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What are Epicure 3.0 Pyramid speakers worth?

I have a pair of Epicure 3.0 Series II Pyramid speakers that I am considering selling but I need to know how much to ask for them. I re-foamed the woofers and midranges about 15 years ago and had great results except for a rattle in one of the midrange drivers. I replaced both midrange drivers with some unknown name drivers I found at the local electronics store. They (the mids) have a power rating of 200 watts and sound good but are more efficient than the originals so I added l-pads to attenuate them. They now sound as good as the originals minus the rattle. I will include the original midrange drivers for the perfectionist to have rebuilt. The foam tweeter covers are in great shape. The front foam covers have long since disintegrated so I replaced them with round auto stereo speaker grilles. Not original but a good look anyway. I understand these speakers sold for $1000.00+ back in the 70's. Anybody out there have any input?
mandobassman
mandobassman OP
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Ok, so $47.00 to rebuild one mid plus shipping. Sound is clean so I think the crossovers are fine. Woofers and Tweeters have no issues. My main speakers are vintage Klipschorns in mint condition so I do know what quality sound is and while these do not have the live presence of the Klipshorns and not nearly as efficient they do have a very rich natural sound that you only find in high end equipment. Aside from the sound the cabinets are very nice too. I have to believe they are worth more than $150.00 to someone. If I can't sell them for considerably more than that I will certainly keep them.
jperry
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Run an ad here, on eBay or Craigslist and you will soon know their real value. That would be a lot easier than arguing about it, which in the end will not result in a real answer to your question. I always liked Epicure speakers and would be interested in knowing the final sales price.
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truemaineiac
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Mandobassman, you're using the logic of a seller, step into the shoes of a buyer and it will be much more apparent to you.
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racamuti
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Hi Mondo, I just typed in "Epicure 3.0 speakers for sale" into a search engine and a few adds around the internet came up. Also went to ebay and found foam surround kits for 40.00.
I think if you restored them back to stock you could ask 350.00 as a starting price and see what offers you get.
Good Luck, Tish
mandobassman OP
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Snofun3
Just because a piece of equipment is 30 years old doesn't mean it is going to be inferior to modern equipment, in fact I have found that the older stuff is often better. What you consider "a bunch of work" is not necessarily a bunch to someone else.

Truemaineiac
I am using the logic of a true audiophile that bases the value of equipment on the quality of performance rather than age, appearance, original equipment, etc... For example, Audiophiles will pay $1000.00 for a 50 year old Dynaco ST-70 tube amp simply because of the sound.

Jperry
I will let you know what the sale price is if I manage to sell them. You're right, arguing with the other responses here will not tell me what their value is. I really wasn't trying to argue, I was trying to point out the positive aspects of the speakers. I just didn't expect the attitudes to be so negative. I probably won't list them for sale here. I don't think there's enough of a market here.
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