thebes Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 One original in perfect shape Marantz 8B tube amplifier for: $50, that's 50 bucks, that's fifty schmloas, that's 50 ducats that's ten fins, that's one half a c-note. YEAH FOR ME!!!!!!!! This is the slow time in the painting biz right now so I hit a couple of estate sales this morning. Looking at a console, notice it's got Marantz stuff inside open a lower cabinent door and there it sits. A big bruiser with nice size tubes. They want $125 for the console. I ask the lady if I can can have just this piece because it's not part of the console so she says those magical words $50 bucks. Have no idea what I'm buying but, it's got tubes so I scoop it up and am out the door before somebody in the joint notices. This thing weighs a ton (57 lbs), got it the rear seat and I can feel my car sagging to the rear on the drive home. Get online and google it and ohmygod it's worth $1500. Not a scratch on it and has 3 amperex ELl34 from Great Britian, one GE EL34 from Great Britian, two 6BH6 from Electronic and two GE 6BH6's. Pick up the phone and call Craig and after he gets through cursing me for be a lucky so and so, he walks me through how to power it up using a cd player and some disposable speakers in case anything goes wrong. Power it up and no smells, burning, tube blooms anything. Man am I pumped! (PS-special thanks to you Craig) ] I'm going to let it burn it in for a couple of hours and then run it through my mains. Now apparantly I need a tube pre to go with thing but again it's the slow time of the year, my quarterly taxes are due, all my busines insurance is up for renewal,plus this is going to have to go to Craig for a checkup, yadda yadda yadda. So I've looked at the Gon and see a Conrad Johson PV3 I might be able to stretch to, a couple of Dynaco Pas3's for about $300 and a EicoHF-85 for about 2 bills. I know absolutely nothing about this pre/amp stuff having only owned integrateds and receivers so will any of these fit the bill until I can save up for something better? I know I need a phono stage and I like volume controls, balance tone controls etc. but that's about it. I know, I know, I know. Just why should we help that lucky bum, we should be speetting on him. But pleaaaaaaaaaaaase! The Twins love it when I get this excited. I have to go breath through a paper bag right now so give a poor feller a hand, will ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 Here's the guts-pristine-looks like it just came from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I hate you SOOOOOO much. Well, at least my $100 (inc. sales tax) Chorus II's are OK. At least I hit up a pawn shop today, so at least I am looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Thebes, Consider it Karma! I'll keep an eye out for steals on the pre. That thing is cherry. You done good, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Landau Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Great score. This is a very late 8b and should be trouble free. The CJ PV-3 would match it nicely. Didn't this lady have a matching 7c preamp to go along with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Yeah, I'd go back and take a closer look at that console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Did you check the garage? Probably an old SKE in there for $100... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodog Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Garymd still has ya beat... but golly jee, what a find! woo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 oh man! Great score. Smart Plan too. at least my $500 (net cost) Khorns and my FREE HK 330B are OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Landau Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Have you seen anything there that look like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Thebes, Get yours hands out of your pockets playing with the twins and check out the rest of the components in that console fast !! That baby is in incredible shape. I still say you should play it safe and send it here to be brought up on a variac Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Bring it with you Sunday! We'll fire it up! Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BTW - I think he has ME beat. That may be worth more then my khorns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Mint, unregistered, Shelby GT350 with 17 miles for $500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 VERY sweet score sir. I'm sure the twins will have something special to help you celebrate your find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipinski Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 OH my!!! that's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 If there is a tuner in there that looks like this and says "10B" on it, buy it for me! I will pay you for your trouble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalOg Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Nice real nice, this is only the things you read abou.......wait a minute I am reading about it, DUH! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 We all dream of finding some thing like that. for almost nothing. Its a treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laikadog Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Holy moly!!! That's one of the best scores I've heard of. Well done. Now go buy a Lotto ticket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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