His writing turns me off- what Altec engineer is he talking about? Neodymium magnets aren't rare, and they don't cost what he lets on they do.
GPA components, nice looking cabinets. I wonder why he's selling them?
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His writing turns me off- what Altec engineer is he talking about? Neodymium magnets aren't rare, and they don't cost what he lets on they do.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
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Last edited by Phil-G; October 23rd, 2016 at 11:53 PM.
Sonic Barbarian
In 11 years of being a member at AK i have had to add 2 members to my "ignore" list, he is one of them.
'nuff said?
Maybe i will point out that in his vast array of Altec knowledge he doesn;t know the difference between a model 17, a model 18, and a homebrew facsimile.
Last edited by bowtie427ss; October 24th, 2016 at 06:51 AM.
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
Maybe one of us should let him know those are model 18 cabs?
The thing that got to me was he started a thread about building these and how another forum member hooked him up with a shop to build the cabinets and on and on. Even posted all the expense that added up to 4500.00 bucks. He gets them and is in sonic bliss......and than post them on BarterTown for 5500.00 bucks a short while later.
I questioned him on why he is getting rid of them. Says he wants to move on to something different. From sonic bliss to bored with them in such a short period of time.
Current price on BarterTown is down to 3990.00.
The good thing about guys like this is that they bring nice used gear into the market place and they don't mind loosing money doing so. Helps guys like me, although that is still to rich for my blood.
I position myself a lot further down stream with pole in hand ready to snatch the big ones that every body overlooked or never saw. Just this past weekend I was at a flea market and picked up a box of oil filled capacitors, old and dirty. The big heavy metal cased ones from the 40's I'm guessing. Found a few 8uF Western Electric caps with the neat WE logo on them and the insulated screw terminals. About passed out when I saw what they sell for on Ebay. I figured they were worth a lot more than I paid for them, but not that much. Makes nice trading fodder for gear down the road.
BillWojo
could we see some pictures?
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This i can totally relate to.I position myself a lot further down stream with pole in hand ready to snatch the big ones that every body overlooked or never saw. Just this past weekend I was at a flea market and picked up a box of oil filled capacitors, old and dirty. The big heavy metal cased ones from the 40's I'm guessing. Found a few 8uF Western Electric caps with the neat WE logo on them and the insulated screw terminals. About passed out when I saw what they sell for on Ebay. I figured they were worth a lot more than I paid for them, but not that much. Makes nice trading fodder for gear down the road.
This is where our road hits a bit of a fork.The good thing about guys like this is that they bring nice used gear into the market place and they don't mind loosing money doing so. Helps guys like me,
This fella couldn't show off his purchasing power fast enough or in a big enough way, had no interest in auditioning anything, just wanted to leap to impress the mental midgets flocking to his pursuit. AC Cowlings could have been his chauffeur. Guys like this help audio enthusiasts(our peers) find a different hobby.
I regret not referring him to "the good sound club" at first contact. But. i swallowed his bait thinking his Altec interest was genuine. It would be interesting to know how he relates to the Altec experience after the speakers are sold and gone. Usually, a capitol loss like that for an individual ends up with innocent parties being tossed under the bus.
Last edited by bowtie427ss; October 25th, 2016 at 07:16 AM.
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
Are we sure he's not Romy in one of his 'schizo' personas?
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Price is coming down. Might turn into a score for someone if he really wants to sell these and eat the loss
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