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I was at a Goodwill and saw a stack of Japanese Speakers with lattice grills. On closer look I saw they were Pioneers so I looked at the back, as I was turning them I saw the price tag for the top pair, which were CS-66As, $249.
The bottom pair were CS-77As and only $129 a pair. I wondered why these were so cheap and pulled off the grills. The mid foam was bad (I didn't think the foam went bad on the A series of speakers).
I looked around for a manager or someone so I could tell them that they either need to really go down on the prices of them or put them behind the counter. I'm sure that with in a week they will be pretty well torn up, which is bad because the seemed to be in pretty good condition except for the mid on the 77A.
I wish I lived closer to this Goodwill, I would go in everyday and take a picture of the speakers to document their decline.
Chad
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Sounds like a tax deductable charitable donation, not a sale.
I have bought things at questionable prices from charity thrift stores if it is something I really wanted. I am much more willing to do this if I have burned them a bunch of times before. (O.K. I'm not THAT good a person!)Dave
Edits: 03/14/12
That reminds me of another thrift experience I had yesterday. I saw Pioneer (I guess it was a Pioneer day) SX-7730. Since it was a black face model I thought it was interesting so I wanted to hook it up to see if it worked.
I carried it over to a pair of $50 KLH speakers, plugged it in and turned it on. The power switch was sticky but it turned on alright and I didn't notice any light were out. I looked around for some speaker cable and didn't see any so I headed to the back of the store. I asked to see the guy who worked on electronics. He came out from where he was, saw me and said sneeringly, "Oh it's you." I am casually acquainted with the man and thought we got along fine so I didn't know whey he said that.
I asked him for some speaker wire, he said he didn't have any. I asked him about the sticker that said the receiver worked fine, he said that they had ways to test equipment. I didn't see any test equipment but I dropped that line of questioning. I asked what would happen if I bought and it didn't work and he replied, "Then you're screwed!"
He then accused me of being a dealer. I told him that if I was a dealer I wouldn't be paying his price for a ratty looking receiver. The electronics guy used to work at another thrift on the other side of town and he had things listed at eBay prices but without any of the protections of eBay. I guess he is going to start doing the same thing at this store.
Chad
I would have told the tech to go screw himself.
I don't know what it is too him. They don't work on commission!
Dave
... is a whole new level of insanity. Congrats.. Your Goodwill may be even more batsh*t crazy than mine.
If high fidelity, to anything, means anything to you fretwork grilles are a bad idea.
Diffraction, look it up.
Cop it sweet, baby.
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Timothy Bailey
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Foam surrounds was a big mistake IMO. Thankfully vintage Klipsch knew better.
All surrounds affect the performance of speakers in different ways. In many cases foam surrounds can provide damping unavailable with other types of surrounds. When woofers and mids are designed, a good designer takes into consideration all design considerations and the foam surround is not always chosen becuase of cost factors.
In general, if you're talking about a decent speaker, it's better to replace foam surrounds with foam surrounds. Especially considering that modern surrounds are treated so that their life expectancy is quite long.
Paper edges aren't immune to age either, as they can dry and crack, and rubber surrounds will often times harden over the years, Cloth surrounds are probably the best for longevity, but their use usually will lessen a woofers available linear excursion, although if you're talking 15" or larger that's less of a concern.
It is a terrible idea. That is why you should send all you vintage JBL foam surround woofers directly to me. I would not want any of the Asylum inmates to be burdened with these heavy alnico magnet, aluminum basket examples of poor engineering. I’ll take ones with shorting rings too! I will dispose of them properly! I will either use them, with all their flaws or sell them to misguided individuals at inflated prices. I am one of those rare individuals that have a hearing impediment that makes these JBL woofers sound good to me and I am here to help!
Dave
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