tough yard sale day

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Got up a bit early today to go troll around some yard and estate sales. in hopes i mind find that golden audio egg on da cheap.

Found a few so so pieces in really good condition.

I missed out by about a minute or two an a big **** Kenwood model 9 receiver.. for $10 in average condition. Needed a good cleaning.. but it would have been nice afterwards.. silver faced and 130wpc! ugh.

After going to several more yard sales i found another couple pieces i was interested in.. but none of the seller would budge on their prices.. one EQ even said "make offer" so i did.. and they turned it down and wouldn't budge on the price. so i left empty handed.

Only decent score today is a Kenwood Quartz tuner model KT-58 i got for $6. work great and is a 9 out or 10 on condition. ;) otherwise.. a rough crowd day out there. think i'll go to the beach instead. :p
PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2005
    Some days are good, some bad. I think I had a good one. Stopped by my local Goodwill, the clerk asked me if I was still looking for stereo stuff. Sure I said, so he went to the back and rolled out a cart loaded down. The first thing that caught my eye were the Phase Linear rack handles.... a 3000 Series two preamp. Ok, plus a Soundcraftsmen MA5002 (250wpc) amp. Ok, plus a Soundcraftsmen SP4002 preamp and a ST6001 Tuna. All of them were priced at 19.01 each. Yea, I reluctantly went ahead and got them since he went through so much trouble to show them to me. All of them are working perfect. The tuna output level control may need a little cleaning but wow, a deal and a half.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Polkersince85
    Some days are good, some bad. I think I had a good one. Stopped by my local Goodwill, the clerk asked me if I was still looking for stereo stuff. Sure I said, so he went to the back and rolled out a cart loaded down. The first thing that caught my eye were the Phase Linear rack handles.... a 3000 Series two preamp. Ok, plus a Soundcraftsmen MA5002 (250wpc) amp. Ok, plus a Soundcraftsmen SP4002 preamp and a ST6001 Tuna. All of them were priced at 19.01 each. Yea, I reluctantly went ahead and got them since he went through so much trouble to show them to me. All of them are working perfect. The tuna output level control may need a little cleaning but wow, a deal and a half.

    WOW! big score there.

    nice going.. yeah GW has some good snags quite often i find.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,184
    edited June 2005
    Goodwill............
    That ORG. got me rehooked on stereo listening when I walked up on two boxes sitting in front of their store one saturday.
    In them were perfect POLK Monitor 10s. I mean PERFECT..$25 pr.
    I heard music that I was missing and now I go quite often.
    Kurt Cobain ,I think , used to frequent Goodwill too.
    My neighbor told me he saw a guy carrying a sub woofer out to his car one day from there. He does not know what brand it was but he saw it was powered and had THREE port holes!!!! He missed IT by a few minutes too. Probably $25 . It sure is an adrenaline rush for me to see nice equipment in there . Ohm Walsh 2 ..speakers come to mind that I got for $25 also.
    happy hunting
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2005
    Too bad, nothing else could salvage the day?

    Costume Jewelry? A Tiara? Pink Goose Feather Boa?

    ;)

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2005
    :D in the voice of the bird on finding nemo, "NICE" LOL
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2005
    WOW Tony. you scored big time..

    why would ANYONE donate a nice good quality pair of Monitor 10's?

    that's just wrong.. not that GW and other like them.. don't deserve good high quality items.. they do. But they could have jacked up the price to double and the buyer still would have gotten a good deal. :p

    Russ. I already got those items listed. Anything I can pick up for you on my next trip there? :)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2005
    man what is it around here lately , everyone all hugging and ummmm kissing.... getting to womanly around here, :D
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2005
    Micah never sent back my ****-less leather chaps that I loaned him, so if you see any - feel free to spend away, I'll reimburse accordingly.

    Cheers,
    Rooster
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2005
    My neighbors actually had a set in a yard sale, your supposed to wear them without "underpants" ? LOL :D Waaaaaaaaaaa
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2005
    Do you visit these neighbors often?
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2005
    actually "they" are really cool... No problems there. just thought it was funny to see them out there, and russman made me remember them :D ( the man pants)
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Polkersince85
    Some days are good, some bad. I think I had a good one. Stopped by my local Goodwill, the clerk asked me if I was still looking for stereo stuff. Sure I said, so he went to the back and rolled out a cart loaded down. The first thing that caught my eye were the Phase Linear rack handles.... a 3000 Series two preamp. Ok, plus a Soundcraftsmen MA5002 (250wpc) amp. Ok, plus a Soundcraftsmen SP4002 preamp and a ST6001 Tuna. All of them were priced at 19.01 each. Yea, I reluctantly went ahead and got them since he went through so much trouble to show them to me. All of them are working perfect. The tuna output level control may need a little cleaning but wow, a deal and a half.


    Sweet deal there. If you get tired of that Soundcraftsmen amp I'll take it off your hands!
    system 1:
    Athena: AS-F1 mains, AS-C1 center, AS-B1 surrounds, AS-P400 sub, Yammie RXV-730, Rotel RB-976 driving front stage, Samsung BD3600 Blue Ray, Denon DVD2900 for sacd/cd , jbl n24awII on the deck, samsung 40" 1080p lcd

    system 2:
    XBox 360 Spherex 5.1 system, HK DVD38, Phillips CDC 926 CD changer, Phillips 32" LCD

    2 channel
    NAD 1600 pre, NAD 2400 THX amp, Phillips CDC 926, Linn extra speaks, crappy TT
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2005
    IF I ever get rid of it you have first dibs. I may keep it cause that sumditch looks like an amp should. Saw one go for 400 last week on ebay. Right now I've got HT using an HK AVR85 with a Carver TFM-35 fronts and TFM-25 center. I may let the MA5002 bring up the rear.
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited June 2005
    Yeah, they look good and beefy. And I think they sound great too.
    system 1:
    Athena: AS-F1 mains, AS-C1 center, AS-B1 surrounds, AS-P400 sub, Yammie RXV-730, Rotel RB-976 driving front stage, Samsung BD3600 Blue Ray, Denon DVD2900 for sacd/cd , jbl n24awII on the deck, samsung 40" 1080p lcd

    system 2:
    XBox 360 Spherex 5.1 system, HK DVD38, Phillips CDC 926 CD changer, Phillips 32" LCD

    2 channel
    NAD 1600 pre, NAD 2400 THX amp, Phillips CDC 926, Linn extra speaks, crappy TT
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