jhtstone
StarShine 10/23/2014
A few years back, the husband of a friend of mine happened upon a resident of the apartment complex where he worked. The resident was hauling many bags of albums to the dumpster. Management wanted to paint the apartment and told him to do something about his collection. So it went to the dumpster.
The husband hauled out an estimated 2000 classical albums in pristine condition and let me pick out about 100 for free.
They also pulled out a stereo. They could not get it to work and gave it to me. It was a
I did just a bit of cleaning and hooked it up in my friend's presence. It worked fine. I offered it back and she said "no, it's yours". "Are you sure?" "Yes".
It sat for years as I had no preamp. I casually watched Craigslist and looked everywhere I went and kept my eyes open for the opportunity to pick up a matching preamp.
On Friday, June 13, my wife went to a local sale while I was at work. She is not into audio and had no knowledge of this particular desire of mine. She walks past all the tables and piles in the parking lot, looks down on the ground, at the bottom of a stack and spy's something she thinks I might want. She does not know value and does not know equipment so she offer's a price. They accept.
It was a
for a grand total of 20 quarters.
It now resides in the main equipment position and I am giving it a first listen. I am only using the RA-810. The Pioner Pl-510A with a Denon Dl-110 is playing
through the EPI 100M speakers and it sounds fantastic.
I am happy.
The husband hauled out an estimated 2000 classical albums in pristine condition and let me pick out about 100 for free.
They also pulled out a stereo. They could not get it to work and gave it to me. It was a
I did just a bit of cleaning and hooked it up in my friend's presence. It worked fine. I offered it back and she said "no, it's yours". "Are you sure?" "Yes".
It sat for years as I had no preamp. I casually watched Craigslist and looked everywhere I went and kept my eyes open for the opportunity to pick up a matching preamp.
On Friday, June 13, my wife went to a local sale while I was at work. She is not into audio and had no knowledge of this particular desire of mine. She walks past all the tables and piles in the parking lot, looks down on the ground, at the bottom of a stack and spy's something she thinks I might want. She does not know value and does not know equipment so she offer's a price. They accept.
It was a
for a grand total of 20 quarters.
It now resides in the main equipment position and I am giving it a first listen. I am only using the RA-810. The Pioner Pl-510A with a Denon Dl-110 is playing
through the EPI 100M speakers and it sounds fantastic.
I am happy.
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