Hi-Fi Do's Online Newsletter Vol.54

December 13, 2003

New Year's Holiday is the special holidays for Japanese people,
just like Christmas holiday.
People are very busy to prepare for this holidays, especially
in doing year-end housecleaning (Oosouji) in the end of the year.
You will see year-end cleaning in companies, stores, temples,
shrines, everywhere in Japan.
Have you already done year-end cleaning for your audio system?


1.Sales result of "How much would you pay to buy Charles Chaplin ?"
2.How much would you pay to buy Marina Watanabe Diary?
3.Hardware Auction
4.Software Auction
5.Information from Shop Manager
6.Buy & Sell


1.Sales result of "How much would you pay to buy Charles Chaplin ?"

Number of bids : 0
Winning bid : JPY 0

Unfortunately, there was no bid for this item.


2.How much would you pay to buy Marina Watanabe Diary?

The item in this week is a desk top diary of Marina Watanabe
who is a Japanese female singer and TV star. This diary is the same
length of 2CDs in breadth. CD and lyric card are attached. The year of
this diary is 1988.

If you want to buy, please send your name, shipping address,
and your price to

mailto:auction@hifido.co.jp

If you have any inquiry, please mail to :

mailto:osu@hifio.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/031212/speciale.html

Closing time for bid is 24:00(JST)on December 17(Wednesday).
The item goes to the person offering the highest price when there are
other applicants.


3. Hardware Auction

The following is the result of auction in last week:

1)Tonearm Weight

Number of bids :2
Winning bid : JPY 5,000


The auction items in this week are as follows:

1)AUDIO CRAFT ARM STEMS KEEPER SK-4 MKII

This item can hold 4 arms of 3000 or 4000 series as spare.
The set includes following parts :

SK-4 mk2(arm keeper), tone arm template (for AC-4000/AC300),
MC-S(8mm), MC-S(10mm), MC-M, Heavy Weight, Light Weight,
Lateral Weight

For the details, refer to the photos in website.

There are many option parts for AUDIO CRAFT products and it might
be very useful to hold all of them.
This item is in good condition and an unique template is equipped.

If you place a bid or have any inquiry, please mail to :

mailto:osu@hifio.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=19&id=0301901&l=EN


Auction closing time : 21:00 (JST) on December 18th(Thursday)

We are waiting for your bid.


4.Software Auction

The followings are the result of last week's auction:

1)World Famous Audio ALTEC

Number of bids :3
Winning bid : JPY 11,000

2)Vintage Speaker in England Vol.2

Number of bids :3
Winning bid : JPY 4,555

3)BEETHOVEN The five piano concerti

Number of bids :7
Winning bid : JPY 4,800

4)Hector Berlioz La Damnation de Faust Igor Markevitch

Number of bids :1
Winning bid : JPY 2,000


Auction's items in this week :

1)Puccini La Boheme/Imported from England

Conductor : Herbert Von Karajan
Performer : Pavarotti /Freni/Ghiaurov/Harwood/Panerai/Maffeo/etc.

This record seems to be recorded in 1973.
There is slight surface noise with mild scratch.

If you place a bid or have any inquiries, please e-mail to

mailto:osu@hifido.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=19&id=0301902&l=EN


2) The World Audio- McIntosh ( Separate volume of Stereo Sound)

Published dated : November 30, 1976
Price at release : JPY 1,900
Number of pages : about 200 pages for McIntosh

If you place a bid or have any inquiries, please e-mail to

mailto:osu@hifido.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=19&id=0301903&l=EN

3) Back number Selection No.3 (Separate volume of Stereo Sound)

This item selects contents from the first issue to No.63 (1966-1982) of
Stereo Sound.

Contents : Vintage speaker Vol.3 Europe and Japan version
Analog component Vo.1


If you place a bid or have any inquiries, please e-mail to

mailto:osu@hifido.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=19&id=0301904&l=EN

4)Lights! Action! Camera! Doris Day/ 10 inches LP

This item was 10 inches LP of a series of COLUMBIA HOUSE PARTY which
had been discontinued already. The third song "I Speak to the Stars"
is only available with this album.

If you place a bid or have any inquiries, please e-mail to

mailto:osu@hifido.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=19&id=0301905&l=EN

5)Swing Jounal

Total 12 volume (from #1 to #12 issue in 1958)

Price at release :JPY 100/issue

If you place a bid or have any inquiries, please e-mail to

mailto:osu@hifido.co.jp

http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=19&id=0301906&l=EN

Auction closing time : 21:00(JST) on December 18(Thursday)

We are waiting for your bid.


5.Information from Shop Manager

Ohsu Shop

We would like to introduce STUDER A 730.

http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/031212/osue.html

by Yamaguchi

Nipponbashi Shop


This week's feature is YAMAHA NS-1000M.


http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/031212/nihone.html

by Y. Murakoshi

Akihabara Shop

This week's feature is SONY/SS-G7.

http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/031212/akibae.html

by Kawai


6. Buy & Sell

We got inquiry for MC240 from our subscriber who watched "SELL"
information dated December 6 and we are now negotiating the price to
buy and sell with the owner and buyer.

If you have any items to sell or buy, please e-mail to

urikai@hifido.co.jp

Updated information is available:

List by manufacturer
http://www.hifido.co.jp/php/sell_buy.php?o=m&l=e

List by categories
http://www.hifido.co.jp/php/sell_buy.php?o=g&l=e

How to Buy & Sell
http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/info/urikai.html#eng


---------------------------------------------

Update Information/Unsubscribe
http://www.hifido.co.jp/mm/eindex.html

Contact us
mailto:merumaga@hifido.co.jp

Thank you for subscribing.

Hi-Fi Do Inc.
3-11-30, Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan
http://www.hifido.co.jp/indexe.html

PHONE 816-4396-7611
FAX 816-4396-7621