If you want a Manley--Get it befor Feb 15th

george daniel
george daniel Posts: 12,096
edited February 2011 in Electronics
New,,that is,,apparently they are implementing a huge increase. I wonder what this will do to the used market,,hmm.Here's the link, seems it's true.

http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=amp&m=162045
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  • dcoil
    dcoil Posts: 153
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for the info - more than one way to beat inflation ;)

    Seriously, if you were thinking of going with a serious tube, this might be a safe time to do it as you could probably get your $ out if it didn't like how is sounded in your system.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,124
    edited January 2011
    A pair of Snappers is on my short list of must have items.

    I gotta wonder, I mean, it's possible....but why? I mean, to just double the price makes zero sense and seems like suicide.

    I saw that ad on the 'gon.....and dismissed it as someone trying to justify thier price.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,794
    edited January 2011
    There's nothing on Manley's site about it.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    from the other website,,pretty much verify's that it's gonna happen.

    January 22, 2011 at 22:56:55
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    Rich's posts are bang-on.

    Last year we went through all of our products, both pro studio and hifi, and re-audited all of our build costs and recalibrated the prices. It is all based on a simple multiplier up from actual build cost. The pro gear prices went up in December. No whining on the pro audio boards. Most folks have seen rising costs all around them and can appreciate that our manufacturing costs have also gone up. Is this any big surprise?
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    Cheers, EveAnna Manley
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 581
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for the info George.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2011
    Rogue Audio is having a little price bump also,Feb. 1

    http://www.rogueaudio.com/News.htm#M180
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    I suppose that if you are considering a Stingray,or anything else in their amp lineup,,now is the time to buy,,new or used.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2011
    I've been kickin' around the notion of a used Stingray or a Rouge Cronus Magnum...any ideas on which one would drive a pair of 1C's into audio bliss?
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2011
    I missed a good used Stingray on A'gon last week that sold for $1300...the new series retail at close to 3K...

    btw,does anyone know if a AI-1 cable is needed when powering SDA's with a Stingray?I "think" they are a dual-mono design.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2011
    No AI-1 cable needed. I ran a pair of SRS 2's and 2B TL's off a Stingray and they both sounded fantastic.
    "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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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited January 2011
    According to THIS ad, "Snappers will increase from $4,250 to $7,250." While there is some motivation for exaggerating the increase for this person, if it's accurate, that is one hell of an increase.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2011
    Can't afford it at 4Gs but that increase is scary if it's true. I've heard some Manely tube amps and I certainly wouldn't mind having one for my SDAs but it's just not in the 'budget'?

    cnh
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    Can't afford it at 4Gs but that increase is scary if it's true. I've heard some Manely tube amps and I certainly wouldn't mind having one for my SDAs but it's just not in the 'budget'?

    cnh

    It's true unfortunately,, go back to my post and click the link a scroll down about 2/3,,Eveanna Manley posted in the thread.she seemed a little to flippant for me,,but hey,,it's her show.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2011
    I think the price increases are a sign of the economy,I doubt if anyone has had any significant price increases in the past couple of years.

    These are just two American owned companies that are trying to compete in the world market.They hafta make a profit.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2011
    Face wrote: »
    No AI-1 cable needed. I ran a pair of SRS 2's and 2B TL's off a Stingray and they both sounded fantastic.

    Thanks Face,appreciate the info...I think the Stringray is drop dead sexy also.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,794
    edited January 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    from the other website,,pretty much verify's that it's gonna happen.

    Sure does. Thanks George.



    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    I've been kickin' around the notion of a used Stingray or a Rouge Cronus Magnum...any ideas on which one would drive a pair of 1C's into audio bliss?


    As Sal stated, the Stingray and 1C's with a Jolida CDP and MIT cables were sonic bliss at Ted's house.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    You know,,I had forgotten just how good that rig did sound.IIRC you guys were switching between CDP's,,my wife just loved the Stingray,, she remarked the it looked like a little Christmas Village,with the tubes glowing,, it did sound good,real good,,Mike given the circumstances,,I think a Stingray is in your future,,eh? :smile:

    BTW-- Manley will honor current pricing,,so you place your order,,maybe wait a bit until delivery,,I'll bet their sales from now to mid Feb shows a spike.

    WCW has a pair of Mahi's

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstube&1299000380&/Manley-Labs-Mahi-Monoblock-tub
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    here,,

    They go into effect Feb 15th. If someone wants to buy some Manley gear, get it now... orders places now may take a while to get filled, but they are honoring the current prices until the 15th. Some examples:

    Manley Mahi will go from $2,500/pair to $4,600/pair
    Manley Stingray II will go from $3,000 to $5,650
    Manley Snappers will go from $4,250/pair to $7,250/pair
    Manley Jumbo Shrimp preamp will go from $2,300 to $3,660
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    here,,

    They go into effect Feb 15th. If someone wants to buy some Manley gear, get it now... orders places now may take a while to get filled, but they are honoring the current prices until the 15th. Some examples:

    Manley Mahi will go from $2,500/pair to $4,600/pair
    Manley Stingray II will go from $3,000 to $5,650
    Manley Snappers will go from $4,250/pair to $7,250/pair
    Manley Jumbo Shrimp preamp will go from $2,300 to $3,660

    Damn,those are certainly some price increases...a used Stingray is about outa my league,no way to spring for a new one at these prices.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,012
    edited January 2011
    Yeah, I agree. The one tube amp I was gonna replace mine with would be that Manley 500. I'm guessing at this point that it will be decades before that happens now. Unless I hit the lottery. Dang, so much for reachable dream amps....

    :frown: :frown: :frown:
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,513
    edited January 2011
    Would the snapper 100 mono's have enough to push a speaker like LSiM 707, or would you need the 250/500
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,794
    edited January 2011
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Would the snapper 100 mono's have enough to push a speaker like LSiM 707, or would you need the 250/500

    That shouldn't be a problem.

    A general rule of thumb is that tube watts are double that of SS watts.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2011
    Has anyone looked at the Manley webpage since the price increases? Wow! The equipment is still worth every penney but... Wow!
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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