I FOUND A HUGE VINTAGE HIFI COLLECTION IN A TV REPAIR SHOP
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Hidden inside a TV Repair Shop that has been in business since 1956 is one of the BEST VINTAGE AUDIO Collections I have ever seen! I'm on a HiFi Quest around the country to find the best vintage hifi, and today I'm at Mort's TV & Video in Pennsylvania. Mort's had some of the best vintage stereo receivers I've ever laid eyes on!
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Been doing business with Mort's over the phone for years. Nice to see what the place looks like.
THANKS!!
Love to hear this! Glad I could help you experience it!
@@LennyFlorentine Showed my boss the video. He knows the owner very well. Said he was going to call him and give him some crap about being famous now he he.
@@teeveeviewerski3381 🤣🤣🤣 love it
Oh. My. God. I am shocked at how much vintage is actually out there. Incredible.
There’s tons and I’m on a quest to find it!
Mort's looks like someone I'd would like to bring my favorite equipment to for service because of the way he has cardboard between all the receivers, it shows that he cares
I would they are legit
He is working on a couple of pieces of mine right now,, good Man
postal inspector would be interested in that cardboard.
@@flynlr postal inspector, lol. a guy in Oregon stole 2 million dollars somehow by shipping empty boxes and claiming insurance over and over and over. but your right this is a good man and the type the whores from government attack.
Love it I can spend all day in that store
Thanks for this great walk down memory lane ❤ I am impressed with how clean all the equipment is in this shop !!!
Thanks Tommy! It was really clean! Very impressive for sure
Good voice over, Lenny. Your knowledge never ceases to amaze me. I can barely remember details about the gear I own.
Haha thank you!
That was a cool video. Your road trips are a blast!
Great stuff here. That's quite a collection. A lot of those prices remind me of what things cost back in the 80s. Out of reach for many.
Those NHT (Now Hear This) towers have built-in subwoofers. The square Design Acoustic speakers have down firing subwoofers, and had a great sound. The Mirage speakers are a higher end cousin to the Energy line, and have tweeters that sing like angels.
Thank you! Great info on the NHT!
Mort's is great. Great repair shop too!
It really is!
So thats what the store looks like! Ive been following the store on the 'bay for a couple years now. I purchased a Sansui G-6700 about a year ago, and couldnt be more thrilled with the receiver. Morts is the real deal. That sparkle is on everything they sell. Very impressive. Being my first vintage Sansui, Im glad I was able to get a near perfect example to base my judgement on the brand.
Sparkle is right! Some of the cleanest vintage I have ever seen! Glad this helped you experience the store you have been following for a while but never got to see!
Not fair, some have all the fun. Beautiful!!
Looks amazing. Thanks for sharing, Sir.
Thanks for watching! I loved that store!
I’ve been to this shop. Nice people. Very helpful. I bought my Adcom amp there.
Awesome! Good choice in amps!
Man, I had to take a break! Not used to someone grabbing my attention for this long! Good stuff Lenny! 3 for 3 on your trip!
That’s great! Thanks man! It’s only beginning!
That store is definitely a case of "Got it, got it, need it, want it" (mostly need it, want it). :)
Das ist ja wie im Schlaraffenland ich habe zwar auch ne alte Technics Anlage, aber das hier holy S.....mega geil 😮😮😮😮😮😮
That's my local shop, cool!
Thanks Lenny, you just hit another one out of the ballpark by finding these amazing vintage HiFi stores ❤
Thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed it! I loved this one.
19:08 I own a very similar Pioneer multi-cassette deck model, but it's a 6 + 1 deck, so slots for six cassettes on the left side and a single mechanism on the right to play or record onto cassette and if memory serves, I bought it for around $150 in the early 2000's ($101 bid on eBay and $49 shipping to Canada). It's still in great shape working perfectly. :)
What a place ❤
Thanks for the heads up. I just bought that Teac A-650 cassette deck. A top of the line Teac deck. A sleeper deck today but not when it was new. This is my second one. The first one I bought for $290 in 1977 while stationed in Okinawa. One of the more expensive decks back then. Great price today for a reconditioned one. They are built like a tank.
Oh nice! Glad you supported Morts! Enjoy it!
love you bro
10:20 looks like it should have a magic tree hanging off the volume knob 😁
Another great vintage store! Thanks, Lenny!
Thanks Steve! Hopefully I’ll be down your area soon, hitting up north while it’s hot!
@@LennyFlorentine That would be great! I’d love to hear from you when you come through. If you want to contact me, Randy has my number.
Man Lenny,the hits just keep on coming bro. These are some awesome vintage stores. Keep it up.💯💯💯👍🏾
Thanks Anthony! Lots of great stuff in the works! I appreciate your support!
definitely gonna be a fun one
I've been watching the price tags go by and OMG that stuff is expensive. I hope that the prices include a total service overhaul.
The prices do include that
Recapping one of these receivers is a time intensive process and takes some skill. So for a smaller receiver like that Pioneer SX 525 ($429) your looking at $50-$100 for the unit, and 2-3 hundred for the overhaul. I have a SX 636 that I bought for $100. But it has DC voltage on the left channel and needs recapping and some of the transistors replaced. The recap kit itself is $90 on eBay. And desoldering the old and resoldering the new is an arduous job. I think their pricing is really fair, especially for someone who just wants a reliable vintage receiver without all the work.
Love these videos. These types of vintage hifi shops are a dying breed, glad to have these snapshots of some of my favorite shops. Another spot you should check in the region is Grooves and Tubes in Greenville, DE. Gerald always has a nice selection of reel to reels, tube amps, and speakers.
Actually I think they are on my list for this week 😁
Friday actually if I get there before close
@@LennyFlorentine Also RetroAddicts in York is pretty nice
Bought my receiver from Mort's. Great seller!
Mort's you guys are so awesome. I wish I lived closer to you guys I would love to check out your shop one day. Take Care 😎
Mort's is awesome very happy with the purchase I made plan on making more of them there awesome. Thanks for the great video Have a great day 😎
This was great. Nice education also…..love the look of vintage. Have a Kenwood 700 series stack…..smile every time I turn it on.
Very nice set!
Wow impressive
Oh, I get the visual pun. 😆 Cemetery and Mort (as in "morte", or death). Good one!
Morts is awesome...they do great work...
I was VERY IMPRESSED! Great people
Awesome video
Thanks!
Great video Lenny!
Thanks man!
Love❤everything remember my days will like to see some old school kp500 pioneer deck and equalizer ❤
Took my 300b tube for repair. Happy with repair work
I've been to Mort's TV and Video as my vintage stereo needed help after being in storage and was referred to Mort's what a find tape deck and CD player needed help they are very professional technicians I'd highly recommend this place 😊
Thanks for sharing! Glad you had such a good experience!
Hello Captain Sub: Thank you for this vintage audio video. Hope you & your family had a wonderful holiday weekend ??? You definitely have an eye for quality vintage audio gear.I haven't seen any Kenwood KR 9600 receivers. I love these on the road audio videos but when are we going to see the inventory update on your home store. In my book you guys are the best. Stay safe Lenny 🙏, TMP from N.J..
Thanks buddy! Had a great weekend, hope you did as well. I am no longer a part of Just Audio and am working on my new store from the ground up! But in the meantime I’ve ventured on this quest to find the best HiFi in the country! I did open up a text line to reach me 443-402-5069. People can send system pics, or suggestions of stores or personal collections to visit! I’ll be up in NJ/NY later this week filming more fun vintage places!
Wow that is Stereo Heaven !
Keep up the great work, saw Stuff in there that I haven't seen since the 70-80s Just Wow!
Thanks Dave! Glad you are enjoying the new adventures!
Man, I’d love to hang out in that shop:)
I love Receiver sir
cool 0:20 i had some of those advent speakers waaay back in the 80s
Awesome! Good eye! Wish I would have taken the grills off everything!
Very cool! I think the difference between the Pioneer 50 and 80 series is the 50 series has more discrete parts, vs. ICs being used in the 80 series(?) I think I saw that in an article some years ago.
that clear top rotel is beautiful
It was! Thanks for watching!
Liked and subscribed 👍🇺🇸
Great video!! I can't believe you were at Mort's! I work at a place called Audiolab which isn't as much vintage as it is new gear but we're a HiFi shop nonetheless just moved into a new 3 story building. We're maybe a half of a mile away from Morts. Mort's is right down the street. We send people to Morts to get repairs. We don't do repairs where I work. So thrilled to see Morts getting some recognition. Thanks Lenny!!! Audiolab does have some vintage stuff even if it's just a few items.
Maybe I’ll stop by this week to checkout the vintage if I get time as I’ll be up that way. I was gonna stop by after Morts but you guys were closing.
@@LennyFlorentine heck yeah!! Please do! 😃That’d be so awesome! Tues & Thursdays were open till 8. If that helps matters. 🤘🏻
@@chnlnine trip got cancelled last minute, but I’ll probably see you guys next month
@@LennyFlorentine All good man! Really hope you do. Audiolab is super cool!!!
I just watched the York video. Please don't ever stop going into places like that!!! I freaking love that stuff. As a kid from the 80's I'm always on the lookout for that type of stuff. I'm already planning a road trip to those places!!
It's a pretty smart to put a tiny amp on top of every monster...makes them look bigger and no damage to the heavy weight underneath. Although I wouldn't put anything on top of a 1980...
I see them selling vintage gear on eBay pretty often. The way they use a cardboard box with two of their stickers to prop up the piece for photos is pretty distinctive and memorable.
I think you are better off doing voiceovers rather than using the live audio from the original camera recording. It gives you better audio quality and also gives you a chance to do some research on gear that you are not as familiar with.
Thanks Glenn! You think I did research for the voice over but I actually just talked while watching, hahaha I will have to try adding some researched facts in there
@@LennyFlorentine Ha! Yeah, I meant you could (if you wanted to) do some research on things (such as non-Marantz, Pioneer, or Sansui gear) that you don't know as much about. I think it is great that you dig up old advertisements and brochures to pop up on screen about some of the gear that you find in these stores.
Nice……!
Know it well brought my receivers in there to get fixed a bit pricey Barracks now Morts great videos
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying my quest!
@@LennyFlorentine nice to see videos in PA and NJ AWESOME
So, Lenny was that an SR-2005 Kenwood ...looked sweet
Not many TX8500 MK2’s. Were there not many built? Love the looks of that receiver!
Very cool, but who can afford them!
I'd really like to meet the grand God of vintage stereo that sets the market prices for this equipment and see where he gets these prices from. I'm not bitching, I just really don't understand what justifies them. 25 years ago, prices were a quarter of what they are today, and there are plenty more units available now, I'd say. It's baffling to me.
Nothing justifies them except hubris
Bought my 1st receiver at Morts,,Realistic sta2000,,& they just finished working on my amp,,Great People
Thanks for sharing!
Great video, I love how every thing had a piece of cardboard. I think stacking components on top of each other should be punished by public flogging. it's just a pet peeve of mine.
Could you use a pioneer QL-960 to bi-amp a set of modern speakers. I know no base management but man would be cool
The woofers are side mounted on the NHTs
That makes sense. I did end up looking at some ads of them. I like to think they are meant for big screens even though I know they aren’t 🤣
I've noticed no reel to reel tape deck on site. I've forgotten to mention no 8 track tape player. 🤣
I’d say they take too much time to work on and would hinder productivity on fixing all the receivers and other components. I get it for sure.
Have them occasionally, go fast.
Man all I I see is sale sale sale,and I look at the prices just like in the 70s as a young people riding my bike to the audio store couldn't afford it then and now in the 2024 and can't afford them now . 😢 I glad I have my marantz 3250,170dc,2110,6150,5010.and of coarse cerwin vegas.15s and 12s.all in prefect condition and is for sale. You guess it. Price $9999.99 sale price.
Cemetery opening of video. ...that's because Mort means death , how apprepo Lenny
Wait I didn’t even think about that! Dude, you are the best! Amazing
Lenny are you serious? ...I thought you starter the video in a cemetery just because of the name Mort on purpose, Mort aka Mortician , The coincidences are getting extremely bizarre Lenny I am confident Christ is going to intervien soon lol Peace
Ist das alles verkäufkich 😮
why don't such shops exist in the southwest 😠. people in the northeast having all the fun.
If they do I’ll find them!
es el mejor de pioneer , mi padre se ha ido , tenia 96 anos de idad , me he quedado con su colecion de equipos y musica , tengo ahora un exclusive C3 control amplifier , dos mono blocks M6 y un tocadiscos P3 con unos altavoces 2401 twin exclusive series tanbien y muchos mas equipos de otras marcas de calidad , pero el sa-9800 y el ct-f1250 son los que mas he usado desde 1979 , con unas hpm-1100 el tocadiscos que ge usado mas es uno pl-560 , muy bueno con una V15 de shure y tengo ainda dos agujas originales vnp-15 de shure , que han sido compradas en los 80 muy mejores que las pequenas que se venden hoy , pioneer en los 70 era muy buena nada de avarias
That’s a great collection!!!
I have a pioneer sx980
You need a FOMO warning for these :) Some of us are trying to kick the addiction :)
I have a Sansui 2000 4000 and 7000. I had my 4000 completely restored. I have been trying to figure out why I actually like the sound of the 2000 more.
I would describe the characteristic as, potentially much less mid range, (something I prefer which could indicate a power starve in need of a restore), it bleeds off sound and drops the VU meter faster than any of the other amps. (goes quiet fast).
This tends to emphasize the highs and lows and gives the impression of more dynamics.
Compared the two, (4000 and 2000) on the Douk VU3. Volume position set to 9oclock on the 2000 and 4000 with some adjustment to attempt to match their overall volume.
CAVEAT. I am a very low SPL listener who is typically happy under 70db. I am using JBL Studio 590's which are highly sensitive.
Anywho I wanted to give a shout out about my Sansui experiences and conundrum.
Thanks for the videos.
Hahaha thanks for sharing! My help feeding the addiction is just getting started. Thanks for sharing about the 2000 as well!
@@LennyFlorentine There is a 2000x and 2000a as well. The first one was the 2000.
Silver knob. That first one was in your video and matches mine.
It was a great buy after the heartbreak I had with a failing Yamaha CR-840 that self destructed shortly after I bought it.
All the Sansui 2000 models have pages on hifiEngine.
What were those pioneers from the late 70s that were in the class of pioneer hpm speakers, but they has a bronze pioneer emblem at the bottom right of the screen cover instead of a, lets say a white pioneer hpm symbol? What are those and why/how were they different?
still with Just Audio?
well......are you going out on your own?
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At THOSE prices (!!!), that inventory is not going to move fast. So no wonder Mort's has so much around.
Вы можете купить где то дешевле. Добавьте стоимость ремонта и запчастей. А также время и негарантированый хороший результат. Выбор за Вами.
Plot twist: The TV repair sign is really a front for their Hi-Fi business.
Hahaha it was an amazing place
Curious if all of those receivers were completely recapped and gone through with known troublesome transistors and diodes replaced or just brought up to proper working condition? And, did you buy anything? I also own a TV repair shop (although we specialize in custom installation now) and have a lot of those receivers in my collection waiting for the day I can bring myself to part with them! LOL!
I’m always looking for collections to tour around the country…
@@LennyFlorentine I'm in Cali... I'll keep you posted when my store remodel is finished if you wanna make a trip out here.
Most of his stuff is really a bit over the top. Marantz 2216B $750.00! I’ve got mine when I was 16! Paid $175.00 brand new, still works and smells the same.
Are you still with Just Audio Lenny ?
Hey Rick! I am no longer a part of Just Audio and am working on my new store from the ground up! But in the meantime I’ve ventured on this quest to find the best HiFi in the country! I did open up a text line to reach me 443-402-5069. People can send system pics, or suggestions of stores or personal collections to visit! I appreciate you being a long time subscriber and your comments as always and I promise there is really great content to come!
What happened with Just Audio?
Was there anything by my favorite company, Heathkit?
I’m sure there was!!
At 6:35, was that 1980 priced at $13,995?
There’s no way.
What is this "Project /One Mark 1500 stereo" I have been hearing about? It looks like a pioneer 950 or something rip off.
Might stop by and get an Alexa and a Bluetooth speaker
I would be curious about the prices?
There’s a link in the description for their eBay store. Everything was serviced well by experts and looked amazing. So I’d say well worth whatever asking is.
I will check them out. Thanks
Looking for a dbx 3bx or a 1bx
Check out Don Jones Custom Stereo in Greenville,South Carolina ,been in business 50 plus years 🎉
I have that one on my list, thanks so much for the suggestion!!
Sx 1250 or 1050
Dude you left Just Audio? I just got the email!
Started my own company ;) Details coming over the next few weeks
I'm glad the United States Postal Service could Supply Mort with plenty of free boxes to separate his components. No wonder they can't make a profit
Hahahah he uses them to ship stuff too! Geeze. They don’t get thrown out.
Does anyone know which of these receivers sound the best?
Depends on the sound you like
@@LennyFlorentine
Thanks for responding.
I have a fully restored Sansui 9090 with Klipsch Cornwall III speakers sounds wonderful. Any recommendations that surpass wonderful?
Sorry but after visiting the eBay store those prices are north of insane.
Everything is serviced and repaired. I know firsthand how much it costs for them to get these units. It stinks how expensive it all is
Get out, this place is in Philly? Never heard of it. Been living in Virginia for the last 11 years
I never knew of half these places I’m finding, that’s why I’m on a Quest to find them for everyone!
Another one of these? Seriously, a DB needs to be established for all these hole in the walls! The only problem is access to as massive of a quantity of this stuff will drop it's market value. But imagine if the masses of this was purchased by masses of Xers and Zers. The cash flow should be also massive. And help bring those unfortunate ear pods are good enoughers into HiFi!
They are all over Glenn, or at least I’m trying to find them haha
@@LennyFlorentine And these are the open ones! I saw a vid some years ago where a guy got permission from a widow to tour an audio repair shop that had been closed for decades! When her husband died over a decade before, she locked the door and that's pretty much been it. Massive little boxes of unobtanium!
@@glenncurry3041 that sounds amazing!
Mort means dead in German
Oh the sweet coincidence 👻
Any jvc
There may have been some in the back
Please bass test song name 🙏🙏
Lenny, is it pronounced Tech-nicks or techniques?
It’s a never ending debate but I side with Techniques
@@LennyFlorentine Yeah we need to find out. I heard it’s tech-nicks, but what do I know. 😆
I really enjoy your content. I grew up with all of that vintage electronics. I had a Kenwood rack system from the mid 80’s with the wooden cabinet and glass door. I still have the speakers from that set. Take care.
Цены пипец завышены, барыга перекуп хозяин этого магаза.
I love how they use all those taxpayer paid free USPS boxes
I’m pretty sure all tax payers do that🤷🏻
@@LennyFlorentine I know I'm guilty of it but he sure had allot of them
They use them for shipping as well. Nothing gets thrown out.
Schade da habe ich als deutscher keine Chance was zu kaufen 😢😢😢😢😢
Great inventory but the prices of the gear is beyond obscene and completely outrageous. Anyone that would pay these prices has to be completely out of their mind. i kid you not, 10 years ago, i sold a perfectly working Pioneer sx 1250 on eBay for 650 bucks and bought a marantz 2325 for 450. Yeah, i know the price of vintage gear has shot up in recent years, but not this much. The sx 1250 and 2325 are won at auction on Ebay for around 1800. Jesus! Im sure their techs are just as bad and think they should be paid like a brain surgeon. Steer clear of this place.
It would be a lot easier to take your if seriously if didn't have fur on your face.
Something you just can't buy today and I have no reason why. That and a decent Desktop or counter top wood cabinet FM radio would sell a million copies I would think. but no, just junk available.