voltcontrol
Fizheuer Zieheuer
Never seen curvy Dentons before, love that 70's erhm,, style.
That knid of stuff never happens here... So far at least..
-
Feeling lucky? Check out the AK 24th Anniversary Giveaway thread and join in the fun!
Misc small scores, rambling...
- Thread starter gewoonmaf
- Start date
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
You'll have to ship the Valdez over to transport it then, doubt if it'll fit the 924...
Groovy, eh?
They were in between plastic cr@p from '90s all-in-ones and some yellowed (ex white) Jamo compact 90s. I'd never seen them either, they sound quite OK.
Sandy G
Retired Member
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
Yes, the seats fold flat and there is a glass hatch... anyway, as Voltcontrol said there is little chance of that ever happening- though I do find some odd stuff every now and then.
A couple of home-made pics of yesterday's finds plus a couple of (perhaps) interesting things left at the same thrift. Excuse the lack of focus on some pics- the light was fading and I didn't want to use the flash on close-up pics.
The Wharfedales. Nice and dated-looking. One is missing the badge.
The KEF K120s I found last week, with colour-matched duct tape repair. No, I didn't play them like this.
The Aristona RtR. The missing buttons are in my car.
The cassette decks:
Interesting stuff? Prices are low, but this looks like BOTL- even if in nice shape. The rack is complete save for the amp.
They wanted EUR 15 for this vintage Dual all-in-one. I like the looks but it appears to be a BOTL machine- anyone got more info?
A couple of home-made pics of yesterday's finds plus a couple of (perhaps) interesting things left at the same thrift. Excuse the lack of focus on some pics- the light was fading and I didn't want to use the flash on close-up pics.
The Wharfedales. Nice and dated-looking. One is missing the badge.
The KEF K120s I found last week, with colour-matched duct tape repair. No, I didn't play them like this.
The Aristona RtR. The missing buttons are in my car.
The cassette decks:
Interesting stuff? Prices are low, but this looks like BOTL- even if in nice shape. The rack is complete save for the amp.
They wanted EUR 15 for this vintage Dual all-in-one. I like the looks but it appears to be a BOTL machine- anyone got more info?
Last edited:
voltcontrol
Fizheuer Zieheuer
You should be hanged for what you did to those KEF's, please give them to someone who will recone them (me me me me )
)
)If you PM or mail me your address I'll send you Wharfedale badges voor noppes (that's for free in Dutch
)
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
I didn't mistreat those KEFs- bought them like that and intend to refoam them as a first excercise. If you're looking for nice, cheap small speakers I'd be happy to keep an eye out for you. Those KEFs cost me EUR 5... there's usually a pair of nice speakers here every two weeks or so.
PM sent...
PM sent...
Sandy G
Retired Member
AWESOME scores-And I was pretty much just teasing you on the EK-07..Not many people other than a full-bore Raving Loony like me would ever want one of those...It WOULD be fun to have The Mighty Valdez over there-you'd never have to worry again if you "Had the Room" in the car to bring something home...Now FEEDING The Mighty Valdez, uhh, well, that's another story...(grin)
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
Figured that, but it's fun to go along...
And shipping that receiver over to you would be 'interesting'.
voltcontrol
Fizheuer Zieheuer
Thanks for the offer Gewoonmaf, I'll take you up on it. 
These are coming your way, posted them just now. (They are from a couple of beat up rectangular Denton I's btw)
These are coming your way, posted them just now. (They are from a couple of beat up rectangular Denton I's btw)
Sandy G
Retired Member
No kiddin'....It weighs 152 lbs, figure another 50lbs or so for a STURDY wooden box...FedEx shipping to America...Aye, Caramba ! The shipping charges alone would bankrupt an Arab Oil Sheik...I DID pick mine up a couple of times by myself...but that was a good 10 yrs ago, before I buggered my knee up, & I decided that I REALLY didn't want to, or even NEEDED to pick up "Der Weinerschnitzel " again....Discretion IS the better part of valor, after all...(grin)
voltcontrol
Fizheuer Zieheuer
voltcontrol
Fizheuer Zieheuer
The ad to that old one says Freq 220/400 MHZ, the new one states the model no. so you can probably find it.
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
No sweat.
Sandy G
Retired Member
Yeah, saw that after I posted...A lot of the "Public Service" agencies here have gone to "scrambled" comms, they got tired of people listening to them on their scanners & then driving by & checking out a bad car wreck or fire, basically getting in the way..
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
Same here, we now have a digital system called C2000. Which cost an absolute fortune to develop and implement, only to find that the cops have problems using the system.
EDIT: added pics of the Yamaha speakers I got last Monday. Love them, very clear and open reproduction.
They're keepers.
EDIT: added pics of the Yamaha speakers I got last Monday. Love them, very clear and open reproduction.
They're keepers.
Last edited:
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
Last day off, back to work tomorrow. Whilst in Belgium I happened by a boot sale, and resisted a nice-looking DD Realistic TT, because the guy was asking EUR 50 (took it down to 40 immediately when I didn't bite) and there was no way to test it. At EUR 15-20 I'd have taken the chance but not at 40. Also, I'm no pro at bargaining in French.
However I'm now back home and I couldn't resist another visit to the local thrift. Came away with two interesting finds: a Sansui timer (didn't have one yet, will make a nice high end alarm clock someday) and a very nice Denon tray-loading cassette deck. Been looking at one of those for some time because one of my systems requires one for the form factor (I hate sawing holes in a nice audio rack) and the price was very right indeed. I think I recall reading that the early '90s weren't Denon's finest hour and both these probably qualify as BPC in most members' opinions, but they work fine for me and you can't even buy a decent meal for the prices. I bet they'll last longer than said meal, and sound better.
The timer:
The cassette deck:
However I'm now back home and I couldn't resist another visit to the local thrift. Came away with two interesting finds: a Sansui timer (didn't have one yet, will make a nice high end alarm clock someday) and a very nice Denon tray-loading cassette deck. Been looking at one of those for some time because one of my systems requires one for the form factor (I hate sawing holes in a nice audio rack) and the price was very right indeed. I think I recall reading that the early '90s weren't Denon's finest hour and both these probably qualify as BPC in most members' opinions, but they work fine for me and you can't even buy a decent meal for the prices. I bet they'll last longer than said meal, and sound better.
The timer:
The cassette deck:
Last edited:
gewoonmaf
Thrift rat
Had some time to kill at the thrift today, walked away with two Madness LPs and these nice finds:
Yamaha Natural Sound CDX-530E CD player
Yamaha Natural Sound KX-W452 dual cassette deck
(found this pic, mine does have the cassette doors intact)
Pioneer CT-F2121
Paid EUR 12 for everything, can't find any defects or problems. Everything works as intended.
Forgot about this one, was given to me last week (had to pay EUR 6 shipping):
Luxman G-100
Yamaha Natural Sound CDX-530E CD player
Yamaha Natural Sound KX-W452 dual cassette deck
(found this pic, mine does have the cassette doors intact)
Pioneer CT-F2121
Paid EUR 12 for everything, can't find any defects or problems. Everything works as intended.
Forgot about this one, was given to me last week (had to pay EUR 6 shipping):
Luxman G-100
Last edited: