Used Deals Thread

Discussion in 'Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals' started by purr1n, Mar 20, 2016.

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    Sony TA-A1ES for $625 + $40.63 for shipping. I've had my eye on this amp for a while. It's been discontinued for a few years, but even in production, it flew under the radar. Seems to have developed a cult following as a good sounding amp at its price point. Class A-ish for most of its range, with a sliding bias scheme for volume control. On the used market, they go for around $1000 +/- about $100. This one has some cosmetic issues (I'd consider them non-issues) and appears to be the reason for the low price.

    I wish I had $700 to spend on an amp I don't need, but alas...

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/267069628568
     
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    I owned this amp 8~9 years ago. I didn’t have power figured out then, but I thought the amp was “fine” at best. Strong bass but the highs felt grainy and disconnected. Not an amp I regret selling :p
     
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    For those of you looking for a (possibly) end-game streamer/server/CD transport: Rockna Wavedream NET @ $3995

    Got a WDNET recently and it’s been transformative!
     
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    Link is in the post, marked as sold as of 7:45pm EDT.
     
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    Thank you! I didn't notice the text was hyperlinked.
     
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    I think he's here on sbaf too isn't he?
     
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    I jumped on the Yggdrasil. Thank you so much for the find. My little selling spree here helped to afford this :)
     
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    I looked at the Yggdrasil and the serial numbers start with B, so I think that means it’s an OG. That’s quite a deal.
     
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    I know the used market is depressed but $260 for gold bar is pretty wild. It’s as much portable as most people would reasonably need, and drives a number of full size cans well.
     

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