Classic hi-fi components

[Spectral Morn]

Yes and £10.50 for the B&O.

Everything is getting expensive on E-Bay but just now and then, people doze off and you can snap a bargain. Either that or no one wants to buy an FM tuner anymore...

I debated whether to bid on the 9100 as the case on mine is probably not as good as the one in the auction but decided not to bother.

I was really shocked when it only reached £53. It should have sold for about £130 +. In saying that though the price of tuners on Ebay is dropping. In the last year for instance the price Pioneer 9800s are getting has dropped from £300 to around £80ish though they still can go for around £130ish or a tad more. I won a mint 9500 mk2 for £75 myself a few months ago, I was the only bidder.

Revox and Leaks Trough-Lines still do well but other classics are also dropping off in selling price as well, though with it being an auction high prices can still occur but it does seem to be rarer now days for that to happen.

I am a sad sod in that I watch the tuner sales everyday and bookmark items to see how they do. There are a few sellers living in the past with very high BIN prices, usually their items don't sell or they eventually get the message and auction it.

There has been one particular seller trying to sell a slightly ropey Trough-Line 3 for the last year or so at £150, he recently dropped the price to £140 still no sale....wise up


Regards D S D L

[hifi_dave]

I was watching a Hi-Fi Year Book a couple of weeks ago, 1972 I think it was. It went for £71 - seventy one Pounds....

I've still got a few items to buy for my 'museum' and just hope I can get some more bargains but they are becoming rare.

[Beobloke]

I was watching an Aiwa AT-9700 tuner with its matching amplifier a few months back, wondering by how much I would have not been able to afford the final price.

Final sale price? - £42 for the pair.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHH!!

[Rare Bird]

Swings & Roundabouts on the bay, i watched a Quad '306' go last week for £61 fully working.Lowest i've ever seen is just under a ton.

[Alex_UK]

Well for no other reason than I can, I've bought myself a Sony TA-F4A - mainly (ok, only) because I have always wanted a proper hairy-chested 70's amp with VU Meters...



Aren't they a gorgeous timeless design? Probably sounds cack though! This is a photo off the web, the one I've acquired has apparently just been serviced and cleaned.

I don't even know what I'm going to do with it, but I just couldn't resist

Now got to find some suitable 70's speakers... In fact, I think this will be the start of a complete 70's system

[Marco]

Nice find, Alex... I'm diggin' those metres, babby!

I doubt it'll sound crap, but even if it's not perfect, I'm sure it'll respond well to some judicious fettling

Speaker wise, you could do a lot worse than land something like my Celestions

Marco.

[Alex_UK]

Nice find, Alex... I'm diggin' those metres, babby!

I doubt it'll sound crap, but even if it's not perfect, I'm sure it'll be responsive to some judicious fettling

Speaker wise, you could do a lot worse than land something like my Celestions

Marco.

Funny you should mention Celestion - maybe not the exact same model, but could definitely be a possibility - I'd really like to get a pair that were made here in Ipswich if I go that route.

[Marco]

Yep, if you could accommodate one of the bigger models, like the 66s, that would be ideal!

Or here's a nice pair of 44s:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CELESTION-DITT...86711621308407


Or some 662 Studio Monitors:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Celestion-Ditt...58248657358139



Marco.

[hifi_dave]

Those 44's are great, in a retro way. I got a pair for my Son to round off his Bed-sit system. I only paid 40 Quid for them though....

[Marco]

Nice buy, Dave. They're probably also better than a lot of modern speakers, just like are my Ditton 15XRs

Marco.