[daves]

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!

NOTE: TO BID, PLEASE MESSAGE ME. THIS WAY, I ONLY NEED TO LOOK IN ONE PLACE FOR BIDS...MY PRIVATE MESSAGES AT AC. WE WILL ALSO NEED YOUR PH.#

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.asp

5. Apature "Silver Accusound" digital link. (silver) Retail about $120. Starting bid: $20.

http://apature.com/accusound2.asp

6. 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.html

7. Decware "Studio Grade" IC @ 1M. Retail is $108. Starting bid: $35.

http://www.decware.com/newsite/DSG.html

8. Decware "Silver Reference" @ 1M. Retail is $199. Starting bid: $50.

http://www.decware.com/newsite/newdsr.htm

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; 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/speaker

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=143697

http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=143698



BID ZONE ********* ITEMS WITH A BID WILL HAVE THE PERSON BIDDING DIRECTLY BENEATH THE ITEM

1. PS Audio "PS Noise Harvesters":  $15, two available
FactorZ... $45 for both
Mark B... $50 for both

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
Geoff, $60 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
Bob P, $35
Dave S... $45

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.
Scott Faller, $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. Starting @ $50.

http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=143697

http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=143698


12. Kimber Kable PowerKord, "Model 14 Gold," 6 feet long, 14 gauge. It has Wattgate 350 on the IEC end and Wattgate 330 on the wall end
Dave S, $60

13. PS Audio "Duet Power Center"
Mike Eastman, $75

[daves]

June 1...... No new bids

[daves]

June 2... Don V has bid on the two Kimber Kable power cords. Bob P bid on the AudioQuest RCAs. Scott Faller bid on the Acoustic Zen speaker cables.

Keep em coming, I love making these edits!

[daves]

June 3... no new bids

[daves]

June 4... Geoff has raised bid on the DH Labs cables.

[daves]

June 5... no new bids

[daves]

June 6... Two new items, Dave S bid on the Kimber Kable power cord.

[daves]

June 7... No new bids

[Scott F.]

Hey guys, good stuff here that you can experiment with....cheap! Plus, the proceeds go for a great cause!

[genjamon]

So what's the cause?!

[daves]

One thread below this one.

[daves]

S'more bids.

[thunderbrick]

Some jackass is bidding up MY cables!

 

[daves]

Yeehaw!
As Custer said one fine afternoon, "I think I see Indians."

[daves]

Remember, please provide your phone number if you bid. We need to be able to reach you easily if you win, and are not present on location. Thx

[daves]

Bump.

[Baumli]

Dear folks,

For those of you who have asked me to do proxy bids up to a certain amount at the forthcoming auction, my cell phone # is: (314) 714-4790. I rarely even have it turned on, but I'll have it on during the fundraiser, and you can call me. HOWEVER, keep in mind that this phone does not do texting, does not take messages, so you'll have to call me in person. And I ask you to keep it as simple as you can. Just put forth a bid of what you're willing to go up to, and we'll keep it at that. It would be hard to broker a bidding war by cell phone.

It should be fun!

Francis Baumli

[daves]

Today is the last day we will process bids through PM here at AC.

Tomorrow will be proxy and in person bids ONLY, so act accordingly if you want to win anything. There are items for bid that did not make it on our main list, not out of any disregard or slight, but because there are any number of other things we have to do in preparing the event. They will be available at the event for bid, along with any other donated items.

Thanks, Dave and Francis

[Baumli]

Dear folks,

The wee hours are upon us, but Abbe and I are still making preparations for the fest, feed, and silent auction tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if Dave and Colleen are doing the same.

Unless someone objects with sound reason(s), I am going to make one small change to my previous pledge to not bid on any items. This pledge originally came out of someone accusing me of acquiring this gear, for free from dealers, so I could bid on it and get it cheap. Well, that wasn't so, but I decided to not bid on anything as a result so as to allay any concerns. And still, even now, I won't bid on any gear I myself am donating, have acquired from other private parties or dealers, or requisitioned in any way.

But I am going to make this exception: If there is something at the silent auction I neither donated or even requisitioned, then I am going to allow myself the right to bid on it myself. E.g., those small speakers, or the gourmet cupcakes, or any Shetland pony that Liam lured in to the yard.

If anyone finds my choice objectionable, then please communicate this to me.

Meanwhile, back to work. Abbe's Prius will be loaded full when we head over to Dave's tomorrow.


Thank you in advance,

Francis Baumli