edited April 2009 in Speakers
If someone wants a free pair of LSi9s and is willing to pick them up, send me a PM. I am located on the Upper West Side in Manhattan.

I have upgraded my stereo system and the LSi9s have just been gathering dust and taking up space in my apartment for the last few months. The speakers are maple, about 3 years old, and in very good condition. You can also have an Orb Audio subwoofer that I used with the LSi9s that can be picked up for free as well. I do not have the original boxes for the speakers or the sub.

I am willing to give these away because I don't want to deal with the hassle of finding adequate boxes/packaging (or paying $90 to get new boxes from Polk), putting them up for sale on Audiogon in a very depressed market for used stereo gear, and then somehow lugging the speakers to UPS or Fed Ex for shipping. It's just not worth the effort to me.

The speakers can either be picked up at my apartment or from my apartment building's lobby.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,483
    edited April 2009
    minimus wrote: »
    If someone wants a free pair of LSi9s and is willing to pick them up, send me a PM. I am located on the Upper West Side in Manhattan.

    I have upgraded my stereo system and the LSi9s have just been gathering dust and taking up space in my apartment for the last few months. The speakers are maple, about 3 years old, and in very good condition. You can also have an Orb Audio subwoofer that I used with the LSi9s that can be picked up for free as well. I do not have the original boxes for the speakers or the sub.

    I am willing to give these away because I don't want to deal with the hassle of finding adequate boxes/packaging (or paying $90 to get new boxes from Polk), putting them up for sale on Audiogon in a very depressed market for used stereo gear, and then somehow lugging the speakers to UPS or Fed Ex for shipping. It's just not worth the effort to me.

    The speakers can either be picked up at my apartment or from my apartment building's lobby.


    I will pay you for the hassle... and then some:D pm me...
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  • acsubie
    acsubie Posts: 773
    edited April 2009
    i sent you a PM a few minutes ago but now i realize you might not be able to PM because of low post count, anyway you can reach me at acsubie@gmail.com if thats easier
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,145
    edited April 2009
    Too far away myself but almost tempted to drive the 3.5 hours to pick them up. Have you tried Craigslist? You could sell them cheap there; I am sure someone would pay $300-$400 even in this market.

    Thanks for your generosity though.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited April 2009
    Wow, a flight to where you are for around 300 bucks from dallas would be still an awesome deal. Have you decided yet?

    Halen
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2009
    i will take them asap name the time place and they will go to a very nurturing home ,hell i'll even compensate you
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2009
    Woah. That's a pretty long drive for me. Killer Karma on your part though minimus. This is one of the nicest gestures I've ever seen.

    This is going to make someones year!:D

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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2009
    thats an unbelievably generous offer!!, seriously, this is a pair of speakers i've been fanasizing about but can't get the waf for.
    any takers yet. i can be there in a heartbeat! see your e-mail minimus
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited April 2009
    sandworms wrote: »
    thats an unbelievably generous offer!!, seriously, this is a pair of speakers i've been fanasizing about but can't get the waf for.
    any takers yet. i can be there in a heartbeat! see your e-mail minimus

    :eek: How hard can it be to get WAF for a pair of LSi9's? If she's that picky....;)

    Nice offer Minimus, but seriously you can't give them to a family member or a neighbor? I'm sure the mailman would take them from you. :confused:
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited April 2009
    I can take them tonight. Email me at kitory AT hotmail DOT com. I really would love to use them.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited April 2009
    Call me Mr. Skeptical. But, we'll see...
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2009
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    :eek: How hard can it be to get WAF for a pair of LSi9's? If she's that picky....;)

    Nice offer Minimus, but seriously you can't give them to a family member or a neighbor? I'm sure the mailman would take them from you. :confused:

    the waf is hard to get when you see how much i've already spent and for me to go and buy another pair at 5-600 $ is grounds for divorce
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited April 2009
    Um.... guys.... Read the post. He has LSI9's in MAPLE. Anything seem odd there? Like maybe the fact that LSi9's have never been available in maple?
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  • genjivn
    genjivn Posts: 101
    edited April 2009
    The cherry finish of the old LSi 9 has lighter color than the current one. I remembered some forum members complained how the color faded after a certain time. Maybe that makes it look more maple than cherry
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited April 2009
    genjivn wrote: »
    The cherry finish of the old LSi 9 has lighter color than the current one. I remembered some forum members complained how the color faded after a certain time. Maybe that makes it look more maple than cherry

    They are only 3 years old.

    Maybe I'm too cautious but there is something fishy about this post.

    edit... I guess I shouldn't tear into this guy. His other 5 posts seem legit, but at one point he had 2 year old LSi9's in cherry for sale. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but it still seems like something is up.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited April 2009
    Anybody see a white van and very nervous driver coming up in their future?
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  • woodsman10b
    woodsman10b Posts: 408
    edited April 2009
    April Fools was wednsday not yesterday mr. minimus. lol
    Most of them only hear how loud it sounds, and the rest of us hear everything else - :rolleyes:
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  • minimus
    minimus Posts: 11
    edited April 2009
    Actually, the LSi9s are cherry, not maple. Sorry for the confusion. A few months ago I listed them on Craigslist for $300. Two people responded and set up appointments to buy them. They were no shows and I ended up wasting a Sunday waiting around for them...so I am just letting them go for free to someone who will appreciate them.

    I have upgraded to Sehring 703s, which are $9,000 speakers, which I bought used. My system now consists of a Wadia iTransport --> Northstar M192 DAC --> Manley Shrimp preamp --> B&K 4020 Power Amp --> Sehring 703s. The Sehrings are truly amazing speakers, but not very well known in the US.
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited April 2009
    I'll pick them up if they're still available.
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  • genjivn
    genjivn Posts: 101
    edited April 2009
    A cheapest pair of LSi9 on Craigslist was $350 in Houston and that was gone in a blink :mad:

    No offense minimus but it hurts to see someone lets this wonderful speakers go for free
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  • minimus
    minimus Posts: 11
    edited April 2009
    Right now, Devani is first in the queue for these. If I don't hear back from him, I will respond to others who have sent me PMs, but I will do it in a post on this thread, since right now I don't have enough posts to reply to PMs. I want these gone by tonight or tomorrow at the latest. If they are not taken by then, I will just donate them to a local thrift shop so I can at least take a tax deduction on them (and not have to read any more insinuations that I am a scam artist, luring the innocent with the offer of a free pair of entry level speakers.)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited April 2009
    2 more posts
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited April 2009
    "No good deed goes UNpunished":D
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • acsubie
    acsubie Posts: 773
    edited April 2009
    minimus wrote: »
    Right now, Devani is first in the queue for these. If I don't hear back from him, I will respond to others who have sent me PMs, but I will do it in a post on this thread, since right now I don't have enough posts to reply to PMs. I want these gone by tonight or tomorrow at the latest. If they are not taken by then, I will just donate them to a local thrift shop so I can at least take a tax deduction on them (and not have to read any more insinuations that I am a scam artist, luring the innocent with the offer of a free pair of entry level speakers.)

    i know they are your property, and you may choose as you wish, but why him, i have nothing against him at all but i did PM at 10:33 pm?
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  • minimus
    minimus Posts: 11
    edited April 2009
    bump
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  • minimus
    minimus Posts: 11
    edited April 2009
    bumpity bump...now I can respond directly to PMs sent to me.
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2009
    pm sent, e-mail sent, carrier pidgeon sent, pony express sent. oops now i sound like i'm a desperate beggar oooohh pleeeeaasse pick me
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited April 2009
    Very nice of you minimus.
    engtaz

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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited April 2009
    Responded to your email....
    Thank you thank you thank you....
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  • raidersrule76
    raidersrule76 Posts: 471
    edited April 2009
    So did someone get these are they all he said they were, or is this a serial killer trying out something new. J/k
    Sig to be updated after dealing with the insurance company:(:(:(
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  • gtu2004
    gtu2004 Posts: 620
    edited April 2009
    i work in times square and can pick these up asap
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