Best Place for Alphason AD3/105

Jan20 · 25-11-2005, 4:53 PM

I'm just about to take the plunge and buy a 42" Panasonic. I need a stand that will incorparate my AE centre, Amp etc and think this will do the trick. Anyone know the best place/price for this one?

All help would be very welcome!

T0rNaDo · 25-11-2005, 5:18 PM

best price would be at currys if any branches still have any left at £99.97

i got 1 today from romford branch....

last one they had....

rhino2k · 25-11-2005, 6:00 PM

ikea do some very nice stuff, have a look at the link below as i think this is a bargain tbh

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15561&catalogId=10103 &storeId=7&productId=11149&langId=-20&parentCats=15561*15641*15962

Jan20 · 25-11-2005, 6:56 PM

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Originally Posted by T0rNaDo

best price would be at currys if any branches still have any left at £99.97

i got 1 today from romford branch....

last one they had....

You can't phone individual shops can you? If not, I'll have to drive round looking but working all weekend

T0rNaDo · 25-11-2005, 9:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jan20

You can't phone individual shops can you? If not, I'll have to drive round looking but working all weekend

yer you can....
just do a store locator on there site...

i did the first time i picked up 2 of them stands.... at £99.97 each.

i phoned 3 branches

first didnt have any all had been sold.
2nd didnt answer phone.
3rd. bingo. had 5 left
when i got there they had 3.
i took 2 then... and so amazed they still had 1 left today.

Jan20 · 25-11-2005, 9:35 PM

Yes, I phoned my local store and they've got a display model which is perfect for me as I'm crap at DIY. Cheers mate, this really is a great bargain

T0rNaDo · 25-11-2005, 9:45 PM

great stuff
glad you was lucky to find one..

sure is a great deal.... going by they was £349.99....
before being discontinued..

first 2 i got. i had 1 and my sister had the other.

but i scratched the top with my 28" crt tv

i thought maybe i could take the glass off and turn it over and use it for bottom shelf...
but i found out the top sheet is 10mm thick and the other 2 are 8mm thick..

doh !!!

so now i got another 1 today from currys
im going to take them both apart and make a stand with 4 layers of glass..

Soldier_I · 26-11-2005, 12:23 PM

Could someone please post a link to this stand: Alphason AD3/105 as i can't find it on there site. Been looking for a stand myself.

Thanks

T0rNaDo · 26-11-2005, 12:52 PM

you wont find it on the currys website.
as it has been removed.
due to the stand been discontinued.
and sold off at £99.97 each.

i would think most currys have sold them all by now.
but you may find a odd branch having 1 left etc

like Jan20 did...

and also me taking the last 1 the romford branch had.

you could phone round the branches that are within a area to you and try.

you might be unlucky and not find 1.

but then you may be lucky to find 1 straight away..

GL !

but as to a pic of the stand.

http://go-electrical.co.uk/details.php?prod_id=90

i can also confirm ive taken the stand i got the other day from currys apart.

and the tubes are hollow. with plastic insert ends.
it going to be so easy to convert 2 stands into a nice 4 shelf stand !

Soldier_I · 26-11-2005, 1:24 PM

Thanks for the info and the link Tornado!

I'll get phoning then...

Jan20 · 26-11-2005, 1:32 PM

Mine is in my boot right now!

Soldier, there is one left in sunny Dewsbury, built up demo model like mine, saves me the indignity of getting the old father in law to build it for me.

The problem I have now is I've decided against the PV500 as I can't get the 436xde out of mind at all. I'm now praying for a January price drop

Soldier_I · 26-11-2005, 4:50 PM

Thanks Jan20, Not exactly sure where Dewsbury is but i'm sure its a fair trek from me as i live in the south.

Cheers anyway, i doubt they'd deliver would they?

T0rNaDo · 27-11-2005, 8:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Soldier_I

Thanks for the info and the link Tornado!

I'll get phoning then...

your welcome, hope you find one....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan20

Mine is in my boot right now!

Soldier, there is one left in sunny Dewsbury, built up demo model like mine, saves me the indignity of getting the old father in law to build it for me.

The problem I have now is I've decided against the PV500 as I can't get the 436xde out of mind at all. I'm now praying for a January price drop

cool jan....

all the 3 i got where all built together. being all display models... bit dusty but. nothing a cloth and polish wont sort

well maybe jan could buy the other 1 left at dewsbury. and get someone to take it a part and flat pack it ?
and send it to you soldier... no idea on weight thou.. very heavy... no idea on cost to post too...

it very easy... to take apart. turn it upside down. and undo the 4 nuts. and start to take the legs apart bit by bit. removing the layers of glass as u come to them..

gl

Soldier_I · 29-11-2005, 11:34 AM

Oh well... better look elsewhere i guess.

Trouble is i'm ready to order my plasma but con't yet till i find something to put it on!

happyhooker · 01-12-2005, 6:58 PM

Just got one from the Great Western Road branch in Glasgow. Display model again - they seem to be selling them off. The cable tidy tube is missing but I was assured that none of their stands have them.

T0rNaDo · 01-12-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by happyhooker

Just got one from the Great Western Road branch in Glasgow. Display model again - they seem to be selling them off. The cable tidy tube is missing but I was assured that none of their stands have them.

as i stated in another post..
due to the stand been discontinued.
and sold off at £99.97 each.
they will be X demo stands... already together and proberly very dusty lol

does the glass at the back have a half cemicircle cut out for cables ?

or a hole with plastic insert.....

happyhooker · 02-12-2005, 7:57 AM

Hole with a plastic insert

T0rNaDo · 02-12-2005, 6:14 PM

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Originally Posted by happyhooker

Hole with a plastic insert

aww
different to the 3 i got from currys then...

these ones have half cemicircle cut out for cables

normski205 · 10-01-2006, 3:39 PM

Got a brand new boxed AD3/105s from my local Curry's today for £99.97.

They have several in stock. It is the old model with the semi-circle cut into the glass, which is better than the tube version anyway I personally think.

frenchie33 · 15-01-2006, 5:42 PM

Which store was this?

normski205 · 16-01-2006, 12:20 AM

Stratford-upon-Avon.

They no longer have any left ( i purchased them all and sold them on ebay).

Didn't think anyone was after one as you are the first to reply since I posted to the thread.

All of the Curry's in my area no longer have new stock but they all have them on display still and will sell them, they also have the AD3/93 everywhere on display. Both models are £99.97 and some have the tube design at the rear and some just have the cutout.

I have pointed a few ebayers in the right direction and they have all managed to pick one up, ex-display all over the country.

To be fair the ones I have seen in the shops would clean up very easily and any marks on the legs could be hidden to the rear or spares obtained from Alphason.

At £99.97 you can't really go wrong new or display.