analog brother Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 awesome leigh, i didn't know that series existed! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blk plastic Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Wtf ?? They want $1000 for a rega planar 3 ???? About a year ago they wanted $1200 for a stock Planar 2!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crampoli Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I had an amp serviced there and was sorely disappointed. It was a vintage Marantz 1150 that had a sublime sound but developed a tea kettle-like whistling. After paying my $325 for the repair, I plugged it in and the whistling noise was still there! They sent it back, but lo-and-behold, the repairer could not hear it, so did nothing. After several months of back and forth, I took the amp home with the whistling sound continuing. But the story got worse. When I hooked it up at home, I was stunned to hear that the power output was significantly diminished and the beautiful Marantz sound gone. No more warmth, and where I could only take it a third of the way up for my Newtown living room, it now required twice the distance for even a satisfactory listening session. Saddest hi-fi experience to date. Lesson learned. Be warned. Postscript: The Marantz 1150 is an amp that would likely go for $2000-3000 in the shop. After the repair, which they stood by, I offered to sell to them for $700 (so less than $400 if you subtract the cost of the repair), and they actually laughed at me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Crampoli said: I had an amp serviced there and was sorely disappointed. It was a vintage Marantz 1150 that had a sublime sound but developed a tea kettle-like whistling. After paying my $325 for the repair, I plugged it in and the whistling noise was still there! They sent it back, but lo-and-behold, the repairer could not hear it, so did nothing. After several months of back and forth, I took the amp home with the whistling sound continuing. But the story got worse. When I hooked it up at home, I was stunned to hear that the power output was significantly diminished and the beautiful Marantz sound gone. No more warmth, and where I could only take it a third of the way up for my Newtown living room, it now required twice the distance for even a satisfactory listening session. Saddest hi-fi experience to date. Lesson learned. Be warned. Postscript: The Marantz 1150 is an amp that would likely go for $2000-3000 in the shop. After the repair, which they stood by, I offered to sell to them for $700 (so less than $400 if you subtract the cost of the repair), and they actually laughed at me. Hmm, that really sucks. I haven't been to that part of Newton for years, so guess they are still operating? I remember seeing the stuff in the shop that looked retro cool, but always doubted their pricing considering they hadnt renewed all the caps etc. Wow 5 year old thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5L15 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Just had a look at their website, all prices are now POA. @Crampoli sorry to hear of your bad experience using Classic HiFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crampoli Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I just wanted to follow up with the fact that Classic Hi-Fi is under new ownership now. It changed hands over a year ago, so it seems that I need to be fair and make that clear here. The new owners assured me that they would not have allowed what happened to me previously, so I will have to give them a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I remember going there a few times years ago <2014. I treated it like a fascinating free museum of HiFi past, a place to stand gawk but not buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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