[Vintage-Audio] Re: Vintage Gear, Curbside Value?

[Rick Larson]

Duane,
While I would love to have your Scott I have plenty of vintage gear.   
If you exclude my cdp, all my stuff is vintage - ranging from 1959 
Lafayette KT600 preamp and Fisher 90R tuner to some late 70s Hafler amps 
and preamps.  My current system is some Dynaco Mark IIIs (mid 60s), 
homebrewed 6sn7 preamp (parts from a 1946 Chicago Webcor wire reel 
recorder), Teac 4010s, SACD player and Magneplanar speakers.

I'm sure your gear is in great shape and would put a smile on my face it 
is difficult for me to buy something I don't need.  I friend at Church 
heard I love old tube gear and offered me his old Scott amp.  He just 
needs to find it at his parents house.  A friend offered me their old 
Kenwood KR-9600 receiver.  This 160w/c monster is beautiful.  My uncle 
has a pair of mid 60s Bozak speakers for me.  I would love to set them 
up in the living room but SWMBO isn't very excited about it.  I just 
fixed my brother in law's Pioneer SX-838 reciever.  While I've never 
been a fan of Pioneer and never owned a reciever, yet I can see why 
people like those 70s monster receivers.

Not sure if this helps but I have a stack of Hafler and Marantz amps;  
McIntosh, the KT600 Lafayette, and homebrewed preamps, and several 
Dynaco tuners sitting on shelves.  I'm not a collector and really don't 
want to be.  At least I have my Heathkit 8-track player I built in the 
70s in my son's room.  He is learning guitar and I had to play "Smoke on 
the Water" for him.

rick

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>Hi All, 	
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>Well I have about given up on the notion of selling part of my high end, fully
>restored, completely functional H.H. Scott, Revox and Teac gear. What is the
>deal people? These will either out perform their modern counterparts or equal
>them. They look good, sound fantastic and I am starting to think I would have
>trouble giving them away! Hence the reference to "curbside value".  	
>	
>What is the 'real' story here people? Do audio devotees not want anything but
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