June 20, 200818 yr comment_132111 It is all relative there as well. A classic example is the older Museatex DACs. They usually sell for quite a bit more than what their SRP was. Any discontinued, desired, item will reflect the true demand/availability in any market at the given time. yeah, did you see that bidat that is/was on Audiogon.. $5.5k? crap... Report
June 20, 200818 yr comment_132119 yeah, did you see that bidat that is/was on Audiogon.. $5.5k? crap... Oh, yup, I saw that. I think the bidat is good, but for that kind of $ the competition arena is tough! I personally would look elsewhere first. Report
June 20, 200818 yr comment_132136 Same here as guzziguy mentioned. I found it deceiving that he used multiple accounts to talk up his product, and bid against others to attempt to raise the price. Right now there is a HP-2 on sell on Ebay that he is selling and now the highest bidder is someone that has no feedback. That just looks fishy since we know his pattern. But as others have mentioned I'm sure if you do purchase something from him it should be okay. Good luck on whatever you decide slwiser i contacted him about local pick-up since his location is indicated as Westminster, which is pretty close to where i live. he promptly responded and said yes, but he also said he's heading up north to Berkley (to go back to school) tomorrow. he tried to sell me on another HP2 with the reference cable for $1650 and the HP1 for $1900 outside of ebay. he gave me two addresses, his cousin's in Westminster as that is his "permanent address" and where he's currently living, sharing a house in Garden Grove. he mentioned he would like to get $1750 for the one on ebay. if you think he's shilling, it would hurt to report him since at least ebay will look into it. Report
June 20, 200818 yr Author comment_132152 After several emails back and forth to the owner, we may have an agreement. This will go well with the SR-007MkII. Now what Stax and other stuff that I have that are no longer needed? Things to sell. I hope others don't wonder about my buying and selling a lot of stuff lately getting to this point in my Stax experience. Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132159 Oh, yup, I saw that. I think the bidat is good, but for that kind of $ the competition arena is tough! I personally would look elsewhere first. yup. There is a single bidat I would pay that for, but I know the modder and he's my hero, so there.... Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132206 yup. There is a single bidat I would pay that for, but I know the modder and he's my hero, so there.... you mean a different modder than John Wright? I thought his were the "ultimate" and legitimate mods since he helped build the beasts.....I have communicated with him and he seems a really cool guy, btw. Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132208 you mean a different modder than John Wright? I thought his were the "ultimate" and legitimate mods since he helped build the beasts.....I have communicated with him and he seems a really cool guy, btw. yeah, Peter Daniel owner of The Audio Zone: index His reference DAC is a modified bidat. Lots about it at diyaudio. same with me and John. He basically told me how to do all the mods to a few of their products. Great guy! Report
June 21, 200818 yr Author comment_132228 Well it would appear that I am going to be a new owner of a KGSS amp, the very one that appears in the pictures I put on a previous thread. I am hopelessly now a Stax guy.... Report
June 21, 200818 yr Author comment_132236 bring it to dc meet in august That is not going to be in DC that is in Maryland way up there.... Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132239 greater washington dc metropolitan area it's not that much farther than college park Report
June 21, 200818 yr Author comment_132274 Yea, I think I found my way up there last year. My Google map took me to all the most scenic parts of DC before I got there. Now where is that heavy vest that I got from Iraq? Report
June 21, 200818 yr Author comment_132388 I miss your avatar. I think I need to find it and reload it into the system. Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132395 Well it would appear that I am going to be a new owner of a KGSS amp, the very one that appears in the pictures I put on a previous thread. I am hopelessly now a Stax guy.... Congrats on the new purchase Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132407 Just wait a few more years and someone will be paying 2k just to get the black gates out of it Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH... Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132412 Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH... yes, just order it from here: Lansing Instrument Enclosures Home Page Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132431 Well it would appear that I am going to be a new owner of a KGSS amp, the very one that appears in the pictures I put on a previous thread. I am hopelessly now a Stax guy.... Congrats! Let us know when you get it. Report
June 21, 200818 yr Author comment_132467 Hmmm... is there any way to get a new top panel for my old BH... I wonder if there is any way to fold those Black Gates into the existing cabinet or get a slightly larger one that will hold everything? And how much effort that would be? Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132470 you could probably hire someone to recase it, or harvest the blackgates, put something else inside it, and sell the blackgates and recoup a lot of the cost of the amp Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132471 I wonder if there is any way to fold those Black Gates into the existing cabinet or get a slightly larger one that will hold everything? And how much effort that would be? about 80% of the effort that went into building the entire amp in the first place. Report
June 21, 200818 yr comment_132472 I wonder if there is any way to fold those Black Gates into the existing cabinet or get a slightly larger one that will hold everything? And how much effort that would be? Below is a link to some more pics of another DX (* Justin, if you want me to remove the link, let me know and I'll do that ASAP). Custom KGSS Electrostatic Amplifier Report
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