[ecramer]

SAE and ESS Monster 400 Watt RMS Home Audio System Mint

This is not mine and i dont know the seller but its kool

You have to take a look at this system its a classic. I'd need a start up sheet just to fire this baby up 

[Nels Ferre]

If you want to see something hilarious, look at the Buy It Now price, then see the comments at the bottom of the listing. This seller is a ding dong. I think he may want to step away from the crack pipe. He has already tuned down a $10000 cash offer.

[srb]

Well, if you're rich AND nostalgic.  I think I would pass if the price was $12,900.
 
But the speakers do sit on "Dayton Audio Chrome Spikes".  I own a couple sets of those (in Black Chrome) and they do go for $20/set.  That ups the value considerably.
 
Steve

[ecramer]

If you want to see something hilarious, look at the Buy It Now price, then see the comments at the bottom of the listing. This seller is a ding dong. I think he may want to step away from the crack pipe. He has already tuned down a $10000 cash offer.

That cdp would have to go first thing 

[mgalusha]

But you know it has to rock, what with bungee cords to hold the rack up.  aa

[srb]

I'm sure at the Buy It Now price you could get the bungees and the stack of CDs on the top thrown in.
 
Besides, you can never have too many 30 year old noisy analog equalizers in the signal path.
 
(This one is a lot more fun than the mud-covered broken SOTA turntable on ebay in another thread !)
 
Steve

[ecramer]

The  ess amt-1c's is  one of my favorite speakers. I love those tweeters. I have had a set of ess speakers in the house Diffrent models over the years since the mid 70's

ED

[Nels Ferre]

I missed all the Monster Cable interconnects and such.  Maybe the Buy it Now price isn't so bad after all. 

[srb]

Yes, the ESS speakers were the only components I was curious about.  I don't know how much refurbishing might be required on that vintage, though.
 
But you can have every last piece of those old electronics.
 
Again, except for those Dayton spikes.  I'm sure they're just as good today as when they were purchased.
 
Steve

[ecramer]

I missed all the Monster Cable interconnects and such.  Maybe the Buy it Now price isn't so bad after all. 

That was top of the line when that stuff was new. I can remember the first time a saw those thick monster cables and wanted a pair to use with my Phase Linea 400a Amp 

[srb]

I also had the Phase Linear 400.  One day I accidentally put too much pressure on the snap-on aluminum transistor cover between the heat sinks and blew out 2 of the transistors (The case on that TO3 package was hot, not ground).
 
The dealer got it repaired for me under warranty, even though I explained what happened.
 
When I got it back, I hooked it back up with my 14 gague brown lamp cord.
 
Steve

[ecramer]

  I used brown lamp cord for speaker cable for years i loved it. knowint the way i save things i might just still have a roll around here. I still have the phase linear 400 I got it recaped a couple  a years ago still a nice vintage amp

ED

I also had the Phase Linear 400.  One day I accidentally put too much pressure on the snap-on aluminum transistor cover between the heat sinks and blew out 2 of the transistors (The case on that TO3 package was hot, not ground).
 
The dealer got it repaired for me under warranty, even though I explained what happened.
 
When I got it back, I hooked it back up with my 14 gague brown lamp cord.
 
Steve

[srb]

Oh, I see, that's why the 'a'.  I had the original 400.  Analog type meters, no level controls or handles.
 
But "Four Hundred Watts R.M.S." written out in script, baby.
 
Steve
 

 
 

[JackD201]

He say's he'll throw in Yanni to justify the price. 

[srb]

Yanni himself, or just a recording?
 
Steve

[JackD201]

It'll have to be the former AND you'd really have to like Yanni. 

How about John Tesh for $80,000?

[ecramer]

make that $85,000 and you keep Yanni 

[cryoparts]

But "Four Hundred Watts R.M.S." written out in script, baby.
 
Steve
 

Memories...Man, I wish I had kept mine, I could re-live a bit of my youth with that amp.

Remember the PL D-500?




Wish I hadn't sold that, either, ha!

Peace,

Lee

[ecramer]

We keep talking about it next thing you know i will have to dig mine out and play it for a while  Crank up some old rock and roll,

ED

But "Four Hundred Watts R.M.S." written out in script, baby.
 
Steve
 

Memories...Man, I wish I had kept mine, I could re-live a bit of my youth with that amp.

Remember the PL D-500?




Wish I hadn't sold that, either, ha!

Peace,

Lee