VMPS Speakers For Sale...!

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #320 on: 22 Feb 2015, 05:57 am »
(4) used 6-1/2" woofers pulled from my RM30s in perfect working order. These are the 28oz version with the wooden phase plugs. $60 for 2 or $100 for all 4 including shipping.

I also have one damaged 6-1/2" Mega Woofer (40 oz magnet). It has a cut in the rubber surround but still works without issue. I have run this driver like this for about 6 months without the slit getting any larger. $25 shipped. (I'll post a picture shortly)






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« Reply #321 on: 23 Feb 2015, 06:25 pm »
Vintage VMPS Dedicated Subwoofer - Excellent Condition!  -  (Merrillville, Indiana)  $295.00 BIN Or Best Offer

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-VMPS-Dedicated-Subwoofer-Excellent-Condition-/321676170184?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae564d3c8











"Up for auction is this Vintage VMPS Dedicated Subwoofer in excellent condition. The walnut veneer is fantastic, as is the grill. The drivers are great as well.

This thing is a monster - it is rated at 300 watts; though some have driven them with much more power. It has a 12" front firing driver and a 15" downward firing passive radiator and a forward facing vent. The cabinet measures approximately 28" x 22" x 18". I thought I had heard "home theater" before, but this thing will make you think you are sitting at the local IMAX or a live concert! The bass is simply amazing in terms of depth and quantity.

Due to the size of this item, it is being sold for local pickup. It is simply too large and heavy to ship via standard methods. I am located 45 minutes from downtown Chicago in NW Indiana; and my schedule is pretty flexible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks."



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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #322 on: 23 Feb 2015, 07:39 pm »
(4) used 6-1/2" woofers pulled from my RM30s in perfect working order. These are the 28oz version with the wooden phase plugs. $60 for 2 or $100 for all 4 including shipping.

I also have one damaged 6-1/2" Mega Woofer (40 oz magnet). It has a cut in the rubber surround but still works without issue. I have run this driver like this for about 6 months without the slit getting any larger. $25 shipped. (I'll post a picture shortly)






If the specs are correct, they've got a nice Xmax and are certainly worth your reasonable asking price as long as they're used properly.  They've got a dropping and then pretty ragged looking response above about 500 Hz, which worked great for Brians design, but they are definitely not intended for a 2-way design.  Hopefully soemone is looking for either spares or replacements for their RM30, or I would suspect 626R as well.

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #323 on: 24 Feb 2015, 06:38 pm »
Another REPOST & PRICE Update  -  $59.95 BIN    Free Shipping 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121594383205?rmvSB=true

VMPS matched midrange drivers from Super Tower  -  (Amarillo, Texas)  $99.95 BIN + FREE SHIPPING

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VMPS-matched-midrange-drivers-from-Super-Tower-/121547133892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4cc613c4







"I have for sale a vintage matched pair of VMPS midrange drivers pulled from VMPS Super Tower speakers.They are 5 1/4 inch / 5.25 inch driversBoth drivers measure 3.4 ohms on our test equipment. Both drivers work. One driver has a tear in the surround, both drivers will need to refoamed in our opinion. Please ask all questions before bidding. Thank you for looking and bidding."
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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #324 on: 26 Feb 2015, 01:28 pm »
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ele/4908028060.html  -  $400.00

VMPS TOWER 2 ll SUPER TOWER AUDIO SPEAKERS RIBBON TWEETERS SUB WOOFER - (Santa Rosa, CA)  $450 OBO

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ele/4819036113.html




"VMPS 2 TOWER SPEAKERS. GOOD TO BETTER CONDITION. FULL RANGE AND ALL CONTROLS / SPEAKERS WORK UNDER PRESSURE. BOTH CABINETS ARE NICE BUT NOT PERFECT. SOLID WITH SOME MINOR WOOD STAINING. GRILLS ARE FAIR, SOLID FRAMES, BUT OLD CLOTH. ALL KNOBS ARE ORIG. AS WELL AS REAR PAPERS. WITH DETAILS RE. SPEAKER HOOKUP ECT. COUPLE SPEAKERS BEEN CHANGED OUT SEE PICS BY PRIOR OWNER. BRING AMP FOR TESTING BEFORE YOU BUY. I HAD TO TAKE TO FRIENDS HOUSE TO TEST EM OUT. NO RIPS OR SCAMMERS, NO OUT OF COUNTRY SALES.  PRICE IS BEST OFFER. CASH AND SERIOUS PLEASE.. SPEAKERS ARE MONSTER BIG AND SOLID=HEAVY."

Brax

Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #325 on: 27 Feb 2015, 05:46 am »
Anyone interested in a single RM40 for use as a center channel in the Chicago/Milwaukee area.

I thought I might use my unused RM2s for surround speakers and split the RM40s that are now there to use as a center speaker. I don't want the other RM40 to just sit and collect dust so if I can sell it, I may go this route.

PM me if anyone has some interest.

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #326 on: 27 Feb 2015, 01:09 pm »
Use 1 RM2 for the center and the RM40's for surrounds  :o

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #327 on: 27 Feb 2015, 05:28 pm »
Anyone interested in a single RM40 for use as a center channel in the Chicago/Milwaukee area.

I thought I might use my unused RM2s for surround speakers and split the RM40s that are now there to use as a center speaker. I don't want the other RM40 to just sit and collect dust so if I can sell it, I may go this route.

PM me if anyone has some interest.

Use 1 RM2 for the center and the RM40's for surrounds  :o

You two are SICK!!!  I like it...!!!    :lol: :thumb: :lol:

Pictures???    :D :o :D



Brax

Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #328 on: 27 Feb 2015, 10:57 pm »
The RM40 on the left are the style I would split up for a center. I do have a set of AC G1 ribbions I planned to install in these but have not yet done so.



Use 1 RM2 for the center and the RM40's for surrounds  :o

This is the way the system is already setup, RM40s FL, FR, SL and SR with a RM2 for Center

But I think a better setup would be RM40 L, R, C and RM2s for the surround.
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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #329 on: 28 Feb 2015, 03:03 am »
VMPS RM 40 Brazilian Rosewood  -  (Portland, OR)  $2150.00

http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-vmps-rm-40-brazilian-rosewood-2015-02-27-speakers-97233-portland-or









"Have loved these speakers for years. They have the ribbon tweeters and Auricaps in them. Cabinets are excellent.
They are beautiful. Wish I could keep them. Please see the pics. Anybody interested is more than welcome to come to
my home for a listen."



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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #330 on: 28 Feb 2015, 07:57 pm »
 VMPS Tower II Floor standing speakers - (La Grange/Chicago, Il)  $900

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/ele/4937912524.html




"VMPS Tower II Floor standing speakers.

Great sounding speakers with base response down to 22Hz. No need for subwoofer with these speakers.

Speakers can be bi-wired.

Four-way, floor standing loudspeaker. Bass loading: reflex (passive radiator). Drive units: two 12" woofers, 12" passive radiator, 5" midrange, 1" soft-dome tweeter. Crossovers (electrical): 600Hz, 4.5Hz, 15kHz. Frequency response: 22Hz--50kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity: 95dB/W/m. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. Recommended amplifier power: 20--300W.

Approximately 15"W x 16"L x 43"H
95 lbs each.

Pick up, cash only."

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #331 on: 28 Feb 2015, 08:01 pm »
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/4908347890.html

Custom Speaker Box Towers Audiophile - (California - San Francisco Bay Area)  $50 - $150 per SINGLE BOX   WOW...!!! Oh, I wish I were closer...!!!    :o

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/4882133489.html








"NOS, Empty VMPS Audio Products loudspeaker/subwoofer towers for sale. Built by the late Brian Cheney, these super high-end speaker box towers (WITHOUT speakers) are award winning and beautiful. Custom build your own sound and style with these superb blank cabinets.

I have many sets of two towers and various single tower speaker boxes/cabinets varying in style, color, finish, and size. Towers are from 64" - 68" tall, 12"-15" wide, and 15"-17" deep.

I have many different towers with varying speaker arrangements designed around 10"-12" subwoofers, 3"-4" midrange, and 4"-8" horns. All towers accept 3 subwoofers - two front facing and 1 down firing. Some of the boxes are missing the base. These are super heavy boxes - between 200 lb - 300 lb EACH! An Audiophile's dream!

Call/Email for inquiries about available sets, colors, sizes, etc. Prices vary between $50 - $150 per SINGLE BOX. These prices for assembled towers are less than the materials cost to build such units. Willing to deliver for a fee. Please contact me by email or phone for questions, or to arrange an appointment to come by and look at them in San Pablo, CA."

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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #332 on: 6 Mar 2015, 04:21 pm »
VMPS Larger Subwoofer - (Quitman/Dallas, TX)  $500

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/4916851928.html


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"I have a VMPS Larger Sub finished in Golden Oak. I have owned it for approx. 12-13 years and it has not been used for the last 3 years plus. It has been stored inside my home however and there is some fading on the finish but not much. They are real oak veneer so they can be refinished in any color. This is a very large and HEAVY sub that I had paired with Klipsch La Scalas so NO shipping. Google VMPS Larger Sub and you will find that this is a highly rated sub that will go down to 18 Hz.  Will take the first $500"


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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #333 on: 8 Mar 2015, 06:08 pm »
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VMPS RM 40 Brasilian Cherry - (Camas, WA)  $3500

http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649183343-vmps-rm-40-brasilian-cherry/





"These are truly awesome sounding speakers for very little money. These also have Auricaps in the crossover and are beautiful with the Brazilian Rosewood.

Buyer pays for shipping and paypal fee."


John Casler

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« Reply #334 on: 8 Mar 2015, 06:27 pm »
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/4908347890.html

If it is helpful to the DIY'ers, the photos above with the "square" cutouts appear to be the "DYNA-RIBBON" drivers.

Brian's widow has a box of these and they are $39 each.  As well I think I can still get the 10" UltraMega Passive Radiators for $95 each.


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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #335 on: 11 Mar 2015, 12:16 am »
One Pair VMPS Tower II Floor Standing Loudspeakers  -  (La Grange, Illinois)  $975.00 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-Pair-VMPS-Tower-II-Floor-Standing-Loudspeakers-/321692345911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae65ba637





"One pair VMPS Tower II Floor standing speakers in good condition.

Great sounding speakers with base response down to 22Hz. No need for subwoofer with these speakers.

Speakers can be bi-wired.

Four-way, floor standing loudspeaker. Bass loading: reflex (passive radiator). Drive units: two 12" woofers, 12" passive radiator, 5" midrange, 1" soft-dome tweeter. Crossovers (electrical): 600Hz, 4.5Hz, 15kHz. Frequency response: 22Hz--50kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity: 95dB/W/m. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. Recommended amplifier power: 20--300W.

Approximately 15"W x 16"L x 43"H
95 lbs each.

The speakers are located in the Chicago area and are available for local pick up only."



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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #336 on: 11 Mar 2015, 09:23 pm »
PAIR 12" WOOFERS FROM VMPS SUPER TOWER II SPEAKERS  -  (Boulder, Colorado)  $60.00 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-12-WOOFERS-FROM-VMPS-SUPER-TOWER-II-SPEAKERS-need-re-foam-rm-/121593355178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4f875baa







"PAIR 12" WOOFERS FROM VMPS SUPER TOWER II SPEAKERS

NUMBERS ON MAGNETS: X2710 1096 8702
AUCTION/SALE INCLUDES: One pair VMPS Super Tower II 12" woofers in need of a re-foam

Need foam, but guaranteed to function 100%. No coil rub. Frames are straight and free of damage. One cone has a scuff - no breaks. There are two 10w resistors glued to one speaker - see photos.
 
TERMS OF SALE: One pair VMPS Super Tower II 12" woofers in need of re-foam, guaranteed to function 100%"



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« Reply #337 on: 17 Mar 2015, 09:27 pm »
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VMPS Tower II 20th Anniversary DYNA Ribbons, Mint  -  (Willow Springs, Illinois)  $925 BIN

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VMPS-Tower-II-20th-Anniversary-DYNA-Ribbons-Mint-/181698767058?





"FREE SHIPPING LOWER 48 States WITH Buy It Now

THERE IS A PAIR OF ORIGINALS HERE ON EBAY FOR MUCH MORE THAN THESE  MUCH MORE MUSICAL BEAUTIES  WITH THIER SOUND COAT LINED CABINETS, RUBBER SURROUND AND UPDATED WOOFERS, WONDERFULCLEAN & MUSICAL  DYNA RIBBON MID-RANGE AND MOREL TWEETERS, DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS OF SPARE DRIVERS FOR VMPS AND NHT, ALONG WITH OTHER AUDIO AND AUTOMOTIVE ITEMS...CHECK MY FEEDLLING ON EBAYBACK OVER 10 YRS SELLING ON EBAY

 HERE IS A STUNNING REVIEW OF THE OLDER ORIGINALS         I had to the WWW. from the beginning of the link because Ebay wouldn't allow this link...please copy and paste in a browser window

 stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/588vmps/

Bass Notes: Herein lies one of the most unique qualities  of THIS True Full Range transducer array. In testing the bass specifications of this Tower II special edition using Stereophile Test CD2 and an SPL meter,  I was actually up 2dB at 25Hz, and only down 4dB at 20Hz! But far more important was the weight and impact these speakers imparted on bass lines. Without any "boominess" or obfuscation of bass lines, these speakers simply handled all the low notes with a clarity, tunefulness, and ease I have not heard from other speakers. This isn't "subwoofer bass," as the bass integrates into the music as coherent and seamlessly as I could hope for-and in a way I haven't heard from systems using separate add-on subs.

Mid>> The first is the midrange  Majik of the one-of-a-kind Dynaribbon midrange, a 6" square, push-pull planar dynamic driver with a rigid diaphragm and flat response from 500Hz to 5 kHz. No cone, regardless of design or diaphragm material, can match the Dynaribbon's sound quality. This is due to a fundamental difference in design: the Dynaribbon is driven evenly over its entire surface by 12 Alnico bar magnets, so that its rigid corrugated styrene diaphragm moves completely pistonically. A cone, on the other hand, is driven by a single magnet from its apex, and depends on rigidity of its diaphragm to approximate pistonic behavior. Since all materials flex, cones have considerable time latarting and stopping, pronounced breakup modes, and delay due to the path length difference from apex to edge.

The Dynaribbon enjoys all the advantages of planar drivers but is also rugged, very low distortion, with high power handling and output levels   They are efficient enough that with the 15 watts of the ASL amp, my ears will give out long before the speakers or the amp, but even when played louder than I would normally listen, there is no compression or restriction of the dynamic contrasts in the music. Even then, when something goes "pop" it is a big-ass pop! And if it's all the subtle dynamic shadings that add so much to the emotional impact of music you're concerned about, these get that right, too. All told, from a standpoint of reproducing the dynamics of music (all types), these are simply the best speakers I have auditioned at home, and among the best I have heard anywhere else.

In fact, over the whole range covered by the ribbons, these speakers are as open, transparent, uncolored, detailed, and dynamic as anything I have heard. The coherency of using a single driver over such a wide range is evidence in the ability to sound "right" regardless of the type of music being played.

   I've given these speakers an unfair bit of extra copy here, but I think they deserve it. They are required listening for lovers of large scale rock, folk classical and very well suited to organ and opera. In spite of all their qualities and complexities, they are both tremendously good speakers and a tremendous value."


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Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #338 on: 24 Mar 2015, 05:20 pm »
VMPS Original Subwoofer Audiophile Grade - (Boston, MA)  $100

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/ele/4944208101.html









"VMPS Subwoofer in excellent physical and functional working condition but in need of some TLC.

The subwoofer works but one of the voice coils in the dual voice coil driver isn't working. Running it from the sub out on the receiver to a dedicated sub woofer amp effectively negates this issue as only one voice coil is needed. The other issue is that the foam surround on the down firing passive radiator has begun to dry rot and will need to be replaced. For these reasons it's offered as a project for the bargain price of $100. I have to think the furniture quality cabinet alone is worth more than that that to a hobbyist. It includes the original owner's manual as well as the tinted glass that sits on top of the cabinet making it into a nice end table.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=26563.0

I will also offer my dedicated TBI 200su subwoofer amplifier to the buyer for an additional $150 to interested buyers (this is a $450 amp). You can run two separate passive subs with this BASH amp. Both items can be auditioned.

http://www.stereotimes.com/speak112204.shtml

http://tbisound.com/dsp_products_subwtbi200.asp

VMPS SUB $100 (Optional TBI SUBWOOFER AMP) $150 - $250 for the package.

Local cash or trade offers only. No scams."





Brax

Re: VMPS Speakers For Sale...!
« Reply #339 on: 27 Mar 2015, 10:00 am »
SOLD

(4) used 6-1/2" woofers pulled from my RM30s in perfect working order. These are the 28oz version with the wooden phase plugs. $60 for 2 or $100 for all 4 including shipping.

I also have one damaged 6-1/2" Mega Woofer (40 oz magnet). It has a cut in the rubber surround but still works without issue. I have run this driver like this for about 6 months without the slit getting any larger. $25 shipped. (I'll post a picture shortly)