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Got first dibs on an estate sale, 150 items+, any hidden gems?

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

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Hey AK, I recently got in contact with a guy who's dad recently passed, leaving an almost horded amount of electronics that are all for sale. I have no idea what is desirable and potentially worth something and was wondering if you guys could help me out.

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Thanks, Sam

---Speakers---

Infinity Studio Monitor SM 150
esm1's speaker
mission 70 mark II
1960's wharfdale w60 british speakers
klipsch agc hi-sm
yorkville h-1 horn
Jbl 4612 Ok speakers
ESS Heil Tempest Lab Series 3
epicure speakers model 70c
klipsch t50
Vintage Traynor YSC-3 cab x3
yorkville floor monitors
Garnet's First PA Speaker Columns 66
infinity 1030w
sony g-3 speakers
Gem Sound PXA-252 15" Active
yorkville elite powered sub
infinity qb speakers 4ohm
mission 720
Technics SB-W33 Subwoofer
infinity 1030w
Sony SS-MF750H
toa rs-21m
klipsch pa speakers
"ARC SUB 8"
Koss M/85 Plus DYNAMITE
jvc sx-f7th
Infinity SM-150
celestion dl10
jbl control
le20 linear
yamaha ns-c125
psb 500 speakers

---Amps/Receivers/Pre---

kenwood KAC-645 car amp
Harman Kardon HK460i
Rotel RX-400
Vintage PIONEER SX 770 AM FM Stereo
Onkyo Y-100
nad amp 3020
Peavey CS 800X AMP PA 800 WATTS
luxman r-1040
Pioneer VSX-515-K
DENON AVC-2000 POWER AMP RECEIVER 500W
sansui g3000
VINTAGE SANSUI QRX-6500 2/4 CHANNEL
Sony SQR-6650
nakamichi receiver 2
HA-2700 80-83
Akai Amplifier UC-U2
akai am-m77
yamaha ca-800
JVC Ax44 Stereo Amplifier
JVC RX 5030V 5.1 DTS Receiver
yamaha amp a1002
luxman r-3045
fisher 222
Marantz pm-432 integrated Pre-Main hifi
Harmon Kardon PM640 Vxi
realistic sta-730
yamaha c-85 preamp
Harman Kardon DPR-2005
SY-335 MKII Pre Amplifier part of set
Kenwood Basic C2 pre Amp
yamaha cx-830 preamp

---Cassette Decks---

marantz sd221
JVC TD-W218 Double Cassette Deck
Pioneer Cassette Deck CT-1370WR
Denon Cassette Deck DR-M07 Tape Player
Soundcraftsmen RP2212 EQ -- from 1974
Vintage Marantz SD-221 Stereo Cassette
luxman k-105 cassette
nikko nd-590 ii cassette
toshiba pc-g46wr cassette
harmon kardon hk-2000
Yamaha KX-400U cassette
Marantz MCD 910 cassette
akai hx-m77r cassette
tOSHIBA PC-4360 Stereo Cassette
technics rs-tr373
sherwood s-250cp cassette
marantz sd333
sony tc-c5

---Turntables---

dual 1214 tt
marantz tt-333
Technics SL-210 tt
sanyo tp535 tt
Dual CS-504 belt driven turntable
sony ps-t20 tt
jvc tt l-a55

---Instruments---

RMI Electra-piano and Harpsichord
yamaha ks-10 keyboard speakers
hohner maestro II accordion
kurzweil k2000 keyboard
Ibanez Tone-Lok
SM7 Smash Box Pedal
bad monkey pedal

---Studio---

Behringer Eurorack UB1222FX-PRO Mixer
alesis multimix8usb
Peavey PVi2 Instrument Microphone
TASCAM M-06 6 CHANNEL MIXER
Peavey PV 23XO 2-Way Stereo Crossover
Alesis MicroVerb 4
behringer mdx 1400
Yamaha MG124 12-Channel Mixer
soundtech cx24
ev 6100rb
ev 6100eb
dixon dynamic mic md1178
advantage scm7500
rolls rm68 zonewolf micpre

---EQ---

yamaha eq-550
technics sh 8010 equalizer
Soundcraftsmen RP2212 EQ
Technics Stereo Equalizer SH-Z200
akai ea-m77

---Tuners---

kenwood kt-33
Kenwood KT-815
fisher fm-9025
nad 4155
marantz st333
KENWOOD STEREO AM-FM TUNER KT-5550
Hitachi AM-FM Stereo Tuner FT-3400
nikko gamma 400

---Reel To Reel---

tascam 22-2
sony fet tc-440

---CD--

Sony mdp-455 cd
nad 513
denon dn-2000f
nikko ncd-800r

---Other/Misc/unknown---

ADCOM GFS-6 speaker selector
Eico Model 460 Oscilloscope
power conditioner
Kenwood AT-55 Audio Timer
jensen cj-r
pioneer sr 303 reverb
tascam da20
beamer tv video station model bm-tv
naiao hifideliviosion
jbl music and time machine
the hallcrafters s-38b radio
dbx model 222 noise reduction
lxi dk5002
bose 5 music center
sansui ra 900
encyclopedia videotron d93
akai csms
rca sp9155aw
Military/Shure Model SW-109
CaptiveWorks CW-600s Premium
aiwa 3 piece set with base
 
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you got first dibs at an estate sale and took all that, was there anything left for others?
thats a $*%^ load of stuff, lol.
 
I didn't see anything that jumped out as uber collectible, but the following are what strike me as worth looking at and buying if they are working and can be had for a reasonable price:

Frank Zappa said:
---Speakers---

mission 70 mark II
ESS Heil Tempest Lab Series 3
epicure speakers model 70c
infinity qb speakers 4ohm
mission 720

---Amps/Receivers/Pre---

Rotel RX-400
luxman r-1040
sansui g3000
luxman r-3045

---Cassette Decks---

Soundcraftsmen RP2212 EQ -- from 1974
luxman k-105 cassette
sony tc-c5

---EQ---

Soundcraftsmen RP2212 EQ

---Other/Misc/unknown---

ADCOM GFS-6 speaker selector
pioneer sr 303 reverb
dbx model 222 noise reduction
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That Hallicrafters S-38B if its in decent shape & working might be nice...Pretty basic, "Boys' First Radio" type. But it got a LOT of boys interested in SWL & Ham radio in the late '40s/early '50s...
 
Without doing any research or thinking hard about it, a few things that stand out to me:

---Speakers---

1960's wharfdale w60 british speakers
ESS Heil Tempest Lab Series 3
epicure speakers model 70c
Vintage Traynor YSC-3 cab x3
infinity qb speakers 4ohm
celestion dl10
jbl control

---Amps/Receivers/Pre---

Vintage PIONEER SX 770 AM FM Stereo
nad amp 3020
yamaha c-85 preamp
yamaha cx-830 preamp

---Cassette Decks---

Pioneer Cassette Deck CT-1370WR
Soundcraftsmen RP2212 EQ -- from 1974
nikko nd-590 ii cassette

---Turntables---

dual 1214 tt

---Instruments---

RMI Electra-piano and Harpsichord (desirable vintage electronic piano; I think it was used on Todd Rundgren's - I Saw the Light)
kurzweil k2000 keyboard (newer profession performance keyboard that has been used by a lot of people)
bad monkey pedal

---Studio---

Alesis MicroVerb 4
behringer mdx 1400
Yamaha MG124 12-Channel Mixer
rolls rm68 zonewolf micpre

---Tuners---

nad 4155
nikko gamma 400
Eico Model 460 Oscilloscope
power conditioner
the hallcrafters s-38b radio
dbx model 222 noise reduction (Most things bearing the DBX name are at least worth something)
 
you got first dibs at an estate sale and took all that, was there anything left for others?
thats a $*%^ load of stuff, lol.
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I haven't bought any of it yet, its offered to me as stuff that's first come, first serve.
 
Are you saying nobody can buy any of it until you've made your selections first? That is a huge pile of gear. I'd like to see a photo of the space it's stored in!!

Good luck, Frank!
 
Tapehead47 said:
Are you saying nobody can buy any of it until you've made your selections first? That is a huge pile of gear. I'd like to see a photo of the space it's stored in!!

Good luck, Frank!
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sometimes estate sales are set up weeks in advance before the actual sale, maybe he has a deadline to make his decision
 
For the record, I was only shining some light on some potentially valuable or otherwise worthwhile gear that the list contained.
 
The Infinity QBs are nice speakers, worth getting.

The Adcom speaker selector is a nice thing to have if you are getting into audio and may want more than one pair of speakers. The Adcom is a particularly nice speaker selector, one at or near the top of my list for that product type. Grab it.

The Soundcraftsmen EQ is good (for an EQ). You may need to use ProLube or similar to clean the sliders, but it's worth picking up if you plan to use (or just to play with and learn about) an EQ.

A power conditioner can be a good thing to have, but it depends on the model. Small, cheap home-use ones usually aren't that good for hi-fi, but a decent "industrial" one can be excellent. Check it out, and consider getting it, if you don't already have something similar for your audio power supply.

I'll echo what was already said about the Hallicrafter's radio.

The Kenwood C2 preamp is a nice preamp, not always easy to find. Unless you already have a really nice high-end preamp, I'd consider getting it.

The Tascam 22-2 reel-to-reel deck is a very decent tape deck, if you want to experiment with reel-to-reel. There are better ones out there, but they're usually more expensive, and the Tascam is a good, generally reliable unit.

The Sansui QRX-6500 is not the ultimate quad gear, but it's pretty decent, and a good way to "get your feet wet" with quadraphonic stuff, if you are interested in that. You could enjoy it for a while, and if you get "hooked" then look to upgrade; the better/best units are much more expensive.

For a lot of the other gear on the list, I'd have to see it to make a decision. In some cases, I know the brands made both excellent and cheap-o gear, and can't tell from the model numbers given (without time-consuming research) which category they're in. Celestion and JVC, for example, are in that group. The above-mentioned items just popped out on the first reading of the list, for me, based on the gear I've had experience with. Some of the others might be very good, too, but I just don't happen to recognize the model numbers. Pics would be very useful.

With some care, you could probably put together a quite decent system from among what's on that list, but there is also a fair amount of what appears to be mid-fi stuff. A fun shopping expedition, perhaps, but not the ultimate motherload.

Good luck, have fun, enjoy whatever you get and don't regret anything you pass up on.
 
The NAD 3020 and JBL 4612s are both on the essential list. Arkay knows his Infinitys, so throw those on as well. The Klipsch pros and HI speakers might be good. HI in most situations is Heresy Industrial.

The trick is getting one or two of what you need, and not what you want.:scratch2:
 
Wow, I can't believe one person had all that gear! It must be one hell of an estate just to hold all that!
 
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