Look around for a used/ recycled record store in your town. Chances are they will have a used equipment section filled with old analog stereo gear. I.e. Akai, Roberts, pioneer, Technique,etc. you can assemble a good quality stereo system for a few hundred dollars. But don’t delay, that stuff is going up in value every day!Also be sure to get the old speakers to go with it. The new digital stuff does not pair well with analog equipment. Get a set of Pioneer speakers or Altec Lansing’s something along those lines and then sit back and enjoy those albums the way they were meant to be played!
you are correct, vintage stuff is getting expensive. anything tube, dynaco Marantz McIntosh or solid state (silver) including Kenwood and pioneer is expensive.
anything carver for some reason. and hk also for some reason
early Sony ES. I have an x77es black CD player. simply amazing build quality.
but not so impressed with the matching amps cause I have 2 dead ones
old speakers are hit and miss, most all need surrounds unless they were accordion or rubber.
you can buy decent modern speakers or even make them. many sites will sell you parts and plans.
“ Look around for a used/ recycled record store in your town.”
I live in northern Virginia, home to some of the richest counties in America (thanks to the internal colonialism that transfers wealth from the makers to the eaters), and the Salvation Army here often has some amazing deals on audio and recordings.