From: mark@gunning.austin.ibm.com (Mark B. Gunning)
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Subject: Audio components for sale
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:23:24 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: IBM, Austin


Summary:

Item                           Retail    Asking    Condition      Age
----------------------------   ------   --------   ---------   ---------
Acurus A250 power amplifier     $899    $699 OBO   LIKE NEW    2 months
Acurus L10 line preamplifier    $599    $449 OBO   LIKE NEW    2 months
Pioneer CLD-3080 CD/CDV/LD     $1199    $799 OBO   EXCELLENT   1 year
Soundwave Silhouette speakers  $1100    $750 OBO   EXCELLENT   1.5 years
 above with Standesign stands  $1340    $850 OBO   EXCELLENT   1.5 years
Kimber KCAG .5 M interconnect   $200    $120 OBO   EXCELLENT   1 year
Tara Space & Time spkr cable    $375    $175 OBO   EXCELLENT   1.5 years

For more information mail to markg@austin.ibm.com or call 512 838-1127

Details:

Acurus A250 power amplifier:
  * 250 watts per channel continuous into 8 ohms with <= 0.06% THD
  * 350 watts per channel continuous into 4 ohms 
  * Signal to noise ratio 110 dB A weighted 
  * Fully discrete class A input and driver stages
  * Bipolar output stage capable of continuous power into low impedence loads
  * Optimized for driving 8 to 4 ohm speakers with power and refinement
  * Custom made High-voltage 1,000 VA toroidal transformer
  * 1% tolerance metal film resistors and metalized polypropylene capacitors


Acurus L10 line preamplifier:
  * Fully discrete class A circuitry
  * Non detented stepped volume control
  * 1% tolerence metal film resistors, tight tolerance metallized 
        polypropylene capacitors and matched pair transistors
  * Only one switch contact in the signal path, silver-to-silver contacts
  * Low noise internal power supply
  * Frequency response 20-20kHz +0,-0.15 dB with 0.06% THD
  * Signal to noise ratio 95 dB A weighted


Pioneer CLD-3080 CD/CDV/Laser Disc Combination player:
  * True 18-bit Zero-Cross Distortion-Free D/A converter
  * 20-bit 8-times oversampling digital filter
  * Audio & video circuits symmetrically separated for cleaner sound & images
  * Alpha-turn mechanism offers accurate and reliable both-side Laser Disc
        play freeing user from having to flip the disc
  * Digital time-base corrector reduces jitter, eliminates chromatic
        abberations, and provides high-resolution accurate images
  * S-Video output with a high-performance three-line COMB filter
  * Optical digital output for connection to outboard D/A converter or amp
  * 108 dB audio signal to noise ratio    50 dB video signal to noise ratio
  * 102 dB channel separation
  * Frequency response 4-20kHz +-0.5 dB with 0.0025% THD
  * Dual-centering design for accurate tracking and cleaner picture


Soundwave Fidelity Silhouette Speakers:
  * 4 ohms nominal impedence
  * 90 dB @ 1 watt @ 1 meter sensitivity
  * Provides a unique soundstage and reflection-free sound
  * Sealed 5-sided MDF enclosure with no parallel sides and filled with a
        declining radius of open cell textured accoustic foam
  * Drive units located at the apex of the 5-sided enclosure yielding an
        extremely precise stereo image without the interference patterns of
        conventional loudspeakers and insensitive to listener position
  * 2-way design with drive units decoupled from the enclosure
  * Custom designed midrange/bass drive units which offer superior frequency,
        phase and transient response with greater power handling
  * The high frequency drive units utilize special formers, ferrofluid and 
        low Q diaphrams.  These extremely sophisticated units offer extra-
        ordinary resolution, transient response and smooth, natural highs
  * 2400 Hz computer optimized accoustic Butterworth crossover crafted from
        MIL SPEC circuit components.  This enhances phase response, transient
        response, resolution and tonal accuracy
        

Tara Space & Time speaker cable:
  * Bi-wired 8-foot pair with Tara bananna plugs

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Mark Gunning                  markg@austin.ibm.com                 512 838-1127

Opinions expressed are mine and don't necessarily reflect those of my employer.