luvdunhill Posted June 20, 2008 Report Posted June 20, 2008 It is all relative there as well. A classic example is the older Museatex DACs. They usually sell for quite a bit more than what their SRP was. Any discontinued, desired, item will reflect the true demand/availability in any market at the given time. yeah, did you see that bidat that is/was on Audiogon.. $5.5k? crap... Quote
CD44hi Posted June 20, 2008 Report Posted June 20, 2008 yeah, did you see that bidat that is/was on Audiogon.. $5.5k? crap... Oh, yup, I saw that. I think the bidat is good, but for that kind of $ the competition arena is tough! I personally would look elsewhere first. Quote
909 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Posted June 20, 2008 Same here as guzziguy mentioned. I found it deceiving that he used multiple accounts to talk up his product, and bid against others to attempt to raise the price. Right now there is a HP-2 on sell on Ebay that he is selling and now the highest bidder is someone that has no feedback. That just looks fishy since we know his pattern. But as others have mentioned I'm sure if you do purchase something from him it should be okay. Good luck on whatever you decide slwiser i contacted him about local pick-up since his location is indicated as Westminster, which is pretty close to where i live. he promptly responded and said yes, but he also said he's heading up north to Berkley (to go back to school) tomorrow. he tried to sell me on another HP2 with the reference cable for $1650 and the HP1 for $1900 outside of ebay. he gave me two addresses, his cousin's in Westminster as that is his "permanent address" and where he's currently living, sharing a house in Garden Grove. he mentioned he would like to get $1750 for the one on ebay. if you think he's shilling, it would hurt to report him since at least ebay will look into it. Quote
slwiser Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Posted June 20, 2008 After several emails back and forth to the owner, we may have an agreement. This will go well with the SR-007MkII. Now what Stax and other stuff that I have that are no longer needed? Things to sell. I hope others don't wonder about my buying and selling a lot of stuff lately getting to this point in my Stax experience. Quote
luvdunhill Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Oh, yup, I saw that. I think the bidat is good, but for that kind of $ the competition arena is tough! I personally would look elsewhere first. yup. There is a single bidat I would pay that for, but I know the modder and he's my hero, so there.... Quote
diebenkorn Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 You need some Stax cables made by alo. Quote
CD44hi Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 yup. There is a single bidat I would pay that for, but I know the modder and he's my hero, so there.... you mean a different modder than John Wright? I thought his were the "ultimate" and legitimate mods since he helped build the beasts.....I have communicated with him and he seems a really cool guy, btw. Quote
luvdunhill Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 you mean a different modder than John Wright? I thought his were the "ultimate" and legitimate mods since he helped build the beasts.....I have communicated with him and he seems a really cool guy, btw. yeah, Peter Daniel owner of The Audio Zone: index His reference DAC is a modified bidat. Lots about it at diyaudio. same with me and John. He basically told me how to do all the mods to a few of their products. Great guy! Quote
Knuckledragger Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 You need some Stax cables made by alo. *fear* Quote
slwiser Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 Well it would appear that I am going to be a new owner of a KGSS amp, the very one that appears in the pictures I put on a previous thread. I am hopelessly now a Stax guy.... Quote
slwiser Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 bring it to dc meet in august That is not going to be in DC that is in Maryland way up there.... Quote
grawk Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 greater washington dc metropolitan area it's not that much farther than college park Quote
aardvark baguette Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 yeah, Maryland really isnt that big. Quote
slwiser Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 Yea, I think I found my way up there last year. My Google map took me to all the most scenic parts of DC before I got there. Now where is that heavy vest that I got from Iraq? Quote
slwiser Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 I miss your avatar. I think I need to find it and reload it into the system. Quote
riceboy Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Well it would appear that I am going to be a new owner of a KGSS amp, the very one that appears in the pictures I put on a previous thread. I am hopelessly now a Stax guy.... Congrats on the new purchase Quote
spritzer Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Just wait a few more years and someone will be paying 2k just to get the black gates out of it Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH... Quote
luvdunhill Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH... yes, just order it from here: Lansing Instrument Enclosures Home Page Quote
boomana Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 Well it would appear that I am going to be a new owner of a KGSS amp, the very one that appears in the pictures I put on a previous thread. I am hopelessly now a Stax guy.... Congrats! Let us know when you get it. Quote
slwiser Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Posted June 21, 2008 Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH... I wonder if there is any way to fold those Black Gates into the existing cabinet or get a slightly larger one that will hold everything? And how much effort that would be? Quote
grawk Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 you could probably hire someone to recase it, or harvest the blackgates, put something else inside it, and sell the blackgates and recoup a lot of the cost of the amp Quote
luvdunhill Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 I wonder if there is any way to fold those Black Gates into the existing cabinet or get a slightly larger one that will hold everything? And how much effort that would be? about 80% of the effort that went into building the entire amp in the first place. Quote
Salt Peanuts Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 I wonder if there is any way to fold those Black Gates into the existing cabinet or get a slightly larger one that will hold everything? And how much effort that would be? Below is a link to some more pics of another DX (* Justin, if you want me to remove the link, let me know and I'll do that ASAP). Custom KGSS Electrostatic Amplifier Quote
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