Post by sub on May 9, 2017 16:43:34 GMT 12
Seller named blacknround, profile says his name is Tim, and is/was a hifi dealer from Hawkes Bay. Says he is selling off some of his lifetime collection of gear as moving to a smaller hous. Only a couple of items listed so far, an enormous pair of Duntech speakers, and a Nakamkchi 680ZX cassette deck, listing # 1321304303, he comments he will be listing a lot more desirable items! Worth watching.
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Post by Citroen on May 9, 2017 16:46:20 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 18:27:54 GMT 12
What I wouldn't give to try a pair of Sovereigns... Sovereigns and a stack of Krells ought do the trick. And then I'd never go to work again... Yahoo!
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Post by sub on May 9, 2017 18:36:05 GMT 12
What I wouldn't give to try a pair of Sovereigns... Sovereigns and a stack of Krells ought do the trick. And then I'd never go to work again... Yahoo! Do still have those smaller Duntechs we discussed on the old Aenz forums?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 18:48:01 GMT 12
Sure do. Still woefully and shamefully under-powered... Which means I also still have kids and live in a dead-end town...
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Post by Owen Y on May 9, 2017 19:42:06 GMT 12
Looks like he is listing the cassette deck too soon, actual deck & TT items not ready to sell. PS. Can anyone name the legendary tonearm? )
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Post by nakmad on May 9, 2017 20:27:38 GMT 12
At first glance, I thought Helius, maybe Zeta, but nooo, and some of those bits look decidely of Ishikawa origin.. and I will be miles of target off course.. Click, clunk, lol.. finally dredged from the depths of the memory banks... Mission Mechanic....
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Post by Owen Y on May 10, 2017 9:48:57 GMT 12
Winner, winner! nakmad is correct! A very dusty, rather rare, Mission Mechanic.
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Post by cooksferry on May 10, 2017 10:07:35 GMT 12
Sure do. Still woefully and shamefully under-powered... Which means I also still have kids and live in a dead-end town... Looks like you have a nice big room, extremely jealous.
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Post by guitardude on May 10, 2017 10:53:35 GMT 12
Yes he does have a nice big room, probably not big enough for a pair of Sovereigns though...
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Post by michaelw on May 10, 2017 10:55:40 GMT 12
Seller named blacknround, profile says his name is Tim, and is/was a hifi dealer from Hawkes Bay. Says he is selling off some of his lifetime collection of gear as moving to a smaller hous. Only a couple of items listed so far, an enormous pair of Duntech speakers, and a Nakamkchi 680ZX cassette deck, listing # 1321304303, he comments he will be listing a lot more desirable items! Worth watching. that would be Tim Schuler of soundhaus by schuler. the other hifi dealer in napier. www.soundhausnz.com/where's this legendary tonearm ? they have just listed an accuphase tuner...
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 12:29:12 GMT 12
I could knock out a few walls to fit those sovereigns in... It is a nice sized room but the photo is somewhat deceptive. It has width but not depth. Also two walls are glass. Keep meaning to start a thread on diy treatment options to get a little more out of what I have... Anyhoo, digression...
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Post by Owen Y on May 10, 2017 14:08:06 GMT 12
The Sovereigns would be a shoo-in entry for the World's Ugliest Hifi
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Post by guitardude on May 10, 2017 14:35:10 GMT 12
Simple case of form following function there Owen. Intended to be a no compromise statement product, they are what they are. Still used by Sony classical I believe. Still too large for most listening rooms.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 15:32:54 GMT 12
The Sovereigns would be a shoo-in entry for the World's Ugliest Hifi Whaaaa? Who's the Heathen now??
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Post by michaelw on May 10, 2017 16:59:21 GMT 12
found the tonearm pic it appears the stuff is a houselot he picked up. good thing he's going to clean and service it all before selling. wouldn't like to buy an exotic piece covered in flyspots
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Post by nakmad on May 10, 2017 17:25:50 GMT 12
That Linn was a bit duckin' fusty wasn't it....
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 18:46:26 GMT 12
Man, that MF gear would drive my Duntechs quite nicely. My A3 was doing an admirable job until I cooked it a few weeks back. Oh the joys of being the working poor. I can lust all I like...
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Post by Owen Y on May 11, 2017 11:37:19 GMT 12
Simple case of form following function there Owen. Intended to be a no compromise statement product, they are what they are. Still used by Sony classical I believe. Still too large for most listening rooms. Ahh..that oft-quoted expression was coined by the great German architect, Mies van der Rohe. However, he was still capable of designing arguably the most beautiful building of modern times - in 1928.... Did anyone mention baffle edge diffraction, baffle step distortions?
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Post by michaelw on May 11, 2017 11:39:47 GMT 12
no ceiling reflections but oh those hard tile floors and naked walls !
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Post by guitardude on May 11, 2017 14:53:10 GMT 12
Has another bunch of stuff up now including a later pair of ESL57.
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Post by sub on May 11, 2017 15:25:03 GMT 12
Man, that MF gear would drive my Duntechs quite nicely. My A3 was doing an admirable job until I cooked it a few weeks back. Oh the joys of being the working poor. I can lust all I like... These are for you, Heathen - 1322792308 - not from the seller referred to in OP, but interesting.
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Post by guitardude on May 11, 2017 15:45:14 GMT 12
Yes they would be exactly for him but Mrs Heathen would not be happy.....
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 19:50:22 GMT 12
Man, that MF gear would drive my Duntechs quite nicely. My A3 was doing an admirable job until I cooked it a few weeks back. Oh the joys of being the working poor. I can lust all I like... These are for you, Heathen - 1322792308 - not from the seller referred to in OP, but interesting. Sweet Jesus! Yup. That's all I'd ever need. If any forum member wins lotto this week, I shall expect this to arrive on my doorstep promptly thereafter. It'd be the right thing to do. guitardude is quite right though, if I took the plunge, Mrs Heathen would have kittens. Kittens and lawyers.
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Post by michaelw on May 11, 2017 20:03:35 GMT 12
send lawyers, guns and money !
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 7:01:49 GMT 12
Maybe I ought start a Givealittle page? Seems to be the done thing these days. 'Support a perpetually broke young audio geek'...
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Post by guitardude on May 12, 2017 9:16:32 GMT 12
pretty sure I've already donated to that one ? Maybe you could trade the golf on the Krell and give it to her for Mothers day ?
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Post by beeman on May 18, 2017 20:22:01 GMT 12
man I would have jumped those Duntechs a year ago. TAD convert now so too late ;-)
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