Yamaha M-45 for $150

andwings2go
andwings2go Posts: 27
edited September 2010 in Electronics
I can buy one locally at his home off a craigslist ad for $150. He can't easily show me it pushing any speakers, just can plug it in and let me hear it click on and light up. Gamble or move on?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited September 2010
    Move on.........
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  • andwings2go
    andwings2go Posts: 27
    edited September 2010
    Hey Tony, he just emailed back. I can hear it pushing a pair of Klipsh speakers. $150 is good for some vintage yamaha right?
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  • sm88
    sm88 Posts: 353
    edited September 2010
    The M-45 is lowest on the Yamaha totem pole, besides perhaps the M-40 if I remember correctly. The models ending in "5" are the newer series of them, with the lights and everything, so these are certainly more desirable, I actually had a crack at one for around the same price locally about a year ago but I passed. Unless he can go cheaper you probably won't get everything back out of it; if it were one of the higher model numbers it would be better (M-75 or similar) as they have more power.
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  • BKSinAZ
    BKSinAZ Posts: 12
    edited September 2010
    In the late 1980's, I used to own the M-45 and it was ok. Clean sounding. 150.00 ain't bad, but are you POSITIVE there are no issues? That would be my only concern.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited September 2010
    If it's in good shape and sounds good, offer $100. If he doesn't take it, move on.
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