[Vintage-Audio] Vintage Gear, Curbside Value?

[peter markavage]

Personally, I think Michael's idea for disposition of your equipment
Duane is the way to go if you get no offers here. You can reach a lot
more interested parties for this type of equipment.

Pete

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:57:18 -0600 "Salmons, Michael"
<SalmonsM at missouri.edu> writes:
> Duane,
>  
> to be honest, I'd love to play with any of the items you've 
> mentioned. I think your prices are fair, too. The only thing that 
> keeps me from diving into the reel to reels is the maintenance 
> requirements and iffy future availability of parts. That aside, I 
> agree 100%. The most faithful recordings I've ever heard were made 
> by reel to reel equipment. I used to have a Tascam that was as 
> faithful to the original source as digital is "faithful," with none 
> of the drawbacks of digital. As for the Scott equipment, I have no 
> doubts it is of top quality. My favorite FM tuner at home is thirty 
> years old, not the same vintage as yours, but I've heard top-notch 
> Fishers from that era and good tube tuners deserve their reputation. 
> I know there are buyers out there for your stuff. If you'd like, 
> email me off list and we can talk about putting some or all of it on 
> ebay, if you wish. I can give you some idea of what similar 
> equipment has gone for recently, maybe not what you'd want for these 
> pieces, which is why I hesitated to begin with, but if you don't 
> mind crating it up and sending it off, I'd be happy to serve as 
> middleman. Let me know.
>  
> Michael