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I went somewhere this morning and saw some crazy things...

131east23 said:
Just respect the man and his stuff and don't look at it like it's a personal grab bag of goodies and I'm not saying that you are. His story is probably more interesting than his collection. No reason you can't approach him with an offer for some tube gear and a few other things that might suit your needs like that sweet Lab 80 with the 33 spindle.
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YES! I agree with you entirely. Whether he is a hoarder or collector, I think first of all he will probably be very knowledgeable and interesting. My feeling for him is one of respect.

Our obsession/interest should not take away from the obvious. He has been fortunate and has been lucky as well with his life. To be in conversation with this man would be a treat in itself. I think it is too easy for the "Craigslist" memtality to take over.
 
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OMG I am in total AWE....I bet if he posts his stuff here on AUDIOKARMA that he would have no problem thinning his herd. He is truely a great collector of amazing stuff.
 
Astounding is the only word that springs to my mind. While there may be a few items that fit into the more "random" category the majority of what I saw was of very high quality. As other posters have noted, the microphone collection is fascinating. I would love to look through those and find out where they all came from.
 
131east23 said:
Just respect the man and his stuff and don't look at it like it's a personal grab bag of goodies and I'm not saying that you are. His story is probably more interesting than his collection. No reason you can't approach him with an offer for some tube gear and a few other things that might suit your needs like that sweet Lab 80 with the 33 spindle.
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Right --- we spent about 2 hours over there listening to him describe the historical things he has. He is super nice. He is not any different than any other collector I know except in the way that he does not display his stuff. My dad has a lot of collectibles and he displays them neatly. I have never seen anything so amazing just kinda sitting around in no organized manner.

I may not get anything from his collection when everything is said and done. I am not unhappy with my set-up but if there is something amazing that I can afford I will go for it. I don't think anyone will be able to take advantage of him. He knows what he has but if his pricing on the Polk's are any reflection he is pricing things fairly to move. I have a feeling anything bought will be a good deal in the respect that some stuff is still in boxes never opened.
 
I see a lot of cool gear but that much **** would depress the hell out of me, like I'm trying to fill some unrelated void with audio gear. I look at those pictures and I think "Lonely". But who the hell knows, he could be the happiest guy on Earth. There's some really nice stuff there, and a whole lot of unlivable clutter.
 
theophile said:
Besides the sheer amount of stuff that he has there, the first thing that struck me was that there is hardly a speck of dust on anything.

I wonder how many bodies are in the crawl space. :smoke:
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As many bodies as previous owners of the gear I am guessing..
 
double lurk :lurk: :lurk: This is gonna take a lot of butter.

That's a fantastic collection. If it made or makes him happy, I'm happy for him. If he enjoys the historical significance (because he lived in the era or understands its perspective), then great, he's knowledgeable.

To the extent that it does encroach negatively on his life (like gear in his kitchen to where he can't cook a meal), well, maybe he likes and can afford to eat out a lot, probably helps the wife go along with it.

Practically, there's a lot of folks who are living their life, they just accumulated a lot of stuff. When and if they decide to have some clear out, they could do it on their own, hire someone, or maybe even get a personal assistant to ebay it if you wanted to get top dollar.

Frankly, I'd find it fascinating to go through there, just as some might find it fascinating or infuriating to go through my garage. Some can live with a lot of clutter, others can't. Who's to say which is "better"?
 
Awesome collection! Some really great stuff!:thmbsp:
As I look around my apartment, it is starting to get a similar view..LOL.

Thanks for sharing.:D

John.:music::D
 
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The rest of you guys and gals can fight over everything else, but that box of Southern Grove Trail Mix is mine............!!!
 
The Mitchell is a single lens version of the 16mm camera. They used the 3-5 lens electronic Mitchells in teh late 1960's and later.
 
It would be cool if a student did an in depth interview with this man and captured his essence.Very intriguing....I'm willing to provide therapy if in fact it is necessary,but I doubt it!
 
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