Are These Finds Good Deals?

[Pogre]

I found an SVS SB-2000 pro for $575. It appears to be in good condition but I haven’t seen it in person yet. The price strikes me as okay but perhaps a touch high.

Any other thoughts?

I'd want ported so I'd pass on it just for that. It's a little bit steep for the used market too, imo.

 

[Pogre]

Not necessarily a good deal, but can you imagine the look someone had when this got dropped or smacked with something. Vintage mac with a broken glass faceplate. MC-2105 for $1200.

MB Quart Professional Studio Tower Speakers - electronics - by owner...

Founded in 1962, MB Quart began producing professional studio microphones and headphones at its headquarters in Obrigheim, Germany. Through research, innovation, and a dedication to the highest...

phoenix.craigslist.org

That busted faceplate, ouch.

 

[Pogre]

Curious if @ryanosaur or @zieglj01 know anything about these MA Gold 20s for $400. I know the current MA Gold series are really good, but I'm guessing these are more on the vintage side looking at the dust buildup on the terminal cups.

monitor audio gold reference 20 gr20 speakers made in England -...

very nice sounding speakers made in England lots of great reviews online The drivers all work perfectly the cabinets are in very good condition except for one side of one cabinet where its been...

phoenix.craigslist.org

 

[Pogre]

Another pair of Totem Acoustics, "Dreamcatcher". This pair only $280. @Eppie, you familiar?

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ele/d/phoenix-totem-acoustics-dreamcatcher/7320844592.html

 

[Pogre]

It happened again! The sub I'm looking for popped up for $1100 on Offerup and it's sold! Damnit, I hate that!

https://offerup.com/item/detail/1035473156

 

[zieglj01]

Curious if @ryanosaur or @zieglj01 know anything about these MA Gold 20s for $400. I know the current MA Gold series are really good, but I'm guessing these are more on the vintage side looking at the dust buildup on the terminal cups.

monitor audio gold reference 20 gr20 speakers made in England -...

very nice sounding speakers made in England lots of great reviews online The drivers all work perfectly the cabinets are in very good condition except for one side of one cabinet where its been...

phoenix.craigslist.org

No, I can not really speak for them ... but they seem to be from around 17 years ago

 

[zieglj01]

Another pair of Totem Acoustics, "Dreamcatcher". This pair only $280. @Eppie, you familiar?
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ele/d/phoenix-totem-acoustics-dreamcatcher/7320844592.html

If this floats your boat

 

[Eppie]

Another pair of Totem Acoustics, "Dreamcatcher". This pair only $280. @Eppie, you familiar?

View attachment 48508

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ele/d/phoenix-totem-acoustics-dreamcatcher/7320844592.html

Not personally. They would be about 10 yrs old. Relatively small speaker. 1" titanium-dome tweeter made in Germany and 4" Scan-speak woofer. Retailed around $575. The graph posted by zieglj01 is typical of Totem but despite that they still manage to get great reviews.

 

[Kleinst]

It happened again! The sub I'm looking for popped up for $1100 on Offerup and it's sold! Damnit, I hate that!

https://offerup.com/item/detail/1035473156

did you notice who the sold to was on the shipping doc

 

[afterlife2]

Whoa a classic:

 

[Pogre]

Whoa a classic:
View attachment 48526

Marantz SR2000 Stereophonic Receiver Manual | HiFi Engine

www.hifiengine.com

Pretty cool find, but only 30 wpc.

 

[Eppie]

Whoa a classic:
View attachment 48526

59 bucks? You could probably get $500 for it on Ebay if everything is working.
Well, I would have to do some proper research but with a face plate that clean it's an easy money maker. Look at the maxed out bass and treble controls. So typical of that era.

 

[zieglj01]

59 bucks? You could probably get $500 for it on Ebay if everything is working.

Looks to be around $225 to $250

 

[afterlife2]

Hmmm some stands for $10.

 

[Mark E. Long]

Whoa a classic:
View attachment 48526

Got a 2265B in a box that I used for a preamp it’s a great 2 channel unit one side of the amp blew out after years of use . A buddy of mine set it up to use as straight up preamp . I need to dig it out a set it up .

 

[afterlife2]

Got a 2265B in a box that I used for a preamp it’s a great 2 channel unit one side of the amp blew out after years of use . A buddy of mine set it up to use as straight up preamp . I need to dig it out a set it up .

I remember my sister's boyfriend owning one and I stayed and played music on it. It just classy looking and great sound on it. I didn't pick it up.

 

[Beave]

Curious if @ryanosaur or @zieglj01 know anything about these MA Gold 20s for $400. I know the current MA Gold series are really good, but I'm guessing these are more on the vintage side looking at the dust buildup on the terminal cups.

View attachment 48505

monitor audio gold reference 20 gr20 speakers made in England -...

very nice sounding speakers made in England lots of great reviews online The drivers all work perfectly the cabinets are in very good condition except for one side of one cabinet where its been...

phoenix.craigslist.org

These are often called the Gold Reference (GR) series. So they'd be GR20s.

The GR series came before the Gold Signature (GS) series.

Then came the Gold series with real ribbon tweeters, then another Gold series with real ribbon tweeters and revised woofer cones, then the newest most recent Gold series with AMT tweeters.

$400 is a fairly reasonable price for these. But yeah, they're probably about 15-20 years old by now.

Edit: I see they're now dropped down to $350. That's a lot better than most people would ask for them, but then again most people ask unrealistic prices.

 

[Eppie]

My dad used to a have Dual turntable similar to this 502 on FB. I always liked the look of the rear gimbal on the Duals. The silver disc in the centre is a paper strobe disc. It was tuned to 60Hz house current so that you could use an ordinary incandescent bulb to check the platter speed. Worked quite well actually.

 

[davidscott]

My dad used to a have Dual turntable similar to this 502 on FB. I always liked the look of the rear gimbal on the Duals. The silver disc in the centre is a paper strobe disc. It was tuned to 60Hz house current so that you could use an ordinary incandescent bulb to check the platter speed. Worked quite well actually.
View attachment 48563
View attachment 48564

Nice! I had a Dual way way back in the early 80s with an Ortofon cart, Very nice TT since then I've moved on to a Thorens then a REGA. That Dual was pretty damn good though.

 

[Pogre]

What makes it "dual"?