Hales Concept III

[Chris]

I have the opportunity to buy a pair of Hales Concept IIIs for $850.00
Looks like from pictures the grills may have a few runs in them but
otherwise they are in good shape. Can i do any better for this price?

[Margaret von B.]

"Chris" > wrote in message
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>I have the opportunity to buy a pair of Hales Concept IIIs for $850.00
> Looks like from pictures the grills may have a few runs in them but
> otherwise they are in good shape. Can i do any better for this price?
>
>

They were pretty good speakers by any standard when they came out in the
mid-90's IIRC. However since Hales is long gone and the speaker uses a
custom woofer by a company also long gone (Gefco maybe...) that is known to
blow with some frequency, I would not pay more than a couple hundred bucks.
A friend lost a woofer, tried all sorts of solutions from parts stores but
the speaker was never the same. His remaining good one is a HT center
between big Thiels and the blown one is for parts. It is maybe a little lean
on bass for a speaker of its considerable size and weight but in HT
environment with subs it does really well. Still a risky acquisition IMO.

Margaret

[Chris]

"Margaret von B." > wrote in message
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>
> "Chris" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have the opportunity to buy a pair of Hales Concept IIIs for $850.00
> > Looks like from pictures the grills may have a few runs in them but
> > otherwise they are in good shape. Can i do any better for this price?
> >
> >
>
> They were pretty good speakers by any standard when they came out in the
> mid-90's IIRC. However since Hales is long gone and the speaker uses a
> custom woofer by a company also long gone (Gefco maybe...) that is known
to
> blow with some frequency, I would not pay more than a couple hundred
bucks.
> A friend lost a woofer, tried all sorts of solutions from parts stores but
> the speaker was never the same. His remaining good one is a HT center
> between big Thiels and the blown one is for parts. It is maybe a little
lean
> on bass for a speaker of its considerable size and weight but in HT
> environment with subs it does really well. Still a risky acquisition IMO.
>
> Margaret
>
>
>


That's valuable information, thanks.I am waiting to hear back from a local
high end shop about this very matter. They have a statement about Hales
replacement parts on an old cached page from their website but i couldn't
find an update so I will at least hold off untill i know weather
replacement parts can be had.Thanks ever so much again. Chris