World's Largest Collection of Vintage Audio?

By Stephen Mejias • Posted: Feb 2, 2012

Wow, look at all the pretty boxes.

Maybe I'll finally find that Nakamichi CD-1 cassette deck I've been waiting for.

Note: As you'll see in the comments section, Stereophile's John Marks suspects something here is fishy. If you watch the entire video, you'll see that many of the components mentioned are actually from the late 1980s and early 1990s—not quite vintage. Interesting, nonetheless. But, as always: Buyer beware.

Comments

What's up with the stack of boxed DVD Players???

Submitted by John Marks on February 2, 2012 - 8:49am.

Something is fishy. DVD players were not 1970s gear. VCR's were new back then.

Subject and verb must agree

Submitted by reseauxClestre on February 2, 2012 - 12:19pm.

This guy is a writer? Even 8'th graders know that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree on number. Yet, this "writer" keeps commenting that there's "rooms", there's "part" and so on. If the subject is rooms. than the verb must are.

I don't think he's a writer.

Submitted by Stephen Mejias on February 2, 2012 - 12:38pm.

The person in the video says that he used to sell audio equipment. He doesn't say anything about his current occupation. I see no reason to believe he's a writer.

Hoarder award

Submitted by hififofum on February 2, 2012 - 2:00pm.

I thought I was a compulsive hoarder but this guy get's the award!

I've never seen anything like this except my grandad's stash.

PLEASE

Submitted by Ariel Bitran on February 2, 2012 - 3:03pm.

can someone tell him to take the tag off his hat??

Where, when, who, why, how, what .... WTF?!

Submitted by hollowman on February 3, 2012 - 12:24am.

WHERE the fuck exactly is this warehouse (Google Street maps coordinates pls)? I used to be an arsonist-for-hire ;) LOL!

WHEN the fuck will folks get off the vintage-is-cool kick?

WHO the fuck would spend $$ on this gear over much-better/in-warranty modern stuff? Oh ... the same old geezer that drives around in vintage, polluting autos? This is why Nature invented death -- old ideas out, fresh ones in. So work with me folks and throw me a match.

WHY the fuck don't YT vids like this go viral*?

HOW the fuck is this guy STILL in biz*?

What ... WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* Marketing suggestion: If the host were young, under-dressed and female, you may have better luck. Maybe.

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I'm not going to assume something is amiss.

Submitted by jgossman on February 3, 2012 - 6:29am.

Looks like someone scored an IRS auction of a Hi-Fi distributor. Times are tough. Shit happens. I'm sticking with my ACTUAL vintage gear. Wierd to think I've been in the hobby long enough now that I have gear that I bought brand new that nearly qualifies as vintage.

Rega Planar 3 baby!

The guy reminds me of Red Green

Submitted by jmsent on February 3, 2012 - 8:32am.

And I thought I heard a few Canadian accent cues in that video. Is this stuff here in the USA or up in Canada?

It's in Canuckistan

Submitted by Steve Eddy on February 3, 2012 - 10:23am.

Oshawa, to be precise.

Should I tell

Submitted by nirodha on February 3, 2012 - 11:04am.

Should I tell him...nah...don't....but I can't resist.....no don't! ......but I have to.....no, you can't it is cruel...ok...ehh...

hush...shhhh...don't tell the older guy but....he's sitting on a pile of junk

nice3 video

Submitted by anonymous2011 on February 3, 2012 - 4:50pm.

can I get a couple of the connoisseur turntables?

what other kinds of turntables are hidden away
what about amps and preamps?

how about some low price high end turntable cartridges? hahhah

I CANT believe people are so rich they can just sit on all this stuff!!

Nakamichi

Submitted by Jeff Joseph on February 7, 2012 - 7:26am.

Hey Stephen,

The Nakamichi Cassette decks that most lust-worthy (IMO) are:

The 682ZX, The Dragon, The 1000ZXL, and the CR7A.

The Bang & Olufsen cassette decks are also very good, especially the Beocord 9000, and can be picked up for very little money.

Jeff

Beocord 9000!

Submitted by Stephen Mejias on February 7, 2012 - 7:43am.

The Bang & Olufsen cassette decks are also very good, especially the Beocord 9000, and can be picked up for very little money.

That thing is so awesomely beautiful.

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