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Title: Was this a good deal?
Post by: Diamond_D on May 04, 2005, 01:06:41 AM

A few years ago when I was home working for the summer, a kid I worked with offered me a sub for my dorm room that his neighbor was getting rid of. Having very little clue at the time I took it home, listened to it, was impressed, and wrote the dude a check for $40 I think the next day.

Now that I've got my taping rig set, I needed a new obsession to procrastinate during my last month of college, so I've been trying to educate myself in the world of playback audiophilia. Anyway, reading the excellent "What's your system" thread I saw some fluffing of Velodyne, which sounded familiar... I checked, and the random sub I bought was a Velodyne CT-80. Looks like most reviews I can find report purchase prices of $200 - $350!

Not sure what you guys with tons of experience think of this sub, but for tiny dorm rooms it's been amazing, and when I move into an apartment next fall it should make a great addition to a starter system! I guess it just goes to show you never know when a sweet deal will come along! Now I need to start saving to upgrade from my Aiwa 5.0 HT-in-a-box stereo so I can start REALLY listening to my tapes :) :)

Title: Re: Was this a good deal?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on May 04, 2005, 10:29:30 AM

I haven't used that sub in my system, but I have known people with Velodyne subs and they sounded good in the systems I heard. 

You should be happy, that's a nice score.

Title: Re: Was this a good deal?
Post by: pfife on May 04, 2005, 10:48:34 AM

I don't have that one either, but I love my velodyne sub.

Title: Re: Was this a good deal?
Post by: John R on May 05, 2005, 12:14:47 AM

Quote from: pfife on May 04, 2005, 10:48:34 AM

I don't have that one either, but I love my velodyne sub.

me three

Title: Re: Was this a good deal?
Post by: Ed. on May 05, 2005, 01:50:51 AM

i sold a velodyne sub on ebay a little bit ago, never listened to it tho...but it helped purchase my v3.