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Title: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 29 Sep 2016, 07:48 pm
Hey folks,
Have a pair of OB 7 plus speakers for sale in the Boston / Providence area.
I've really enjoyed these over the years but changing my HT setup.

More details on these big floor standing full range speakers is here: http://gr-research.com/ob-7plus.aspx
The speakers are in great shape, working fine. They look exactly like the photos in that link because they are probably the same speakers!
I bought these not as a kit but as a demo unit that Danny had built for bringing to shows.
They would be expensive to ship, so hoping someone local-ish is interested. I have the original shipping boxes so they could be shipped...
Asking $1500 OBO.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Wind Chaser on 29 Sep 2016, 07:57 pm
Those are very nice speakers - a picture or two would be very helpful.  :wink:
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Danny Richie on 30 Sep 2016, 02:36 am
If that is one of the pairs that I built then they are really nice speakers and that is a great price.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: SoCalWJS on 30 Sep 2016, 04:05 am
Those are very nice speakers - a picture or two would be very helpful.  :wink:
I looked in OP's profile and a picture of his HT system shows OB 7's. Look VERY nice.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 30 Sep 2016, 07:59 pm
Sorry didn't receive notification of posts in the thread.

Added a couple of photos - not very good but hopefully give you the idea.

I bought them from you Danny but that was a while ago so maybe you don't recall...

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=21497
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Danny Richie on 30 Sep 2016, 11:15 pm
Oooooh, that's the Rosewood pair.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: bummrush on 30 Sep 2016, 11:56 pm
And they say there are no bargains in hi fi.,I had to look at that price two times
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Captainhemo on 1 Oct 2016, 01:24 am
I'm guessing those  likely have some goodies in the networks too ?  Jupitier HT's,  Alpha core foils perhaps ?
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: ebag4 on 1 Oct 2016, 02:23 am
Sorry, realized this is a for sale thread. I remember lusting after these.

Best,
Ed
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Captainhemo on 1 Oct 2016, 02:42 am
I would bet on the alpha core foils, but I don't think Danny was using jupiters when these were designed.  My money is on sonicap gen II with platinum bypass caps.  The first I read of Danny using Jupiters was on the SuperV crossover.

Best,
Ed

Quite possibly  so  Ed,  was beforer my time around  here was just sort of going on what i've read about some of Danny's past  upgrades.
Nothing  wrong with the Sonicap/Sonicap Platinum  combo,  very nice pair  . I had them in my OB7's  and in  my  Ottica's as well  :beer:

jay
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 20 Oct 2016, 04:21 pm
No takers?  Great pair of speakers at a great price...

--Peter
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Eluc01 on 31 Dec 2016, 04:30 pm
Are these still available? I'm in the Boston area and am looking to upgrade from x-statiks. I'll send you a PM.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 3 Jan 2017, 04:49 pm
Hi Eluc01, yes still available. PM sent.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 10 Jan 2017, 06:10 pm
No takers so price drop - $1200...
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: S Clark on 10 Jan 2017, 09:30 pm
No takers so price drop - $1200...
This is really getting into the "great deal" category.  I've heard this model several times, and it's a very complete speaker that does everything well. 
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: mlundy57 on 10 Jan 2017, 10:29 pm
I'll say.

Peter, I know you said you don't have the boxes so you don't want to ship but you might want to check with FedEx, UPS, or a third party (we have a place around here called Box Depot) and see what they would charge to box the speakers up and ship them. FexEx has an option to ship ground at freight prices for large items.

That way you don't have to build the boxes but do have the ability to ship which could open this up to more people. Buyer pays shipping expenses of course.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: devste on 10 Jan 2017, 11:02 pm
The ad says that Peter does have the original shipping boxes.

Great deal on these.  Very tempting!  Too bad I have too many speakers already.

GLWS.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 11 Jan 2017, 03:56 pm
Hi mlundy57,
I do have the crates but I think shipping would be $300 or so, so makes sense to keep it local. But if someone really wants them and will pay the shipping, not a problem.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: AlexRivera on 13 Jan 2017, 04:45 pm
Are the enclosures finished with real veneer or vinyl wrapping?

What wattage do the upper part need?
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 13 Jan 2017, 07:13 pm
Hi Alex,
Rosewood veneer, looks good and still in great shape (Danny could clarify if I'm wrong).
As to watts I'm not sure, again Danny might have an idea.  They are 91db efficient so should need much but I was using them in an HT setup driven by 200watts per channel.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Danny Richie on 13 Jan 2017, 07:22 pm
Are the enclosures finished with real veneer or vinyl wrapping?

What wattage do the upper part need?

That is real Rosewood.

And anything over 8 or 10 watts will be fine.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: AlexRivera on 13 Jan 2017, 07:44 pm
That is real Rosewood.

And anything over 8 or 10 watts will be fine.

Thanks Mr. Richie for the answer, basically I love the story and aesthetics of those speakers and I'd like to put them in my living room but I want to at first power them with a second zone of my Pioneer Elite SC-85 which will allow me to use most of the inputs and will output a couple of channels in stereo mode with 135 watts each, so I was wondering if that'd work fine.

Also, I'm not sure how long ago were these created but technology changes by the day, any mods/improvements Mr. Richie can foresee on this set?

Thanks in advance,
Alex
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Will2 on 13 Jan 2017, 08:16 pm
Hi - I'm in the Boston area and interested if they are close - would you mind sharing your post code?

Thanks
Will
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 13 Jan 2017, 08:17 pm
Cool. 02766.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Captainhemo on 14 Jan 2017, 04:54 am
Are the enclosures finished with real veneer or vinyl wrapping?

What wattage do the upper part need?

when I had the OB7's,  I was driving them with a 7297  chip amp (rated  at 15 wpc but really about  10wpc of really  linear output)  in an  18 x 12  room,  easily enough   power....   great sounding speakers 

jay
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 17 Jan 2017, 07:24 pm


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=156489)


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=156488)

A couple of photos by request.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Shakeydeal on 17 Jan 2017, 07:59 pm
Those are beautiful!

Shakey
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 13 Feb 2017, 07:06 pm
Deal of the decade?   Now $999.
I don't have the original boxes so still prefer local pickup, but freight is an option and I'll have to cobble together boxes for shipping if we go that route...
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: S Clark on 13 Feb 2017, 07:53 pm
These are very hi end speakers.  MA is too far to drive from Texas, but someone needs to jump all over this. 
For $1K???
Steal
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 13 Feb 2017, 07:58 pm
Agreed S Clark.
I'm flying to Austin in March - maybe I could sneak them on in my luggage :-)
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: bdp24 on 13 Feb 2017, 08:01 pm
Agreed S Clark.
I'm flying to Austin in March - maybe I could sneak them on in my luggage :-)

For South By Southwest? Wish I could attend this year, haven't done so in quite a while.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 13 Feb 2017, 08:08 pm
No, never been. Would like to though.  For a "high performance computing" conference I'm attending as a vendor (I work for Dell / EMC).
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: dvenardos on 6 Jun 2017, 08:19 am
I know you really don't want to ship, but I am interested.
How far from the wall do these need to be placed?
Shipping would be to 91360.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 6 Jun 2017, 02:37 pm
Hi dvenardos,
The shipping is about $800 (boxed, shrink wrapped onto a pallet). If you are interested I can get an exact price.
--Peter
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 3 Jul 2017, 07:29 pm
Hey folks, some interest but the shipping price is dissuading any closing of a deal.
Dropping the price to $899, hoping that helps someone make the decision!
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: Hugh on 3 Jul 2017, 09:13 pm
Hey folks, some interest but the shipping price is dissuading any closing of a deal.
Dropping the price to $899, hoping that helps someone make the decision!

This is dirt cheap.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: AlexRivera on 3 Jul 2017, 11:38 pm
Hey folks, some interest but the shipping price is dissuading any closing of a deal.
Dropping the price to $899, hoping that helps someone make the decision!

Have you meassured the final size and weight of the box(es)?
If so can you please let me know so I can look for a carrier?

Thanks
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: outlawrocketman on 23 Jul 2017, 02:16 pm
Thanks for the interest. The speakers are sold (and shipped to CA).
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: danvprod on 28 Jul 2017, 01:18 am
Glad you got these sold. They are beauties.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: yarf on 4 Oct 2017, 01:28 am
Hi all,

While running the risk of resurrecting a two-month old thread, I thought it might be of interest for some to hear about what happened to these lovely speakers.

The packing company were helpful and efficient, and appeared to do a fine job etc. These were shipped across country on a pallet, in a robust box the size of a large refrigerator, stuffed with foam and other soft packing, and strapped down to the pallet. At some point during the journey either something very heavy fell onto the package (sufficient to break the pallet straps) or the entire package was slammed by something more robust than itself. The upshot is that the whole package seemingly fell over and sustained varying degrees of damage.

The shipping company (not the packing company) made a series of questionable excuses over a period of a week beyond scheduled delivery, as to why four arranged delivery dates went by without any sign of a truck showing up outside. Frustrating. When it did finally arrive the driver warned of damage incurred before he even opened the truck door.

After sending a ream of photos to the packing-company, they asked I open it up and inspect. Turns out the enclosures themselves luckily managed to escape notable damage, even though there were deep puncture holes in the packaging. On closer inspection it became clear several of the front woofers had suffered compression and one was torn, after (it would seem) the entire package had fallen over.

Keep in mind the package weighed more than 320lbs.

I called Danny to order replacements for the upper 2 woofers on both speakers as they showed the most obvious damage, and upon receipt of those compared the shape and extent of the replacement woofer-surround to the originals. Turned out all had suffered sufficient compression as to warrant a replacement of those remaining, and thankfully the tweeters were undamaged. Danny was super helpful, BTW, and shipped things out rapidly.

I replaced the damaged woofers and these do sound entirely awesome ... just amazing. So it all ends well. Oh! The enclosures themselves are a work of art, IMO.

Last but not least: kudos to the OP for being so helpful in getting them to the packing company.
Title: Re: OB 7 plus pair for sale
Post by: S Clark on 4 Oct 2017, 04:26 am
Makes you wonder how they could tear up something crated and on a pallet. If I ever sell my LS9s, being even bigger than the OB7s, I think I'd just build the cost of delivering them myself into the price.  Load them in a covered trailer, hook it up to my pickup, and head across country.