"Oh, we've got lots of vinyl too" he said...

[rdpx]

So I was at a party last night and was talking to this chap (probably in his late 60s) and telling him about how I had recently been reunited with my record collection.

"We've got loads of vinyl" he said.

"Great - have you got a nice turntable?"

"No we haven't got one. Oh well we have I suppose, but it's all in boxes in the loft it's been there since we moved here 7 years ago. I doubt it even works anymore."

"Oh what a shame. What is it that you have in these boxes in your loft?"

"It's a LINN, and all the hi-fi is QUAD."

His wife corrects him. It's not a LINN but has a LINN arm apparently. Maybe it is an Acoustic Research, but then again no, the speakers are AR perhaps. They aren't sure. It is a floating suspension though. All bought from a by-the-sound-of-it-very-fancy hi-fi shop on Wigmore Street in central London back in the late 1970s I think. QUAD Pre/Power amp. Sounds like a QUAD tuner as well.

"Do you want to sell it?"

"Erm... Yes? Its very old though and we don't know if it still works so it cant be worth much."

"You might be surprised".

Tentatively agreed that if I help them sell it all he will give me the turntable at a very cheap price...

So I am going to drop him an email and hopefully find out what it is he actually has and hopefully go and check it all out next time I am up here (in May) And I didn't even start on what his vinyl was (though I believe it will probably be a lot of very good quality jazz)

:guitar:

to be continued...

[Firebottle]

Good hunting Robert .......................have you got any more mates with stuff up the loft?

:cool: Alan

[Marco]

Good score, Robert - look forward to reading about ‘the finale’! ;)

Marco.

[DSJR]

Fancy shop in Wigmore Street... :lol:

[Martyn Miles]

You'd be surprised what I have in my loft...

[Markiii]

I really hope he didn't store the vinyl in the loft

[rdpx]

You'd be surprised what I have in my loft...
Do you want to sell it?

:)

[Martyn Miles]

Do you want to sell it?

:)

A pair of Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a cabinets, with grille frames and grille cloth.
Oh, and a pair of Kef Codas...

[walpurgis]

You'd be surprised what I have in my loft...

Same here. Must get around to giving it a decent burial. :eek:

[rdpx]

I just spoke to this guy on the phone to remind him I would be up in Wales in a fortnight or so and was he still wanting to offload all his kit.

The answer is YES, but sadly they want to hang on to all their vinyl, in case they ever have a way of listening to it all again, or transferring it to computer/

I was tempted to say "you have a way of listening to it in your loft"

Maybe I can introduce them to SPOTIFY and convince them that they should let me take all their vinyl as well....

They are hopefully going to get back to me with specs on what they have. QUAD amps and preamps, not sure what anything else is. Not sure what they want for it but I am going to have to go in real low as I probably don;t want any of the stuff myself, and can't see that I am going to be making much money on it anyway, unless they turn up as LP12 with a solid gold tonearm.

[Audio Advent]

Will the guy be your friend any more if they later ask "how's the hifi I sold you?" and you have to choose whether to lie and say it's great, or admit you sold it straight away, then he assumes you did it for profit and gets the hump. Some people won't care, others will. Best to be upfront about it probably.

[rdpx]

Will the guy be your friend any more if they later ask "how's the hifi I sold you?" and you have to choose whether to lie and say it's great, or admit you sold it straight away, then he assumes you did it for profit and gets the hump. Some people won't care, others will. Best to be upfront about it probably.

I'm not really looking to make a load of cash. Not even sure what he has or what 70/80s Quad stuff is even worth. It started because I was interested in the vinyl, and possibly the TT, but seeing as they don't want to sell the vinyl and I now have a TT, I am kind of wondering what the interest really is.

Do you think anyone on here is likely to be interested in some old Quad stuff?

R

[walpurgis]

Do you think anyone on here is likely to be interested in some old Quad stuff?

Of course.

[struth]

If the price is right I'm sure people will be interested in Quad stuff...its quite popular

[rdpx]

If the price is right I'm sure people will be interested in Quad stuff...its quite popular

I'll find out what they have and see what he wants to do.

Have to work out a charm offensive for the jazz vinyl!

PS. Grant, on your sig, could you add in where you bought all your individual pieces from with dates, prices paid and maybe marks out of ten. I just don't feel there is enough information in there.

:kiss:

[Barry]

I'm not really looking to make a load of cash. Not even sure what he has or what 70/80s Quad stuff is even worth. It started because I was interested in the vinyl, and possibly the TT, but seeing as they don't want to sell the vinyl and I now have a TT, I am kind of wondering what the interest really is.

Do you think anyone on here is likely to be interested in some old Quad stuff?

R

Yes, of course!

[struth]

I'll find out what they have and see what he wants to do.

Have to work out a charm offensive for the jazz vinyl!

PS. Grant, on your sig, could you add in where you bought all your individual pieces from with dates, prices paid and maybe marks out of ten. I just don't feel there is enough information in there.

:kiss:

wouldnt want to scare myself Robert! but helps me see what i can do without...IE. nothing:eek:

[rdpx]

wouldnt want to scare myself Robert! but helps me see what i can do without...IE. nothing:eek:

Do you really need a back-up record puck?

Be honest with yourself here.

:smoking:

[Audio Advent]

I'll find out what they have and see what he wants to do.

Have to work out a charm offensive for the jazz vinyl!



Is that a euphamism along with Jazz mags? Always clean secondhand "jazz vinyl" before putting into use - don't know how it was, err... "cared for" previously.

[rdpx]

so now I am in possession of:

QUAD 33

QUAD 303

QUAD FM3

SYSTEMDEK IIX

LINN BASIK LV X / A&R P77



Annoyingly I seem to have lost one of the arcane power cables that would link the FM3 to the 33. I am guessing one will not be too hard to track down but I shan't be hanging on to it either way really. Other than that everything is present and correct.

I have plumbed in the 33/303 between my CDP/PMCs and it is rather lovely really. I haven't done a big compare to my Brio3, but I am pretty sure it sounds nicer. I certainly like the look of it for a change anyway. Condition is that the 33 has cleaned up okay but it is far from MINT. It all works though on initial testing and I have listened to Dave Brubeck TIME OUT about four times so far and should probably just go to bed....

I actually like it enough that I am thinking about selling all the QUAD on, and getting maybe some other QUAD stuff. Brief googling suggests a 44/405-2 might be fun.


Not sure about the SYSTEMDEK. I think it will also be moved on, though there is a small chip to the glass platter at the centre hole. Other than that it looks to be in fantastic condition. I think it would probably make more sense to sell the arm separately, though I am also wondering whether it is worth trying it out on my TD-150/2. A little googling suggests probably its not worth the effort.

Any thoughts on any of that, oh wise community?

Robert

[Gordon Steadman]

so now I am in possession of:

QUAD 33

QUAD 303

QUAD FM3

SYSTEMDEK IIX

LINN BASIK LV X / A&R P77



Annoyingly I seem to have lost one of the arcane power cables that would link the FM3 to the 33. I am guessing one will not be too hard to track down but I shan't be hanging on to it either way really. Other than that everything is present and correct.

I have plumbed in the 33/303 between my CDP/PMCs and it is rather lovely really. I haven't done a big compare to my Brio3, but I am pretty sure it sounds nicer. I certainly like the look of it for a change anyway. Condition is that the 33 has cleaned up okay but it is far from MINT. It all works though on initial testing and I have listened to Dave Brubeck TIME OUT about four times so far and should probably just go to bed....

I actually like it enough that I am thinking about selling all the QUAD on, and getting maybe some other QUAD stuff. Brief googling suggests a 44/405-2 might be fun.


Not sure about the SYSTEMDEK. I think it will also be moved on, though there is a small chip to the glass platter at the centre hole. Other than that it looks to be in fantastic condition. I think it would probably make more sense to sell the arm separately, though I am also wondering whether it is worth trying it out on my TD-150/2. A little googling suggests probably its not worth the effort.

Any thoughts on any of that, oh wise community?

Robert
My immediate thought was that you should be sensible, keep your new system and sell all that modern stuff:eyebrows:. Musical enjoyment is what it is all about.

[struth]

dont think it would be much better than the tip tbh. the 150 is a nice deck and the stock arm is decent when fettled...a 3009 mk2 would be a good improvement ...great arm

[The Black Adder]

dont think it would be much better than the tip tbh. the 150 is a nice deck and the stock arm is decent when fettled...a 3009 mk2 would be a good improvement ...great arm

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