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Post by edgar67 on May 12, 2017 22:07:49 GMT -5
Last weekend an appliance store was selling a few different basx amps on eBay for a very good price. What had been a "maybe someday" purchase of an A300 Basx Amp, suddenly became a, now or maybe not ever purchase, so I clicked the BIN button. It arrived this afternoon, from Michigan to Calif in less than a week. The box was broken on one side, and the protective foam cracked on one edge. UPS sure can be rough! I had enough time before heading to work to plug in the AC cord and power it up. The red lights flashed in back and the amber standby light appeared when I pressed the front power button. That's as far as I could get before heading out to work. This will be replacing my Mini X A-100 that croaked a few weeks ago, as well as my old Adcom 535. I'm using Pioneer BS22's currently, but I'm wondering if I'll feel the need to upgrade with the new amp. They'll probably be fine for a while and the a300 will just be a bit overkill. I have my eye on the pt 100 preamp, but for now I'll be using a Schiit sys 13 passive and Modi Uber Dac connected to my pc. I am looking forward to Monday when my work week ends so I can start playing... The biggest dilemma I face at the moment is where to put that new large amp!  |
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Post by MusicHead on May 13, 2017 8:43:24 GMT -5
Congratulation for your purchase. I am sure you will enjoy it.
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Post by edgar67 on May 13, 2017 9:34:52 GMT -5
Congratulation for your purchase. I am sure you will enjoy it. I have a feeling you're right! Thanks, MusicHead! |
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Post by edgar67 on May 13, 2017 9:43:21 GMT -5
I got home from work about 40 minutes ago and went straight to work, er, play!
Everything seems to to be working just fine. I believe I'm going to enjoy this amp immensely. I still need to find a good spot for it!
Yes - Fragile, flac from vinyl gets to have the spin, or stream. My wife is sleeping so I must resist the urge to crank up the volume.
Unfortunately it has some minor scuffing on the front plate, thankfully just minor. For what I paid, I cannot complain at all.
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Post by novisnick on May 13, 2017 9:51:04 GMT -5
I got home from work about 40 minutes ago and went straight to work, er, play! Everything seems to to be working just fine. I believe I'm going to enjoy this amp immensely. I still need to find a good spot for it! Yes - Fragile, flac from vinyl gets to have the spin, or stream. My wife is sleeping so I must resist the urge to crank up the volume. Unfortunately it has some minor scuffing on the front plate, thankfully just minor. For what I paid, I cannot complain at all. Have fun and enjoy! Your new amp has scuffing character!  Cook some breakfast in bed for the Mrs.,,,,,,,,,,,crank it up sooner! |
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Post by vcautokid on May 13, 2017 10:00:18 GMT -5
Congratulations on your new BASX a300 amplifier. Some of the most fun buys happen unexpectedly. Enjoy your new a300, and please let us know how you get along. Yeah the monkeys at UPS can be rough with your goods. To be fair, so can FedEx and DHL too. I wonder how they would like it if their own associate did that their goods they were buying. It all has a way of getting around you know.
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Post by edgar67 on May 13, 2017 10:21:13 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on May 13, 2017 10:25:45 GMT -5
The scuffs match my shelf quite well. Yeh, but she sure can cook! LOL 😂 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 cant see any blemishes! And im sure it sounds very neutral and refined! |
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Post by edgar67 on May 13, 2017 10:36:37 GMT -5
Congratulations on your new BASX a300 amplifier. Some of the most fun buys happen unexpectedly. Enjoy your new a300, and please let us know how you get along. Yeah the monkeys at UPS can be rough with your goods. To be fair, so can FedEx and DHL too. I wonder how they would like it if their own associate did that their goods they were buying. It all has a way of getting around you know. Thank you, vcautokid! This was very fun, except when my wife saw how large it is, ha ha!! ("you're gonna get rid of something else, right?") This really is an issue! I don't want to leave it where it's perching at this moment! I suppose the delivery companies must get the same treatment eventually. It's gotta come back around, doesn't it? The funny thing about this purchase was that the night before (just last Saturday) I saw an auction for a nearly new Fusion A-100. $160 shipped. That was the perfect replacement for my Mini-X A-100 that lost a channel when I touched the volume knob with a static charged hand. I bought it that night and then saw the auction for the A-300 on Sunday! I hemmed and hawed on buying that one for about 20 minutes, and then during break I "accidentally" finalized my Paypal send. I really had not realized that I had just bought it. I checked the auction page and it said, sorry, you missed out on this item. Then I checked my email and realized I had actually bought it. Whew! What a relief. |
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Post by edgar67 on May 13, 2017 10:39:24 GMT -5
I got home from work about 40 minutes ago and went straight to work, er, play! Everything seems to to be working just fine. I believe I'm going to enjoy this amp immensely. I still need to find a good spot for it! Yes - Fragile, flac from vinyl gets to have the spin, or stream. My wife is sleeping so I must resist the urge to crank up the volume. Unfortunately it has some minor scuffing on the front plate, thankfully just minor. For what I paid, I cannot complain at all. Have fun and enjoy! Your new amp has scuffing character! Cook some breakfast in bed for the Mrs.,,,,,,,,,,,crank it up sooner! Ha ha, novisnick, she will be happier if I let her sleep. Speaking of, sleep!!! I have to up for work by 2:30pm today!!! Have a great day, everyone! Thanks for sharing in my joy! |
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Post by novisnick on May 13, 2017 12:07:33 GMT -5
Have fun and enjoy! Your new amp has scuffing character! Cook some breakfast in bed for the Mrs.,,,,,,,,,,,crank it up sooner! Ha ha, novisnick, she will be happier if I let her sleep. Speaking of, sleep!!! I have to up for work by 2:30pm today!!! Have a great day, everyone! Thanks for sharing in my joy! Mine would pop up and enjoy the meal, followed by going back to sleep. I do envy her for sure! She can say "sleep" and be out before her head hits the pillow. |
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Post by edgar67 on May 21, 2017 3:24:54 GMT -5
As I mentioned before, the amp needed a good place to sit better than my desk and shelf! I was considering attempting to build something, then a day later this appeared on Facebook for sale for $25! I drove an hour to go pick it up last week. Money well spent. Almost everything on the rack was crowding my desk and I could barely move my computer mouse! Much better now! Attachment Deleted |
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Post by vneal on May 21, 2017 3:41:42 GMT -5
That looks like one of my old Target stands. Cost around $400 in the day. Good buy. Was a great stand. Turn it over take the spikesout put play sand in it -replace spikes
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