Integrated Amps You Will Never Sell
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ProBlogger
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And yet…it seems you do.
So while it’s “unlikely that anyone would offer more than the ‘going rate’ for any gear”, it would appear that you have a process for doing just that.
z-adamson
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Yes, unlikely from a statistical standpoint. But that doesn't mean that it never happens.
Example...
Looking on CL one day I see a guitar for sale. Looking at the pics I see JBL L110 speakers in the background. I make an offer for them. He sells them to me. I paid more than the going rate. Statistically unlikely that this would occur to a given seller all things considered. And yes I do have a process for doing this. As do others.
ProBlogger
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How much was the “going rate” at the time you purchased the JBL L110’s? How much over the going rate did you pay, in dollars or percentage? Do you still have them? How about a picture?
z-adamson
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I determined going rate by the price paid at completed sales. I exceeded that by enough to make it an offer the previous owner could not turn down. I paid about $600 and they tended to sell for about $500. Still have them.
Nothing is ever for certain but I will say that I have owned my Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 for 5yrs now and now that I have added the Revolution Audio silid core Silver Cryo umbilical’s I have no desire for any other amp. At 305wpc it can drive just about any speakers with ease and it does that with my 90.5db efficient Talon Khorus’s with lots of headroom to spare and with only 500 made it has that rare (ish) factor that I like.
Audiofreak71
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Ditto. My 27 stays forever!
Riccardo77
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Cool post. I have mostly stereo receivers because I enjoy the built in radios but I have two integrateds that are new and I would not consider selling as they run two of my main systems:
Marantz PM 6006- this thing brings vocals right out front as if the person is in the room.
Martin Logan Forte streaming amp - believe it or not class D. Once you apply the ARC room correction this thing is a beast at approximately 7x7 inches in size. Oodles of top end clarity without shrillness and just the right amount of tight low end. I am running my JBL s38 on this and the sound has improved tremendously (and it was already great before). The room correction removes the one-note bloated bass and improves sound througout the spectrum.
Marantz PM 6006- this thing brings vocals right out front as if the person is in the room.
Martin Logan Forte streaming amp - believe it or not class D. Once you apply the ARC room correction this thing is a beast at approximately 7x7 inches in size. Oodles of top end clarity without shrillness and just the right amount of tight low end. I am running my JBL s38 on this and the sound has improved tremendously (and it was already great before). The room correction removes the one-note bloated bass and improves sound througout the spectrum.
danixmen01
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I would never sell my Sony STR-6060, I love it!
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Marcel27
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At the moment I have 4 amplifiers that I do not want to sell, a Rotel RA980BX, a Sony TA-F411R, a Harman Kardon HK6350R and the Denon PMA-500V. All 4 amplifiers were defective at the time of purchase and I have paid the necessary attention to the repair. Each amplifier has its own musical image. I once offered the HK6350R for sale but eventually I stopped the sale. I kept listening to the amplifier and noticed that I never used the loudness knob on this one. Now I listen to them in turns.
Marcel27
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Hello danixmen01. I see that you have also the Philips 22RH580. I was able to get my hands on the same amplifier. I found it in a second-hand shop. Because it gave a switching click in the speakers, I built in a small switch-on delay so that the pop is not audible. I agree with you that this 2x5 Watt amplifier is a little jewel and produces a beautiful warm sound.
I have to add this one also to my list of never selling items.
danixmen01
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Yessss
danixmen01
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The 22RH580 is truly a gem, and I'll never sell it either! I have the matching 22RH690 tuner, a beautiful sixties-style set. I currently have the set stored in the closet because I recently acquired some AR3a speakers, and I don't even dare connect them because they're too low-powered and I'll damage the tweeters.
