Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

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Thanks

Alex

"Cost over £900 new."?????

Depends where he is, I guess, but that seems unlikely. However, I
doubt if the bids will exceed £300, so what does it matter?
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Wanted to buy it stuart? ;-) Wouldn't pay over £350 for one anyway (make
sure it's at least D reg)

Don't believe any 8000Ss were available with lower serial numbers. IIRC the
lettering used on later models corresponded with the lettering reached by
earlier models, so as "E" 8000A would have been around at roughly the same
time as a "E" 8000S. I don't think there were any "A", "B" or "C" 8000Ss,
although open to correction on this.

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:58:44 -0000, Anthony Edwards
wrote:

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:30:28 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Well, that one was sold for £340 tonight, but there's another one
available on E-bay. Has to be worth £350 of anyone's money, IMHO.

Hi-Fi Corner (Edinburgh) Ltd in Glasgow apparently have a used model on
sale for £500 currently:

http://www.hificorner.co.uk/acatalog...Glasgow_6.html

Bleedin' crooks! They cost £650 at launch, and £700 when Audiolab was
bought by TAG McLaren. You shouldn't pay more than about £400-450 even
at a high street retailer like HFC. Having said that, I *do* keep
banging on about how it's one of the finest amplifiers ever made, so
perhaps I'm not helping here! :-)
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:58:44 -0000, Anthony Edwards
wrote:

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:30:28 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Well, that one was sold for £340 tonight, but there's another one
available on E-bay. Has to be worth £350 of anyone's money, IMHO.

Hi-Fi Corner (Edinburgh) Ltd in Glasgow apparently have a used model on
sale for £500 currently:

http://www.hificorner.co.uk/acatalog...Glasgow_6.html

Bleedin' crooks! They cost £650 at launch, and £700 when Audiolab was
bought by TAG McLaren. You shouldn't pay more than about £400-450 even
at a high street retailer like HFC. Having said that, I *do* keep
banging on about how it's one of the finest amplifiers ever made, so
perhaps I'm not helping here! :-)
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

AFAIR the 8000S was £650 when released and £700 when it was discontinued.
If
it was bought new 3 years ago as the description claims, then the shop
would
have had it for a while after "Audiolab" products were discontinued. I
cannot see it being sold for "OVER £900" under any circumstances, let
alone
these.

Therefore it seemed like an error - a typo perhaps - and so I queried it.

Nothing against the 8000S BTW - I used to own one, although I'd disagree
with the idea that there aren't sweeter sounding amps now, as there was
then. Still, it's a tidy piece of kit.

Well, that one was sold for £340 tonight, but there's another one
available on E-bay. Has to be worth £350 of anyone's money, IMHO.

Well worth £350, no doubt. I switched to an AMC CVT3030a when I sold mine -
much more fun to listen to in comparison. The 8000s just sounded a little
boring and flat in comparison, not to mention a tad "glassy". For a £500 SS
integrated my fave would have to be the Alchemist Kraken - my word it's
sweet! They fetch stupid prices on Ebay.

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

AFAIR the 8000S was £650 when released and £700 when it was discontinued.
If
it was bought new 3 years ago as the description claims, then the shop
would
have had it for a while after "Audiolab" products were discontinued. I
cannot see it being sold for "OVER £900" under any circumstances, let
alone
these.

Therefore it seemed like an error - a typo perhaps - and so I queried it.

Nothing against the 8000S BTW - I used to own one, although I'd disagree
with the idea that there aren't sweeter sounding amps now, as there was
then. Still, it's a tidy piece of kit.

Well, that one was sold for £340 tonight, but there's another one
available on E-bay. Has to be worth £350 of anyone's money, IMHO.

Well worth £350, no doubt. I switched to an AMC CVT3030a when I sold mine -
much more fun to listen to in comparison. The 8000s just sounded a little
boring and flat in comparison, not to mention a tad "glassy". For a £500 SS
integrated my fave would have to be the Alchemist Kraken - my word it's
sweet! They fetch stupid prices on Ebay.

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 07:35:08 -0000, "just me"
wrote:

"Akiralx" wrote in message
t...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3070282373

Thanks

Alex

"Cost over £900 new."?????

Depends where he is, I guess, but that seems unlikely. However, I
doubt if the bids will exceed £300, so what does it matter?

Wanted to buy it stuart? ;-) Wouldn't pay over £350 for one anyway (make
sure it's at least D reg)

Nope, I have a Krell and an 8000P.

Don't believe any 8000Ss were available with lower serial numbers. IIRC the
lettering used on later models corresponded with the lettering reached by
earlier models, so as "E" 8000A would have been around at roughly the same
time as a "E" 8000S. I don't think there were any "A", "B" or "C" 8000Ss,
although open to correction on this.

That sounds correct.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 07:35:08 -0000, "just me"
wrote:

"Akiralx" wrote in message
t...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3070282373

Thanks

Alex

"Cost over £900 new."?????

Depends where he is, I guess, but that seems unlikely. However, I
doubt if the bids will exceed £300, so what does it matter?

Wanted to buy it stuart? ;-) Wouldn't pay over £350 for one anyway (make
sure it's at least D reg)

Nope, I have a Krell and an 8000P.

Don't believe any 8000Ss were available with lower serial numbers. IIRC the
lettering used on later models corresponded with the lettering reached by
earlier models, so as "E" 8000A would have been around at roughly the same
time as a "E" 8000S. I don't think there were any "A", "B" or "C" 8000Ss,
although open to correction on this.

That sounds correct.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

Stewart Pinkerton thinks he actually influences the market with:

Bleedin' crooks! They cost £650 at launch, and £700 when Audiolab was
bought by TAG McLaren. You shouldn't pay more than about £400-450 even
at a high street retailer like HFC. Having said that, I *do* keep
banging on about how it's one of the finest amplifiers ever made, so
perhaps I'm not helping here! :-)


Sure you are.

You're driving people away from a fine amplifier with your
'recommendations'.

Everyone here knows you don't have a clue about the products you posture
about Stewart.

Do I need to post your other 'hands-off' recommendations?...

Now which Rotel amplifier was that again...


Max Christoffersen

Audiolab 8000S amplifier
 

Stewart Pinkerton thinks he actually influences the market with:

Bleedin' crooks! They cost £650 at launch, and £700 when Audiolab was
bought by TAG McLaren. You shouldn't pay more than about £400-450 even
at a high street retailer like HFC. Having said that, I *do* keep
banging on about how it's one of the finest amplifiers ever made, so
perhaps I'm not helping here! :-)


Sure you are.

You're driving people away from a fine amplifier with your
'recommendations'.

Everyone here knows you don't have a clue about the products you posture
about Stewart.

Do I need to post your other 'hands-off' recommendations?...

Now which Rotel amplifier was that again...


Max Christoffersen