Late father left behind a load of old kit

[Akira181]

Hello all

I'm new here and hope this post is allowed. My father passed away a number of years ago and he loved his music. He loved buying speakers and other bits of kit. Some of it junk, some of it not. Unfortunately I have permanent hearing damage from a car accident when I was younger, so that experience is somewhat lost on me.

My mother is redecorating, planning to downsize and move closer to me as she's living alone and getting on in her years. I'm hoping to get some expert advice on whether any of the kit he left behind has any resale value.

I took some pictures and put them into a Google Photos album, located here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/U1RPLCh6ux6v9wcY6

All the speakers are in pairs, apart from the Wharfedale.

He had more stuff, like a full stereo hifi stack, subs, amps, record players, midi kits for a PC, etc, but not sure if my mother has given it away or packed it into boxes in the loft. If it turns up (and this post is allowed), I'll add the pics to the google album.

Thanks in advance!

[Barry]

The only items in your late father's collection I know something about are the floor standing Wharfedale 'Airedale' corner speakers.

These were designed by Gilbert Briggs, former owner of the Wharfedale company. The speakers date from the mid '60s. They are a little unusual in that two of the three drive units fire upwards. The drive units themselves are good quality, and as long as the cone surrounds are in good condition (i.e. not torn or split) they will be OK.

There are many enthusiasts of Briggs era Wharfedale designs, who would be happy to take them off you. They would probably improve the speaker connections and maybe improve the components in the crossover with modern equivalents.

Looking at samples for sale on the Web, typical prices are around £2,500 for a pair in good condition, which yours are.

Trust this is of some help.

[Macca]

Aside from the Wharfedale speakers, the Akai speakers and Sanyo and JVC electronics don't have much value, I'm sorry to say. Maybe £200 the lot on a good day.

[Lawrence001]

The Wharfedale seems to be a single. It is also the late Rank Wharfedale type. (I think there may have been an earlier one with Alnico magnets on the drivers like with the W3 but don't quote me on that.)

I'm not sure if there's a typo in Barry's post, but I have owned 2 pairs of the Wharfedales which are worth about £300 a pair in very good condition. Sadly a single one is probably worth less than half of that, say £100-120.

Here's a link to my last pair, it took me a few weeks to shift them at that price.

https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?63698-FS-Wharfedale-Airedale-speakers

[Barry]

I not unreasonably assumed that the photo showed one of a pair of Wharfedale Airedale speakers. The speakers are not 'handed', so again assuming a pair are in a similar cosmetic condition, a single photograph was considered sufficient.

Should Vincent want to advertise them for sale here, we would require more photographs taken from all angles.

Regarding sale prices, the figure I quoted was an average figure derived by looking at sales on the Web. I was surprised at the sums quoted, but as I said there is a strong following of Briggs - era Wharfedale designs, especially in the Far East. One only has to see the sums commanded by vintage Tannoy designs.

[Akira181]

thanks for the replies folks. The Wharfedale is so big, it looks difficult to sell. Especially if they're supposed to be a pair, I only have the one.

I found the turntables but forgot to get a picture before I left my mothers house. One is a Technics and the other maybe a Panasonic? They're packed away pretty well and i couldn't fully uncover them without it being a complete mission. Also found 3 boxes of jazz vinyls and about 100 jazz CDs. I gave the CDs to my friends dad as he loves jazz and I assumed (hopefully not wrongly) that CDs were mass produced enough to hold minimal value.

A bit of googling and the Goodmans speaker units seem to have a bit of value. If memory serves, I should have 4 of them, unused, and I saw on Reverb that 4 sold for £800 (I'm guessing that's uncommon since there's singles on ebay for £80ish).

[Lawrence001]

The Goodmans Twin Axiom and Triaxiom with alnico magnets have that sort of value, have you perhaps confused your pair with these?

[Barry]

The Audiom 12P shown is a '70s vintage Goodmans design for usr in guitar amplifiers.

Surprisingly they fetch more on the second-hand market than the alnico designs with the cast alloy baskets.

The Audiom 12P shown are available for anywhere between £80 and £250.

[Lawrence001]

I think the issue is (other than on eBay) we only know asking prices not actual sold prices

[Akira181]

I think the issue is (other than on eBay) we only know asking prices not actual sold prices

with ebay, you can filter by sold to see only sold listings, for example:

Goodmans Audiom 12P sold for £240 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395500917871?itmmeta=01J30KK7TFFWESXSF9Q3SQZYQH)
Slightly haggard pair of Goodmans for £44 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126557514886?itmmeta=01J30KK7TFH1EMASEQ71XQ9JYR)
and surprisingly, a pair of Wharfedale Airedale for under £400 I didn't see before (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375402215875?itmmeta=01J30K38C06861PP159H3MAT4Q)

[Lawrence001]

Indeed, hence my caveat.

[Barry]

Hi Fi Shark is a good site to see what is available for sale, and more importantly, for this thread, how much items have sold for.

So I was right regarding the Audiom 12P drive unit, but way out with the Wharfedale Airedales, which fetched between £350 and £400 for a pair. :doh:

[Akira181]

Indeed, hence my caveat.

oops, totally misread your last post :doh:

Found a Sony hifi stack as well. Tape Deck, EQ, CD Player, Radio, remote control, and vinyl player with 2 speakers. Added to the albumn.

The one I remember using as a kid was a Panasonic though, maybe that's in the garage somewhere. My mother and sister are hoarders it seems!