What are some of the best deals you have ever gotten?

**KASR** · **06-16-09, 05:00 PM**

I just picked up my Polk CS1 center speaker for $50....I thought that was a smoking deal!

**salvasol** · **06-16-09, 05:49 PM**

To me my best deals were:

Yamaha RXV2700 for $399 (retail $1200+, it was a floor model at BB), then
JBL Stadium $125 ea, retail price was $250 and suggested retail $400.

**arclight** · **06-16-09, 06:32 PM**

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Lordoftherings wrote:

^ These are fabulous deals!

Personally, I would go with the Denon DVD-1940ci, an excellent DVD Universal player and HDMI upscaler too, and for only $88 shipped! Wow! What a deal!
I'm sure that there are few people out there that can benefit from that deal with this very good picture and sounding player (Burr-Brown PCM-1738 Dac) for that ridiculously low price.
In behalf of them (and me too), Thank You very much for your post.

Bob

The Marantz does not do the high resolution audio formats but I would never use those anyway. It also only upscales to 1080i but according to friend of mine the Analog Devices componets are quite good. Plus my TV only does 720p.

The main reason I chose the Marantz was the 3 year warranty compared to the 1 year with the Denon. The Marantz also has a more robust build quality, and better track record for long term reliability. If something does go wrong I wont have to pay for the parts with the Marantz for 3 years. The labor would free on both since a good friend services both.

**epereira** · **06-23-09, 06:33 PM**

Quite possibly the "deal of the year" for me. I just bought a Marantz BD8002 player on *bay. These have a MSRP of $2000 and I would never in my right mind even consider spending that much for a Bluray player. BUT...with a couple of special deals/coupons, I snagged one for $665 shipped. I know, I know....I'm crazy!

**OvalNut** · **06-23-09, 06:55 PM**

A specialty home theater shop near me just we out of business, and I picked up a pair of brand new in box Paradigm Monitor 7 v.6 towers..... $479.

Tim

**erasma** · **07-02-09, 03:38 PM**

I buy most of my equipment at import or dealer prices - my system is always at a good price my 7400 sunfire amp cost me $3000

**Lordoftherings** · **07-02-09, 05:33 PM**

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erasma wrote:

I buy most of my equipment at import or dealer prices - my system is always at a good price my 7400 sunfire amp cost me $3000

That's good, but it ain't as good as below cost, or prices from the used market which could be as low as 80%+ below retail price.

What is the retail price (MSRP) of that Bob Carver Sunfire 7400 amp?

**erasma** · **07-03-09, 02:05 AM**

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Lordoftherings wrote:

That's good, but it ain't as good as below cost, or prices from the used market which could be as low as 80%+ below retail price.

What is the retail price (MSRP) of that Bob Carver Sunfire 7400 amp?

In South Africa the Sunfire 7400 Amp Retail is $6000

**kouack** · **07-04-09, 09:50 AM**

For me salvation army and local craiglist have been good

QSC MX3000A in perfect condition couple years ago 500$

A Beri DCX2496 a bit scratch but good working condition 70$

Sony jukebox 400 cd really good condition with remote 90$
Bryston 4B with defective power switch 300$(stuck on) and i ordered the switch assy from Bryston for 50$

Klipsch Heresy II great condition 250$
Peavey FH-1(look like klipsch Lascala) great condition for 250$
But i missed a nice set of Klipsch Lascala from the same guy selling the Bryston for dirt cheap

**Lordoftherings** · **07-04-09, 06:54 PM**

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erasma wrote:

In South Africa the Sunfire 7400 Amp Retail is $6000

Ouch! $3,000 us dollars! That doesn't seem like a great deal to me.

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kouack wrote:

For me salvation army and local craiglist have been good

Bryston 4B with defective power switch 300$(stuck on) and i ordered the switch assy from Bryston for 50$

Ya, baby! Now, that's a sweet of a deal.

No wonder you did put a big smile on that one.

**Maceo23** · **07-11-09, 04:34 PM**

My best deal was trading a LCR set of Ascend 340se's for a pair of Vandersteen 2CE Signatures.

**kouack** · **08-06-09, 05:17 PM**

Time for a little update on my sweet deal, i just bought a set of Klipsch Heresy II for 100.00$ but was missing a tweeter, i just ordered a brand new one for 60$ from klipsch. They did look really awful when i went to buy them but i noticed that was a black mactac that was applied on them, once at home peeled it off and wow nice birch finish under, so i cleaned them and oiled them hee hee like new.

**GregBe** · **08-09-09, 07:19 PM**

For me, it would have to be my projector. I picked up a re-furb'd Marantz 8600 for $750. They originally retailed for $6000. It is 720P, but I opted for an older, very high quality 720P, vs the cheapest 1080P I could get. Don't get me wrong, I will go 1080P, but I am going to get my full use out of this until I have enough money/or the prices come down for 1080P

**jambam** · **08-10-09, 11:52 PM**

A pioneer Kuro from Sam's auction was the best deal i had w/in the year

**Lordoftherings** · **08-12-09, 09:23 PM**

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jambam wrote:

A pioneer Kuro from Sam's auction was the best deal i had w/in the year

For free? $500? $1,000?...

* Also, there are many Kuro models. Remember yours?

**jambam** · **08-12-09, 10:38 PM**

a Pioneer fd5010 for $1200 + shipping last Feb

**Lordoftherings** · **08-13-09, 05:39 PM**

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jambam wrote:

a Pioneer fd5010 for $1200 + shipping last Feb

Ahhh... Now we're talking.

**HionHiFi** · **08-15-09, 01:40 PM**

The best deal I've gotten on audio gear was this year. I got a Lexicon MC-12, Denon AVP-8000, Marantz CD-18 (?), Monster Z-2 Series Bi-Wire Speaker Cables, B&K AVR-507 Series 1 Receiver. All for a grand total of $1500. Local Craigslist baby.

**Lordoftherings** · **08-15-09, 06:19 PM**

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HionHiFi wrote:

The best deal I've gotten on audio gear was this year. I got a Lexicon MC-12, Denon AVP-8000, Marantz CD-18 (?), Monster Z-2 Series Bi-Wire Speaker Cables, B&K AVR-507 Series 1 Receiver. All for a grand total of $1500. Local Craigslist baby.

This has to be the deal of the century baby!

**HionHiFi** · **08-15-09, 07:49 PM**

Tell me about it. I drove a very hard bargain and the guy was on the verge of losing his house, car or boat can't remember which one. He needed to sell off things fire sale like.

**Lordoftherings** · **08-16-09, 03:09 PM**

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HionHiFi wrote:

Tell me about it. I drove a very hard bargain and the guy was on the verge of losing his house, car or boat can't remember which one. He needed to sell off things fire sale like.

That's what I called being at the right place at the right time.

* Poor other fellow though.

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