Hi y'all! First time posting here, but some of you may know me from the newsgroup formerly known as rec.audio.pro. Well, it's still called "r.a.p." but it just isn't the community it once was in its glory years. Fletcher suggested that I drop by here and check out this forum, and yeah, this looks pretty cool! Nice.
So Fletcher and I were trying to figure out the current value of my API EQs, which I love but rarely use these days since I no longer have a tracking room. I have a pair each of original 550s, 550As, and 560s.
The 560s are the vintage "Hen's Teeth" version with the original long-throw faders and 2520. They're in great condition, which as you probably know is what makes them rare, since most vintage 560s have been destroyed over the years by people spraying them with Deoxit or Cramilon, etc, which kills the faders. Those original faders haven't been manufactured for decades, so all the subsequent API 560s; As, Bs, Reissues, etc, have short-throw faders which have less subtlety.
I can't find any info online regarding the current value of any vintage API EQs. All the stuff on eBay, etc seems to be the new reissues. Do y'all have any anecdotal info regarding the realistic value of these, or suggestions of where to look for info? Yeah right, you'll be happy to take them off my hands for $10.00 a piece! :>) No, but seriously folks.....
Thanks for sharing you're expertise and time!
Cheers, Rick Novak.