Wasn't me, I haven't lived in the 'burgh in almost 20 years, although I'd love to move back. Hopefully it was someone who will appreciate them ('n' 'at)
I felt bad when I picked up these lowboys, I threw out an offer that I thought was kind of lowball but was what I could afford (e.g. nothing ventured, etc.) and sure enough the nice young lady selling them said they were her dad's speakers and they needed to go because they were too big... but then she ruined it by saying that she had fond memories of them and I felt like kind of an a-hole, but apparently there was just no space for them. I made sure to drop her a note and let her know that the wood cleaned up nicely (there's still a water spot on one, but it's not that bad - the Beam Box covers it) and that I was going to recap them and use them as the main speakers in the living room to hopefully ease the pain a bit. I don't know if telling her that they'd be replacing a pair of Wharfedales helped or hurt.
Oh, yeah, I picked up a Beam Box FM-10 yesterday for a decent price... eBay seller had $25 shipping on it so that killed the non-local bids, but I met the guy in the BB parking lot right on my way home. This really is going to be a pretty decent 70's system when it all comes together. I got a FM-8 with my Luxman receiver but I'm still gluing it back together - it was one good knock away from becoming a pile of pressboard, and all the "veneer" is peeling off of it. I guess that can go in a bedroom when it's done to get rid of a dipole.
I felt bad when I picked up these lowboys, I threw out an offer that I thought was kind of lowball but was what I could afford (e.g. nothing ventured, etc.) and sure enough the nice young lady selling them said they were her dad's speakers and they needed to go because they were too big... but then she ruined it by saying that she had fond memories of them and I felt like kind of an a-hole, but apparently there was just no space for them. I made sure to drop her a note and let her know that the wood cleaned up nicely (there's still a water spot on one, but it's not that bad - the Beam Box covers it) and that I was going to recap them and use them as the main speakers in the living room to hopefully ease the pain a bit. I don't know if telling her that they'd be replacing a pair of Wharfedales helped or hurt.
Oh, yeah, I picked up a Beam Box FM-10 yesterday for a decent price... eBay seller had $25 shipping on it so that killed the non-local bids, but I met the guy in the BB parking lot right on my way home. This really is going to be a pretty decent 70's system when it all comes together. I got a FM-8 with my Luxman receiver but I'm still gluing it back together - it was one good knock away from becoming a pile of pressboard, and all the "veneer" is peeling off of it. I guess that can go in a bedroom when it's done to get rid of a dipole.