We are hosting a Honduras Medical Mission fundraiser here in St. Louis, and have a number of notable stereo items that have been donated, including a custom pair of open baffle speakers.
In an effort to also involve those who might help from out of state, and those local who cannot attend, we are starting a thread where you can post a bid for any numbered item, and I will edit this post daily to show the current bid price. We kindly ask that you consider a minimum bid increment of $5 to $10 or higher as the mood strikes, and please keep bids in a whole dollar figure. No penny, nickel, dime, or quarter raises... save those for the card game! Please PM me of your bid, so I can track things from my messages, and not individual threads. It is easier this way, thanks.
On Sunday the 12th, the highest bid for each numbered item will be transferred to the silent auction bid sheet for that item. If no one at the event raises your bid, you will be the winner.
Winners are welcome to take their prizes home from the event, or nonattending local winners can make arrangements for a friend at the event to take them home. We will gladly turn out of town winners over to David McRunnel, an attending audiophile who happens to manage a local UPS shipping store, along with your phone # and address, and he will contact you for shipping instructions and billing matters. As we will have a house to clean at the end of the event, we gracefully wish not to then deal with FedEx, USPS, Pony Express, or drone deliveries. Everything will run through David.
Dear GAS gentry,
The shindig (How did this word get applied to such a patrician gathering?) is happening at Dave Sheckleton's June 12 from 2-5 P.M. There will be food, spirits, good conversation, and a silent auction. Some (not all, by any means) of the items up for bid at the silent auction are audio items. There should be a pair of speakers, which you can view in this thread. Other people have promised small items, but they are not yet in my possession, so I will wait to list them.
The goods in my possession are too numerous to list here, but some of the highlights are:
1. 2 PS Audio "PS Noise Harvesters": Retail is $100 each, typical selling price in retail stores is $75, starting bid: $15 each, two available.
http://www.psaudio.com/products/noise-harvester/2. Kimber Kable 6' PK10 PC with 5266-I & 320-I ends (10 gauge). Retail about $300. Starting bid: $55.
http://kimber.com/products/base/pk10base/3. Kimber Kable 6' PK10 PC with 5266-Evo & 320-Evo ends (10 gauge). Retail about $375. Starting bid: $65.
http://kimber.com/products/base/pk10base/4. Apature "BL-4" digital link. (copper) Retail about $110. Starting bid: $20.
http://apature.com/default.asp5. Apature "Silver Accusound" digital link. (silver) Retail about $120. Starting bid: $20.
http://apature.com/accusound2.asp6. 2 pairs of DH Labs "Air Matrix" ICs with RCA deluxe locking ends, 1M. Retail is $300 per pair. Starting bid per pair is: $50.
http://www.silversonic.com/docs/products/AirMatrix.html7. Decware "Studio Grade" IC @ 1M. Retail is $108. Starting bid: $35.
http://www.decware.com/newsite/DSG.html8. Decware "Silver Reference" @ 1M. Retail is $199. Starting bid: $50.
http://www.decware.com/newsite/newdsr.htm9. AudioQuest "Scarlet Viper" IC @ 3/4M length. (NOTE: All the listed "wire" is new, except for this piece and the piece below, which are used but in excellent shape. (These came out of my system; I don't remember the price of the AudioQuest, but I think it was around $120.) Starting bid: $15.
10. Acoustic Zen Double Barrel Shotgun speaker cables @ 8' with spades. Retail is about two grand. These also are used, coming out of my own system, and are in perfect shape. Starting bid: $300
http://www.acousticzen.com/products/cables/speakerBID ZONE ********* ITEMS WITH A BID WILL HAVE THE PERSON BIDDING DIRECTLY BENEATH THE ITEM
1. PS Audio "PS Noise Harvesters": $15, two available
2. Kimber Kable 6' PK10 PC with 5266-I & 320-I ends (10 gauge):
Don V... $75
3. Kimber Kable 6' PK10 PC with 5266-Evo & 320-Evo ends (10 gauge):
Don V... $75
4. Apature "BL-4" digital link. (copper): $20
5. Apature "Silver Accusound" digital link. (silver): $20
6. 2 pairs of DH Labs "Air Matrix" ICs with RCA deluxe locking ends, 1M:, two pairs available
Dave S, $50 per pair
7. Decware "Studio Grade" IC @ 1M:
Dave S, $40
8. Decware "Silver Reference" @ 1M:
Dave S, $60
9. AudioQuest "Scarlet Viper" IC @ 3/4M length. (NOTE: All the listed "wire" is new, except for this piece and the piece below, which are used but in excellent shape. (These came out of my system):
Dave S, $25
10. Acoustic Zen Double Barrel Shotgun speaker cables @ 8' with spades. These also are used, coming out of my own system, and are in perfect shape. Starting bid: $300
11. Custom speakers donated by JohnH12....This is a hybrid open baffle design. Build quality is about 8 out of 10. Sensitivity is low at 83 dB at 2.83 volts. These are stand mount speakers, about 23 inches high 5.5 inches wide and 12 inches deep. The tweeter-mid is open baffle and covers from 1,500 hz to 20,000. The ported section covers from 1,500 hz to 50 hz. The crossover uses Linkwitz Riley 4th order slopes.
The tweeter -mid drivers are factory matched Fountek FE85, and the woofers are push pull design with the 3 inch Aura NS3. These are intended for a medium sized room.
http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=143697http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=143698
