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Hey all, picked up what I will call a "survivor" PX-3 recently for $250. Appears to have been in storage for many years, but complete (minus a broken stylus). I've had it apart to refurb the belts, and it seems to be *nearly* functional. As in, Ive played records on it. I swapped the...

Hey all, picked up these minty (drivers anyway, cosmetics “good”) Polk SDA-1’s at the thrift this morning for $60. Still feeling them out. My only other Polks were ...RT7’s? RT9’s? Modern theater bookshelf’s that I’ll admit i rather liked. But having had Infinity Kappa 6’s and ADS L690’s...

Hey all, scored this ridiculously minty(there isn’t even a speck of dust inside it!) CR-1020 at the local thrift for $25 this weekend. It is a thing of beauty! Anybody running a full vintage Yammy system? ‘Cause i have a bead on a local PX-3(at a more appropriate/expected price). But my current...

So i’m strictly a “found” vintage audio person. Thrift stores, garage sales, etc. After about six months of delving into this hobby I’d managed to assemble what i think was a pretty decent system: Sansui 5050db Realistic LAB-440 Marantz CD-53 ADS L690’s Learning and finding the stuff was a...

Hey all! Scored this pair of Electro-voice EV-8's in ridiculous condition for $8 at the thrift. Upon hooking them up, wasn't real impressed; had that veiled/muffled thing going on. Ya know, sounded a little *too* vintage. But after fiddling with the "acoustic balance control" (what seems to be...

Hey all, so maybe six months ago I scored a perfect pair of Infinity Kappa 6.1 series II's for $20 at the local Value Village. Recently decided to flip them(for a healthy profit!), make room for whatever else I might run across. Quite serendipitously, I'm poking around the Goodwill today when...

Another thrift store "score". $10 for this handsome vintage tower. Two way. Real wood veneer on very well assembled cab. It blew away all the Sanyo, Sony, etc at the store, and compares quite well with my Infinity Kappa 6's (as good, less low end, but maybe better imaging) No markings. The...

Hey all, scored a pair of Kappa 6.1 series 2’s for $20 at the local Value Village. Seem to be in perfect condition, sound excellent. Also found a Denon DCD-1000 for $12, which i think makes my CDs sound noticeably better! I always kinda scoffed at CD player connoisseurs, but... ANYWAY: I’m...

So I travel for work. Lotsa time in rental cars. Due to my growing discontent with Bluetooth streaming to modern car audio systems(you'd think they'd be prime examples of modern drivers/bitrates/ blah blah. Nope! Appallingly, disgustingly bad! In a blaring, bass-y, fatiguing way) I was compelled...

So I found a pair of Nova 10's at a local GW today for $25. A bit steep for my thrift store audio tastes, but the drivers were pristine, and I have a weakness for the sound and aesthetic of vintage 70s audio... Plus they match my current tt, a Realistic Lab 440 (like new, $10. thanks Value...

Hey all, long time reader, first time poster. So I picked up a pair of PALs at the thrift store the other day. One wanted to work, the other had the overload light on, but they only wanted $30 for the pair so I rolled the dice. I'm a novice with electronics, but not an idiot, so I was able to...