Pioneer HPM-100’s (200 watt C series)
KEF Cantata (Teak)
Realistic Mach 1 (series 1 original)
Too many to list so, go by brands, maybe...
Paradigm
PSB
Rotel
Denon
Sansui
Hitachi
Pioneer
Boston
Akai
Sony
Harmon Kardon
Luxman
Aiwa
Toshiba
Kef
Yamaha
& many many others
It’s difficult to not go back when it feeds you so well.....
Most recent: Technics SA-200, B&W 24" speaker stands, and a 24" set of UK made ’apollo Support Systems’ speaker stands
More Manfrotto Tripods than I can shake a stick at, even a brand new Carbon Fiber unit (in it’s carrying bag) worth $600.
Over a hundred quality 35mm Camera lenses. Probably closer to 200 (you look down into the display case and see a 200mm Pentax SMC takumar prime, for $15! Special day, fer sure...)
Probably close to 100 pair of quality binoculars.
I’ve got a big double cardboard box of a good..uhm..40+ camera bodys left over from selling off the lenses. Must be at least 50-60lbs of camera bodies.
It’s an addiction. But....It’s difficult to turn down such quality gear at such low prices. Candy!
However, it has really dried up in the past few years.
To clarify, this is the Ken Hotte part of Teo Audio, Taras K would never be caught dead in the goodwill store. He’s way too cool for that.
Me? I’m an audio guy, hardcore. I’ll willingly dumpsterdive if I think there is some deserted and hurt piece of classic audio gear in there, which I can save.. that I can somehow hear crying for it’s life (about to be crushed).
And there is nothing more educational in the world of knowing audio circuitry than fixing every fault and every quality aspect of every kind of circuit that's ever been made.
