AntG Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I have read many great reviews for this CDP and remember Hi Fi Choice had a bit of a love affair with it a few years back. This must be the third time I have seen this listing, yet no one bites. Is it to expensive for what it is or is it over rated and therefore no one is interested? Interested in everyone's thoughts. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=576925409 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marantz Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'd guess that CDs have become less popular due to the rise in popularity of DACs and high resolution audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwizig Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If I had the money I'd buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckiestmanalive Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Perhaps the ad and photo are little unbecoming of such a worthy but expensive CD player? It's not an unusual thing on Trade Me - lots of owners of high end gear tend to think the item will simply sell itself and are surprised and even (weirdly) annoyed or angry when that isn't the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntG Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 kiwizig;181327 wrote: If I had the money I'd buy it! My thoughts exactly although my thoughts were more centered around if SWMBO would let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 If the CD player doesn't skip this could be a really good buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 chilli;181365 wrote: If the CD player doesn't skip this could be a really good buy. You're setting the bar a little bit high aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntG Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Ernie;181380 wrote: You're setting the bar a little bit high aren't you? Ernie, having no experience with the Opus 21 are you saying they are prone to skipping or just winding up in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilNZ Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 This is a great unit that we originally sold to this seller. It wasnt skipping then and I expect it wouldnt be now. They are not prone to skipping at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 What i meant is that a lot of CD players skip. As long as the mechanism is working well it should be awesome. I am a big fan of 1704 players, but this one was far out of my budget. Not so much at the price this is going for now though. I would have been keen if I had not already bought not long ago. When i heard the linn player in the UK over a decade ago (1702) and then subsequently the wadia players that were using 1704 I felt they were a step up from what the average joe could afford, so when I realised you could get setups similar to these (perhaps not quite as flash) at about a tenth of the price now, I jumped on it. No regrets. The system being sold by this guy is definitely one of those and someone should seriously consider it. Even in todays computer trend, I find it quicker to serve up a disc than wait for my computer to boot up (yeah, i just need one of those computers that boots in 5 seconds). I did not mean to infer that this system skips at all. My apologies to the owner. Anyone serious about CD sound should consider this. It looks amazing and I would take a bet that it sounds very very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Size1553552683 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 luckiestmanalive;181335 wrote: Perhaps the ad and photo are little unbecoming of such a worthy but expensive CD player? It's not an unusual thing on Trade Me - lots of owners of high end gear tend to think the item will simply sell itself and are surprised and even (weirdly) annoyed or angry when that isn't the case. Agreed. The photos are not good enough and the description is also poor. If you put some time and effort into your listings (and set realistic pricing) it definitely helps achieve the desired result. I've listed my car on trademe on Monday night. Gave it a good clean and wax on Sunday. Planned and took my photos on Monday (not just in my driveway either). Spent an hour or so working on the copy for the listing. Sold it on Tuesday. Job done. Quickest i've ever done is a set of B&W CDM1's and a Marantz PM-66KI-S. Both were sold using Buy Nows by the time I had finished listing the third item (a CD-63KI-S) which took a bit longer to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 chilli;181408 wrote: What i meant is that a lot of CD players skip. As long as the mechanism is working well it should be awesome. I am a big fan of 1704 players, but this one was far out of my budget. Not so much at the price this is going for now though. I would have been keen if I had not already bought not long ago... Indeed, your initial comment was terse and did lead to some speculation. Equally, so was my jibe. It's been an interesting conversation to get to where we are now, which is what I thought you were on about in the first place, because I thought it was odd that getting a non-skipping CD mechanism should be the ONLY criteria for recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntG Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Re listed but instead of adding better pictures he has simply increased the price. Go figure. Interesting marketing technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 It must be that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntG Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Ernie;181720 wrote: It must be that good. Well it seems it getting better. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Size1553552683 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 This is my current favourite audio gear auction on TM. Has been for a while... http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/home-audio/full-systems/auction-582187857.htm Not saying it ain't worth it but his intransigence in terms of not splitting the system is odd, especially as he could have sold quite a few of the items separately already. It got a lot of interest the week it first appeared and he was considering separate offers. Then he dug his heels in. Since then.... After all how many people are prepared to spend that kind of cash in one go on a second hand system? Not many? If any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco1553552754 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've seen the CD player on TM about 6 times now. The reserve has gone from $2300 to $3K then back to $2300 and forward again. Rubbish photos and average description for what's supposed to be a $10K unit. Do your research on this, there are some interesting comments on the nett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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