The Thrift Store/Yard Sale System Is Growing

everpress
everpress Posts: 862
edited September 2009 in Vintage Speakers
I picked up my Polk RTA 11TL's for $50 at a thrift store a couple months ago. A week before that, I got a pair of Bose 501's for $25. I've been seaching for a powered sub at a stupid price like that and have passed on a couple of other deals in that time... But when I saw a pair of Cerwin Vega bookshelf speaker (vintage L7's) for $2 for the pair, I snatched them up.
Funny thing is they sound nowhere as rich as the Polks and 5 times more accurate than the Bose.

Just a reminder, keep a look out at yard sales and thrift stores!

? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
? Polk CS10 (Center)
? Polk PSW-350
? Grado SR-60i Headphones
? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
? iPod touch (8 gig)
? iPod Classic (80 gig)
? Mac Mini (as media server)
? xbox 360
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited September 2009
    jees, where do you go/ where you at? that they have polk's at a thrift store...
    Beverly Hills....hehe

    I want some $50 RTA-11's..IF they work
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    everpress wrote: »
    I picked up my Polk RTA 11TL's for $50 at a thrift store a couple months ago. A week before that, I got a pair of Bose 501's for $25. I've been seaching for a powered sub at a stupid price like that and have passed on a couple of other deals in that time... But when I saw a pair of Cerwin Vega bookshelf speaker (vintage L7's) for $2 for the pair, I snatched them up.
    Funny thing is they sound nowhere as rich as the Polks and 5 times more accurate than the Bose.

    Just a reminder, keep a look out at yard sales and thrift stores!

    Nice finds!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Analog Kid
    Analog Kid Posts: 39
    edited September 2009
    Amazing finds! I need to move into your neighborhood.:eek:
    RT2000i - Front
    CS1000p - Center
    F/Xi-A6 - Surround
    DSW PRO-600 - Sub
    Pioneer VSX-94TXH
    Panasonic TC-P54G10
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2009
    $2 for a pair of speakers is pricey sometimes.

    I paid $2 for an entire rig one time, moons ago, that included a perfect NAD receiver, perfect Yamaha CD player and cassette deck, Audiosource EQ.

    The hey day for those places died with ebay.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited September 2009
    Analog Kid wrote: »
    Amazing finds! I need to move into your neighborhood.:eek:

    You're right around the corner! I live in Cincinnati, but my finds are mostly Fairfeild and Hamilton. Keep an eye out; and seriously, if anyone runs across a disgustingly sick deal on a good powered sub, let me know... Craiglist ain't doin' for me and eBay is killing me on shipping.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • lukewayne
    lukewayne Posts: 80
    edited September 2009
    kcoc321 wrote: »
    jees, where do you go/ where you at? that they have polk's at a thrift store...
    Beverly Hills....hehe

    I want some $50 RTA-11's..IF they work

    i live near beverly hills i keep meaning to look for pawn shops there
    ________________________________
    Panasonic TH-50PZ800U; Sony BDP-S350
    Sony STR-DA5400ES; Carver TFM-55
    Carver TFM-35; Carver A-500x
    Sony Playstation 3; Custom HTPC
    Polk Monitor 10B Front; 2xPolk CS350LS Center;
    Monitor 5B rears (RB0194-1 Upgrade);
    Velodyne VA1012XII sub
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2009
    Low price of $50 for a pair of RTA 11TL's has been SHATTERED as of this morning at a church rummage sale. In black, beautiful cabs and grilles. Dome tweets were pushed in but that's already been fixed.
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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited September 2009
    OK George, we're all dyin' here. Whats the new low record?
    SRS 3.1TL
    Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
    Anthem AVM2



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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited September 2009
    I got mine for $50 w/ a bad tweeter and peeling laminate. And they're not even TL's. :\

    Oh well, still a good deal.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited September 2009
    I have basically quit looking a pawnshops because for the most part, they know what they have, and they are trying to charge you a bunch for it.
    Jake
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited September 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    Low price of $50 for a pair of RTA 11TL's has been SHATTERED as of this morning at a church rummage sale. In black, beautiful cabs and grilles. Dome tweets were pushed in but that's already been fixed.

    Well, come on... What did you pay?!? I love hearing success stories, especially for big finds like that.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2009
    As little as I paid for these, they are from from what I would consider to be my real coup. Actually, it's not even close. You have to understand I have been doing this for a VERY long time. What I DID set today as well as your new low $ paid record, was a land speed record for the purchase of a pair of loudspeakers. This event/accomplishment will from this point on be known as the Grand Land Speed Barrier.

    Here's a couple better one's from years back. The $2 system centered around the fairly new (at the time) NAD stereo receiver.

    The Marantz "Esotec" 100wpc power amp, and preamp, not a scratch and operating flawlessly, in original boxes, $5/pair.

    Pristine "Shell" tube integrated amp, $6. Matching Shell tube fm tuner, $3.

    Then there was a boatload of things that I got, just by waking up and going to work. I had a "Magic Desk" that people used to leave stuff on, and would never come back for. NAD power amps, Nak cassette decks, Fisher tube receivers. I hated that job but I loved that desk.

    $20
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