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chicks' Goodwill Systems

Picked up this Kenny KR-6400 as part of a deal. Cleaned up nicely, the usual lamp replacement and Deoxit treatment. Original lamps are unobtanium, but some #44's for the dial and #47's for the meters from Rat Shack work OK.

It has pre-main separation switch, so using it strictly as a tuner feeding the 600 amp via the pre out jacks. Not bad at all for a 3-ganger; Kenwood knew how to build tuners. It'll do 'til I find a 600T. ;)

Left the wood sides off - vinyl veneer, just wouldn't be right in the presence of a Model 600... Wasn't in love with its looks at first, but it's growing on me.

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Been having some fun with this little Harman-Kardon "Slimline" unit. Picked it up before it hit the shelves at the GW. Filthy, speaker connectors gone (wires hanging out the back), veneer lifting badly on top.

Cleaned up, relamped, added a Rat Shack speaker connector, glued and ironed the veneer. Works great, looks a lot better than it did. Faceplate is near perfect. Not worth keeping, will drop it off at the SPCA thrift tomorrow, where they take care of the gear.

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From Popular Mechanics' Dec 1969 issue:
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Wouldn't it be great to have the room to keep all the great little systems we find, fix and piece together? :sigh:

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Absolutely Unreal Finds.

And I though I was doing great just finding a pair of 1970 Sansui AS-100s in minty shape for $9.98 at the Goodwill.

Man, you just got the luck, the eye, and sure know the secret in finding 'tons' of great gear!
 
Wow...
I'm a newly converted Goodwill junky as well. Never know what treasures await:D

Your main listening room looks like a little slice of heaven...AWESOME!
 
Lastplace said:
Chicks,
How do you clean the face plates on your GW finds. They look brand new.
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Usually just a spray bottle of Seventh Generation Free & Clear Natural Glass & Surface Cleaner that I picked up at Big Lots for $2.50, along with a soft cloth and toothbrush. No expense spared! ;)
 
Well, I didn't really need that McIntosh MAC-1700 that popped up on the local CL on Sunday at a very good price; and by the time I saw it, it had been posted for three hours. Surely it's gone... Called the number anyway - yep, still have it, come get it.

Near perfect condition, just need to replace a couple of knobs, already on order. Sounds great, lamps all function, low offsets, did the DeoxIT last night.

I shouldn't have, but it came with a free bonus. ;) Couldn't resist. Project time again...

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I'm starting to question the title of this thread :) You're underselling your collection here- nothing wrong with Goodwill ( I've had more luck at the Salvation Army) but this is all in a class well above that. Nice gear- I bet that 1700 and Empire looks fantastic together.
 
Always on the lookout for good tuners, I spotted this Kenwood KT-880D at a GW. Looked like BPC, but it was relatively heavy, and had a wide/narrow switch, so Googled it from the cellphone, and found Brian Beezley's review: http://www.ham-radio.com/k6sti/kt-880d.htm

Well, it certainly lives up to Brian's review - there aren't many stations worth listening to in my area, but the Jazz and Classical stations both come in noise-free using the dipole that came with the little Sony, and even low-powered KDVS, which the Sony receives marginally, is very listenable, despite just 2-bar reception. Not a hint of a birdie on any station.

Definitely not a good cosmetic match for the Supreme 600 or the rest of the system, and the low-contrast lettering is very hard to see, but for $10, it'll do until I find that elusive Kenny 600T. Might even try some of the "audiophile" mods available on the 'net.

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Amazing finds. The one goodwill by me doesn't even have an electronics department. And the other one is in the ghetto area and I've never even been in there. The salvation army has just a bunch of old tvs and Lawrence Welk records. Although I did just find a Genisis - Wind and Wuthering lp for only 50 cents. Worth at least $5! I 10xed my money! :rolleyes:
 
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Well, I didn't really need that McIntosh MAC-1700 that popped up on the local CL on Sunday at a very good price; and by the time I saw it, it had been posted for three hours. Surely it's gone... Called the number anyway - yep, still have it, come get it.

Near perfect condition, just need to replace a couple of knobs, already on order. Sounds great, lamps all function, low offsets, did the DeoxIT last night.

I shouldn't have, but it came with a free bonus. ;) Couldn't resist. Project time again...

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Duh-aye-ahm!!
 
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Amazing finds. The one goodwill by me doesn't even have an electronics department. And the other one is in the ghetto area and I've never even been in there.
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Little secret - the "ghetto area" GW will have the best LPs, if you're into Jazz / R&B at all...
 
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