One advantage of the virus stay at home is that I am trying to listen to music instead of the news. It is kind rekindling another my old vices: vintage audio. Were any of you guys into analog audio: Yamaha, Marantz, Nakamichi, JBL, Infinity, B & O, etc?
Back in the day I sold hifi gear… In particular Infinity speakers. Most of the stuff I sold I could not afford to own. In particular Infinity built a speaker called the Quantum Line Source, QLS-1. They are just under 6’ feet tall and very heavy. I used to go into the store at night to listen to them uninterrupted. They sounded that good. (Steely Dan Aja had just come out about that time)
Anyway, a set showed up on Ebay but the seller isn’t willing to ship. I was wondering is there was any one around Woodbrige VA that could help get these shipped. I think they would need to be well boxed and strapped to a pallet. I can arrange getting the truck to pick them up.
My brother while in the Army decided he wanted the best Hi-Fi system he could put together.
He had a reel to reel and head unit (forget the brand, might have been Yamaha) but the speakers were the Infinity’s you spoke of.
They were definitely six foot tall and he hauled it from duty station to duty station until he finally got out.
I think he still has them today.
I still regularly listen to my now vintage equipment. I bought all of it in the very early 80’s including a Kenwood M2 amp & C1 preamp, Teac Z5000 tape deck, Akai 747 reel to reel, Technics SL-M2 turntable, Sansui tuner, DBX 10/20 equalizer, DBX 1BX range expander, DBX 400X route selecter and a pair of Bose 901’s. I’ve always been a fan of the Bose speakers for both their sound quality and their reasonably compact size. My kids don’t get it because they are satisfied with their Iphone and a set of wireless headphones, which I also use at times, but I prefer my old equipment for some reason.
I have had some OK equipment, in my shop I have a Sony head. I hate most earbuds sound quality. I just bought a new set of headphones, OneOdio Pro-30s. Nice cushioned over the ear style.
My Brother is a real Audiophile, He had a full Carver setup back in the 80s using a pair of Klipsch Studio Monitors. The Carver equipment got stolen. But they did not move the speakers. He has built a nice set that he has now still using the Studio Monitors. I don’t recall the brand, but it is all high end.
Bill, I hope you can find somebody to ship or a pair closer to home.
Still have my old stereo from High School - early '70s - Pioneer receiver (good price for a high schooler) Techniques turn table, even still have an old 8 track tape recorder. I liked that you could actually feel the sound coming from the speakers - tough to do with ear buds.
Bill, If you are still looking at buying these speakers, I may be able to help. I don’t live too far from Woodbridge and could pick them up. But, getting them crated and attached to a pallet may be a bit difficult.
Paul
I sold Marantz from about '73 to '78 at SEVCO and Progressive Sound in Tulsa Oklahoma. I sold so many 2230, 2247 and 2270 receivers… Had a 500M burst into flames one day while being demoed…
Bill if you can get Paul to help the cheapest way to ship that I know of is using Forward Air terminal to terminal. They charge about $1.05 per pound for a pallet. There are Forward Air terminals at every major airport in the USA and Canada. It would require Paul to drop it off at the terminal on his end, and you to pick it up at the PHX terminal on your end.
I shipped a 390 block a couple weeks ago from Tulsa to Tampa. It cost about $230 and took two days.
