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Goodwill/SA/Thrift Store Discussions & Finds

Picked up a pair of ESS PS-1020 and a pair of Snell K3s at GW. I replaced the foam surrounds and they sound great. $30 !
 
All yard sale finds: Klipsch kg 4.2 pair for $35, NAD 317 $10, Nakamichi TA-3A $20,
Marantz 1060 and Pioneer TX-9500 II together for $10, Denon AVR-3802 $35, A/D/S L8e pair $20, Harman Kardon 730 $25, Nikko 6060 $ 4, Mordaunt Short Festival 3 pair $10, Small Advent speaker pair $2. Bang and Olufsen Beo tt, $10.
I've kept it all except for the pioneer tuner and denon receiver that I resold.
 
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All yard sale finds: Klipsch kg 4.2 pair for $35, NAD 317 $10, Nakamichi TA-3A $20,
Marantz 1060 and Pioneer TX-9500 II together for $10, Denon AVR-3802 $35, A/D/S L8e pair $20, Harman Kardon 730 $25, Nikko 6060 $ 4, Mordaunt Short Festival 3 pair $10, Small Advent speaker pair $2. Bang and Olufsen Beo tt, $10.
I've kept it all except for the pioneer tuner and denon receiver that I resold.
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Those brands.....at yard sales !!!!!!
 
This morning I picked up a Soundcraftsmen A200 power amp for $80 at a thrift.It really makes the klh Sixes sing like no other amp Ive had in here.
I also picked up about 35 jazz records that look like they might have been played once each,and most of them are European pressings,also at a thrift for a buck a piece.
Jimmy
 
I picked up a Pioneer PDM 426 Multi-Disk changer for $10.and a Cloumbia 6 eye Masterwork of the Seasons by Vivaldi. The Philadelphia Orchestra with Eugene Ormandy Conducting for $1 at the thrifts yesterday.

Harry
 
Had probably my best week ever at the thrifts. All from different Goodwills on different days.
Yamaha T-85 for $9.99
Sony CDP-C79ES for $14.99
Rotel RA-810A for $19.99

add a Denon DCD-1520 for $12.99

Like I said, an awesome week!
 
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The TX-6700 is a nice little tuner. I have one and it was my main until I got my Kenwood KT-8300.
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It sat on the shelf unsold for a few weeks because the leaves behind the glass were a bit of a turn-off. It cleaned up nicely and works well, just needs a couple of bulbs.
Tom
 
I don't deal in audio equipment as much as the other members, but my best buy was a friend having a divorce sale;

Realistic STA-2700 receiver - Worked perfectly, but has since had one output repaired and the other is intermittent. This thing has some kick as it bridges the gap between the vintage analog systems and the newer digital components. Even included the remote

Sansui SPX-11000 Speakers - Function perfectly, but grilles are a little beat up. Must have had a cat who liked to scratch

Realistic Lab-450 direct-drive turntable - cover is nice, but hinges are broken and tone arm clip is broken. Other than the cosmetics, works great

Optimus 60-CD changer - W/ remote control. usually, very dependable, but every once in a while, it doesn't want to read the CD

Optimus dual cassette deck - not sure of the model because it's been at a friend's shop for quite a while waiting on repair.

All of this for $200!
 
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I don't deal in audio equipment as much as the other members, but my best buy was a friend having a divorce sale;

Realistic STA-2700 receiver - Worked perfectly, but has since had one output repaired and the other is intermittent. This thing has some kick as it bridges the gap between the vintage analog systems and the newer digital components. Even included the remote

Sansui SPX-11000 Speakers - Function perfectly, but grilles are a little beat up. Must have had a cat who liked to scratch

Realistic Lab-450 direct-drive turntable - cover is nice, but hinges are broken and tone arm clip is broken. Other than the cosmetics, works great

Optimus 60-CD changer - W/ remote control. usually, very dependable, but every once in a while, it doesn't want to read the CD

Optimus dual cassette deck - not sure of the model because it's been at a friend's shop for quite a while waiting on repair.

All of this for $200!
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You are having a Dual cassette deck repaired !!!!

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Columbia Bugaboo ski jacket, like new for $5. I never, ever find anything in the electronics area worth even a second look. I'm pretty sure somebody inhouse is scooping up all the good stuff before it ever hits the rack. Now Craigslist, that's another story.....
 
Only yesterday I got a Kenwood KX-W8070S($10) and a JVC XL-Z444($4). The JVC works and sounds great, but the Kenwood could use new belts for the motors that open/close the doors. Sometimes they work, but they slip real easy and don't have enough traction to close.
 
I have a thead on these...picked them up yesterday for 14.99. They are Philips Speakers. I was going to use the tweeters to repair some Hegeman Labs. But after listening to them I am not going to touch them...just listen to them....They weight a TON...3 feet tall made of 1" thick MDF.
They are the ones in the middle between my Hegeman Labs and My Project JBL 4311's
 

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They have no idea what they are doing.

Having made the rounds today of the local thrifts and finding zelch, I was about to head home & decided to stop at one more spot I had stopped at early this mourning. As I walked in I basicly saw the same junk that was there earlier, Then my eye spotted a little black box marked NT (Not Tested) $6.98. It was a California Audio Labs Sigma II Tube DAC. No cord, there are usualy a ton of computer cords laying around, which it uses, but not today. I grabbed it anyway & paid the nice lady, Thank You, and headed out the door. Got home, scrubbed the price off the front, I HATE those markers. Hooked it up. Sounded much better than the inboard DAC on my CD player. :music: As I have said before in this forum, They go by the "Looks" factor, If it looks expensive, Slap big price on it. They have no idea. :D
 
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I have a thead on these...picked them up yesterday for 14.99. They are Philips Speakers. I was going to use the tweeters to repair some Hegeman Labs. But after listening to them I am not going to touch them...just listen to them....They weight a TON...3 feet tall made of 1" thick MDF.
They are the ones in the middle between my Hegeman Labs and My Project JBL 4311's
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Holy Sterephonics Batman! Love the speakers (and the Batmobile too! :thmbsp:)

Mike :D
 
I've had the CAL Sigma 1 DAC since 1992 when I purchased it new along with a CAL Delta Transport and an XLO Type 4 interconnect. Very expensive. Even after all these years, very good sounding. I replaced the Sigma's Chinese 12AX7 with a Telefunken 12AX7 smooth plate - a nice improvement.

Great pick-up.
 
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