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What am I going to do with all of this junk?

I have a couple of really decent systems, and multiples of some of the good stuff, but I just can't seem to pass up friends giving me their audio garbage. They know that for the last thirty years I have been into the hobby and I seem to be a magnet for this stuff. Not that I havn't gotten some ultra cool and rare tube gear this way, but that's for another thread. This one's about the crap. I walked into my closet and did a brief inventory, all of this junk was free, except as noted, speaker pairs: Celestion DL-8mk2, Scott 6.2, Realistic Minimus 7 ($20.00, five years ago), Tuners: Yamaha CT-600, Sansui 717 ($25.00, ten years ago) Preamp: Carver 4000, Amp: Van Alstine MosFet 120B ($35.00) Receivers: Sherwood, Toshiba, Turntable: Technics SLD2. The garage is even worse, tube integrated amps in disrepair, tube PA amps, a couple of tube multiplex units, mono tube tuners, mono tube preamps. Transformers, knobs, wood cabinets, project boxes, bags of unsorted tubes. My name's Marty and I have a problem. Anyone else want to confess?
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nrchy
2,124 posts
 
Marty, your junk is better than my main system. What gives?
I have stuff sitting on the shelves too. California Audio Labs Icon Mk II, a Sony cassette deck, a BIG JVC HT receiver along with miscellaneus (sp) interconnects and speaker cables. Unfortunately my junk is of more value to me than other peoples good stuff. If it wasn't I would have gotten rid of it years ago when I should have!!!
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Marty,

List the stuff on Ebay, it'll sell and probably for more than it's worth. I've come to the conclusion you can sell ANYTHING on Ebay, one man's junk is another man's treasure? I've gotten rid of all kinds of stuff I don't need or want, and being a packrat believe you me I have lots of stuff hanging around. Bite the bullet, do the virtual garage sale thang on Ebay. My bill is in the mail..
waterzlife
139 posts
 
OK...OK I NEED to open up...I can't take it anyomore>>>(sob)...I have a Sumo Aurora tuner no fm with working AM, I have a set of electret headphones I don't use anymore, old cartridges just laying around I can't throw out...BAD records and crappy cd's I can't throw out...thread thin interconnects that came with cheap electronics that I hoard (why?).....a broken Monster XTerminator....help me....is there an audio psychiatrist out there? or an audio angel that could come in the middle of the night and spirit these useless things to their resting place??

Luis
motdathird
77 posts
 
That old Sansui tuner ain't half bad. I'm sure you could find it an appreciative home.
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
The old sansui tuners go for $150-$200 all the time on E-bay. They were not a bad sounding tuner and are still in demand even in todays market.
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