Mint kenwood kr 7050 worth?

[NADLUVER55]

What's a Mint Kenwood KR 7050 worth?

I bought this from the original owner who purchased it new back in the 70's. I have cleaned it inside and out, inspected all the components, cleaned and re-pasted all of the outputs to the heatsink and thoroughly tested it.
I have not gone past 12 o'clock on the volume, 10 watts is all the meters showed at that volume. I can't imagine what 80 watts sounds like! The faceplate is pristine, the case is beautiful save for one small chip in the side cover at the very bottom towards the rear of the unit. All knobs and switches are original. All the lights and meters work save the phono light is out. It sounds and looks new.
This is as close to just out-of-the-box mint fresh you can find IMO.
What is it worth?
Thanks, Dano

 

[mrbruce]

I sold one recently for $80 and think that it was a steal for the new owner.

You can replace the phono indicator lamp pretty easily. (I replaced 2 of the lamps on the one I had.) After the front panel is off, the indicator lamps are held in rubber grommets. Bare lead, 8 volt, 40 ma +/-. No soldering required. Each rubber grommet holder pulls straight out off the 2 pins. Truly very easy.

 

[NADLUVER55]

Great! Radio shack type item?

 

[mrbruce]

For the lamps, I did not check RS. I nearly always go to our electronics store. I'd recommend you take the front off, remove a lamp from the rubber grommet and then try RS, with the lamp in hand.
If not available locally, you can contact AK member dgwojo. There is no better person to deal with!
Now that I've thought more about it, maybe 40 milliamps would be enough. Seems that my electronics store said the ones they sold me were 40 ma. I think anywhere between 40 and 80 will be good.

 

[getright99]

i wouldn't call it radioshack. it's a nice unit in great shape from the pics, change the phono lamp out, throw it up on cl or an auction site for $150-$175 and see what happens.