N800 on the used market

[Sanman023]

hello...im ready to make the move from N802 to the N800...what is a reasonable fair price for the N800 on the used market...thanks

[Race Car Driver]

With my shopping prowes, about $500 for the pair...


Good luck with your hunt!

[Sanman023]

thanks...

[Gremal]

For the N800...$500 for the pair? Am I missing something?

[Sanman023]

yeah..i missed it too...but then again..im not that smart....

a client of mine wants to sell me his 800 and asked me to give him an offer...just wanted a ball park figure (im thinking half of msrp) so i can low ball him a little bit ($7500-$7700)...

[RebelMan]

For you new comers, RCD was at the right place and time when he hit the hifi jack pot about two years ago. He bought his pair of N802 for about $300 at a thrift store, that's right I said THREE HUNDRED dollars! If anyone could find a pair of N800 for $500 it would be him! That's the amusing part of his reply to this thread. To this day, the rest of us remain dumbfounded about his very fortunate happenstance.

Sanman, I think the price you have in mind is somewhat reasonable for a pair of well kept N800, IMO. Used N802 are going for about $4500 to $5000 which is about 50-60% of MSRP. If you are willing to sign up for Audiogon's BlueBook listings you may gain a better perspective of fair market value.

EDIT: There's a few pair of N800 going for between $7500 and $8200 on Agon now.

[Gremal]

ahhhh!! It's making sense now.

Talk about a score. Wow. I didn't think such a find was possible in the electronic age where a couple mouseclicks will instantly show you the value of any speaker.

Before putting thousands more into a pair of nautilus speakers, I would recommend first weighing the pros/cons of putting that money toward a pair in the diamond line. Not only do you get the better highs but the Rohacell and new crossover and driver advancements may really be preferable to your ears compared to the N800.

[DM3000 Owner]

hello...im ready to make the move from N802 to the N800...what is a reasonable fair price for the N800 on the used market...thanks

I was eyeing the N800's but do not feel that it will be that much of an upgrade over my N801's. Ditto for the diamond series (but that is a personal preference). I will say that a JL Audio Fathon F113 made a huge improvement to my B&W's (I have a very large room).

[Sanman023]

thanks for the replies, suggestions, and clarification on RCD's 802 score (i dont think ill ever be that lucky)....After thinking about..ive decided to save my lunch money for future speakers....im happy with the 802 and velodynes at the moment....but ive wonder what the 800 would sound like in my room....