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Pioneer HPM-40 Vintage Speakers

Hi, again.  Newbie here, so please forgive my naivete.  I see an abundance of listings on ebay for quite the nice asking prices.  I wish to sell these locally.  Can't find any listings on Craigslist, again, so wondering if people are not wanting to sell on Craigslist.  If these were your speakers, and they work, what would you sell them for?  Thanks so much!
emster2112
timlub
2,042 posts
 
Pioneer made an HPM150 and an HPM200 also.  I'm old, I sold these at the very end of their retail life cycle.  
The 40's were a bit more balanced than the 100's, but both could get edgy.... I've never measured the 40's, but the 100's were about 90db sensitivity up to around 1k,  then rose 5 or 6 db above that,  the mids & highs were quite a bit hotter.... I never got the impression from the 40's that they were that far off.  
As far as selling,  if they look great, you'll sell them,  if you can find someone with a fond memory of these,  you'll get a decent price,  If not,  its another cheap speaker. They manufactured from 1976 to 1979.  I sold them in 79
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kalali
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Those were the first pair of "decent" loudspeakers I bought back in college and had them stored in my basement until a year ago. Came home from work one day and the dear wife (with help from our cleaning lady) decided to clean the basement and the speakers  along with my Dual turntable both ended up at the local Goodwill. Fortunately my Pioneer SX-980 was upstairs in a closet otherwise that would have been gone too. Didn't think they were worth much except just sentimental value. They did sound good but a tad bright.

I'd price them in the $75-$100 range in very good condition.

loomisjohnson
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i've owned both the 40s and the 100s; neither are highly-resolving audiophile pieces but are a lot of fun--big (if sorta overbright) sounding, cool aesthetics, and good for a mancave vintage system. $75-100 for the 40s sounds about right.
michaela
314 posts
 
I would sell them for whatever someone was willing to pay me for them and not holdout for any more than that. They were my first pair of speakers from about 1979 or so and they are still with me, doing time in my basement. I hooked them up a few years ago for kicks and after listening for awhile realized that they really are lacking compared to so many of today's speakers. they really don't have any value in my book.
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