Carver Amazing Platinum on Ebay in WA state

[danger boy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9702177894&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

found this pair of Carver Amazing Platinum near me.. if anyone is interested i can check them out for ya.

No affil to these

[F1nut]

Those look minty, even the backs and bases are clean, which is rare.

[Toxis]

wow those are big. I'd like to hear 'em.

[danger boy]

me too, but i don't know the seller.. and i feel to guilty asking for a demo, because I'm not interested in buying. I'd love to have a pair. but there is no way i can afford it right now.. having just bought a pre amp a week ago.

[Toxis]

and I'd hope he'd give me a free demo if I drove from Kansas to get them lol. But that's not going to happen seeing I just bought a house this week.

[maingey]

congrats on the house

[TroyD]

Right speakers, wrong coast.

BDT

[RuSsMaN]

Al, if you want to hear them, just ask him. If he's an audio guy, he'd probably love to show 'em off.

[Tour2ma]

Gone for the BIN price of $1399.

On the high-side of historical range, but worth it, especially for a local and if you're into the Oak models...

[danger boy]

yup. gone bye bye. next!

[DiscoMike]

Ive heard alot of Polk members salivating over these speakers. Being I never heard these speakrs, or have much experience with ribbon speakers, how great are they ?

How do these speakers compare to the SDA Series, or the SDA-SRS ? Do I dare ask how they comapre to the SRTs ?

And how do ribbon and/or electrostatic speakers compare to regular cone-driven speakers ?

[Shizelbs]

Mike, I've had SDA SRS, and now have the Carvers. I think the Carvers win handdowns in every conceivable area, except soudstage width, every day of the week. To me, they are clearly the better speaker.

The ribbon tweeter is very fast and quick to give detail. That was apparent to me immediatly during the first listen.

[Midnite Mick]

I was thinking of maybe a DIY speaker down the road. Curious how the ribbon tweeter compares with the Vifa of the lsi's

Mike

[Joey_V]

All this talk about Carver Amazings... makes me want to audition a set.

[Shizelbs]

Joey, with all the speakers you subject yourself to, you really owe it to yourself to hear a pair.

[ohskigod]

Positioning is a bitch, thats the down side. Mine sound different every place I put them. of course, that they are in a wierd shaped basement that is the size of my house does not help.

they have a wide open soundstage, very open and natural, deep soundstage thats just different from a box speaker. some will love, some will not love.

I have friends, granted with untrained ears, that love my LSI15's over the Carvers. But the Carvers just have that open sound that will keep them in my basement for quite a long time

[Shizelbs]

I agree with your comments on the soundstage. While its not as wide as the SDAs, I actually prefer the soundstage and imaging of the Carvers to my SDAs. The Carvers feel more natural, more possible, whereas the SDAs always kind of felt gimmicky.

[DiscoMike]

OK, how bout we all get together and petition to have Polk build the first of its kind - an SDA Amazing Speaker consiting of cones and ribbons ? Or better yet, an SDA-SRS Amazing Set of speakers ? Perhaps one with a built in subwoofer ? And while we are on the topic, lets have Polk build an electrostatic subwoofer !!! (Is that even possible or concevable ?)

Lets see how many are willing to jump on this bandwagon !

[Midnite Mick]

Don't these comments kind of apply to electrostats in general vs. cone?

[Shizelbs]

The fantasy dream SDA petition thing has happened and beat to death already. Not gonna happen.

Mick, I don't have enough experience with electrostats to comment on them.

[ohskigod]

Don't these comments kind of apply to electrostats in general vs. cone?

I think a ribbon is different from an electrostatic.......i think

[Midnite Mick]

I don't either which is why I ask. All I have heard are Magnepans and Logans. Both had very life like and real sound, very open, a floating type of sound that you could not point to the source. But they lack the bottom end and this is why Martin Logan does the hybrid thing with the coned cabinet at the base. But even with them, they require a certain room size to breath and position is critical. That all.

[Midnite Mick]

I think a ribbon is different from an electrostatic.......i think

Don't the upper models of Magnepans have a ribbon tweeter? Not sure just asking myself.

[schwarcw]

I heard a pair of Amazing Mark IV Platinums at a friends house recently. I was floored with the smoothness of the HF, deep bass response. It had a smaller soundstage than my SDA's, but it had a wider sweetspot.

Carter's Amazings don't have a great reputation among planar enthusiasts. The Martin Logan's or the Maggies have a better following. I don't know why, I liked the Mark IVs over the Maggie 3.6's.

[Joey_V]

Mick,

The new Logans have a much better low end, I always felt the older ones were weak and sloppy down low. You're right about positioning though, they are painful to get right.... but then again, which speaker isnt?

When you get up to upper strata speakers, usually the positioning is critical and of great importance since the owner wants to squeeze as much of the potential as possible, considering what he/she just paid for it.

I find that positioning is very key - in ALL speakers, not just electrostats.

[Shizelbs]

SDAs have a sweet spot. Amazings have a sweet area.

[heiney9]

I think a ribbon is different from an electrostatic.......i think

FWIW,

Electrostatic
Literally electricity that is not in action, otherwise known as static electricity, which is technically an electrostatic charge. Anytime one surface or point has an electric charge relative to another you have electrostatic energy, which is a form of potential energy. Electrostatic is also a type of transducer design. Most widely employed in loudspeakers, electrostatics (as they are often called) are built somewhat like a large capacitor. There are two plates, one of which can move. A DC bias voltage is applied to them to create an electrostatic charge. Then the AC audio signal is applied, and the interaction between the resulting (alternating) magnetic field and the electrostatic field forces the movable plate to move back and forth. Some audiophiles consider this a more pure and better sounding method of reproducing audio than our typical moving coil dynamic loudspeaker designs. However most tend to be quite expensive and it is debated whether there is an overall improvement in sound - many electrostatic speakers are characterized as having little or no bass punch. In fact separate subs of standard moving coil design are often employed as a workaround for this.

Ribbon Speaker
The ribbon loudspeaker consists of a thin metal-film ribbon suspended between two magnets. The electrical signal is applied to the ribbon which vibrates creating the sound. The advantage of the ribbon loudspeaker is that the ribbon has very little mass; as such, it can accelerate very quickly, yielding good high-frequency response (although its shape is far from ideal). Ribbon loudspeakers can be very fragile but recently designed planar tweeters have the metal film printed on a strong lightweight material for reinforcement. Ribbon tweeters often emit sound that exits the speaker concentrated into a flat plane at the level of the listeners' ears; above and below the plane there is often less treble sound.

These are the basics and I'm sure some shortcomings of each has been dealt with during design.

H9

[heiney9]

Mick,

The new Logans have a much better low end, I always felt the older ones were weak and sloppy down low. You're right about positioning though, they are painful to get right.... but then again, which speaker isnt?

When you get up to upper strata speakers, usually the positioning is critical and of great importance since the owner wants to squeeze as much of the potential as possible, considering what he/she just paid for it.

I find that positioning is very key - in ALL speakers, not just electrostats.

Logans are electrostatic and use a conventional moving coil dynamic driver in the lower cabinet for bass. Kind-of-a hybrid so to speak.

H9

[heiney9]

Damn, this is the FM, I forgot if I don't have any interest in buying said item I can't post. Sorry please don't ban me I forgot where I was :eek:

H9

[audiobliss]

Well, it was nice knowin' ya, H9!

:D

[Joey_V]

Logans are electrostatic and use a conventional moving coil dynamic driver in the lower cabinet for bass. Kind-of-a hybrid so to speak.

H9

Thats what I meant... I mustnt had explicit said it.

Oops.

[DiscoMike]

FWIW,

Electrostatic
Literally electricity that is not in action, otherwise known as static electricity, which is technically an electrostatic charge. Anytime one surface or point has an electric charge relative to another you have electrostatic energy, which is a form of potential energy. Electrostatic is also a type of transducer design. Most widely employed in loudspeakers, electrostatics (as they are often called) are built somewhat like a large capacitor. There are two plates, one of which can move. A DC bias voltage is applied to them to create an electrostatic charge. Then the AC audio signal is applied, and the interaction between the resulting (alternating) magnetic field and the electrostatic field forces the movable plate to move back and forth. Some audiophiles consider this a more pure and better sounding method of reproducing audio than our typical moving coil dynamic loudspeaker designs. However most tend to be quite expensive and it is debated whether there is an overall improvement in sound - many electrostatic speakers are characterized as having little or no bass punch. In fact separate subs of standard moving coil design are often employed as a workaround for this.

Ribbon Speaker
The ribbon loudspeaker consists of a thin metal-film ribbon suspended between two magnets. The electrical signal is applied to the ribbon which vibrates creating the sound. The advantage of the ribbon loudspeaker is that the ribbon has very little mass; as such, it can accelerate very quickly, yielding good high-frequency response (although its shape is far from ideal). Ribbon loudspeakers can be very fragile but recently designed planar tweeters have the metal film printed on a strong lightweight material for reinforcement. Ribbon tweeters often emit sound that exits the speaker concentrated into a flat plane at the level of the listeners' ears; above and below the plane there is often less treble sound.

H9

Exactly what I was going to say. Word for word. :D

[reeltrouble1]

I know not what bags of wind blow through this space yet sense its howling misdirection.

RT1

[heiney9]

I know not what bags of wind blow through this space yet sense its howling misdirection.

RT1

RT1 your quite the thespian. Had any Rum yet tonight?

[audiobliss]

Wow. That was interesting to read. Only took me three times to understand what he meant, too! :p

[reeltrouble1]

Yes H9, thank you, I just made my third. I am relaxing, tommorow I am spending the day alone in my little world, so I am getting sauced tonight, just a bit, a tad, not alot, bout a ha'penny, a taste, two fingers times six, Kleine, poco, Ok, maybe a medium amount. I need to eat a hens egg. Rum is a wonderful drink.

Speakers are cool.

Bliss--before you leave that wonderful world of education, knowledge and so on, drop by your library and pull out some old worn and tattered reference on Gestalt.

I no not what body may travel this road yet a bag of bones once did pass.


RT1

[tonyb]

Damn, this is the FM, I forgot if I don't have any interest in buying said item I can't post. Sorry please don't ban me I forgot where I was :eek:

H9

OFF WITH THE SCOUNDREL'S HEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek: :eek:

[heiney9]

Enjoy RT1........nothing like a good alcoholic beverage to relax with.

[Zen Dragon]

Yes H9, thank you, I just made my third. I am relaxing, tommorow I am spending the day alone in my little world, so I am getting sauced tonight, just a bit, a tad, not alot, bout a ha'penny, a taste, two fingers times six, Kleine, poco, Ok, maybe a medium amount. I need to eat a hens egg. Rum is a wonderful drink.

Speakers are cool.

Bliss--before you leave that wonderful world of education, knowledge and so on, drop by your library and pull out some old worn and tattered reference on Gestalt.

I no not what body may travel this road yet a bag of bones once did pass.


RT1


I dig what this Hep Cat is saying. It goes somewhere, but it's non-linear. It is the feeling arriving, finding the thought has moved on.

[heiney9]

I dig what this Hep Cat is saying. It goes somewhere, but it's non-linear. It is the feeling arriving, finding the thought has moved on.

Yeah, It's called stream of consciousness style writing. Or incessant babbling :p :D . Drug induced yammering is another description:D ;) . Take me where you've been RT1.

H9

[amulford]

You don't wanna go there...

[ohskigod]

I dig what this Hep Cat .


dude, is that...like...a cat with hepatitus?

[Zen Dragon]

Dude it's way more sick than hepatitus. Cats were hep, long before they were hip. Gotta crawl way back into the 60's for that illness though. :)

[Loud & Clear]

Interestingly enough, daddios and squares, I recently purchased "The Wild One" and watched it last night.

"Now if you gonna stay cool, you got to wail. You got to put somethin' down. You got to make some jive." - Johnny (Marlon Brando), in an attempt to enlighten a square, who also happens to be a strikingly beautiful young woman.

[reeltrouble1]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........Alchohol can be a portal (See E. Hemingway).

Ant--you already know my good friend.

Our given condition has long been the body may be forcefully taken or easily given. However, as this momentary pleasure becomes unsatisfactory, leaving the mind, the soul and resultant total consuption. Wherein lies the key to the babbles disguise. I would suggest resisting, however, know many have been captured, especially the youngest generation now dubbed the "y's". You must do it for yourself I cannot take you there, its simply forbidden .

Some words of Mr. Loaf have insight.

Its mostly about money and the things it brings to them.

Brando, man had not thought of him for a time, that dude resisted I wonder if he beat them, he may have, yea I dig him Daddio. I wonder who took from him, I doubt he freely gave whatever it was.

The Low Men---King knows them.

Tina Turner--Private Dancer

So I am interested in the speaks.

RT1

[Tour2ma]

Now this is "old-style" FM material... Sale over so sail on...

Odd thing is that Ted's grammar and spelling remain independent of his blood alcohol level.

On the CA's... Best full symphony speaker I've heard.

And if you miss the wide, SDA soundstage, just apply a little Sonic Halography. Sweetspot is tiny compared to SDA's, but impact is the same.

[George Grand]

If you want that big sound, you need a big pair of speakers. The industry standard.

[amulford]

Can't touch 'em for less than ten grand....

[danger boy]

what did a pair of these Carver Amazings go for when new? Do they still build em? How recent are these would you say?

[Shizelbs]

~$4000
No.
~1990ish

I believe my answers are correct.

[danger boy]

that's cool. ok. thanks.

[whitetruk]

i believe shizelbs is close,i could look for an old brochure,but i must say sumpin first. i have only expeirence with the early platinums i think maybe series mk 2??? i never thought they played loud enough.
even with tons of amp(silver 7 or 9t`s)
but i dunno thats my opinion.
p.s. still have the amps,(9t`s) and if a pair of speakers were local i would be all over them.probably for the cool factor(and i have no waf factor)
later scott

[reeltrouble1]

The CA originals are 85db effecient, so not the most effecient but not as low as others, I use the silver 9t and have more than enough power, the gain the pre puts on the source signal can make a large difference along with room size. Cant recall the efficiency rating of the Platinums, seem to recall its was like 91? not sure but higher in any event. Anyway, its one of the big differences along with the single 60" ribbon per speaker instead of the two 30".

I am not planning on moving this speaker out of the Shed anytime soon, its a Classic with great sound and deep deep powerful bass.

RT1

[dorokusai]

The Carver Amazing is a really neat speaker to experience, regardless of actual model, and certainly worth the time and trouble.

[Shizelbs]

Anyone care to suggest a reason why I am not getting the typical deep deep powerful bass? My bass is thin and far from powerful. Its there, but not that much. Unless the particular track is mixed with tons of bass, you really wouldn't be all that impressed.

[dorokusai]

The "...deep deep powerful bass" comment was from RT1. He may have a better enviroment for re-enforcement of low end.

I think they have alot of bass, but it's more ethereal than obvious slam....it's an open baffle type, so it's nothing suprising to me.

[Shizelbs]

Is that the same sort of bass you get out of your maggies?

[dorokusai]

No, it's not room filling in the <40hz region, although the CA can provide that duty easily, as it has woofers. We're comparing two different types of speakers.

There is bass in Magnepan, but the cutoff is sharp @ 40hz.

[ohskigod]

Anyone care to suggest a reason why I am not getting the typical deep deep powerful bass? My bass is thin and far from powerful. Its there, but not that much. Unless the particular track is mixed with tons of bass, you really wouldn't be all that impressed.


positioning dude, plain and simple, I recently moved mine to a completly different part of the bassment and improved the situation. you can walk to 2 different places and hear 2 very distinct levels of bass. the open baffle thing is a bitch for palcement, but when you get it right, its perfect.

[reeltrouble1]

Check your surrounds, its possible they have deteriorated over time. Use two people when you remove the grill screws. The speaker has a frq. rating down to 17hz. -3db. so the potential for deep bass is there, however, what deep is to one may not be to another, I call it deep and solid. Of course the media matters, however, I have found from classical, bluegrass, jazz and rock deep tones are solid, certainly not a weakness.

The Shed is open if your in the area.

Room
Positioning
Pre-amp
Source
Power
and WIRE

If you have not yet grasped how standing waves can cancel your bass its time to get your learn on and research a bit. The speaker has the potential.

RT1

[DiscoMike]

Anyone care to suggest a reason why I am not getting the typical deep deep powerful bass? My bass is thin and far from powerful. Its there, but not that much. Unless the particular track is mixed with tons of bass, you really wouldn't be all that impressed.

Also check your wires and wire connections. If you are using cheap $30 speakerwire from BB, CC, Rat Shack, etc, you will not be impressed with the sound. Use a good or a high quality interconnect or sub interconnect (assuming we are talking subwoofers), or high quality speakerwire (assuming we are talking speakers, are we talking the CAs ?). Perhaps your speakerwire might have erroded over time if oxidation got to it, or if you are not using really good wires, you will not be impressed with the sound of your bass. You dont need to go crazy and spend hundreds of $$$$, but you should make a substantial investment with your wires. You can get some good speaker/interconnect wires on interenet only sites at bettercables.com or mr-cable.com, or you can use the M series Monsters, either the m950/1000i's or the M1.2s or 1.4s bi-wire, or if you have the big $$$, you can use the m2.2s, or the M2.4s bi-wires. I have had good experience with monster as I upgraded my speaks and speaker wire to 2.4s which I purchased used to save some $$$, but I do feel that their retail prices are overpriced.

Also check your speaker placement and crossover frequencies as others have mentioned in this post.

Hope this helps, and good luck restoring the bass.

[Shizelbs]

Mike, thanks for the tips, but its not the wire. Not in my rig anyways.

Its not the surrounds either. Woofs are a couple years old, tops.

Okay, I'll futz with the placement, but the thing is, I've already futzed with it. I'm sure its not enough, so I'll mess with it some more. I can already tell that changing my listening position from where my speakers are now makes a very big difference. Sucks as my favorite spot is behind my weight bench a good 20 feet away. This is the 2nd room they are in, and they already sound far better in the new room. However, when they made the move, I introduced a number of new cables and used a 20 amp power source. Too many new variables to blame it all on the room. Anyways, thanks. I guess I'll stop worrying about it being my wimpy 250w/ch amp.

[DiscoMike]

I guess I'll stop worrying about it being my wimpy 250w/ch amp.

WOW !!! That sure makes my 165 watt per channel amp look like a tree-hugging sissy !!! (Im sure your amp puts out clean fidelity. I know mine does !!!)

[Shizelbs]

Alright, well, a big thanks to yous guys. Placement was the issue. I knew that it was something that can affect the sound, and that I would mess around with it someday, but I guess I needed a swift kick to the ass.

Good lawd. These speakers put out a ton of bass. I mean, an absurd, ridiculously perfect amount of bass. When I finally got them in the first adequate position it was like, where is that really good subwoofer hiding? I was very happy. My wife asked me why I was smiling like an idiot.

Anyways, I moved the speakers about 3 feet from the back wall, instead of their typical 8 inches. I toed them in also. I am by no means done with moving them around and finding the spot I like best, but I know of at least one spot I can live with. Fortunatly, for being huge, they are pretty easy to move around.

The other thing I noted when I moved them off the wall as much as I did, the soundstage got narrower, but really really deep. Pretty neat.

Anyways, thanks. My speakers rule.

[Shizelbs]

I guess I should add that just overall, I was suprised at just how much of a difference placement alone could make. I knew it could change things a lot, but even still, last night I was suprised at the total transformation of my system just by moving the speakers a mere three feet.

[amulford]

Yeah, they are some of the pickiest bastads. Placement, toe in, angle of stance, listening position... Between that sh!t and the power they need...

But when you get 'em dialed in:D :D :D

Do you have a manual for them? Lemme know, I'll scan mine for you...

[Shizelbs]

Not only do I have the manual, I have the whole three ring binder of information made for salespeople.

Thanks though.

[Tour2ma]

Fortunately, we are not a bunch of "I told you so's".... ;) Glad you've gettin' them now.
Not only do I have the manual, I have the whole three ring binder of information made for salespeople.So the question now is, "Do you have a scanner?"

[ohskigod]

"Do you have a scanner?"


oh dear lord, share the info, spread the LOVE!!!...LOL

[Shizelbs]

We'll see about that. Yes I do have a scanner, but there is a lot in that binder. I'll take a look at it tonight and sort out what is interesting.

[ohskigod]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[danger boy]

:D

these were just relisted on ebay again. Washington state..... local pick up only.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CARVER-AMAZING-LOUDSPEAKER-PLATINUM-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ9705678496QQcategoryZ14993QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem

(if anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong with posting links it would be a tremendous help. MY links suck)

[heiney9]

:D

these were just relisted on ebay again. Washington state..... local pick up only.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CARVER-AMAZING-LOUDSPEAKER-PLATINUM-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ9705678496QQcategoryZ14993QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem

(if anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong with posting links it would be a tremendous help. MY links suck)

When replying to a thread, Scroll down to "misc options". There are 3 boxes. Show signature, automatically parse links in threads and disable smilies.

Make sure there is a chcek mark in the box for "automatically parse links". If there is already a check mark there, then I'm not sure. Actually you should be able to back and edit your post, but you have to go under the advanced options.

H9

[George Grand]

In 1991, the Platinum Mk.IV's in oak were $2,300 MSRP, and in black lacquer they were $2,700. That is the most expensive they ever were, and at that time, they were a "special order" and only being manufactured on a "as needed" basis.

Mine were delivered here from the factory in 1991 for $1,156.

[ND13]

Gotta love AAFES:D :D :cool:

George, I got out of the AF iin 1990 and AAFES was carrying some pretty nice gear at that time. I had HK seperates that a friend of mine had brought back from Okinawa , but was drooling over all the Carver gear I could get through AAFES. The pricing was great, but once a year, they would have an electronics blowout on base and bring in truckloads of gear from all kinds of manufacturers and the prices were crazy stupid. Man I miss those sales.

Are they still carrying good stuff?

Do they still have those sales every once in a while??

[Zero]

ND13,

Sadly, AAFES no longer offers gear of any respectable caliber. HTIB's from the usual suspects are the call of the day. You will find no amps or pre amps and cool displays.. just a wall of silver laden plastic receivers, dvd players, and vcr's.

Roughly three or four years ago - I recall AAFES carrying JBL's Northridge series (picked up a pair of N28's at a good price) and Klipsch (quintet / synergy and I *BELIEVE* Reference). Now, about the best you will be able to find is over in the Bose side of town.

The pricing ranges from average msrp to a few bucks below. There may be close-out's, but I sure haven't seen any, not even during the holiday season.

[George Grand]

I did not purchase my Amazings through AAFES. They had nothing to do with it. I purchased them directly from Carver Corp. in 1991.


The stuff at the exchange now is less than pathetic.

[ND13]

That was a hell of a deal you got on those. I was still into acoustic suspension speakers at that time, but I probably would have gotten a pair if I could have gotten them for that.

I remember the Amazings as being an order only product, but they did have several of the components on hand, seperates and recievers. All that gun metal, magnetic field gear. I still wouldn't mind having an all Carver rig someday, just to have something that I wanted so badly back then. It could be done fairly reasonably, now. The problem would be finding exactly what I'd want and in the condition I'd want it in. But I guess it could be done slowly, a little at a time.

[danger boy]

I asked the seller for a demo.. he said they're all ready packed up for shipping. so no demo for me. :(

although one of the buyers interested does live in the area. so maybe the buyer would let me demo them. ha ha ha

[reeltrouble1]

Pick up local, no demo?????????

Danger Will Robinson.

RT1

[danger boy]

Pick up local, no demo?????????

Danger Will Robinson.

RT1


I know.. it's eff'ed up! that's the response I get from a lot of local people here. NO one likes to demo sh*t. I found a forum with several local peeps who are into HT and CA. I've emailed some of them.. and got a response back. Those who did respond all had lame excuses like.. "I can't, I have college finals this year"? One guy said when school was out he "might" have enough time to demo some gear.. but then he doesn't live here and will be leaving the area when school lets out. :confused:

anyway. that's my rant for the day.

move along, single file.. nothing to see here. :p

[danger boy]

"The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the listing"



are these ever going to sell i wonder? :confused:

[danger boy]

I emailed the seller again. I wanna know why he pulled the auction on these Carvers.

[danger boy]

looks like these Carver Amazing Plats are sold.. seller did say that shipping em was becoming a PITA though.

[danger boy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/CARVER-AMAZING-LOUDSPEAKER-PLATINUM-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ9707263226QQcategoryZ14993QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem

the seller has had a bad run of luck with buyers backing out several times... guess shipping costs have changed their minds.

[ohskigod]

is this god's way of telling you something? :D

maybe they're waiting for you.

[BobMcG]

-an SDA Amazing Speaker consiting of cones and ribbons ?

They're already out there and in use. It's called using a Carver C-9 on your Amazings.;)

[DiscoMike]

No No, I dont have the Amazings, only Polks. The question is, would Polk make a speaker consisting of ribbons and cones, and call it - The SDA Amazings, SDA-SRS Amazings, or better yet, the SRT Amazings. :D
If they start calling it the RTi Amazings, Im outta here :eek: :eek: :eek: !!!

I wonder how the SRTs would compare to the amazings :eek: .

[Shizelbs]

Al, if you can, find a way to swing them. Those are in great shape.

[danger boy]

I'd have to sell the SRS's to be able to fund any speakers in that price range. Not that I haven't given it some serious thought over the weekend. I'm just not sure If i have the room for speakers taller and wider then the SRS's.

Anyway, who would want a pair of SRS's with updated tweeters??? :p

[whitetruk]

Anyway, who would want a pair of SRS's with updated tweeters???


you funny

[danger boy]

sold again for BIN $1,650.00

and it wasn't me. :(

[Shizelbs]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/ele/152552340.html

Sorry, I had to post this, and I will be letting the seller know too. He's wanting $6500 for a pair of Amazings. And that price is firm. I mean, best of luck to him. Seriously, I am wondering if he should give me the emails he gets in case anyone is willing to pay ~ 5 times the average selling price of used Amazings.

What a tool.

[dorokusai]

I sent him an email because it's just plain funny.

[danger boy]

can you fault a guy for wanting to make a profit? I know it's a redicoulous (sp) asking price.. but then again .. he may get some sucker willing to pay that much. That sucker wouldn't be me. ha ha ha.

[Shizelbs]

I emailed him too. I told him I paid $400 for mine. Should make his day.

[Shizelbs]

Anyone who has the urge to do so should call and laugh at him too.

[masanz1]

I'm right down the street from him right now in Federal Way, maybe I should see if they are dipped in gold

[Tour2ma]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/ele/152552340.html

Sorry, I had to post this, and I will be letting the seller know too. He's wanting $6500 for a pair of Amazings. And that price is firm. I mean, best of luck to him. Seriously, I am wondering if he should give me the emails he gets in case anyone is willing to pay ~ 5 times the average selling price of used Amazings.

What a tool.5X??? Offer me $1300 for mine and I'll deliver them to WA...

[SCompRacer]

5X??? Offer me $1300 for mine and I'll deliver them to WA...

How bout $600 and I'll pick em up.:p

[Tour2ma]

Ummmm... no