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I bought another Class D amp and didn't get what I paid for!

A little while back I went on a pleasant drive to purchase a Wyred 4 Sound Class D (ST500) amp rated at 250 watts per channel. When I arrived, I immediately noticed he lived in a small but very nice home on a lake. Anyway he demonstrated that the amp worked fine and I then decided to purchase.
He pulled the amp out and we tried to fit it in its original carton but strangely it wouldn't fit properly. Got it home, plugged it in my second room, sounded pretty good but very powerful. Anyway I decided to try a different set of interconnects on it and that's when I noticed it was the more expensive ST 1000 ( 500 watts per channel), both amps looked identical from the front. But being honest, I call him back and told him you gave me the more expensive ST 1000. This is what he said, Paul I wouldn't of noticed for three months that this occurred and you could of easily kept it with no problems. But since you called me back the same day, we can now make arrangements to exchange it and we did. For a brief moment I thought I could of kept the more expensive amp if I kept my mouth shut but then I quickly realized I did the right thing.

Anyone else have any interesting stories to tell in regards to purchases?
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oldhvymec
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Yes I had a person sell me a 1 month old Mcintosh, MC225. ONE MONTH. The guy bought the thing in 1968-9 something like that, then died, a month later, sick the whole time. The wife catches the kids messing with the thing, CUTS the end off the PC and throws it in a box and, lives for another 45 years, and passes on.

The kid selles me the amp for 100.00. I give him 500.00 plane and simple, I've been offered 3300.00 once 3000.00 a few times. All day long at 2500.00 Even the valves were still new... Not a scratch on it until the kid wiped it off, not thinking, very VERY minor surface dust scratch, they could buff out easy.

Right is right.
oldhvymec
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Oh I forgot, I have a pair of the 1000s not the R model. You still looking to buy a pair? I took them in on a trade. Never really listen to them.
Serious power though, dead quiet.. RCA, XLR, lot of goodies really.
Over 1000 watt rating, I think, look nice.

Regards
oldhvymec
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oldhvymec, how much are you asking for them? Just curious.

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I'm thinking 1600.00 and some shipping. I'd break even. They have set for 2 years. I turned them on, 3 months or so ago, warmed them for a day, and played them for a day. YUP they have a few watts to play with.
DARK background, ZERO floor noise, xlr or RCA.. Pretty impressive pushing 93% round speakers, above 115 db.  You have pretty good dampening with 4 12" actives and two passives, That is a lot of mass to control, the overshoot on.. They do it with ease..

I'm using Nords, and Carys, in the monitor position. Kind of a waste tho having them just set. I have 10-12 pieces, I'm getting ready to lose.
Time to thin the herd a bit. Mac gear, older Marantz.
Thoren, Garrard, 47 lb, unfinished platter, project, motor, and a few parts, 6-8 Russco, Sparta, rim drive, BC TTs. STILL leave me with TO much stuff..Geezz..

Regards
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