Yamaha M-45 for $150

[andwings2go]

I can buy one locally at his home off a craigslist ad for $150. He can't easily show me it pushing any speakers, just can plug it in and let me hear it click on and light up. Gamble or move on?

[tonyb]

Move on.........

[andwings2go]

Hey Tony, he just emailed back. I can hear it pushing a pair of Klipsh speakers. $150 is good for some vintage yamaha right?

[sm88]

The M-45 is lowest on the Yamaha totem pole, besides perhaps the M-40 if I remember correctly. The models ending in "5" are the newer series of them, with the lights and everything, so these are certainly more desirable, I actually had a crack at one for around the same price locally about a year ago but I passed. Unless he can go cheaper you probably won't get everything back out of it; if it were one of the higher model numbers it would be better (M-75 or similar) as they have more power.

[BKSinAZ]

In the late 1980's, I used to own the M-45 and it was ok. Clean sounding. 150.00 ain't bad, but are you POSITIVE there are no issues? That would be my only concern.

[concealer404]

If it's in good shape and sounds good, offer $100. If he doesn't take it, move on.