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ARCHIVED FORUM -- April 2007 to March 2012 READ ONLY FORUM
This is the first Archived Forum which was active between 17th April 2007 and
1st March February 2012
Latest post 12-18-2008 11:40 AM by Friedmett. 25 replies.
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12-17-2008 5:04 AM
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Stonk


- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Marlow, Bucks, UK
- Posts 1,688

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Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Still kicking myself. Some time ago I sold a white Beomaster 3000-2. It was a beauty and I have no idea why I sold it [:'(] I'd buy it back in a heart beat even though I have no need for it.
If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
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Xseries


- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Hampshire
- Posts 433

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
A new BM4400 in rosewood that I had bought to replace a BM4000. I sold it in the mid 1980s to help fund the latest 5000 system BG5000, BM5000, BC5000 and MCP5000 plus RL60 speakers (latter traded in for RL140s on their launch). Brian
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ajames


- Joined on 05-04-2007
- Posts 275

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Beovision 3502 Beogram 4002 Beocentre 9300 Beolab 8000 Wish I had the room to keep everything, however I like the idea of building up a collection and rotating the items in use. My new years resolution is to not sell stuff on unless I absolutely have too.
Beovision Avant 32 RF, DVD1, Beovision 1, MX4002, Beound 3000, Beolab Penta MKII, Beovox Penta, Beolit 707, Beolink Passive, Beovox C30, Beocom 4, Beogram TX, 4 x Beo4, Form 1 & 2, Beocenter 7700, Beovox S65,
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Puncher



- Joined on 03-27-2007
- Nr. Durham, NE England.
- Posts 9,588

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
I met a bloke at a crossroads once..............
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much if your lips are moving.
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tournedos


- Joined on 12-08-2007
- Finland
- Posts 5,808

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
I have taken preventive measures - I never manage to sell anything! Well, I did sell a Beocenter 2800 since the lid was broken and I didn't really like the design anyway. The other one of my Beolit 707's will go for sale as well, once I manage to find a way to fix the volume & tone sliders which were broken in transit 
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wirralsimon


- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Birkenhead, UK
- Posts 1,253

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Puncher:I met a bloke at a crossroads once.............. 
Where is the talent that you got in exchange? Simon
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stotty1111



- Joined on 12-16-2007
- UK / France - Nth Worcestershire/Finistere
- Posts 924

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
I met a bloke at a crossroads once..............
Didn't put you back on the straight and narroew then? t
I always try to operate using/following the KISS principle -- Keep it simple stupid!
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Puncher



- Joined on 03-27-2007
- Nr. Durham, NE England.
- Posts 9,588

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
wirralsimon: Puncher:I met a bloke at a crossroads once.............. 
Where is the talent that you got in exchange? Simon
I talk bollox to Olympic standard
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much if your lips are moving.
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wirralsimon


- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Birkenhead, UK
- Posts 1,253

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Puncher: wirralsimon: Puncher:I met a bloke at a crossroads once.............. 
Where is the talent that you got in exchange? Simon
I talk bollox to Olympic standard
Crikey! What did Jandyt sell then?  Simon
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Puncher



- Joined on 03-27-2007
- Nr. Durham, NE England.
- Posts 9,588

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
wirralsimon: Puncher: wirralsimon: Puncher:I met a bloke at a crossroads once.............. 
Where is the talent that you got in exchange? Simon
I talk bollox to Olympic standard
Crikey! What did Jandyt sell then?  Simon
   
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much if your lips are moving.
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Medogsfat



- Joined on 02-21-2007
- *Moderator* Leeds, Yorkshire
- Posts 4,045

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
About 5 years ago I sold a mint Beolit 700 in red, it seemed like a good idea at the time and have regretted it ever since. I've bought and sold a couple since then and am still looking for one which is as nice as the one I had originally. Chris.
The use of metaphors should be avoided like the plague. They're like a red rag to a bull to me.
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Beobird



- Joined on 04-19-2007
- Netherlands
- Posts 506

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
I never sell anything, that's why I'm stuck with to much speakers, to much amps and to much cd-players
We Can't Get Enough B&O Stuff...
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Jandyt



- Joined on 04-01-2007
- Clitheroe, Lancashire, UK
- Posts 13,004

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it infamy!
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Craig



- Joined on 03-29-2007
- Costa Del St Evenage
- Posts 4,855

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
My Beocenter 9000. It had one owner before me and was in mint condition. Sold it when I going to by my BS3000, should of moved it to another room. Craig
For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then
something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We
learned to talk and we learned to listen..
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Iconic-AV



- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Birmingham UK
- Posts 902

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Pretty much every piece of B+O weve ever sold!! One of the drawbacks of loving the products so much i guess the only cure is to buy more  The one that stands out the most to me is a complete beocenter 7007 in perfect condition, partly because ive never had one since jason
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Opman


- Joined on 12-31-2007
- Cheshire, UK
- Posts 323

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
BeoSystem7000 (all four units & MCP). Sold it on when I got my BeoSound3000 and BeoLab4000's. Wish I had kept it all, but I have since acquired a BeoGram9500 to play through BeoSound3000. Also years ago I had an LX2802. Even though I now have an real flat Avant, I thought that the LX sets were a classic design. I also regret not hanging on to my corgi B&O liveried model van and BeoTime clock. The van was in mint condition in it's original presentation box. If only I knew then what I know now! Ifs, buts and maybes! Opman
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beocool


- Joined on 10-17-2007
- the Netherlands
- Posts 5,514

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Never sold anything... Just building up a collection pretty much one piece at the time...
Beoworld's twenty-eighth ninth prize winner and fifty-first second prize winner. Best £30 I've ever spent!
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h1npw


- Joined on 04-16-2007
- A cricket ball throw from Trent Bridge
- Posts 776

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
CDX Beolab 8000 Beocenter 9500
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Alex


- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Bath & Cardiff, UK
- Posts 2,990

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
Probably my B&W DM7s! I can understand why I did it now, and it does give me a chance to use my DM303s, which are IMO better. The DM7s were just stunning with choral & organ music and movies though. Never sold any B&O, other than a pair of CX100s which I gave away (and a BM4000 and S25s).
Weekly top artists:

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beobuff


- Joined on 04-21-2007
- Posts 59

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
koning:I sold my wive for a pair of beolab's 5 (lol) 
You probably came out ahead on a pound for pound basis...
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Mr10Percent


- Joined on 04-16-2007
- In Transit
- Posts 441

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
I had to give half of my collection to my (ex) wife too. Fortunately, I managed to keep the Beosound 1 SE instead of the Beocom 4 as "gold was not her colour" and that it was "not a proper system". Thankfully, everything else was replaceable. Lesson learnt though. I'm never going to get married again. I'm just going to find a woman I don't like and give her my house!! 10%
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TripEnglish



- Joined on 10-27-2007
- America
- Posts 1,595

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
BeoCenter 9500. I immediately regretted it and came into a BeoCenter 9000 a little later. I've never quite been willing to go after another 9500 or 9300 considering I only own about 25 CDs, 0 tapes, and don't listen to terrestrial radio! My 9000 has been dutifully disconnected on a piece of furniture for years and will likely remain that way. And as far as "the one that got away," I've put off buying a few BeoLink 7000s over the years. Now they also fall into the "too exotic and useless to really make an effort" category. One day when I'm sitting on a pile of cash and have already outfitted my home with the latest B&O, I'll begin work on my "institute for obsolete electronics" and set out to find perfect specimens of all my old favorites. Until then, bringing home another old B&O piece makes my wife react as though the dog brought home a dead bird. 
There is scarcely anything in this world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man's lawful prey. - John Ruskin
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wirralsimon


- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Birkenhead, UK
- Posts 1,253

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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?
I gave away my Beocenter 7000 earlier in the year. It had to go as it mas making way for my Beosystem 5000 which I have never regretted buying. I couldn't have accomodated it anywhere if I had kept it and the inability to use the tuner without physically disconnecting the CD player connected through the Tape2 socket was a funamental flaw. But it was a lovely unit and I still find my bidding finger twitching whenever I see one on eBay even though I have no use for one! Simon
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