Hello!
Every few years I must clear out some gear to make room for more gear.... I have a tendency to keep all stuff around forever - drives my wife nuts. Here is a quick list of some stuff I will be looking to find a new home for. I have not included pricing - if you see soemthing you would want let me know and we'll work out a fair price. I will be listing stuff on audiogon or e-bay later if no forum watchers want it.
EDIT: Added a few more items and prices. Should have put prices on to start with - lots of e-mails asking! Usinig 'garage sale' as a description was a bad idea when it comes to the finished Bent gear, etc - this stuff is all new and all but one unit (the TAP-X with non arlon input boards) is entirely current. Since I run 25% to 35% gross margins over my costs I can't really price it at 1/2 normal pricing or anything like that..... Maybe calling it a sale would have been a better idea............
Bent Audio Gear
This is Bent Audio protoypes or misc stuff built for web page pics, etc.....
- One Input / 2 Output TAP Pre-amp with tant film resistor boards - Reg Price $1050 - Price for unit in stock $775.00
-- Six Input TAP resistor pre-amp with PRP resistors. Built as a test for an OEM who liked the PRP's. Sounds really fine. Reg price $1200 - Now $900
-- TAP resistor pre-amp with Vishay resistors. All current parts, arlon PCB's etc. Reg Price $1325 - Now $1000
-- TAP-X unit with Tant Film atten boards. 7.5" deep chassis. Could be used as is for a passive or add your fave buffer inside. Current parts except input PCB is not Arlon. Reg Price $1200 - now $800 (same parts inside as the TAP pre-amps above but with a bigger chassis).
-- NOH Silver Pre-amp. Late model NOH with remote source select and remote volume control. MK III Silver TVC's. Would have been about $2300 new. I took it as a trade on a TAP when the TAP first came out. Now $1600. I gather the MFA equiv silver unit (without remote volume) is about $5K now.....
The original TX102 Pre-amp! The box style is the Model 102 - small size. This is the very first test box / unit made with the TX102 MK I trannies. One input and one output with Seiden switch for volume control. Stainless steel box parts (that is what the laser guy was buring the day I had'em make these parts) with extruded alum sides with no laser marking, etc. $400. Heavy little box!
First full size version of the Model TX102 pre-amp. MK I trannies with Seiden switch. 6 Inputs and RCA + XLR outputs. Black laser engraved case. $700
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Non Bent Audio Gear
This is gear I have accumulated over time......
GR Research Alpha speakers. Very large line arrays. Black Enclosures with Black Hole 5 inside, etc. Spooky heavy so no way to pack and ship so local pick-up only. $1950.
FAL Speakers. Now that I have the finished FAL model in-house these original preakers should find a new home. They will be a small fraction of the cost of the finished model. Pick-up only again. Driver Cost (My discounted cost for them) at the time was about $3500. New EX-W version that I have here now list price would translate to about $16K I think. Price for local pick-up $2K. If they do not sell as local pick-up I will remove drivers and scrap the cabinet - driver only cost at that point would be $1800 - that is for 4 FLAT C drivers + 1 pair of Aurum Cantus ribbons.
Reps-1 Drivers in front horns. The original 'Deep Throat' horns (named by Dan at Bottlehead). 150Hz tracrix horns. Basically set-up for Lowther drivers I ended up with the high end Reps drivers in them. Pick-up if you want the horns. If just the REPs drivers then I would ship but they would need to be packed silly good! I gather these now list for $9500 per pair for the drivers only. Yikes.... My cost was much lower so the price would be MUCH lower than $9500....... These may need to end up on e-bay.
Raw drivers - Skaaning model SK300-304 12" woofers. Bought for a project many years back and sitting here too long. One cone has damage. Local pick-up $250 for the pair. Can't recall new cost but they are pricey drivers. Re-cone repair kit was pretty cheap as I recall - I just never found time to get to it.........
Raw Drivers - Scan Speak 18W-8545K and Scan speak 12M. Pair of each. 18W's are new in box and 12M mids are in small test boxes used to measure, etc. Price would be 1/2 whatever new pricing is for pick-up. If no-one wants to pick'em up then I'll e-bay'em.
Classe CA100 amp - few years old now but seldom used. Was for rears in a theater set-up but I have not run surround for many years now so it just sat around. $no idea but I'll make it cheap for pick-up! Perfect shape.
Just e-mail or call (604)538-9812 to discuss if you have an interest in anything.
Thanks!
John
