yogiboy,
Good question!
I've had good experiences buying nearly top shelf items of that era paying between 1/10 and 1/4 of the MSRP (back then) and it's still recent enough not to need a complete overhaul.
For years I've used vintage components that I rehabbed myself but I'm looking to get more recent.
I'll be 60 next summer and getting into the home stretch till retirement so I'm trying to be frugal. I don't mind taking a risk on older components if I can get them at a good price because I've already done a good deal of electrical repair.
I definitely want components made either in US, Canada, or Japan. That leaves a lot of the newer items out.
However, I just checked and see Van Alstine is made in the US, so thanks for the tip.
Good question!
I've had good experiences buying nearly top shelf items of that era paying between 1/10 and 1/4 of the MSRP (back then) and it's still recent enough not to need a complete overhaul.
For years I've used vintage components that I rehabbed myself but I'm looking to get more recent.
I'll be 60 next summer and getting into the home stretch till retirement so I'm trying to be frugal. I don't mind taking a risk on older components if I can get them at a good price because I've already done a good deal of electrical repair.
I definitely want components made either in US, Canada, or Japan. That leaves a lot of the newer items out.
However, I just checked and see Van Alstine is made in the US, so thanks for the tip.