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Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds

This thread is really pissing me off:D
What luck someone who recognised it's true value rescued it.
All I got to show is the stupid $15 Yamaha M-65 and the $0.50 vintage Rolex Speed King.
 
americankiwi said:
OK...i think i got my best score to date !!!!...i picked up a Thorens TD124 with a original round cornered black plinth...SHURE SME 3012 tonearm with all manuals/ papers , etc came with the original dustcover too...for the wooping price of .....wait for it................................$5 at the SA....photos to follow...needs a clean up.
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Jeez... I'm speechless! Great score
 
Where do you live and what thrift do you go to?
Just kidding ... sort of..
Great Bloody score.:banana::thmbsp: Best I ever got was a real primo set of near perfect perfectly working HPM 100's for $35 and it's been kind of down hill since then except for a real nice Dual 1219 for zippo with pickering cart
Dwight
 
Congrats on the F-TD 124.:thmbsp:
Special edition.....F=filthy

I only picked up 3 records for .99 cents...EACH.:smoke:
One didn't even have a cover:no:
 

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Speaker week

All I found this week, were these KLH Model 15, $10.00, Boston Acoustics A-70 Sereis II, $10.00, Snell Acoustics KIIV, $10.00, And Polk Audio Monitor 10, $20.00
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Found today at the flea market:

Marantz 250M Power Amp (needs help) - $8

Yamaha NS-10T Bookshelf Speakers $7

Pair JBL LE175 drivers with 1217-1290 horns
Pair JBL 130A Woofers (one torn)
and Pair JBL N1200 Crossovers all for $35 (originally came with cabinets but were waaay beyond repair)
:)
 
Hi Guys...well, I spent a couple days cleaning up the TD-124 with the SME 3012 arm, it came up nice,...all lubed up and running again... i stripped the plinth back to the bare wood, looks a lot nicer now than that dull chipped black paint, i "0000" steelwooled the plinth with wax, i do need to buy some parts for it though, the audio wiring is messed up and one of the audio wiring sheild cover bolts are broken, other one bent, but apart from that, im very happy with the finish!
 

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I found a Marantz receiver with a Garrard changer on top at a DAV. I dont know what model it was. It had a magnetic cartridge in a slide off headshell. It was priced at 30.00 but the guy said the next day was half off day so I waited. Well I went back that morning and it was already gone. I guess it doesnt pay to try to save money sometimes. Its not like I needed it.
John
 
Here's some more pic's with the dustcover i had to clean and polish it, was scratched and marked up bad...came up nice, it was already cut up for the tonearm,thats not my doing..lol....thanks all for the kind words,...john
 

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Nice clean cuts, at least. Looks factory. Can you run a 16" transcription disc on there with the 3012 arm?
 
I found a 5.0 set of Klipsch Promedia speakers yesterday at the DAV for $10. A guy was looking at them before me, and decided that they must not be any good because he didn't recognize the name. I've only hooked up the center channel so far, but it already sounds better than the Sony HTIAB speakers in my HT setup. Now to find a nice little Klipsch sub...

americankiwi said:
Hi Sam...i dont know...i dont have one or have ever owned a disc like that
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If there are no obstructions 8" from the spindle, a 16" disc should run on it. Outside of some possible geometry advantages, I think that would be the main reason to hang such a long arm on there.
 
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