Thrift store help?

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OnkyoTX-3500

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I have a thrift store in my area and it is jampacked with audio equipment. i was wondering if i went there and got the brand name, and model numbers would somebody be able to tell me if i should buy it, or not, or if it is broken, should, or could i fix it?
 
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It's easier if you list some brands/models you have seen..
take a digital camera or at least a pad and pen and report back:thmbsp:
cheers,
tal
 
thanks. i will try to get pics... but i am not sure what the employees will say. hopefully if there is anything good nobody has taken it yet.
 
OnkyoTX-3500 said:
thanks. i will try to get pics... but i am not sure what the employees will say. hopefully if there is anything good nobody has taken it yet.
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99% of the public want bells and whistles.
You're probably safe in expecting the stuff to be there unless there is another AKer in your town reading your thread.
 
You really have to go a few times a week.

Not sure if it was an AKer or not but I ran into a dude at my local Goodwill who was using his iPhone to look up stuff. I guess if I had an internet-enabled phone I would do it too, but for me it's not enough of a reason to get one.

I don't think there's any particular trick to it. I just try to be extremely picky about what follows me home, both in terms of condition and the "what am I actually going to use this for?" factor.
 
The "good stuff" rarely sees the inside of the store. The guy in the back piles
it up until the local audio guy that friended the back room guy comes by and
picks out what he wants. I had tried to talk to the back room guy at the local
super thrift and kept getting the runaround till I found out another electronics
guy that happens to be one of my customers told me he was getting
first shot at it. Makes sense now why no decent speakers,receivers or albums
were showing up. It happens, "dont think it dont" :) so saturday I leave my name
and # with the back room guy at the SA, we will see??
 
HatchetJack said:
The "good stuff" rarely sees the inside of the store. The guy in the back piles
it up until the local audio guy that friended the back room guy comes by and
picks out what he wants. I had tried to talk to the back room guy at the local
super thrift and kept getting the runaround till I found out another electronics
guy that happens to be one of my customers told me he was getting
first shot at it. Makes sense now why no decent speakers,receivers or albums
were showing up. It happens, "dont think it dont" :) so saturday I leave my name
and # with the back room guy at the SA, we will see??
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Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
 
I'd look for stuff that looks to be well made and decent brand names.
Don't mistake stacks of BPC VCRs for audio stuff either.
 
Yeah, if it's silver, made of metal n' wood, and is heavy then I'd say check it out. That always tends to narrow down prospective audio purchases at thrifts for me.
 
Balanced inputs, weight (from powersupply's in some beefy amps), and the general build quality are good starting points. If you can, try to judge the build quality and finish vs stuff you know to be lo-fi or white van garbage. In fact make sure you know the fakes from the real deal before impulse takes over. Klipsch and Kirsch, Magent and Magnat, Paradigm and Paradyme and several others flood the market. I scored some Linn and B&O gear a couple years ago before i ever heard of the companies, and all for under $150. Try reading equipment reviews on this site fom other users and jotting the names down like a "shopping list". Next time you see the iPhone reseach labratory in your thrift spot, you can grab while he/she is still thumb typing.
 
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