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Suggestions for how to sell tweaked Maggie 1.6qr speakers to the unitiated

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Posted on June 19, 2020 at 16:37:39
CometCKO
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 So, I'm finally retiring and moving to smaller digs where I will no longer have my large, dedicated music room. One casualty of the move will be my Magneplanar 1.6qr speakers which have been with me for a long time.

I'm looking for help in explaining what a potential buyer might be getting into. I've been tweaking these for a dozen years and I think the end result is a much better speaker than they were when they left the factory. But one man's sonic nirvana is another's horror show.

I'm thinking that a potential buyer will see all these wires and crap and say, "Eeeeew..."

Everything I've done is pretty much reversable. And I could sell the upgrades to some other poor audiophool to play with. Am I better off selling my Maggies stock (for very little money), or as glorious-but-complicated sound machines?

Just for reference, I've gone to Cardas output posts and bypassed the fuses, then to Mye stands and outboard crossovers (Alpha Core inductors, Obbligato, Sonicap & Dynacaps, etc), and then finally to line-level crossovers feeding two stereo amps, with each amp channel directly connected to a driver element. So my listening room is cluttered with boxes (2 stereo tube amps, a Linkwitz labs MT-1 crossover box and power supply) and the trussed Maggies out in the middle of the room intimidating anyone who dares enter... "Here thyr be Dragons!"

Frankly, the speakers aren't worth much in their bare form, but all tweaked, they are sonically extraordinary IMHO. I'd like them to go to a good home, but as my moving date approaches it may be more like the Good Will/Salvation Army.

What would you do? Any suggestions?


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"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"

 

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RE: Suggestions for how to sell tweaked Maggie 1.6qr speakers to the unitiated, posted on June 19, 2020 at 19:57:33
Davey
 I think I would reverse them back to stock and sell the upgrades to some poor audiophool. You'll do better money-wise with that approach.

That Linkwitz MT-1 crossover is worth quite a few buck on its own. :)

Dave.

 

Second Davey, posted on June 19, 2020 at 20:52:58
grantv
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Location: B.C.
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 I think it'd be a much easier sale.
Happy retirement! Enjoy life...
Edit; if you want, drop me an email and let me know if you sell the stands separately. I'll point new potential closer to you sales your way.

 

You should recognize the Linkwitz MT-1, posted on June 20, 2020 at 06:42:40
CometCKO
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Posts: 873
Joined: August 9, 2002
 I've had years of good sound and fun playing with different amplifiers since you built that line-level crossover for me!

I learned a lot during that process. I mourn Dr. Linkwitz's recent passing. He had some really interesting ideas as revealed by his free-standing speaker designs like the Orion.

Thanks again for all your help over the years, helping me get the best from my Maggies!


"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"

 

Doesn't hurt to place free Ad, posted on June 20, 2020 at 09:35:02
Jon L
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 in free on-line markets like US Audiomart and even AA Ads. The Audiofools who hang at those places and looking at your Ad most likely ARE initiated and understand what's going on. Package deal and probably local pick-up only.

If nobody bites in a couple of weeks, you can then "reverse" the changes and part them out.

 

RE: Suggestions for how to sell tweaked Maggie 1.6qr speakers to the unitiated, posted on June 20, 2020 at 13:08:46
Green Lantern
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 where are you located?









 

RE: Doesn't hurt to place free Ad, posted on June 20, 2020 at 13:33:44
CometCKO
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Posts: 873
Joined: August 9, 2002
 It's a good suggestion. I've actually posted the giant Audiokinesis Prisma speakers from my living room on AudioMart. A few tire-kickers, but not much action after the first couple of days.

I think speakers are tough to sell in the aftermarket, especially big ones like Maggies or Klipsch horns, etc.

I'll probably get more desperate as my move date approaches (currently TBD due to Pandemic).
"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"

 

RE: Suggestions for how to sell tweaked Maggie 1.6qr speakers to the unitiated, posted on June 20, 2020 at 13:37:00
CometCKO
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 I'm in western Connecticut, right on the CT/NY border. About an hour into the city non-rush hour.

I bought my Magneplanar 1.6qr speakers at Lyric in White Plains, NY. They've closed that store once Dan Mondolfo retired, but still seem to be doing OK in NYC.


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"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"

 

RE: Suggestions for how to sell tweaked Maggie 1.6qr speakers to the unitiated, posted on June 21, 2020 at 01:47:12
dcuhl
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Posts: 148
Location: Mid-Atlantic, USA
Joined: January 13, 2013
 If you still have the outboard crossovers and were to sell them,(Alpha Core inductors, Obbligato, Sonicap & Dynacaps, etc) by themselves, what would you consider to be a fair price for them. I may know someone.

 

RE: Suggestions for how to sell tweaked Maggie 1.6qr speakers to the unitiated, posted on June 22, 2020 at 11:14:47
LarryCow
Audiophile

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Location: Long Island
Joined: May 5, 2004
 Best of luck either way; if you want to sell the stands separately, please reach out to me - I could easily drive up from LI.

 

I'll keep that in mind., posted on June 23, 2020 at 19:40:35
CometCKO
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Joined: August 9, 2002
 Thanks for the thought. I'll try first to sell the whole package and make it too cheap to resist that way. Something like $500 for naked Maggies w. original X/O, $600 with the external X/O, $800 with stands, $900 with all that plus the line-level Linkwitz X/O for bi-amping. Still a heck of a deal for someone who has a lot more room than I will in my new digs.
"Knowing what you don't know is, in a sense, omniscience"

 

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