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E. Martin · Joined: 20 Mar 2010 Posts: 10

I am the proud owner of an XG852 (bone stock) and a 9500LC with early Mike Parker mods, GT17s, and the Tim fan mod (I have not forgotten your $ Tim). Both show zero to little wear on the tubes.

The statement / question:

Both are worth RADICLY LESS than I paid for them and I am in a temp living situation for the next few years (the econ. bit me in the butt BAD). Would you attempt to sell the XG and hang the 9500LC as it should be a significantly better picture or do you hang the XG as its a temp situation anyway and sell the 9500LC while its still worth $ to a shrinking crowd?

Now is the time to decide as both are in the crates and the temp room (painfully temp) is coming along. What PJ would you put on the ceiling?

Source will be an BD player (prob the Oppo) and HD Comcast with a Lumagen HDP (thanks again Curt). I may let the kids talk me into putting the Wii in the room as well. A Moome card will be used either way. Has not been secured yet.

Screen is a 110” diag. Stewart MicroPerf with gain.

dvh99 · Joined: 25 Dec 2009 Posts: 2158 Location: nederland

is that an ultra and if yes how much?

dvh99 · Joined: 25 Dec 2009 Posts: 2158 Location: nederland

i must say it pains me to see someone has to sell either 1 of them because of money problems.
i had to sell 2 tube amplifiers and a tube preamp once and i still hated the day i had to let them go.

emdawgz1 · Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 7949

Sell the XG , get a moome card, hang the 9500. Get to watching and enjoying it.... Thumbs Up

ecrabb · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject:

Yeah, that sucks.

Which you keep depends on your situation, I'd say.

The XG is worth so little, it's probably groceries for a month or two. So, selling that one isn't going to net you much in the way of financial gain.

The 9500 is actually still worth some, so you could probably actually pay some bills and a mortgage payment or whatever... But, it's probably not much compared to what you have in it... So, if you're not so tight you need the cash flow, you might as well hang the 9500 up and enjoy watching some movies.

OTOH, if money is tight and your place is small/temp, you could dump both, put your time and effort into improving your life and financial situation, then get back into HT when your situation is more stable.

OTOH, when you're going through rough times, sometimes an outlet - something that will make you happy and take your mind of things - is priceless...

Definitely sell at least one of them... They sure ain't gaining any value.

But, don't let the vultures convince you to sell, and don't let the CRT nuts convince you to keep. It's up to you to decide what's best for you.

Regardless, here's to hoping things look up for you and everybody else that are in a bind!

SC

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject:

Unless it's an Ultra, I don't think you'll really get much for either set. I'm turning down everything but 9" sets now, and probably have enough 8" sets to last the world for 5 years.. but no one's buying. Sad but true.

perisoft · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY

The whole reason I've got a CRT is because it's the one way I know I can enjoy a ton of movies on a supersmall budget. Assuming the thing doesn't die on me, the tubes will last and last - if I ran a digital, I'd have to count every hour.

I'd keep the 9500. It's not like it's going to blow chunks vs. a new digital for quite a while, and the running costs are low - you won't have an HT without it or the XG, and you won't get enough to justify the loss to your quality of life unless you've got people at your door ready to break your legs.

LOTREE · Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 8:13 am Post subject:

E. Martin · Joined: 20 Mar 2010 Posts: 10

It is not an Ultra and no one is concerned about knees.... Wink

I had to leave behind a house with a Dennis Erskine theater under construction for a basement in a rental for several years at least.

It seems the general concensus is to hang the 9 incher and smile. As Mike Parker is so close and I just dumped some money into the LVPS that does sound like the way to go to me as well.

Thanks all!!!!

Next sad question: Will I make more on the XG if parted out? Is it worth more in peices? SAD!!!!!

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 1:21 pm Post subject:

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Crabb said everything I would say. I would add that the the Marquee should be easier to fix, if you encounter any problems in the future. You might also get more life out of the 9" tubes than the 8" tubes.

Sparky015 · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 5:23 pm Post subject:

Unless your going to blend, don't worry that it's not an ultra.

LOTREE · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 10:54 pm Post subject:

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:58 am Post subject:

LOTREE · Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:43 am Post subject:

Elaine Benes · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1416

The XG is worth more parted out.

The tubes(assuming they're actually clear of burn/wear) lenses and remote are pretty much the only things that *could* bring in some cash...the system board too, maybe...