Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds
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Robint
Super Member
Found a Sansui P-L45 linear tracking turntable at Goodwill for $6.50. Spent some time relubing the sled and replacing the RCA cables, ( only getting sound out of one channel.) Now works perfectly and has replaced the Technics SL-Q300 in the system until my next thrift upgrade.
y2keglide
Super Member
Picked up a replacement for the wife's crappy bathroom clock radio yesterday at the local GW.
Technics SA-110 receiver and a pair of Onkyo S-07 bookshelf speakers rated to 50W.
Not anything great but light years ahead of that damn radio which I hated.
I paid $9.95 for the pair of speakers which look and work great.
The receiver was black label marked so half price on Sunday,I gave all of $6.50 for it,it works fine but could use a lightbulb for the tuner dial.
Pretty good sounding set up for under $18.
Haven't been able to find any specs on this little gem,it's a tiny little thing.
Technics SA-110 receiver and a pair of Onkyo S-07 bookshelf speakers rated to 50W.
Not anything great but light years ahead of that damn radio which I hated.
I paid $9.95 for the pair of speakers which look and work great.
The receiver was black label marked so half price on Sunday,I gave all of $6.50 for it,it works fine but could use a lightbulb for the tuner dial.
Pretty good sounding set up for under $18.
Haven't been able to find any specs on this little gem,it's a tiny little thing.
Recent Thrift Finds
After a 4 week dry spell, picked up a few things over past week.
Yamaha A-1000 Int Amp $17 :thmbsp:
Marantz 120 Tuner $5 :thmbsp:
Marantz 3300 Pre-amp $5 :thmbsp:
Dynaco A-25 speakers $5
Kenwood system KC-105 Pre, KM-105 125 WPC amp, KT-45 Tuner. DP-87 CD Player $40 for all.
Thorens TD 115 MK II TT with Shure V15 Cart $150 at local electronics store. Maybe not the best price find, but, I've been wanting a Thorens for a while & jumped on it.
Yamaha P-450 TT in original box (No Packing) $19 Had original assy box with hinges, clear Stylus overhang gauge, extra headshell & screws. The headshell on the arm had the original Yammie cart though the stylus shank was gone.
Infinity 3000 speakers, $10 need woofer refoam
Infinity RS-4001 speakers $6 need refoam
Yamaha CX-1000U Pre-amp with digital in & outputs. $5
I have been looking for one of these for a long time. Need some cleaning & De-Ox on the volume control, missing the power button & input select covers ( Many Yammies from this time are missing one or two button covers, Bad design I quess) Everything seems to funtion. Will pair it up with my Yammie M-70 amp.
Not to bad a haul for 5-6 days.
After a 4 week dry spell, picked up a few things over past week.
Yamaha A-1000 Int Amp $17 :thmbsp:
Marantz 120 Tuner $5 :thmbsp:
Marantz 3300 Pre-amp $5 :thmbsp:
Dynaco A-25 speakers $5
Kenwood system KC-105 Pre, KM-105 125 WPC amp, KT-45 Tuner. DP-87 CD Player $40 for all.
Thorens TD 115 MK II TT with Shure V15 Cart $150 at local electronics store. Maybe not the best price find, but, I've been wanting a Thorens for a while & jumped on it.
Yamaha P-450 TT in original box (No Packing) $19 Had original assy box with hinges, clear Stylus overhang gauge, extra headshell & screws. The headshell on the arm had the original Yammie cart though the stylus shank was gone.
Infinity 3000 speakers, $10 need woofer refoam
Infinity RS-4001 speakers $6 need refoam
Yamaha CX-1000U Pre-amp with digital in & outputs. $5
I have been looking for one of these for a long time. Need some cleaning & De-Ox on the volume control, missing the power button & input select covers ( Many Yammies from this time are missing one or two button covers, Bad design I quess) Everything seems to funtion. Will pair it up with my Yammie M-70 amp.Not to bad a haul for 5-6 days.
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ecandle
There's hope for you yet Russell
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Holy sh!t. Maybe I should be glad the thrift stores here hardly ever have anything worth dragging home.
After a 4 week dry spell, picked up a few things over past week.
Yamaha A-1000 Int Amp $17 :thmbsp:
Marantz 120 Tuner $5 :thmbsp:
Marantz 3300 Pre-amp $5 :thmbsp:
Dynaco A-25 speakers $5
Kenwood system KC-105 Pre, KM-105 125 WPC amp, KT-45 Tuner. DP-87 CD Player $40 for all.
Thorens TD 115 MK II TT with Shure V15 Cart $150 at local electronics store. Maybe not the best price find, but, I've been wanting a Thorens for a while & jumped on it.
Yamaha P-450 TT in original box (No Packing) $19 Had original assy box with hinges, clear Stylus overhang gauge, extra headshell & screws. The headshell on the arm had the original Yammie cart though the stylus shank was gone.
Infinity 3000 speakers, $10 need woofer refoam
Infinity RS-4001 speakers $6 need refoam
Yamaha CX-1000U Pre-amp with digital in & outputs. $5
Not to bad a haul for 5-6 days.
Yeah. But it's the dry spells that make you crazy. Also, timing is everything.
xupernaut
Active Member
I picked up this stuff off a local freecycle site.The ad said component items for local pickup. I was 1/2 expecting a pile of Yorx or Soundesign. I come up to the door and the guy hands me a Sansui au6500 amp the rest is just icing on the cake. I haven't checked it all out yet and it's all filthy dirty as the pic shows.
there's also a Technics cd changer not pictured that looks pretty trashed but hey, the price was right....
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there's also a Technics cd changer not pictured that looks pretty trashed but hey, the price was right....
Well, I can't argue with that... my Goodwill find (which probably thoroughly blew my thrift-shop karma for the next 10 years) was a year-old 61" Samsung DLP HDTV that I purchased for $60.00.
(Yeah, I know that's almost $1.00 per screen inch-- but it came with the remote, so how could I say "no"...?)
And those football games look **mighty** nice when they're almost life-size.
- Kevin
I picked up this stuff off a local freecycle site.The ad said component items for local pickup. I was 1/2 expecting a pile of Yorx or Soundesign. I come up to the door and the guy hands me a Sansui au6500 amp the rest is just icing on the cake. I haven't checked it all out yet and it's all filthy dirty as the pic shows.
there's also a Technics cd changer not pictured that looks pretty trashed but hey, the price was right....
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Way to go! Love that Sansui.
I bought the same Samsung 61" HDTV three years ago new...for a lot more! Sad...great find though. I need to get out there and start hunting again..looking for a Sony TA-3650, 4650, 5650....
Also contemplating selling my HDTV and gettting a lightling smaller LCD or plasma...no idea what mine is worth now..
Btw...in the Portland/Vancouver Area, where are the best Goodwills/SA's to find vintage gear?
Also contemplating selling my HDTV and gettting a lightling smaller LCD or plasma...no idea what mine is worth now..
Btw...in the Portland/Vancouver Area, where are the best Goodwills/SA's to find vintage gear?
opossumcrush
The Central Scrutinizer
My finds for the first week of 2010. Polk Audio Monitor 5a $12.00, Rectilinear XIa, $4.00, and Onkyo DX-703, $3.00. Hopefully many more to follow.
Cogsinister
Super Member
yesterday's score:
nakamichi rx-202
perfect working order. Cosmetics like brand new.
$15.50 plus tax ...mine!!!
omg !
Cogsinister
Super Member
My finds for the first week of 2010. Polk Audio Monitor 5a $12.00, Rectilinear XIa, $4.00, and Onkyo DX-703, $3.00. Hopefully many more to follow.
I have a set of those Polks.....i love em !!!!!
wingzam
VIntage audio??
How the heck are you guys finding this stuff!The thrift stores here put out nothing or crap anymore.The Goodwill manager takes anything of any value (have witnessed this such numerous times that I finally got fed up and reported him) and another thrift store has "volunteers" who get all the good stuff (then have yard sales).Another thrift store,if they get anything in there's a HOLD sign on it. A year ago everything changed and it's a drag walking into these places now because I walk out empty handed *every* time..Is anyone else seeing this type of thing in their city?