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non-prophet
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Its never a bad day when...
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July 09, 2014, 08:00:33 PM »
you score a pair of VMPS Supertower iii off someone's porch. They need work but the price was right...free. They are the thirteen driver array with ribbon tweeter and passive 15" radiator.
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Duntech PCL-400 (Black Knight), KEF 105/3, Snell Type b
Aloia PST 11.1, Terra Song ss-1, Luxman c-1000, Melos MA333
Llano Phoenix CA-300, White Audio Labs A100, (2) Luxman M4000
McIntosh MA230
MacGeek
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 09, 2014, 08:56:46 PM »
Very nice score
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Mac stuff, Sony HDR-F1HD AM/FM/HD tuner, Denon DRS 810 cassette, Denon CDR-W1500 CD recorder, Music Hall MMF-9 w/B&O MMC2, B & O 4002 w/B & O 20 CL, Revox A-77
MasterBlaster
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 09, 2014, 09:13:06 PM »
great find!
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HT: Audiocontrol Maestro M3, Sunfire 5*200, Tannoy Mercury MX , SVS PB-12 Sub
Head-Fi: FUBAR IV Plus DAC, Grado SR225
Living Room: Dynaco ST-70 (R&R work done by NATOE), Dynaco PAS Preamp, Jamo C607 towers, MCS 6710 Turntable
MacGeek
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 09, 2014, 10:00:17 PM »
I believe this article describes the prior model, but confirms what a nice find you have. Well worth a full restoration if they are all there, IMHO.
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/486vmps/index.html
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Mac stuff, Sony HDR-F1HD AM/FM/HD tuner, Denon DRS 810 cassette, Denon CDR-W1500 CD recorder, Music Hall MMF-9 w/B&O MMC2, B & O 4002 w/B & O 20 CL, Revox A-77
Kingman
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OCCD...I GOT IT BADD!!!!!!!!!
Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 09, 2014, 10:05:33 PM »
Post pics of the restoration please....
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IN REALITY IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO YOU!!!!!
EmperorNorton
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 10, 2014, 07:56:15 AM »
Hope to see and hear them at next years Swap Meet!! Great score.
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Rega Planar 3
WTL TPP
Oppo 103
Musical Fidelity M1 DAC
AR LS-17
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Jim Pittsburgh
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July 10, 2014, 10:22:00 AM »
what a find! great speakers
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a bunch of nice sounding stuff. Nice that I'm finally able to actually listen to file music for the first time...
StephenWVU
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 10, 2014, 10:22:15 AM »
Nice! Were these up in NY?
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Speakers: Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams Reference 18
Amplifier:
Mark Levinson ML3 (subs)
Phison A2.120SE (towers)
Preamplifier/DAC/Phono: Phison PD2SE
Server: Pi & NUC
Turntable: VPI HR-X, VdH Colibri XGW
non-prophet
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Peace among worlds
Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 10, 2014, 12:00:09 PM »
They were only 5 minutes away, that was a bonus.
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Duntech PCL-400 (Black Knight), KEF 105/3, Snell Type b
Aloia PST 11.1, Terra Song ss-1, Luxman c-1000, Melos MA333
Llano Phoenix CA-300, White Audio Labs A100, (2) Luxman M4000
McIntosh MA230
StephenWVU
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 10, 2014, 02:35:48 PM »
Holy cow. Did you see if they had any other "junk" they needed lifted out of their place?
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Speakers: Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams Reference 18
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Mark Levinson ML3 (subs)
Phison A2.120SE (towers)
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Server: Pi & NUC
Turntable: VPI HR-X, VdH Colibri XGW
Reverend
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 10, 2014, 06:10:09 PM »
Very nice.
You definitely win the cat coffin award. Hopefully Tom still has a bunch of drivers you can use if needed.
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schwarcw
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July 10, 2014, 07:43:19 PM »
Congrats Nick! You are living large!
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Carl
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Re: Its never a bad day when...
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July 10, 2014, 08:43:57 PM »
That is one great find. Gratz
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