Apex is one of a kind... been going there since the early 1980s, haven't been for quite some time, was pleased to see it still existed. One has to see it to believe it, pictures do it no justice.
Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds
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CT_Ohio
Well-Known Member
nice Avedon poster... the lower Onkyo AVR is like the hand-me-down one I test speakers with; it's good for decent amp sound and decent tuner if needed. $5? scroe
superdog
AK Member
Five pair of 100s? I thought I did pretty well pulling three pair from the same thrift a few years ago.
A few pairs of Polk monitor 10s to go along with the 100s.
Needless to say those two models must have been big sellers going by that small sampling.
Never been there but I'd like to find out if they sell large value film capacitors.
superdog
AK Member
I pulled a nice set of 10a Polks from same thrift a few years ago also.Such finds now are pretty rare.
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SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
The place is loaded with capacitors of all sorts. I've seen computer grade Mallory and Sprague. It takes some searching but I was able to match up caps for Marantz 510M. Found five pair. Used two pair and sold the rest.
markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
This little Pioneer amp has been sitting in a local antique store for the last 6 months.
It was complete outside, but awfully mildewed.
I have been ignoring it at $29.
It was marked down to $14 today, so I rolled the dice on it.
It has a few bumps and bruises, but it cleaned up great.
Actually it was very clean inside.
It needs a new power light, and the top cover needs a coat of paint.
It had ~30 mV on the speaker terminals, and the power supply voltages were in the ballpark.
So, I tried with some speakers and found that it works great!
It was complete outside, but awfully mildewed.
I have been ignoring it at $29.
It was marked down to $14 today, so I rolled the dice on it.
It has a few bumps and bruises, but it cleaned up great.
Actually it was very clean inside.
It needs a new power light, and the top cover needs a coat of paint.
It had ~30 mV on the speaker terminals, and the power supply voltages were in the ballpark.
So, I tried with some speakers and found that it works great!
I don't know but it would be worth to visit just for the experience. One thing I remember is all these projector lamps of all types that were sure to be obsolete, new in their boxes... that and the aisles of extremely well crafted eloquent looking test equipment in fine wooden boxes from a different era. I assume some of that stuff is still there... haven't been in years.
pauldrewry
Super Member
Saw a rare reciever Pontus IC-500r. They wanted $35. For it. I didn't need it so I left it. Heavy unit, we'll built.
markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
If you had taken it, would that make you a Pontus Pilot?
mcyuke
Member
Yes, they are foam and as you might already know you go in through the back door to access the drivers and crossover.
They are good little speakers for $10 even if they need surrounds replaced which are easy to source.
bobsvinyl
Painfully Aware
Weekly thrift store run to GW Buy the Pound with Te-Te and DublinTrader.. I picked up a ton of books and a few CDs and one Hendrix cassette (Kiss the Sky). My big find was at a GW retail store on the way back home. I found a Fujifilm Neo Classic Instax Mini 90 Instant Film Camera for $2.00! That was worth the trip alone.
markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
I opened one up and the surround is good. I played em for a while and I like the sound. They do punch above their weight class.
I just finished refoaming a pair of Boston Acoustics HD5, and I like these Paradigms even a little better than those.
Sethbramwell
Active Member
NIce vinyl finds the last couple days... The Joan Baez and Saxy Jazz came from my GW Clearance Center, a surprise in itself given how little I find decent condition records there.
The others popped up at Savers last night, to the tune of 80 cents each after a 20 percent off coupon
I have to say, I didn't recognize the majority of the artists, and researched them after I got home. Some (a black metal and Danish metal one in particular) are definitely outside my usual zone, but I'm still happy to have grabbed them just to experiment with some different styles. A little preview on YouTube tells me I didn't do bad. The Colin Hay is a very cool transparent orange but sadly warped, the first tracks on each side are utterly unplayable.
The others popped up at Savers last night, to the tune of 80 cents each after a 20 percent off coupon
I have to say, I didn't recognize the majority of the artists, and researched them after I got home. Some (a black metal and Danish metal one in particular) are definitely outside my usual zone, but I'm still happy to have grabbed them just to experiment with some different styles. A little preview on YouTube tells me I didn't do bad. The Colin Hay is a very cool transparent orange but sadly warped, the first tracks on each side are utterly unplayable. 
