Sounds like a great place for buyers. Then again, that means it was less than great for the sellers!
You're right! But the seller didn't have to sell b/c you could set a reserve. I brought a Tekline silver power cord to sell, but my reserve was too high, which was fine by me. A lot of people were just looking to clean out garage space.
There were some things I wanted but didnt' really need. The pair of Heil Motion tweeters were very tempting. It must have weighed 15 Lb/each! Somebody was also selling some DIY full-range speakers cheap, so if you stick the Heil tweeter on top of the full-ranger (which likely cuts off around 10kHz), run an active x-over... Lots of fun, but didn't need it.
Also saw a pair of Maggie SMGa's for $100. I really wanted these. My roommate used to have them with a sub. They really sound great with "mass market" gear. But my wife would kill me it's so ugly.
A nice Reference Line passive pre was up for grabs at $300. I KNOW these will sound great, but I already run the King of resistive passives, EVS Ultimates. Wanted it, didn't need it.
Also a couple of Goertz silver triode IC's, for $20/pair. But how many interconnects can I have lying around in my house?
Mad Dog, I told you you need them BDR's. Actually, what you need is a set of #4's. I find #3 to be a bit to the romantic side and #4 bit on clinical side. It works great to mix and max #3 and #4 under the same component.
Also, I found some new Pass&Seymour 5242 AC outlets (the ones ACME uses) at home. I also have a spare double-cryo'd Hubbell IG5362 outlet, which I treasure more than my child (well, don't have one yet). If you want to play with'em in your newly-won MIT power conditioner, we'll work something out.
Did I mention, I just bought some Belden 83802 wire, the best wire I know for DIY power cords? Your jaw will drop once you take out the generic cord on your power conditioner for a double run of this monster.
