REMEMBER: NICE/RARE ITEMS AND GOOD SERVICES AREN\'T CHEAP AND NEVER ARE THEY FREE!!! BUT, WE STRIVE FOR 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTIONS AND OUR responseS & INTERNATIONAL REPEATED REFERALS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!!! OUR TRANSACTIONS REPRESENT ABOUT 10% OF OUR OVERALL BUSINESS VOLUME, WHICH THE REST (OF THE 90%) ARE DIRECT AND VIA ALLOW UP TO TWO (2) WEEKS TO PREPARE, PACK, AND SHIP THE SPEAKERS - DUE TO THEIR SIZE/WEIGHT. I ALSO HAVE A CARRIER WHO OFFERS BLANKET-WRAPPED DELIVERY SERVICE DOOR-2-DOOR. GOOD RATE IF THE BUYER\'S DELIVERY IS FLEXIBLE. SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE, - HOW WE PACK - & - HOW WE CRATE - !!!>>>>>> LINK TO OUR PAST PROJECTS & LOANER/DEMONSTRATION ARE AVAILABLE! 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!! SPEAKERS ARE CURRENTLY IN CHANDLER, AZ. THE GRANITE PLATFORMS THAT THE SPEAKERS ARE SITTING ON ARE \"NOT\" PART OF THE SALE. THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE - PERIOD! LOCAL AUDITION & DELIVERY ARE POSSIBLE & NEGOTIABLE. POTENTIAL/SERIOUS BUYERS ARE WELCOMED TO COME AND AUDIT FOR COMPLETE SATISFACTION. FOR SALE IS A PAIR OF FLOOR-STANDING SPEAKERS FROM KENT FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING (KEF) - MODEL R-109 MAIDSTONE. S/N 73A/B. THIS PAIR CAME TO US ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, AND HAS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITES AS OTHERS CAME AND GONE. BUT ALAS, TO MAKE ROOM FOR OTHER PIECES - IT\'S TIME TO LET THEM GO... THE R109 DESIGN STARTED IN 1999 AS KEF\'s FLAGSHIP ICON AND THEY ARE VERY VERY GOOD. THE R109\'s & THE MUON\'s ARE PROBABLY KEF\'s MOST UNIQUELY GREAT & RARE PRODUCTS. ANDREW JONES WENT ON TO TAD AND THE RESULT WAS THE TAD MODEL ONE\'s WHICH I HAVE - AND AT $65k, THEY ARE BETTER THAN THE MAIDSTONE\'s BY POSSIBLY 5% - IF THAT (BUT 3.5x THE PRICE TAG). TAD CURRENT REFERENCE ONE\'s - TO ME - ARE ANOTHER STORY... SUPPOSEDLY, LESS THAN 100 R109 PAIRS EVER MADE AND NO IDEA HOW MANY ARE IN EXISTENCE. I HAVE SEEN ONE PAIR OR MAYBE TWO EVER FOR SALE IN THE PAST 15 YEARS. HECK, THERE ARE WAY MORE B&W MATRIX 800\'s CAME OUT OF PRODUCTION . MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE S/N 425 & S/N 141. THIS PAIR HAS ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO BOUGHT THEM NEW FROM KEF-UK. SONICALLY, THEY ARE PERFECT. MINOR CABINET BLEMISHES, BUT NONE ARE VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT. BRIT\'S AREN\'T KNOWN FOR THEIR METALERGY OR CABINET MAKING - I GUESS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BIT OF IMPERFECTIONS IN THE FINISH OF THE REAR SURFACES OF THE ENCLOSURES. I GUESS. THE GOLD PLATING FINISH PEELS OF IN SOME PLACES ON THE BRASS FLOOR SPIKES. SOME TARNISH ON THE BRASS PLATES (XOVER COVERS) AND FADING OF THE LETTERINGS. I CAN PROBABLY POLISH THE FNISH TO BRING OUT THE SHINES, BUT I AM UNSURE OF CAUSING MORE FADING ON THE LETTERINGS - SO NO ON THESE FOR NOW... THEY SOUND WORSE THAN THEY LOOK - MATTER OF FACT, IF I DIDN\'T POINT THEM OUT, NO ONE WOULD NOTICE THEM. MOST NOTABLE IS A LITTLE CHIP AT THE BOTTOM OF A MID/HIGH ENCLOSURE. NOT SURE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER DID TO CAUSE IT. VERY MINOR. AND, A TINY BIT OF WEAR ON THE GRILLE CLOTH AT THE OPT RIGHT CORNER OF ON OF THE GRILLES. ONCE SET UP, THE SPEAKERS \"LITERALLY\" DISAPPEAR IN THE ROOM ANYWAY. SO, I DOUBT THAT ONE\'D BE TOO BOTHERED BY THESE MINOR ISSUES!!! THE SET CAME FROM A CHILD-/SMOKE-/PET-FREE HISTORY - SPOTLESS INSIDE & OUT. THIS UNIT COMES COMPLETE WITH THE OWNER\'S MANUAL AND AN OEM DOUBLE-BOXED SHIPPING CONTAINER. COMPLETE W/ ALL ORIGINAL HARDWARE (SPIKES, STRAP, NUTS/WASHERS, etc.) THE BOXES FOR THE BASS ENCLOSURES ARE MASSIVE AND EXCEED FEDEX/UPS MAX. PHYSICAL & DIMENSIONAL WEIGHTS. SO, THIS SHIPMENT WILL HAVE TO GO FREIGHT. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING. I WELCOME LOCAL PICK-UPS, BUT CASH PAYMENT ONLY PLEASE - UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON REGARDING PAYMENT METHOD ACCEPTED. DIRECT CREDIT CARD BILLINGS IS AVAILABLE, WITH THE SAME APPLICABLY STATED SALES TERMS. LOCAL PICK-UPS OR SHIPPING TO CA/AZ DESTINATIONS ARE SUBJECTED TO CA/AZ SALES TAX. A SEA OF INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE VIA A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH. @@@ ===> LINK TO THE R109 SPEC\'S... @@@ ===> LINK TO THE R109 WHITE PAPER... ITEMS ARE FOR SALE AT SEVERAL VENUES AS WELL AS LOCALLY. THUS, THESE ARE ON A 1ST-COME 1ST-SERVE BASIS. ANY CURVES IN THE PICTURES ARE DUE TO THE DISTORTION IN MY CAMERA\'S CLOSE-UP LENS. NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER.ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH \'S MESSAGE SYSTEM. THANKS. OTHER ITEMS FOR SALEWE CAN BOX/CRATE THIS UNIT UP AND SHIP TO ANY DESTINATION, AS LONG AS THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE SHIPPING AND FULL INSURANCE COSTS. WE USE FEDEX DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL SERVICES OR AIR/OCEAN FREIGHT SERVICES FOR ITEMS OVER 150lb. PLUS, WE CAN ALSO USE THE BUYER\'S OWN CARRIER (HOWEVER, THIS SHIPMENT WOULD THEN BE F.O.B IN THIS CASE AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AFTER THE CARRIER\'S PICK-UP). WORLDWIDE SHIPPING. INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT IS MORE EXPENSIVE SINCE IT IS TIME CONSUMING TO DEAL WITH THE SHIPPING & CUSTOM DETAILS. THIS ITEM WILL GO VIA FREIGHT GROUND FOR THE 48 US CONT. DESTINATIONS. OTHER DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS ARE HIGHER.

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