Should I go for this ?

So...who bought it for $8865?

Not me ;)

Now I feel better because it is end.

Gosh, Even my upper estimates were low!!

I knew they were going to go sky high.. With shipping costs well over $9 grand.... Yikes ! :tongue2: :wink2:

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Originally Posted by alancohen

There's a pair of 805B tar-filled going off by me. $1400.

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Grab them ! I have a pair of brass throats 30162 for those if you buy them.

I always thought the tar filled 805 was designated the H805/805H, or simply the 805.
Was there a range of model numbers?

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I always thought the tar filled 805 was designated the H805/805H, or simply the 805.
Was there a range of model numbers?

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They are if they are tar filled H805 or 805's.. The 805B's are the Aquaplas models.

I believe the original 808 was tar filled- the ones in the auction were not. there was also an adapter for the 555W. I shudder to think about the cost for a set of those. We'd be talking a mortgage.

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Final bid is as much a reflection of the value of the US dollar as the speakers themselves. For some regions on the globe, the USA is on sale at an ever increasing discount.

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Gosh, Even my upper estimates were low!!

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I figured they were long term worth at least $10 k if in decent working order, so could be a minor bargain at the sale price. If the horns had been the original tar filled, it would have been in the realm of 'if you have to ask'.........

GM

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Final bid is as much a reflection of the value of the US dollar as the speakers themselves. For some regions on the globe, the USA is on sale at an ever increasing discount.

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Sad, but true......... the king is dead, long live the king!

GM

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there was also an adapter for the 555W. I shudder to think about the cost for a set of those. We'd be talking a mortgage.

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I wonder if any have survived as I imagine they were rare to begin with, which would mean it would probably have to be a movie star's mansion's mortgage to have a sporting chance of having the winning bid.

GM

Collector / investor stuff for sure...
That's a snappy price indeed! Interesting that the 2nd place bidder used a snipe service, but the winner had some deep pockets - they wanted those things for sure!