Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds
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Iluvatar
Vintage HI-FI Hunter
Well, I hunt too (the weekly fleamarket), tonights finds included (and all working!):
Lenco L75 with Ortofon pickup in original teakwood cabinet (good condition, intact wood cabinet and dustcover),
Technics SL-BD22D (excellent condition),
QLN QuBiC 111 (rear)speakers (with 12 feet OFC 0.25mm cabling each) (near-mint condition), and finally
Yamaha RX-300 Receiver (in acceptable condition).
I spent just below $25 for those items. I plan on keeping the Lenco, the rest will go to new homes, divine powers willing :thmbsp:
Lenco L75 with Ortofon pickup in original teakwood cabinet (good condition, intact wood cabinet and dustcover),
Technics SL-BD22D (excellent condition),
QLN QuBiC 111 (rear)speakers (with 12 feet OFC 0.25mm cabling each) (near-mint condition), and finally
Yamaha RX-300 Receiver (in acceptable condition).
I spent just below $25 for those items. I plan on keeping the Lenco, the rest will go to new homes, divine powers willing :thmbsp:
Marantzaholic
Active Member
Thrifts have been picking up again for me. In the past several months or so I've managed to snag a pair of Pioneer HPM-500s, Large Advents, a/d/s B8 monitor speakers, Nikko TRM-750 intergrated amplifier, Pioneer SX-750 receiver (a peach. nice sound. my first classic Pioneer), Nikko 6065 receiver, Marantz PM-950/ST-950 amp-tuner combo, Akai GX-255 reel to reel, Harman Kardon hk825 preamplifer (unfortunately it was not working) and a pair of a/d/s L400e speakers (white).
It tends to be feast or famine in my area. Keep searching guys, the gear is out there. You just have to be persistent.
It tends to be feast or famine in my area. Keep searching guys, the gear is out there. You just have to be persistent.
xtremeroofin
Old Audio Hound
best thrift store find
Hi, People Im new here but not to thrift store finds!
My best find was at a thrift store I found a pair of Cerwin Vega AT-12 for
$2.00!! Yea I had to refome them but I did that myself and they are great.
Then Sun. I found a JVC Super Digifine W/touch screen remote for 50.00!!
It's just like new!!
I also found some Criterion VI speakers at a yard sale for .50 cents! RE did the covers and they too are ment!
Makes me want to go yardsaling right now!! Lets keep looking have a great day SEE YAAA.....
Hi, People Im new here but not to thrift store finds!
My best find was at a thrift store I found a pair of Cerwin Vega AT-12 for
$2.00!! Yea I had to refome them but I did that myself and they are great.
Then Sun. I found a JVC Super Digifine W/touch screen remote for 50.00!!
It's just like new!!
I also found some Criterion VI speakers at a yard sale for .50 cents! RE did the covers and they too are ment!
Makes me want to go yardsaling right now!! Lets keep looking have a great day SEE YAAA.....
mushinskyy
Member
A Kenwood GE-49 equalizer for 10$, a Rotel RCD-930AX (A-M-A-Z-I-N-G sound) for 10$, A Sony STR-AV200e reciever for 30$, a Sanyo RD300 tape deck that I repaired with some alcohol for 10$ (rubber pinch roller bearing was rusty), and about 300 records which were about 50c each 
Oh yeah, and brand new CDs for 1$ each, including Nirvana, RHCP and some U2.
Btw, the Rotel seems to stop every few full CD plays. it just pauses for 2 seconds, the song timer blinks, and then it keeps on running. Dusty laser? other than that its amazing. Heard its an audiophile product.
Oh yeah, and brand new CDs for 1$ each, including Nirvana, RHCP and some U2.
Btw, the Rotel seems to stop every few full CD plays. it just pauses for 2 seconds, the song timer blinks, and then it keeps on running. Dusty laser? other than that its amazing. Heard its an audiophile product.
Mark Shipton
New Member
Best junk store finds
Holy headroom batman! Martin Logan speakers? Rega planar turntable? I gotta move to a different zip-code! Well, to be fair, I have gotten lucky a time or two also.
Pair of near mint Altec Voice of the Theater speakers 27$ for both, St Vince
2 Altec 804B coaxials- god those things are BEAUTIFUL, I forget what they cost me, nearly nothing. St Vince... those things ROCK!
Akai 747 reel to reel tape deck (Kona Hawaii garage sale, ya braddah), 40$, sold on ebay for like 500$.
Museum quality Scott Tube tuner and companion outboard "multiplex" module, little second hand store in Eastern Oregon cow country.
Scott Tube integrated (forget which model but it went for about 650 on eBay, model 296???) actually I got this from an old school electronics repair shop as they were going out of business, I also got set of those Infinity speakers with like 15 emit tweeters and 7 or so 6.5 mid bass drivers, what did they call those? This stuff was just purchased as money makers.
Holy headroom batman! Martin Logan speakers? Rega planar turntable? I gotta move to a different zip-code! Well, to be fair, I have gotten lucky a time or two also.
Pair of near mint Altec Voice of the Theater speakers 27$ for both, St Vince
2 Altec 804B coaxials- god those things are BEAUTIFUL, I forget what they cost me, nearly nothing. St Vince... those things ROCK!
Akai 747 reel to reel tape deck (Kona Hawaii garage sale, ya braddah), 40$, sold on ebay for like 500$.
Museum quality Scott Tube tuner and companion outboard "multiplex" module, little second hand store in Eastern Oregon cow country.
Scott Tube integrated (forget which model but it went for about 650 on eBay, model 296???) actually I got this from an old school electronics repair shop as they were going out of business, I also got set of those Infinity speakers with like 15 emit tweeters and 7 or so 6.5 mid bass drivers, what did they call those? This stuff was just purchased as money makers.
Mark Shipton
New Member
Yankee Dog
Well-Known Member
Klipsch Heresy II, consecutive serial numbers (tags still on the back), walnut, no flaws, very good condition, $25.00 for the pair at the Salvation Army thrift store. OK, $26.50 with tax!
jayk
Super Member
went to local thrift today, no 'lectronic gear at all, either good or crappy. as usual.
i did get about 35 used maxell, tdk, sony type II c-90s. as usual, i'll listen to them; if good stuff, i'll keep. if not, i'll record over them.
got a couple of metal tdks, also.
$.25 each.
i did get about 35 used maxell, tdk, sony type II c-90s. as usual, i'll listen to them; if good stuff, i'll keep. if not, i'll record over them.
got a couple of metal tdks, also.
$.25 each.
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Cogsinister
Super Member
First post.....thrift store audio system........
Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum......and my first half decent audio system for years !!!
I sold all my hifi stuff when i left the UK 5 years ago and came to Canada......
Since then its been Ipod/Zune and computer speaker hell for me......
Until i walked into our local thrift store last week.....i was armed with $20 and came out with change !!!!
Sony CDP 325 5 CD player $5 more or less mint.
Sony STR AV470 Receiver $5 Ditto display rather dim....but its AM Stereo !!!!
Sony PS-LX430C FREE ! (i had to get it out of the trash, they had junked it) works perfectly BTW...
Celestion County speakers $2 (one is a bit damaged but they sound fine)
All speaker cables AM and FM antenna, the CD remote came with the system....
A Ten buck instant audio system........now i am back with a turntable for the first time since 1986......and loving it.........
Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum......and my first half decent audio system for years !!!
I sold all my hifi stuff when i left the UK 5 years ago and came to Canada......
Since then its been Ipod/Zune and computer speaker hell for me......
Until i walked into our local thrift store last week.....i was armed with $20 and came out with change !!!!
Sony CDP 325 5 CD player $5 more or less mint.
Sony STR AV470 Receiver $5 Ditto display rather dim....but its AM Stereo !!!!
Sony PS-LX430C FREE ! (i had to get it out of the trash, they had junked it) works perfectly BTW...
Celestion County speakers $2 (one is a bit damaged but they sound fine)
All speaker cables AM and FM antenna, the CD remote came with the system....
A Ten buck instant audio system........now i am back with a turntable for the first time since 1986......and loving it.........
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BostonDave
Lunatic Member
Welcome to AK and to Canada (even though it's been 5 years already). Nice matching system and the price certainly cannot be beat. I see I've got some competition in the thrifts now 'round here.
Cheers.
bd.
Cheers.
bd.
Jubinville
Active Member
Awsome find.
I miss halifax. Lived in halifax area fir 16 years.
Good stuff at Goodwill Oakville but not as good as that.
I miss halifax. Lived in halifax area fir 16 years.
Good stuff at Goodwill Oakville but not as good as that.
BostonDave
Lunatic Member
Sony STR-V6 - $40 Cdn
Picked this up from a local ad the other day... (I guess I should say "lifted it slowly - with my legs and not my back"). Could've done better as the first thing out of the seller's mouth on the phone was that the price was negotiable. The guilt would have been too much for me however so I insisted on paying his $40 asking price.
This thing cranks out 120wpc or so of raw power. Still slightly more partial to the sound of my Sansui 8080db however, but for shaking the room this is currently the right tool for the job.
Picked this up from a local ad the other day... (I guess I should say "lifted it slowly - with my legs and not my back"). Could've done better as the first thing out of the seller's mouth on the phone was that the price was negotiable. The guilt would have been too much for me however so I insisted on paying his $40 asking price.
This thing cranks out 120wpc or so of raw power. Still slightly more partial to the sound of my Sansui 8080db however, but for shaking the room this is currently the right tool for the job.
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jayk
Super Member
WAY COOL DEAL!!:drool:
Teradacto58
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Cogsinister
Super Member
*drool*
I want something like that to replace the Sony that i have,with its Up/Down touch buttons....and a fresh P mount cartridge for the turntable to replace the stock Sony one......
God, ive got the upgrade bug allready !!!!
Teradacto58
Super Member
Cogsinister.... What kind of equipment did you have in the UK ?? Cheers!...JIm
Cogsinister
Super Member
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