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09-21-2008, 06:50 PM
I know this has been beat to death by you die hards - but I'm curious as to the current value of these. They really are in great condition and sound super to my ears ( 54 year old ears ! )
A few years ago ( maybe 5 ) a guy that lived a block over had an estate sale when his wife passed away - he was a true audiophile and had a ton of stuff. Long story short - as soon as I walked in I saw these L200's - the price on them was 2500 - I had assumed they were $250 - I told the lady running the estate sale I wanted them - she put a sold sign on them - then I kept looking - I also found a Dual 721 turntable for $10.
Both the speakers and the turntable were in absolute perfect as in MINT condition by my eyes. I went to pay when I was ready to leave expecting to write a check for around $275 with tax - she told me my total was $37.50 with tax - needless to say I almost fell out - paid and left with my find.
Like I said I've had them for a few years now, but have always wondered the value - I've seen some on e-bay a few times over the years. Some very high, some not. But, like I said these are really nice - the cabinets and speakers are perfect - I did replace the fronts with a cloth fabric - they still had the wire fronts - they probably should be redone with the proper foam, but for now - this looks pretty good.
I use these with an old vintage Pioneer Receiver ( SX 1010 ) that I bought when I was in the service overseas back during the Viet Nam war - honestly I don't listen to this system as often as I should and have thought about selling them - I still have a pair of nice 1972 Pioneer CS 901 speakers that I bought originally with the receiver.
Any ideas on price value would be super !
Thanks in advance - Tom
A few years ago ( maybe 5 ) a guy that lived a block over had an estate sale when his wife passed away - he was a true audiophile and had a ton of stuff. Long story short - as soon as I walked in I saw these L200's - the price on them was 2500 - I had assumed they were $250 - I told the lady running the estate sale I wanted them - she put a sold sign on them - then I kept looking - I also found a Dual 721 turntable for $10.
Both the speakers and the turntable were in absolute perfect as in MINT condition by my eyes. I went to pay when I was ready to leave expecting to write a check for around $275 with tax - she told me my total was $37.50 with tax - needless to say I almost fell out - paid and left with my find.
Like I said I've had them for a few years now, but have always wondered the value - I've seen some on e-bay a few times over the years. Some very high, some not. But, like I said these are really nice - the cabinets and speakers are perfect - I did replace the fronts with a cloth fabric - they still had the wire fronts - they probably should be redone with the proper foam, but for now - this looks pretty good.
I use these with an old vintage Pioneer Receiver ( SX 1010 ) that I bought when I was in the service overseas back during the Viet Nam war - honestly I don't listen to this system as often as I should and have thought about selling them - I still have a pair of nice 1972 Pioneer CS 901 speakers that I bought originally with the receiver.
Any ideas on price value would be super !
Thanks in advance - Tom