Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds

[wsissons]

A realistic sta 2100d for 25 dollars in great shape......

 

[DMRK]

Last month I found a MB Quart D1200si 12" powered sub for $30. Hooked it up in my theater and it moves the floor.

 

[tedrock]

Vinyl Score

$50 and 2 hours of digging through piles at an out of the way resale shop produced the following - some exterior sleeves in rough shape, but by and large the vinyl is in very good shape with original sleeves and even some posters!

Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai - Live at Newport Jazz
Billy Cobham - Shabazz
Albert King - Lovejoy
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Isley Brothers - Giving' it Back
Traffic - Welcome to the Canteen
the B-52's - Self Titled
Led Zeppelin - III
Led Zeppelin - In through the Out Door
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Derek and the Domnioes - Layla
CSN&Y - So Far
CSN&Y - Deja Vu
Eagles - Hotel California
Eagles - Self Titled
Bruce Springstein - Born to Run
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Beatles - 1967 - 1970
Dire Straights - Communique
Steely Dan - Royal Scam
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - self titled
The Police - Zenyatta Mendatta
The Police - Outlando's D'Amour
Santana - Abraxas
U2 - October
Blondie - self titled
Eurythmics - Touch
James Taylor and the Flying Machine
Xanadu soundtrack
John Williams conducts the London Symphony Orchestra - the music of Star Wars
A Moog Tribute to Star Wars
Kingston Trio - The Last Month of the Year

 

[tedrock]

... and then

After the Vinyl haul I crossed town and found a Pioneer SX838 in near mint condition for $20! Left channel cutting out - deoxit and you know what comes next - This baby sings!!!
$70 in one day and I am in heaven.
SO psyched!

 

[jayk]

:drool: again (records and receiver).

 

[gary7]

We's takes whats we's can gets.

 

[jayk]

We's takes whats we's can gets.

we does at dat!

 

[VintageFreq]

Howdy fellas! Just got this at GW for $17.00 - a Sony TC-WR701ES dual cassette deck with Dolby B, C and S noise reduction.

The cassette eject button for the "A" deck wouldn't open the door and there was a cassette in it, the "B" eject worked fine. I got it home and took it apart and found the "A" deck head was not retracted enough to unlock the door mechanism. The motors were working on both decks and the flywheels were free so I assume the belts are shot.

New belts are ordered but they won't be here until next Tuesday - dang it! :sigh:

Mike

 

[Thespeakerdude8]

I got an sx3700 for $1.99 once, cleaned her up, found a knob, and sold it for $50

This week I got a Newcomb record player/pa amp for $30. Absolutely mint! Gutted it of its PP 15 watt 6v6 amplifier and used the speaker cabinet it came with. Cheapest darned deluxe I've come across!! I think my best was a Zenith console for $5 with a quad of amperex 6BQ5's in it though..

 

[ckastner78]

I've had some pretty cool finds in the last month ..

Sansui SP-Z99's - $80 - Thrift store
Pioneer CS-99a's, near mint - $20 - Sitting in a dark corner in a pawn shop
CAL Icon II CD - $80 - craigslist
ADS L570/II's - $18 - Goodwill
Denon PMA-1315R - $50 - Same pawn shop
Full PA system - 4 speakers w/12" Bag Ends & EV ST350B horns, two giant subs with 18" Bag Ends - all for $120 - Again, SAME Pawn shop, and yes, it's location is classified.

 

[jwxr7]

I missed out on a neat set of vintage Harman Kardon 2 way bookshelf speakers at Goodwill. There wasn't a price tag on them and I didn't take the time to ask for assistance . Oh well, hopefully someone who needed them more than I is enjoying them.

 

[Knet70]

Over the Christmas holidays, I checked the local value village in my parents hometown. Found a beautiful pair of Bang and Olufsen Form 1 headphones for $4, as well as a Rotel RD 960BX Tape deck (MSRP $500) for $20. Those headphones sound great!

Goodwill:
Luxman D90 CD player $10
Mission Center Speakers $15

Value Village:
B&O Form 1 Headphones $4
Rotel RD 960BX $20

 

[Sharpstik]

Was at my local SA today and came up zip with stereo equipment. Went back and found the wife and followed her around for a while. She was ready to go and I decided to cruise back around where they put their electronic/stereo equip. My heart skipped a beat when I saw something that looked like maybe a receiver (or something) - they had just put it out!

Here is my score for $24.99 - a Pioneer SX-727 that is in super shape. All of the lights work including the dial pointer and both meters work. I cleaned it up and put a little orange cleaner on the wood.[/I

Mike

Makes life worth living.

 

[audiojones]

Had a few great scores. Here are some of the most recent:

Pioneer SX-1250 in great shape $5 at a yard sale.

AR3a loudspeakers in a Boston area record shop $25

Teac 2340sx in excellent condition in the trash at the curb.

KLH Model Six loudspeakers in beautiful shape at the curb.

Sonab (of Sweden) receiver at the curb w/ instruction manual, perfect shape.

Technics integrated amp (can't remeber the #, was 40 wpc and NICE) at the curb.

The top 3 I will never sell, I use them almost daily. The bottom three are making someone else very happy. It's amazing what some people think is junk. If I were to come across the crap that probably replaced these items I'm sure I wouldn't even look twice

*EDIT* I almost forgot - my landlord left a McIntosh MAC 1700 receiver (mint) and a Miracord PW10H turntable sitting on my doorstep. That was my main receiver for many years after that, finally needed more power so I had to let it go.

 

[Duguana]

Ok marantzaholic, you'll like this, pair of HD 77's in damn fine shape last month at Goodwill for 110.00

 

[Marantzaholic]

Sweet score Duguana. Try to post some pics if you can. My last good speaker score was a pair of a/d/s/ B8 I found in a pawn shop. Since they look like generic black speakers, most people don't give them a second look. Another one of those "fly under the radar" kind of buys we're all bragging about here.

 

[gklainer]

I found a very nice Sansui TU-7700 Tuner for $35 at garage sale this week.

 

[stratmel]

I snagged a pair of ADS L470's at a GW - 8.00. My best score ever.

 

[wingzam]

I have found N-O-T-H-I-N-G frequenting the thrift stores here in N. Fla so am very envious of the stories I hear.Have had a little luck on Craigs when I scored SDA-1B's for $140.Flea markets and yard sales have turned up enought to put a decent system together and did get a pair of ESS with Heils for $50.Best story I ever saw was an ebay sale for a Marantz tuner,pre,and mono blocks picked up at a thrift store - selling price? $12,000.00!!

 

[gary7]

Jacksonville, FL fleamarkets

I have found N-O-T-H-I-N-G frequenting the thrift stores here in N. Fla QUOTE] Try the Jacksonville fleas. I went ther early last year & did pretty good.