The RAREST VINTAGE AUDIO eBay Auction I HAVE EVER SEEN!!
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- The NEW IN BOX Vintage Pioneer SPEC Rack System Auctions where the bidding got completely OUT OF HAND! Vintage HiFi going for INSANE PRICES!!!! This is the RAREST Ebay Auction I have every seen. Might as well get a Vintage HiFi Mystery Box!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:55 Pioneer TX 9500 II
04:44 Pioneer PL-560
06:31 Pioneer Spec 1
08:25 Pioneer Spec 2
10:29 Pioneer RT-707
13:21 Pionner CTF1000
16:06 Pionner JA-R1
17:36 Where did the listings go? - Věda a technologie
Imagine spending over $8000 to listen to.....a cassette? Oh. My.
$8000 to then pay to get it serviced before you can listen to the cassette.
I had one of those back in the day. It looked great. It ate tapes. It got stolen by burglars along with the rest of the system.
I have a serviced Pioneer CT-F1000, and other than its big brother the 1250 it’s the best silver faced cassette deck made by Pioneer from that era, audio quality wise, Amy personal system has nothing in it past 1979 so I appreciate what the CT-F1000 can offer
I owned a CT F-9191 w my Marantz 2325 back in the day. Sadly, I do not own either piece gear. 🥲🥲
This only re-enforces my belief that Pioneer and all other hifi component companies need to restyle their _new_ hifi gear in a 70s aluminum & wood look. I'd love to see a Rotel RX-1603 remake streamer/tuner/amp/DAC AIO unit with a modern mini LED display replacing the analog tuner band & VU meters, but still retaining that iconic " ██‗⁄▬▬▬▬╛" face shape, aluminum face, dials, buttons & switches, a heavy, large volume knob and nice wood veneer case cover. The demand is there, plain to see.
Retro/Anniversary speakers are all the rave these days, so let’s see the same with receivers and amps!
I've been saying this to myself and friends for years....if the new owners of Pioneer would do this it be a Renaissance of this legendary brand beyond beleif!
Vintage style amps: Leak Stereo 30, and some Yamaha's, some Technics.
@@peterlarkin762 There's also some Luxman gear, like their CL-1000 and the JBL SA750. To my knowledge both the Yamaha and Technics gear don't have any wood veneer to the casing. That's a huge shame given the wood is half the aesthetic appeal of vintage hifi gear to me.
@@kkoller8952 yup i would like to See New Spec or Elite series
When eBay determines that an auction(s) are fraudulent…the listings disappear in the sold listing search. I think that’s what happened here. 🤔
I surely agree
Does that mean this was all a scam on eBay?
@@LennyFlorentine I think this was a eBay scam since they all disappeared too. As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is ? I mean come on... what are the odds of someone having ALL of the components firstly and for icing on the cake, it was NEVER touched and still in it's original box? come on ! lol. ... yeh nope!
@@LennyFlorentine I just checked the "sold" listings from Canada, and all of the components (Tuner, amp, preamp, tape decks and turntable) do show up. The vendor is well established with a perfect feedback score, so the listings appear to be real. What you may have run into is ebay can be glitchy where sometimes you have to uncheck the "sold" or "completed" boxes after your model search, then reselect them for the specific product to show up. Once I followed that routine, every piece appeared instantly.
Possible shill bidders conspiring to inflate the price?
I bid on a RT909 a few years ago and won it with only 6 seconds left! Paid $1850.00 plus shipping. It is in very good condition and had basic service done to it (belt, pinch rollers, lubrication, etc.) Love that reel to reel machine!
the one i use today
@@RUfromthe40s It is a great machine and one of the best looking IMO.
I have four RT 707's two silver fronts and two black fronts. The black versions were about $1,600.00 each. I had a friend list the two black front one's on Ebay as a Buy it now and I snagged all both of them over time. I got the silver Pioneer RT 707's for $1,100 and $950.00 a while back. I always put my best highest bid in with like 8 seconds left on the EBay Bid clock. I have one of my rare black front Pioneer RT 707's in Just Audio's Repair Shop right now. I think it needs a new record head and some awesome Just Audio go on and fix what ails it TLC! I have a Pioneer SX1280 in for repairs and upgrades too.
@@AUTISTICLYCAN That's awesome Canis! I may have to get an RT707 someday. The day I won the bid on my RT909 I was getting fuel at a Buc'ees gas station and "swooped" in on the bid 6 seconds before it ended. That was the only bid I did. Just kept monitoring it. Then I told my wife what I just bought :))
My system is vintage and I love the vintage look and sound, but when you start paying $5k plus for any kind of vintage component you need to compare with purchasing a new McIntosh MA5800 unit or Luxman L550A. Better sound, new unit with warranty from a reputable company. We all want and aspire to relive our youth by purchasing the items we drooled over back in the day, but there's a cost and there's a point of diminishing return on buying older equipment even if its NOS.
So true
that´s why i´m still using my 70´s equipment and recentelly i receive from my old father is late 70´s REVOX system that he later bought the b215 deck and the cd player with the same look as the otrher componets and i have from my grandfather an excelent system but still in mono with very nice components ,only thing is that as my grand father used to say ,in 30 minuts we´re going to listen to some music ,allthough the sound is perfect .I only had to convert the arm head of the turntable ,a ceramic one to a magnetic cartridge one with a good shure needle ,the only problem is being a mono turntable i had to convert the stereo to mono,so i had to ask to a electronic engenier to make the convertion wich was simple but i didn´t knew at the time how to do it ,i also could covert all the system to stereo but i wanted to mantain the system as it was
My Pioneer SX 525 I got in 1972 still works fine after putting in new output transisters which I blew with a shorted speaker wire. New condition wood case. Its worth more now than when I bought it. Would be fine for background FM music.
I have a MacIntosh MC-2500 power amp. You want a beefy sound, this puppy will provide it.
Man, I thought paying £40 for e technics tape deck was expensive. Gonna reconsider my life choices now
Had a Sansui receiver and Pioneer speakers and a Technics cassette player that I purchased in Germany while I was in the Army in the 70's, It would shake the foundation of my house!
I love the listings where they say mint condition and the thing has got scratches and they didn't even bother to wipe it down.
As an ebayer since 2003, and collector of vintage audio equipment, vintage knives, and other vintage items, I've come across similar situations where a single seller had multiple listing of mind blowing pieces. I love ebay!
Crazy ! Completely out of hand auctions. I can’t believe people were willing to pay that much for old equipment !
its new equipment!
Lets be fair the Pioneer Spec gear IS beautiful!
@@muppetb.lansing8374 spec-1 & 2 since 76 never had a problem and restored it completelly in early 2000´s
@@mat.b. it's 45 years old! New old stock you would have to have it recapped for sure! Very dumb purchase for something that wont even play modern reel tapes.
i can´t believe the high prices of new components built with the cheapest materials as an example the crazy price asked for a new Project turntable, recentelly i knew a german guy already in his 70´s owning a turntable that cost with a upgraded cartridge and stylus more than 8.000€ and ofered me a simple turntable with a carbon fiber tone arm and a nagaoka cartridge and stylus ,in mint condition ,being the nagaoka MP-300 that in my opinion was the only thing good in the turntable that seemed very frail and will not resist as new for almost 50 years, as the technics turntable from 76 i install the new MP-300 and it sounds perfect also have a Hana ML ,when looking for the price i was not believing that i person i knew for a year had given this to me with no use, but this guy is a heavy duty audiophile with a big A, i told him i have still in mint condition a pioneer turntable but i explain to him that the sound of the receiver was what made me never change the original cartridge and stylus a PC-30 cartridge and a PN-30 stylus wich today they say the PN-50 is the same as the PN-30, sold as ajoke of a needle as PN30/50 but it destroys the PC-30 cartridge ,that´s why he ofered me this HANA ML and the turntable was bought in Japan in 74 but the PL-12 and 15 ,the plinth looks smaller and not so good finished as the PL-ES i have from the system ES-2000
Having those new vintage pieces would be a dream come true.
Working vintage audio is so awesome!
The greatest Hi Fi Channel on CZcams!
I found a pristine Pioneer 707 set out on the curb a few years ago. Also, before that, a 909. Both are untested, but cosmetically pristine.
THESE components were ALWAYS my DREAM setup.!!!!.😍 Those final bids tho...HOLY SHIT..
Right, ridiculous but hey they were new
Pioneer warrants a lot of loving nostalgia.
Prices for good vintage gear is going up at an incredible rate. The prices are hard to believe. Its definitely a sellers market. But these were so cool...
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Thanks Mike!!!
A year ago or so, I saw a NOS unwrapped, in the box, Marantz, probably the 2275.. sold for just under $4900.
Marantzs have always brought top dollar. First American, then German, then Japanese now I assume Chinese. I just had to repair a little German clock I have had since 1990. Its a standard battery operated clock. The movement was made in Germany! Go figure. Its genuine $5.00 Chinese now tho.
I purchased a NOS Marantz preamplifier a decade ago…and I thought it would be flawless and perfect…but in fact I plugged it in and played it and it was totally distorted. Many of the electrolytic capacitors and some transistors were shot. I had it repaired…but not a total recap job. What a mistake! A few years later it has yet more failed component parts. It is now going through a total recap job! The moral of the story is: Most of these NOS Pioneer electronic components are going to need serious service…being stored so long is really hard on them. They may all need total recap service to be dependable. Even the turntable has capacitors in it.
Pioneer turntable looks good to play all those Digital Vinyl collections
Hello! Just found your channel, you’ve earned a sub from me! I love this stuff! Especially the old tape recorders like cassette decks decks and reel to reel machines. I’m 16 years old and I’ve been fascinated with this stuff for quite a while now. Thanks for the great video.
Yeah, unfortunately I consider eBay to be more of an addiction rather than just a fun place to shop. And I’m allowed to say that because I’m on eBay shopping almost every day for stuff I know I have no room for lol. Still fun though especially when looking for rare stuff.
Wow, insane...... I am looking forward to starting up my old ebay store again. It's obviously time!!! I have access to very rare Japan 'only' Pioneer/Luxman/Sansui/Onkyo etc... Cant wait to see what a very clean Pioneer A-004 will go for...lol
Most people that are into vintage Pioneer have no clue to what the rare side of Pioneer has to offer and to be honest I don’t think they care. They would rather pay ridiculous prices on the run of the mill consumer electronics than pay similar or slightly higher prices for anything from the Exclusive series. Oh and QUANTITY, ALWAYS seems to take priority over QUALITY.
I have an RT909 reel to reel that cost 400 dollars in 2007. Works perfect.
The problem with all used vintage gear even NOS. that no one is talking about is the fact that the parts have a maximum lifetime! doesn’t matter whether they were used or not they have a maximum shelflife when that shelflife is reached you have to replace them!
Would you consider doing a "how to" video on packaging and shipping an RT-707?
rt-707 it's amazing sounding machine I loved it when pioneer
says super tuner they really mean it a legacy of audio definitely *
There's only one belt in an RT-707 - the tape counter belt. However, the pinch roller is known for going bad, depending (as you said) on the environment. What I would be most worried about in all these components is the electrolytic capacitors. Caps that were never used are more likely to have failed than caps that are used at least occasionally. I would completely recap these components before ever powering them up.
Thats for sure Scott! Thanks for joining the conversation!
The rollers can be bad from new. Its a crap shoot and they never last long.
I had one of my 4 Pioneer RT 707's seen to by Just Audio and they did their usual great job. Most people know the Silver Face Pioneer RT 707's but few have seen a black face plate RT707. I'm bringing one of my Black Face Plate Pioneer RT 707's to JA to have a record head replaced and get it a "JA Check Up." Maybe Just Audio will share this rare Pioneer R-707 Black Face Plate Version on You Tube while it's in for repairs. My research says the Black Face Plate Pioneer RT 707 was a very rare after market custom build. I have two black face plate Pioneer RT-707's. That's why I LOVE JUST AUDIO. JA's love of BOTH Vintage & New Audio is REAL!
@@AUTISTICLYCAN I can't count how many 707's I've had my hands in - including the one I owned - but I've never seen a black one in person. You're lucky to have two. There is a blackface Sansui 9090DB in my shop right now, it's called the 990. Gorgeous. Not an aftermarket mod, it came from the factory that way.
I actually have the money to pay for a total recap but Just Audio does not do total recaps trust me This Old Gray Werewolf has TRIED! I don't know of a shopthat does competent professional total recaps on vintage Pioneer receivers. My Pioneer SX 1280 is in Just Audio's Shop and I'll supply some pre-built replacement boards. Just Audio will replace all four filter capacitors as part of my Pioneer SX1280 refurbishment so I'm good. Complete Pioneer SX1280 recaps take a beastly amount of time so they are hard to find done right. When Just Audio finishes with my Pioneer SX1280 she'll be a total beast with fresh fangs!
The worst problems I’ve ever had on eBay were from “new” , “untouched” vintage equipment. Get ready for electric arc with something sitting that long not in use even if it looks clean. Also I got that same pioneer cassette deck at a garage sale for $50 last year :)
I bought a Revox A 77 cheap said to be working when put in storage. The fuses went off like flash bulbs when I plugged it in. The seller said he would refund but I only paid $60 so I figured I would eventually fix it. They are worth over $800 in remaned condition. Its still sitting in a box waiting to be fixed.
new untoutched means not even one day of use since it came out ,so no surprises ,the complete system from 76 high-end from pioneer i own one but also know a spanish seller that owns everything that pioneer sold with high-quality and he sells a better system compared to what´s described here ,starting with the turntable wich i own one but also use with this system the PLC-590 from 20 series wich is a sp-10 from pioneer and a HPM-150 ,mine is everything working good but the one being sold on ebay by this spanish guy is all disassembled cleaned and all electronic or mechanical parts are substituted ,it´s his work and he owns anything good you could think of from pioneer ,i also have a rt-707 but never had problems with it ,only have another from akai that it´s my favorite one and have stored used till this last month of jully a revox with it´s smi-professional system and studder revox speakers ,huge ones with great sound, one has to know how to look for before buying, but if not working even better says a electronic engenier that prefers to buy untoutched and stoped than restored with bad quality, but the most problems i had , being a hi-fi components colector is buying this new equipments around 1.000€´s that are not worse 100€ like every pro-ject trurntable and half the new speakers for sale, just crap with the most advanced technology (how can 5 bits of plastic are the most advanced technology ,maybe they never saw a jet fighter plane)
My brother was able to obtain a Pioneer receiver from his roommate (for nothing) back when he was in college in the early 1980s.
It was assumed that it had blown amplifiers but my dad was able to find some replacement electronic parts and got it to work again.
I used it for the heart of my stereo system since I was the only one who was building a system at the time. I believe I still have it.
...somewhere.
The ironic thing is that Pioneer wasn't even considered to be "high end" back in the 70's.
i totally agree with what is said in the video but i choose pioneer because my grand father already had fully working a complete mono tube amplified system and that´s why i choose pioneer over Sansui ,and in humid areas it´s a gamble but oxidation shows outside when inside needs a good repair but my rt-707 till today never needed nothing and i have boxes filled with reels recorded there and also had a akai from 1970 that till today works perfect, as the CT-f1000 that i change the belts but no lights faded or anything bad in the deck, with 25.000€ you can buy all things described here at 100% working plus a PL-570 and the RG-9500 equalizer and the HPM-150 all restored and looking new to detail all in a rack from pioneer ,not other with the components inside ,just watch what this guy has for sale ,it´s pioneer heaven ,he has since mid 70´s till the late 90´s everything one could want in 100% quality
I think one of the best bargains in vintage hifi is a Sansui AU 101, they go for around £150-200 sericed and recapped here in the UK...they sound so good with a good set of bookshelf speakers.
That's honestly kinda expensive. You'd do a lot better with that amount of money going for something more modern like 1980-2000. Even going for something from the 70s from a less well liked and known brand will probably be a better bet. 200 pounds for a 6kg 30 watt amplifier is a quite a bit of money. I can assure you that some of that price is definitely a sansui tax. Nonetheless it's still quite a nice amplifier.
@@trevor245 £150-200 for a vintage amp recapped and serviced.The sound quality of sansui amp's from the AU range is fantastic.
Lovely stuff, May i ask what that small Vu model that is behind you?
Realistic APM-100
@@LennyFlorentine Thanks!
When I was into "Audiophile Audio" back in the Seventies, Pioneer was not even a name that I would have ever even considered as being "Top of the Line" :O I relied on Stereophile Magazine's Class A recommendations. McIntosh was the top for best tuner, Conrad Johnson stuff was up there too. Linn Sondek belt drive was the turntable to own! I had one :). Even the low-cost Dynaco stuff was preferable to anything Pioneer offered back then, to my recollection! Direct drive turntables were not even in the running as "high-end"! :O Harmon Kardon was a "high-end" consideration...David Berning was "THE" Stereophile High-end PRE-Pre amp of choice for Ortofon low-output phono cartridges. I had one... and sold it ...back then, through an "audio trader" magazine forum.
Conrad stuff was great!
I have to admit, that I'm mostly lukewarm to your videos and channel. However that being said, I busted out laughing when at the very end you said you guys thought you might have dreamt the whole thing. Quite possibly the most perfect ending to a YT video I've ever seen. Kudos to you sir.
Thanks for watching to the end! Glad you enjoyed that part, I appreciate the feedback as well!
In the day, Pioneer was an entry brand you bought on your way to somewhere else. The only people I knew who got higher-end Pioneer rigs were either a) military (buy for 40% off at the PX) or drug dealers with more cash than taste.
That is totally reasonable for a vintage"New" receiver. I got lucky and purchased a "New" Akai 1730D reel to reel and I think it was because it is quadraphonic...Wow what a find!
Good info Sir. Yes, I own that Pioneer FM Tuner and consider it the 1 of the Best, bought from original owner, sat in closet for 30 yrs and recent buy for $250.00 + ship & Tax brought it $300 approx. Pioneer reel to reel for that kind of money, caps and rubber wear out in time, as you mention, there is 1 on CL in my area right now for $500. Did experience this EBAY madness bidding on a Accuphase FM Tuner (Rare rare), the last 90 seconds could not even get thru, so no buy, sold for $200 approx, then about 60 days later I see it on EBAY for $900.00.
I had a TX-9500 in the late 80's (i don't remember if it was the Mk II); after an alignment it was indeed a great tuner. The one main disadvantage is that it is big and takes up a lot of space in a rack or cabinet, and eventually I sold it, for something like 300-350 as I recall.
Toilet paper at the height of the Covid hysteria.
Used to have the Pioneer CT-F1000 cassette deck, mine was in a metal case with the handles. I kept it until I got my Nakamechi RX-505 and I can't remember what I did with it. I also had the Pioneer RT-909 with fluoroscan meters but I do like the analog meters much better on the 707, they just look awesome
I loved my RT-707 especially the kooky auto reverse feature with the foil you put on the leader. I sold it in the 80's for $200. Oh well.
Did you ever get to see them in person?😮 Cool vid🤠👌😁
Hello from Canada. I picked up off Facebook Marketplace - a Pioneer TX-8500II (mint back in box for 20 years) in BC - Canada for $100 CDN. Yes $100 CDN. Orig. caps are in good condition. Upgraded to LED lamps (all round). Looks and sounds excellent on a outdoor FM antenna. This is matched with a fully over the top restored Pioneer SA-7500. (CDN purchase $500 - 2 years ago) TT was a Ebay CDN seller - purchase ($300 CDN) PL-514 also came with original box and user manual. Feeling pretty good after your great CZcams video here of the the new 'high water' prices for the Pioneer components.
Just Audio, I am looking for a Fisher RS-2015 if you have any in your inventory. Love your channel
I enjoy your videos . From Beirut Lebanon . Thanks
Glad you like them! Thanks Mustafa!
Thanks brother. Huge Pioneer fan and have a pretty good collection myself. Worked on most of it to get it working other than my RT-707, c-91, m91's and my PD-91. All my other items I restored partially to get them going.
Now what I wish , say someone like yourself here in the states would do is reverse engineer these Pioneer racks to sell to all us Pioneer nuts. You have connections and just need to get some metal fabrication plant to make these.There was someone overseas doing this a few years back but was too expensive to ship here for me.
Back in 2008 I remember during the recession prices were very very low on vintage equipment and a brand new rack was on eBay and it went for a very low price. I was hurting at the time myself so this is my biggest , well 2nd biggest missed opportunity on eBay. I once missed by seconds bidding on a buy it now for a Nakamichi CR-7A brand new in the box. If my internet wouldn't have been slow I would have won it for 450 bucks. That was my number one regret.
Thanks for the great vids and think on that idea on making the spec racks.
I see that Sansui reverb unit to your rear, left. Ever wonder what happens when your system is playing through the Sansui, and you hit the top of it with a hammer fist?
What I hate about ebay is the sellers charging exorbitant shipping fees.... $400 to $500 in shipping? What are they doing, hand delivering it? Total scam... Some of those bidders have too much money and no common sense
I always sell with calculated shipping and if the shipping label is less than the charge it refunds the buyer.
Insurance
Guilty . . . I recently pulled an ad won for my Garrard AII, because the fragile dust cover doubled the cost of shipping.
I maintained contact with the winning bidder, and am working out the best way to ship.
I think I can halve the shipping costs if I 'crate' the turntable, creating a platform for the delicate dust cover and other fragile parts sticking up.
But, that is going to take some basic carpentry and fasteners that don't damage the plinth.
Yes . . . the shipping is more than the price of the turntable. And Ebay takes 12.9% of the shipping charges as well as their commission on the sale.
@@leonarddaneman810 pack the platter and dust cover separate from the rest of the table, not cheap but the best way so that it is still a turntable when it arrives at it's destination and not a door stop. I have packed many turntables, they are the hardest things to pack properly when you do not have original packaging.
@@kwd-kwd That was my original idea, and why the shipping cost doubled. I have these air filled pillows, 4" sq, that can suspend the delicate and old plastic dust cover . . . you can tear the thing like paper.
Otherwise, a crate that will fit inside a 24" box can be cushioned, but the TT locked down and dust cover, tone arm, etc., not in contact with anything.
As for Reel To Reel tape decks I guess I'll stick with my Ampex ATR-700 Studio grade deck It only has XLR inputs and outputs and it functions just fine. I bought it at a thrift shop for...wait for it....5 Bucks, lol. I love my local thrift shop! It came out of a local radio station and had been sitting in storage for years!
Nice scoop.
@@RitchieCaron Thank you! I must say I was shocked to walk in and find it sitting there for 5 dollars. My lucky day I guess!
American or Japanese? Tubes or transisters? They are worth money. 1/4, 1/2, 1, 3 inch tape? How many channels?
Fun information JA. In truth I'd be surprised if it all gets paid for and shipped or was even real. Twenty-five plus years of buying and selling this stuff on ebay has taught many me and others very valuable lessons. Until the money received and the item delivered, don't hold your breath what was paid and what you get and vice-versa holds true.
I agree. I've been with them for just as long. This is super sketchy. Not as sketchy as the old days where you had to email the high bidder and tell them where to send the money order haha. But that was more fun!
@@LennyFlorentine Strange enough I’m listening to a SX 1980 I dragged out of the junk pile. It was e-waste about 20 years ago. Put a fantastic redesigned new power supply board in it and it sounds great ten years on. Somebody would probably give me a lot of money for it but I wouldn’t feel honest because it hasn’t been totally restored. It looks good but nowhere near mint though. The 1980 works quite well as it is. Thank you for your channel. Keep sharing more.
How much might a Nakamichi 500 Cassette Deck go for? It works ok but has a clicking sound as the the tape playing. Still got the original box and everything else.
Back in the day the Nakamichi cassette was the best of the best. Blew away the Teac which was the former king. The Advents were good too. I looked at a Nakamichi CD player. Not good and overpriced. Got the new Harmon Karden which was obviously the best and probably still is. Just had to adjust the laser output recently and it works like a champ. I have an Ebay Nakamichi receiver I was using as a preamp when my C 6 went south. You can fry eggs on that thing. Paid $60.00.
The Sansui TU-X1 and the Kenwood L-02T are widely known as the best tuners ever, but that Pioneer with the IF wide/narrow band switch would be just about as awesome. My friend bought a Spec1 and Spec 2 system with a nice Pioneer Tuner when our ship was in Japan in 1978. What an awesome system! I really loved this video.
My Kenwood has a wide/narrow IF switch.
@@elgringoec Lots of Kenwood and Sansui tuners have those. I would love to have one.
@@mikecampbell5856
It's just a novelty. Kinda cool in theory but not exactly useful. You'd have to find a station broadcasting high fidelity and signal strength has to be strong with no adjoining stations. And even under the best of conditions, the radio standard can't live up to even vinyl reproduction quality and far less professional tape and not even close to CD quality.
crazy prices man.
What a great video I really enjoyed that , I am buying up all the vintage equipment I can find here on Big Island of Hawaii , I bought a Brand New JVC KD-S201 Cassette Deck , never been used I unbagged it ( The box had rotted off she said ) I even had to put a US plug on it . It played perfectly straight out of the bag , I didn't need to change a belt or pinch wheel etc it's perfect , & cost me $25 just 2 years ago . So they don't necessarily have to be overhauled , & that is living here in Hawaii with our humidity & salty air. Thanks for the enthusiasm , it is contagious . Now my Nakamichi 600 II needed belts !!!
If I ever get a chance to goto Hawaii I'll have to stop and see the collection!
@@LennyFlorentine You'd be very welcome I have some cool stuff all bought locally on Island
Like cars, its boomer stuff and the boomers are fading away. Kids will have little interest in boomer stuff.
It exactly happened to me when I was bidding on SX1280. I won bid at 3100, and looks like seller cancled bid at last min, and relisted unit.☹️
That's messed up!
the seller wanted more money I guess he was greedy
Check out prices for new or even reconditioned Pioneer SX-1980 receivers lately. Crazy.
Yes but look ar down line units.
SX 750 650 550 450.
$150.
$300 for many.
Send it to Jish $400 to get it refurbed and good to go.
I have done this 4 times with JA.
How much for shipping that turntable?
Damn this is the setup I currently have, except I have the SPEC4 instead of the SPEC2. I did purchase a brand new Pioneer rack still in the original box including and SA-9800 & TX -9800 with veneer wood covers in original box and paperwork about 5 years ago. Prices were higher but nothing this crazy
Beautiful stuff - however, wouldn’t electronics sitting unused need to be serviced ?
is there a video of a complete collection being demo'ed?
Last Month I saw a Pioneer SX-1980 sell for $9,200+ dollar's
After buying some new midfi to upper tier gear I found my personal answer. I cannot top my vintage Luxman units. Within my budget anyway. I can’t go out and spend 15-50k anymore
They are nuts on Ebay.
in other video i try to describe this turntable and said it was the PL-560 because there´s one more recent wich is the same number of model but looking diferent more darker and without stroboscope ,i fell in love when i saw it for the first time ,it´s what i have conected to my SX-1980 with some HPM-1500(80´s model)the HPM-150 from mid 70´s were really better but this sound louder
This old guy just subscribed. Believe it or not, I don’t remember my last rack system before I ditched it for the Sony 5.1 system. At that time, CDs & DVDs reigned. (The idea then, if you had the best tv-tube-Sony, you bought a Sony sound system.) To best of my memory, I had a Pioneer receiver, tape deck, turntable, and a mis-match eq, with Altec Speakers.
Thanks Jrome!! Awesome
When you say "service one" what does that mean?
Thing to remember is that in 1995 (example date) there was no internet and a global middle class of 400mln.
2022 anyone anywhere with a smartphone any where on earth can sell or bid on anything.
Middle class is now 4 billion 400 million.
So that lp you bought for 50 cents in 1995 when everyone dumped their vinyl for free is now worth $150 to the Asian collector who likes classic college rock from 1983.
this set now resides in patric baitmans hifi rack in a high rise Manhattan apartment
Most ridiculous price on eBay is concert shirts that I owned in the 80s and paid $10-$18 each- now the asking prices are above $400 each. Crazy ppl think their stuff is made of gold 🤣
Oh yeah i look at those and wrestling event shirts once in a while prices are wild!!
Pioneer, Pioneer, Pioneer. Nothing but Pioneer. The channel would be more interesting if you’d look at other gear instead of playing like an old scratched record that just keeps repeating…. You guessed it! Pioneer.
The highest price I've ever seen on eBay was for a vintage pioneer Sx 1980 it was at 14,000 dollars WOW 👀
That's mind-blowing! Maybe it's time to start selling stuff off...
Yes, your report here is as you said, "insane". In the past, I had purchased many hi end equipments very cheap, I mean, not even $50.00 mostly at garage sales, estate sales, flea market and from thrift shops in the 80s and 90s. I remember I picked up Sansui G22000 receiver, the one separates into 2 pieces (tuner-pream. section and power amp), for $200 at local thrift shop. G9000 was $25.00. Marantz 8B tube amp. $29.50. Marantz 10B about same price. Mcintosh C22 preamplifier, $225.00, Marantz 4400, $10.00 and so many other super equipments. I could never bid like these buys you mentioned here just to purchase something still in the box, after all, the bottom line is I rather listen and enjoy the performance rather than just let the equipments sits in the box and not doing the job they are built to do and paying "insane" prices like you mentioned here. As they say, there are always suckers out there.
Pioneer RT-909 is the sexiest Reel to reel
Crown 828. Ampex 48 channel commercial.
I have the RT 701 and I like it alot, But I still want a RT 909.
If i close my eyes i can smell that classic new gear smell
Love that smell!
Or the dead mouse inside.
I bought a 707 back in the early eighties here in U.K. £350 new, I don't even remember selling it 😥
I have a Pioneer PL-550 turntable and a 400+ record collection I acquired for free, back in 2002.
Wow thats awesome!
I had a Pioneer automatic turntable. Looked great, mediocre performance. Back in the day I thought Garards were good. They are horrible but that was high end then.
I'm looking for an old piece I lost its a sharp ( cd platter style ,player that pops out the tray) but is a 2 sided record player with a stylus on top and below with song search by infra red optics to search breaks on vinyl. AWESOME.,,,and a Phillips record player with heat touch sensor buttons ( no moving parts on controlls to operate ,except the stylus if on manual) also AWESOME.......just to start with.
Whoever bought that cassette deck is filthy rich. My MidFi system all in is under $10k. My 70s pioneer chromed out cassette deck was $150 and looks / functions excellent.
I have a IVC kd 65 cassette deck actually.
For the same price, a new piece of kit with full warranty and far better sound is easily the smarter play unless you are only in it for the eye candy.
I used to own the sansui reverb on top of the r t r behind his head,it worked well.i like the pioneer Sr-303 better, along with a rg-2 ,I don't run a system without each.ever.
I am wondering where all these have been sitting new since being made? New in the box 50 years old?
Interesting. I would love to see one of these vintage auctions done once a year, with sellers from all over the world. That would be fantastic. I am from D.C, but, haven't been to your store as of yet. I am a collector as well and have some pretty rare pieces in mint condition. I recall some years ago on CZcams, a guy supposedly finding a warehouse full of brand new vintage pieces, manufactured by JVC and other manufacturers. I will have to get around to checking out your inventory, thanks for the vid. Lastly, I hope you guys never stop doing, what you're doing, with the vids and the store. Thanks again.
I would love this 💗
Yep, I am in d.c. too
I know you said there are no pioneer rt 707 brand new, hey I got one, I got to check it I have another pioneer tall one. That bended one post when it fell, but the tr 707 looks brand new. Maybe I will sell it, I am in Toronto canada
There are a lot of people out there for whom spending money like this is not even going to budge their bank balance.
True that
Their is a guy on the web who says you can't get a decent system for less than $1 million. His $500,000 system is for the budget concious. Phono cartrege $5000, tone arm like $15,000, turntable, $30,000 and on and on.
@@rogersmith7396 My system is about $10,000. I have the money to upgrade to something much better but every time I think about it I think to myself why would I when it sounds wonderful. A far more expensive system would have more of everything especially “air” but I don’t need more, I’m very happy with what I’ve got. I think the secret is to find and play nicely recorded music, which can rule out some old poorly recorded favourites.
@@aussie8114 I always try to get more for less not less for more. The fact of the matter is all modern stuff is pretty good speakers excepted. They went beyond human hearing in the 70s. If money were no object I would probably go massive tube and moving coil. In a big space maybe three or more Klipshorns. I always liked linear tracking tonearms although they were always stated to be problematic. I would get a mint reconditioned commercial reel to reel. Cassettes are really a wast of time. I looked at a few digital recorders but the price was too high. The modern DTS stuff offers capabilities Quadraphonic promised. I tried to buy a Revox tuner on Ebay but the price quickly escalated beyond my interest for a not particularly good tuner which looks incredible.
Yeah, something fishy about those listings disappearing like that.
Very fishy
they are all there, just checked @1305 CDT
Carver TFM-75 amp.. crazy !!
Got my PL-560 for $20, it was a botched diy repair but got lucky and it was stupid easy to fix.
When i think that i got my pl 560 for bout 40 Euro some 20 years ago. Ok, far away from mit but it runs perfectly. What would interest me it the feet on this unused also have rotten away over time...
a Question ,what happened to cerwin-vega brand they had a special series of speakers in the 90´s i bought my first pair of modern speakers in 93, 1.000€ each speaker but in the regular series ,the red menbrane got rotten in all speakers i saw it and also saw on internet ,they had a kit to substitute the red menbrane in the woofers, this was a international problem ,was it the end of cerwin-vega?i´ve seen material for sale but only professional equipment
Mainly for commercial PA use like JBL. May have been merged with JBL or Altec Lansing, I don't remember.
@@rogersmith7396 another brand that i don´t hear talking about it anymore but still have real good speakers from the 70´s given to me by family that bought them till mid 70´s, this refering to Altec Lasing that are the bigger speakers i own but i read in the back and pappers already faded show that at the most they deliver 100 watts r.m.s. but have more power than todays 200 watts speakers that cost less than 5.000€
@@RUfromthe40s I have all Advents, small and large from the 70s 80s. No complaints. If you have an auditorium I assume I would go with Klipsehorns all around. You don't want to get too close to those horns. Also the walls should be properly engineered. They are still made and expensive even used. Bose 301s are'nt bad. I had ARs, the Advents blow them away. Don't know anything about Boston Acoustics. May be good. Magnapan, no. You could tri amp those Klipsehorns to get a smooth frequency response. I would probably go with a DC 300A just for fun. When I went to Radio City Music Hall they were using Klipsehorns.
I thought the greatest consumer tuner was the SAE series 1 with digital locking loop.
Someone with more money than sense and a strong desire for particular items strikes again.
Sir you are right about one
thing. Pioneer sound systems
are more expensive than ever
Especially vintage turntables and receivers.
One of my systems is. CFT 950 / TX 9500 / RT 707 / SG 9500 / SA 7800. But I have never found the Original Rack. It sound great but after 40 years it need recapping capacitors dry my friends.
wow ! amazing crazy ! $$$$
I know!!
The most insane one I saw on eBay was for a Pioneer SX-1980 which I do own one that I purchase back in 1979 that was on sale for $699 and it’s still in used to this day but the bid on this was at the time $26,600 and they were is 64 bids already and they were still two days and 18 hours left.. I took a screenshot of the auction at the time that I just looked at and I cannot remember what the final bid was at the end of the auction but it had to have been more than the $26,600. On the screenshot it was dated January 15, 2021.
no one paid 26k --those are trap/bait auctions to pump up the value
Holy 💩 that blew my mind😳
EXACTLY!
Even when i muted the sound i could hear and read your hands!!🙂
So what was the significance of the listing’s disappearing?