What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)?
I'm looking for Vandersteen Quatro CT, Wilson Sabrina or DeVore Fidelity Orangutan 0/93 or 0/96. I rarely find it or in some cases, before I make an offer, it is gone. What other speakers are a rare find?
You could try deciding on a couple speakers you are interested in and run “wanted” ads. I did this for a pair of tube friendly, fairly rare speakers and was contacted and bought them with no competitive offers. The only problem is that this took almost a year, so if you’re in a hurry this isn’t an optimum solution. You never know though, could work out quickly.
Back about a year ago my dealer had 3 pairs of Aerial 6's (one set was mine). All trade in's for the new T series. They were all gone in less than 2 weeks. If your into HT try to find an Aerial CC-3 or CC-5.
@jeffreylee - Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT came to market this morning but the seller prefer local pickup. I spoke to the seller and told him I'll take the responsibility of shipping even then, it was sold before I got the shipping Dimension :(
I sold my lovely pair of polk lsi9's several years ago. Regretted the decision. I found another used paid but took a long time.. They are hard to find, but well worth the hunt.
You might try a pair. Perhaps in the $400 to $700 price range. You can always resell them. They have way less of a port problem than the Kef Ls50's (which did not work in my room - puffy low-end did them in). drumbe
The previous generation KEF Reference speakers seem rare on the used market. I have a pair of 207/2's and the 202/2c center speaker. I have seen maybe two pairs each of 205/2's and 207/2's advertised in the last few years. I see the first version 205's and 207's occasionally.
The be-20 dmd’s Are excellent speakers and I have a pair of them along with a pair of DSP8000’s and I have to pick 1 to keep, you would think that the $65k speakers would trounce the $20k ushers and I wish it was that easy but those big ushers have a lot going for them and when we factor dollars per smiles the usher speakers are a bargain.
Windmilldad: I own ML 13a. (I can speak from experience having been an audiophile for 5 decades.) They were very good speakers when matched with reputable amps and preamps. A year ago I took it to the next level and went with Don Sachs tube preamp and Krell’s 575 XD mono. Now they’re a great speaker, I can’t imagine better SQ. Two important items when working with the 13a, the amp needs plenty of power and the preamp should be tubes. Enjoy.
I mentioned that Sonus Faber Extremas rarely come up for sale. I dropped in to LMC Stereo in Scottsdale, AZ yesterday and there they were. They were around $10K when introduced in the 90’s. The new version are $70K (new, $65K used). They are gorgeous, but the price is shocking (to me, anyway).
Someone still hankers for a pair of ML Monolith IIIs? I sold mine 20 years ago and good riddance, slow bass, directional, limited dynamics. Replaced with Legacy Focus. Music preference is opera, jazz, classical and pre-1980's pop while wife also wants to enjoy heavy metal and raucous rock. Focus speakers suit everything while Monoliths had limited appeal even for my tastes. Generally rarely seen are Acoustats (I had 2&2s), especially Xs which were deemed the big coffin speaker by my late wife.
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