For Sale

Sony R7 digital reverb

Comes with a copy of the manual (not the greatest manual, but hey it's
documentation that's better than nothing AND a copy of the factory
preset list)

I'm posting this here for a week or two before I take it to Ebone
because I know many folks here like these units and know what they are
all about.

The reason I am selling mine is that I found a nicer one for a fairly
good price and I don't need two of them. There is one issue with this
unit that I will detail below:

The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

I was going to replace the LCD (and the part is available from Sony
still) but never got around to it. That Telesis place that sells LCD's
and backlights also indicated they could supply an LCD as
well...probably much cheaper than the Sony OEM version I suspect.

Condition - I'm not gonna say it's in "Near Mint" condition, but it's
not bad. I'd say 7 - 8 on a 10 scale.

The front panel is not bad at all, some rash around the rack ears but
that's generally covered by washers. There are some scratches on the
top panel but overall condition I'd describe as "good"

THE GOOD

Battery has FULL VOLTAGE, no need for a new battery, it's obviously
been replaced at some point so you are good for another 10 years or
so.

Ironically the other unit I bought needed a battery (it was totally
dead when it got to me) so it had to go back to have that taken care
of.

If you don't know about the R7 battery, it's a total PITA, you need it
for the unit to function properly, much less save edits....make sure
you get a unit with a new battery if you are in the market for an R7.

PRICE

Given the LCD issue, I'm asking $275/obo, buyer pays shipping (let's
call it a flat $15 to the lower 48 states...if you are in AK, HI, or
Canada, let's chat about shipping).

I can take Paypal, MO's, Checks once they clear, just no Nigerian Bank
funds please g

I plan on getting some pictures taken of the unit, it will be hard to
show the LCD bleed but I'll try.

Let me know if you want to see some pix I'll send them out to
you...and try to get them up so people can see them.

I've got good Ebay feedback (59+, all positive), my Ebay username is
gearcrafts.

Let me know if you have any interest, I'll hit RAP a few times with
this over the next two weeks to let you guys have a look, then to Ebay
after that if I get no takers.

As most of you know, these really are wonderful reverbs, and if you
can live with the LCD issue you're getting a kickass verb for the
price of a MidiVerb IV.

Thanks,

Analogeezer




p.s. I'm in the Northern VA/DC area if somebody wants to do a local
deal and save on the shipping....I hate it when people post FS items
and then don't say where they are at.

The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

Just for the record, I'd like to add here that I've never seen one of those
units that the LCD didn't bleed after warming up, I don't think it's just
your unit, as far as I know they all do it.

Mine doesn't

"Romeo Rondeau" wrote in message
...
The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

Just for the record, I'd like to add here that I've never seen one of
those
units that the LCD didn't bleed after warming up, I don't think it's just
your unit, as far as I know they all do it.

Mine doesn't


Neither does mine


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

Mine doesn't


Neither does mine
BRBR

Nor mine, nor that of a friend. I have yet to see any problem in any R7 LCDs.

Scott Fraser

Could probably be replaced for 75 bucks. So it's still a bargain.

ScotFraser wrote:

Mine doesn't


Neither does mine
BRBR

Nor mine, nor that of a friend. I have yet to see any problem in any R7 LCDs.

Scott Fraser

"Analogeezer" wrote in message

Condition - I'm not gonna say it's in "Near Mint" condition, but it's


Heyyyyy!

Condition - I'm not gonna say it's in "Near Mint" condition, but it's


Heyyyyy!


LOL!


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

"Ted Spencer" wrote in message
...
Condition - I'm not gonna say it's in "Near Mint" condition, but it's


Heyyyyy!


LOL!


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

:-)

Mine doesn't

Nor mine.






"Romeo Rondeau" wrote in message
...
The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

Just for the record, I'd like to add here that I've never seen one of
those
units that the LCD didn't bleed after warming up, I don't think it's just
your unit, as far as I know they all do it.

(Ted Spencer) wrote in message ...
Condition - I'm not gonna say it's in "Near Mint" condition, but it's


Heyyyyy!


LOL!


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

Enough talk guys...somebody buy my reverb!

Analogeezer

p.s. If anybody has tried to email me, I discovered my email is
down....our hosting is in the UK and I think they go to the pub for
long periods of time and then the server crashes...I'll get back to
you soon if you tried to email me.

Thanks

"Ted Spencer" wrote in message
...
Mine doesn't


Neither does mine

Well, you guys are lucky. All LCD's will have that behavior when they get
hot, this unit gets hot, so that's why it happens. Maybe you guys have less
heat in your racks and can keep that sucker cooler.

"Romeo Rondeau" wrote in message ...
The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

Just for the record, I'd like to add here that I've never seen one of those
units that the LCD didn't bleed after warming up, I don't think it's just
your unit, as far as I know they all do it.


A lot of this has to do with how cramped they are in the rack. The Sony's
create a great deal of heat and have ventilation slots on the tops of the
boxes. If these slots are blocked, the faceplate becomes extremely hot
and the display begins to bleed or fade. I have three of these now under
my wing at various locations, and allowing for proper ventilation, none of
them exhibit this problem... but two of the three *did* when mounting
close enough to another unit in the rack so as to block the vents.

--
David Morgan (MAMS)
http://www.m-a-m-s DOT com
Morgan Audio Media Service
Dallas, Texas (214) 662-9901
_______________________________________
http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com

Gimmee.

On 4 Nov 2004 07:01:32 -0800,
(Analogeezer) wrote:

(Ted Spencer) wrote in message ...
Condition - I'm not gonna say it's in "Near Mint" condition, but it's


Heyyyyy!


LOL!


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

Enough talk guys...somebody buy my reverb!

Analogeezer

p.s. If anybody has tried to email me, I discovered my email is
down....our hosting is in the UK and I think they go to the pub for
long periods of time and then the server crashes...I'll get back to
you soon if you tried to email me.

Thanks

Willie K. Yee, M.D. http://users.bestweb.net/~wkyee
Developer of Problem Knowledge Couplers for Psychiatry http://www.pkc.com
Webmaster and Guitarist for the Big Blue Big Band http://www.bigbluebigband.org

"David Morgan \(MAMS\)" wrote in message news:1ftid.2649$xO1.234@trnddc08...
"Romeo Rondeau" wrote in message ...
The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

Just for the record, I'd like to add here that I've never seen one of those
units that the LCD didn't bleed after warming up, I don't think it's just
your unit, as far as I know they all do it.


A lot of this has to do with how cramped they are in the rack. The Sony's
create a great deal of heat and have ventilation slots on the tops of the
boxes. If these slots are blocked, the faceplate becomes extremely hot
and the display begins to bleed or fade. I have three of these now under
my wing at various locations, and allowing for proper ventilation, none of
them exhibit this problem... but two of the three *did* when mounting
close enough to another unit in the rack so as to block the vents.


Thanks for the tip....right now it is in between two other units, so
maybe when the other one gets back I'll mount it above the TC M-2000
in the top of the rack. There is not a lot of air space at the top,
but still about an inch or so, maybe that will help.

Analogeezer

"Romeo Rondeau" wrote in message
...
The Bad:

The LCD on this unit "bleeds" a little after it gets warmed up. It
still works fine and does not flicker but after a few hours the upper
line gets harder to read. If you are straight on to it, you can read
it fine, but higher or lower in the rack you need to move your head a
bit.

Just for the record, I'd like to add here that I've never seen one of
those
units that the LCD didn't bleed after warming up, I don't think it's just
your unit, as far as I know they all do it.


None of my R7s had that problem and I had three of them, at various points.
However, the display on my D7 bleeds and it has nothing to do with warming
up, I'm afraid.

Predrag