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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #130 on: August 14, 2012, 11:16:59 PM »

Not really an opportunity, but more of a warning to fellow pirates.  The person selling the Orpheus set on HF was convicted of trader fraud by the SEC.  It seems like he's selling off the Orpheus set to help with finances.  Given how high the asking price is, out of good conscience, I wanted to let fellow pirates know that this person may have questionable personal ethics, and that they should be careful should they engage in a purchase.

I'm not posting links since they contain personal information, but due diligence was straightforward.

Yet he wants to have a video conference with whoever buys it. LOL. Would be kind of funny if during the video conference, the other person brings that up...

"So, you were convicted of fraud? What's that about?"

I was kind of weary of the sale anyway as 1.) he was selling a SinglePower amp without any kind of disclaimer; 2.) he balked at the suggestion of selling the HE90 alone despite the HEV90 not even matching in serial number and his offering a second amp in the same thread; 3.) he still has his HeAudio 1.2B listing up despite my contacting him about it and his telling me it was no longer for sale; 4.) The HE90 looks like it has rust or some sort of discoloration in the metal adjusters, though that could be some weird lighting at work.
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #131 on: August 14, 2012, 11:29:14 PM »

It's pretty damning, without any sexing up.

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In addition to misrepresenting the value of the fund, X also misrepresented the reason for the undisclosed losses. During several trading periods throughout 2008, X blamed the losses on the “rollover strategy,” minimizing these declines as merely artificial “paper” losses or “projected” losses tied to open option positions. In reality, these losses represented actual, realized trading losses.
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During the year, X caused the fund to pay his management fees based on the inflated fund value. In addition, he caused the fund to redeem units at the inflated value, to the detriment of investors who remained in Y as well as the fund itself.

While he might be a good guy who just got in over his head, when it comes to this much money, I'm pretty uncharitable about equating a person's professional ethics with his personal ethics.  There are also a few articles about him bragging about his jetset lifestyle and a multimillion dollar renovation of a SF bachelor pad.  He seems pretty sketchy.

I had concerns about the non-matching serial numbers and the SinglePower amp, too.  I know there's a few of us interested in the HE-90, and I don't want to see any of us get fleeced.
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #132 on: August 15, 2012, 10:37:11 AM »

Harman Kardon Hk870 Amp / HK825 Pre-Amp / TU815 Tuner
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harman-Kardon-Hk870-Amp-HK825-Pre-Amp-TU815-Tuner-/300758717340?pt=US_Stereo_Component_Combos&hash=item46069dd39c

pretty much a steal here! i love harman kardon older gear. also one of the few rare solid state gear that uses less then 30db of negative feedback so they sound super clean and grain free compared to lot other solid state power amps and pres(why i love my h/k 770 dual-mono power amp and h/k 725 pre).

i just noticed it so whoever looking for killer stereo set here it is.
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #133 on: August 19, 2012, 04:17:17 AM »

$875 Aleph 30 for you ortho lovers.  Not bad at all, as Aleph 3 units have been going for around $1100-1200 lately.

http://app.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-pass-labs-aleph-30-sounds-amazing-2012-08-16-amplifiers-92103-san-diego-ca
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #134 on: August 20, 2012, 05:46:39 PM »

Sansui SS-100

I expect this one to go much cheaper compared to the last one..
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #135 on: August 21, 2012, 04:53:05 AM »

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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #136 on: August 21, 2012, 09:34:27 AM »

« Last Edit: August 21, 2012, 10:39:58 AM by gurubhai »
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #137 on: August 21, 2012, 11:25:28 AM »

I gave mine away for free. If I only knew someobody wanted them...

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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #138 on: August 23, 2012, 02:39:34 AM »

I gave mine away for free. If I only knew someobody wanted them...



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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #139 on: August 26, 2012, 10:30:04 PM »

An early FYI for anyone interested in some vintage ortho booty. One of the orthounderground members is going to be purging sometime soon. He has RP18, Fostex T20 / T10 / others , don't have a price list or inventory yet but if anyone is interested, I will post presale numbers here ..dB
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