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Audio Concepts Speakers

radiowilbur

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I picked up a set of Audio Concepts speakers....two pairs. one pair are solid wood, directed downward, woofers and two speakers on very heavy stands. theres no model numbers on them. they are dated 1991. I cant find too much info on them. how much when new? How much are they worth these days? are they suitable for tube equipment? any info would be great.
 

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Because of the value questions, this had to be moved to Dollars & Sense.

You've got a pair of Sapphires and a pair of Titan subwoofers. The Sapphires went through several generations, but I think those are either Sapphire IIs or Sapphire IIIs, probably IIs given the 1991 date. That was probably a $2.5-3K setup when new. At a guess, the entire setup might be worth $700-1000 now if you find somebody who knows Audio Concepts. I used to own a slightly newer (maybe '94-95) version of that setup, which I sold for about $1500 5 years ago. They're very good speakers, and very tube friendly - mine sounded great with a 17.5 W/channel Dynakit ST-35. With proper setup, imaging and midrange are great, and those subs go all the way down.

I still own and use a pair of Sapphire IIILe speakers in our dining room system. They still sound great. Prior to those, I owned the Sapphire IIIs, which looked just like those. When I first got them, they easily displaced B&W 804s as the best speakers I'd heard in my own system.
 
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