Checking hifishark.com, I found these two new offerings. They're a big large for me - and hours away - but two more Shearwater Hot Rods have appeared for sale recently. Both specify local pickup only. One in Johnson City, NY is listed on USAudioMart for $1,000. A second in West Hartford, CT is listed on eBay for auction, with only one bid so far (for $49.00!)
A pair of Shearwaters newly offered in NorthEast
- Thread starter Raymond in DC
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They really aren't THAT much bigger then the Kestrel. They will drop into the same hole very easily.
If they go cheap enough, I’d personally take the chance and grab them. I don’t think it would be hard to sell them if you turned out not to be a fan, or sell your Kestrels if you kept them.
I’m unable to get them myself due to an injury that really puts a damper on my abilities, but if I was closer, I’d be working out a plan myself to grab them, I can tell you that.
Where are you located?
A bit larger footprint, but they’re definitely heavier - an issue for a guy of modest stature. Here are the specs I found:
Kestrel Hot Rod: 36” x 8” x 9”, 46 lbs.
Kestrel 2: 40” x 7.25” x 12.5”, 42 lbs.
Shearwater Hot Rod: 40” x 9” x 11”, 65 lbs.
I used to own the original Allison One towers, also 40” in height, about 70 lbs. They were a beast for me to move, but designed to be set close to a wall, so there was no need to fine tune the placement. They weren't a good fit for my original space, and I eventually sold them, replacing them with Revel M22s on PSB Stratus Mini stands. Filled with sand, the sets are heavier than the Allison’s, but I can at least move speaker and stand separately.
Just for curiosity, I ran TollGuru for that CT set - just over 13 hours of driving, over $200 in gas and tolls to fetch them.
Kestrel Hot Rod: 36” x 8” x 9”, 46 lbs.
Kestrel 2: 40” x 7.25” x 12.5”, 42 lbs.
Shearwater Hot Rod: 40” x 9” x 11”, 65 lbs.
I used to own the original Allison One towers, also 40” in height, about 70 lbs. They were a beast for me to move, but designed to be set close to a wall, so there was no need to fine tune the placement. They weren't a good fit for my original space, and I eventually sold them, replacing them with Revel M22s on PSB Stratus Mini stands. Filled with sand, the sets are heavier than the Allison’s, but I can at least move speaker and stand separately.
Just for curiosity, I ran TollGuru for that CT set - just over 13 hours of driving, over $200 in gas and tolls to fetch them.
I was more tempted by a set of Kestrel Hot Rods that were offered in New Jersey - about three hours from me - for $400. But they sold in less than a week. ( I contacted the seller and he advised they were sold a day or two earlier.) There's another set listed in Ontario (definitely too far!) for $500 Canadian (about $465 US).
Yes!!!!!
They are worth every penny of it.
But worth
But about an extra $200 gas/tolls and 9 hrs of my time ? If he were willing to ship for $200 i would have been interested.
