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Kermit z
10-01-2009, 08:33 PM
I've been down this past week. Troubles with my company and stuff like that. Anyway, Thursday is 25% day with your special card at Unique. So me and the girlfriend stop in. I go back to the electronics section and see a guy looking at the back of a vintage reciever. Darn, I'm too late. How well I'll still have a look. I see a silver faced reciever and think, Humm, lets see if this dude moves on and leaves both. Well he takes the one he is looking at. grab the Technics and go plug it in. It all lights up, Great!! I turn the tuning knob and see the F.M. meter flinch, but the signal strenth meters doesnt move. I do see the F.M. stereo light come on. Its priced dirt cheap and pretty heavy. So I walk over to the speaker area and see the usual rack system speakers. The guy that took the other receiver is here hooking up his find to a small speaker. I can now see its a Kenwood. Then I look down by his feet and see some interesting speakers. Figure I'll wait (Again) So I sit down the Technics on this other speaker. I look down at it and froze:eek: Its a set of Realistic Mach 1's!!!! and they are the better models 40-4024A's!!! My girlfriend is now standing next to me. I tell her to grab a 2 carts, QUICK!! She does and we are caravaning it to the register. The other guy follows us and takes a look at the Technics price tag. He says, its the same price. I said yeah, they are. He says his is better. I asked to see the model and it was a KR-3600. I told him that it was real nice and he said yes it is and walked off. Come to find out the Technics is an SA-5370 that is from 1977 and is rated at 48wpc. Sweet:) Here they are. I will say I got them insanely cheap. I will be cleaning them up and seeing if they work.

I am in a much better mood:)

Adam D
10-01-2009, 09:05 PM
Damn I wish i could have been there to get the KR-3600.. I've ran into situations similar to yours.. Ever go to a flea market or thrift shop and see something you want already bought or in a shopping kart? Almost looks like thew KA-5460, the one on Ebay now.. By his comment he made I'm sure he was jealous... Thats funny though, You probably have a collector in your neighborhood..

Kermit z
10-01-2009, 09:49 PM
It happens more than I like, where I walk in right as someone else has scored :( Its all luck really. The Kenny looked very nice and was priced at 14.99. I would have walked out with all of it :)

tekidaho
10-02-2009, 12:05 AM
:) Darn Steve......looks like you'll be moving to a bigger place soon....he he

Nice scores...... even if I wasn't a Technics nut:D, Chuck

Kermit z
10-02-2009, 06:32 AM
:) Darn Steve......looks like you'll be moving to a bigger place soon....he he

Nice scores...... even if I wasn't a Technics nut:D, Chuck

Thanks Chuck, I knew you'd like that:D This weekend will be testing time and then cleaning. I cain't wait.

Cu-Melter
11-30-2009, 08:08 AM
I simply don't know how you can look yourself in the mirror each morning while shaving.....
Helluva Good Score. I Hate You :p