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Set of Jazz & Big Band musicological books with 23 individual autographs, including FRANK SINATRA at his appearance in the Sabre Room on 5/13-16/76.  The Big Bands, Simon, 6th printing, 1969; American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942, Rust, 1975; Jazz Records 1897-1942, Rust, 1970.  From the estate of the owner of one of Chicago's most prestigious hifi shops.   He was the sound man and  recorded many and had them autograph their mentions. Included are Bill Conte, Peanuts Hucko, Ray McKinley, Murray McEachern, Jack Leanard, Buddy Murrow in both his names, Spiegel Wilcox, and many more.

 $695.00/Offer

E. H. Scott literature, advertisements, operating manuals, service literature.  Various radio related literature of several genres.  This  collection was made over many years and goes from the edges of wireless up to 1950.  Shown with individual evaluations.  Sold as a lot.
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150.00/Offer

E. H. Scott and McMurdo Silver service info:  schematics, notes, some original Scott and Rider's schematics; useful documentation when performing restoration.  For Scott 16, 18, 23, Phantom & DX, Laureate, Philharmonic, Special; Silver Masterpiece IV & VI.  See Here $15.00 PPD in USA
PHILMORE SUPER RADIO CRYSTAL SET.  Purchased 50+years ago, and still new and unused.  Catalogue number 7001.

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$89.00
Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN lens for Sony a6000 et al cameras.  This lens was hardly used and comes packaged as new in box.   Here is a the front and back and side view with caps/hood.  Here are two ambient light shots: musicians, actors panorama.  It truly is a mint lens. $275.00
Hurst/NIDEC 3009.001, 300RPM motor.  Runs on 115 VAC, 60 Hz.  These were used on our 33/78 turntable and on many other brands.  Comes with capacitor.  Sold indivitually or by the lot.   See rear here.    Motor instructions. $40.00 EACH

16 LOT - $500.00

33/78 black Acetal pullies for Hurst/NIDEC 3009.001, 300RPM and similar motor.   Have a total of 36.  Will sell indivitually or by the lot. $22.00 EACH

36 LOT - $650.00

Old Empire 980 arm for parts.  Arm rest is included.   See bigger

$115.00
Rek-O-Kut Micropoise stereo arm, complete with headshell, and arm rest.  See bigger $375.00
Garrard Type "A" headshell. All wires and clips are comple and comply with modern color coding.  Like new condition. $24.00

Audio IC Op-Amp Applications, Third Edition, by  Walter G. Jung.   Almost mint.  Paged thru a few times and never used.  It looks as though it just came off of the bookstores shelf.  As Mint copies sell at up to $92.00!  Rated as M- $60.00
Audio nostolgia collection-38 issues of hifi music at home from April, 1954 to May, 1959 & 36 issues of Audiocraft from Nov, 1955 to Oct, 1958.  All together 74 magazines.  They are all in new shelf holders as shown.   LARGER

Continental USA Shipping via Media Mail is $38.00.

$25.00+shipping
Handbook for Sound Engineers, 1st editon, 1987, by Glenn Ballou, Editor.  This was the NEW Audio Cyclopedia. It is huge.  Condition is MINT. 

BIG VIEW
$20.00
McMurdo Silver Masterpiece V. Completely restored electronics.  VG to Mint Chrome.  Few years back 2 rusted speaker drivers sold for $5k on EBAY.   Speaker Mint.  New cabinet in E.H. Scott Napier style, mint vintage original grill cloth.  Open;Closed.  Internal sound absorbent material added later. $7,000.00/Offer

Pickup encouraged

CEDAR Audio, X-Series audio Dehisser.   See rear.   Used for 1 project.   Highly desirable, sold for $6896.00 when new.  Serial Number is DHX-1-01928.  It operates in the digital domain, but operates just like any analogue. You will need an A to D, and a D to A converter, or just A/D if fed to a digital input.  It comes in original packaging, fully tested.  Check MIX review.

$1195.00
Janzen 130 electrostatic tweeters-the Two top plain black ones.  The wood laminated ones are gone. The audiophile standard of the 1960's and onward.  These were removed from the 4 channel, exotic system of a prosound/custom audio dealer.  All were tested and operate well.  There are also 4 spare panels, not tested.  Janzen recommended a crossover at 1500 Hz.  Physical: 19 lbs, 23X10X7-1/8".  Expect appropriate shipping costs - approx $90.00.

$355.00/Offer

192 rack mount screws, Phillips head and hex head.  Also included are plastic washers for all.  For a close up click here.

$29.00 Post Paid

These are labels the were either found in old sleeves, attacked to smashed discs, and sometimes even peeled off of discs that had an earlier label.  This happened over many years.  They range from the 1930's to the 1950's.  Probably mostley the 1940s.  Also included are other pieces of paraphernalia that are OTR related.  Click here for a much larger picture.

$65.00

dbx 120X Subharmonic Synthesizer.  This unit will recreate deep bass from harmonics of the lost bass.   It also can function as a 12dB/oct. subwoofer electronic crossover.  Complete with like-new operating manual. Cosmetically very good and fully tested.

$119.00

Rek-O-Kut DEHISSER.  This unit was returned as not compatible with a system.  It has no cosmetic problems.  It removes hiss and noise from LPs, 78s, tape, you-name-it.  It also permits sophisticated groove-wall switching and has selectable rumble filter.  New warranty.  Regular $280.00

$185.00

Rek-O-Kut Audiophile Archival Preamplifier MKII, "B" stock.  It has an equalization switch for either RIAA for standard LPs or for 78 rpm records.  Can handle 2 turntables.  This unit was DOA and returned.  It is now repaired.  It comes with a new warranty

$50.00

A "Y" connector made of 1 female XLR and two male XLR. 12.00
Factory reconditioned, Blaupunkt BQA 120, 4 X 30 Watt RMS power amplifier.  Comes in standard recon box, with original cabling.  Mint condition.

NOTE: BOSCH PRODUCED BLAUPUNKT
            NOT THE NEW JUNK

$165.00
Unsold Sample Blaupunkt PCA 2110, 2 X 120 Watt, or 1 X 400 Watt power amplifier.  A labratory test sample, never sold or used.  See my test data.

NOTE: BOSCH PRODUCED BLAUPUNKT
            NOT THE NEW JUNK

$195.00
For sale is a bag of hard to find, vertical PCB-mount, ARJ3313, stereo RCA Connetors.  The design is unusual and very useful.  There are 50 pieces minimum.  Here is the layout and specs. $80.00
Pfanstiehl 736-D7, same as Riverton 2150-D7, diamond stereo LP styli for Sanyo, JVC, Gemini, Esoteric Sound RA6, Fisher, Gemini turntables, many others.   ST-G9, MG-9, CN-22.  Box of 20.
See close-up here:  CN-22
50.00
Rek-O-Kut DISC STABILIZER CLAMP, "B" stock.  This piece either had a damaged package, or was returned for a variety of reasons, or had a minor cosmetic problem.  In the later case they are refinished to like new condition.  Regular $65.00 $25.00
Grado Z2+ cartridge (used) + new low-mass headshell + new Grado Gold replacement stylus. Originally sold for $265.00.  This is the low impedance version (70 Ohms), which has a 1.4 mV output.  Probably will work with MC input

$175.00

1.5 foot ProTools Digilink cable.  This is part number 918009012-01.  It is most often used for interconnection Digidesign / AVID ProTools HD units in cascade.  It can also be used to connect the HD unit to your computer if they are quite close. Like new.  PPD in USA Price.

$27.00

STAX SR-3 electrostatic headphones. This is from the estate of one of Chicago's pioneer audio/pro-sound dealers.  They were usually used when making on-location recordings, and in good working condition.  There is a small area (about 3.4") on the cable where there is slight fraying of the cloth cable covering, but it is quite stable.  The connector is a 5-pin + center plug.   Includes original instructions.  You must have an appropriate STAX driver, such as and SRD-5, SRM-1, or SRM-T1.

$100.00

Marantz CDR630 Pro CD audio recorder.  Records and erases.  This is from the estate of one of Chicago's pioneer audio/pro-sound dealers.  Cosmetically very good and fully tested.  Includes remote control.  With manual.  See a review here.  Operation here.  Specs.

$155.00

Four new old stock boxes of Audiotape brand leader tape on 7 inch reels.  They were obtained from defunct studio.

There is little info on the boxes.    I assume paper, as they are original sealed.  See CLOSE

$28.00

 

Five reels of 1200' Ampex 631 recording ta[e on 7 inch reels, and one 1800' reel of Scotch 212 recording tape.    Scoth is at bottom and has a plastic case.  All are sealed new old stock.   See CLOSE

$80.00
Plastic NAB adapters.  Don't know the manufacturer, but will work with most machines, including crown.  Price is for the pair $25.00
Simple NAB adapters. These are sturdy made of brass and apparently have a petina.  They work best with spindles that utilize screw-in reel hold-downs, such as Crown International tape decks.  Price is for each, not the pair. $10.00
Set of NAB adapters for many tape decks. The fittings clamp onto the regular spindles and are held in place with clamping screws. The NAB adapters just turn on to tighten.  These were probably made for Magnacord PT-6 recorders (with extension arms) or for their larger models. $20.00
10 inch fiberglass reel from Chicago CBS station, WBBM.    The reel once was used for a GUNSMOKE episode on 1-10-? and had been recorded on 1-8-?  This is for die-hard Old Time Radio collectors only.  Aside from that, it is an NAB reel and in good condition.  SEE LABEL

$10.00

A trophy of mine when I visited Berlin after the wall came down.  Large  6' X 3' banner of the Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, (SED), the East German Communist Party.  It was started in 1946 and governed the DDR (Soviet Occupation Zone) from1949 until the Peaceful Revolution in 1989.   It is meant to be hung vertically with  a horizontal pole that inserts into a large loop. LARGE $89.00

The A. R. R. L. (American Radio Relay League) Antenna Book.  This is the 1960, ninth edition, 320 pages + index.  Well used, with wear evident, but condition is good.  There are no tears or markings on any page.  All pages are intact

$15.00

MR80 FM tuner service manual. This is a huge tome with many fold out schematics and all service alignment instructions.  It is a very well made, 2-sided photocopy with every page, schematic and fold out done well. It is 3/4" thick,  was very difficult to create, and was made from the original which cost $100.00 at the time.

$25.00 ppd in USA

Operator's Manual for an AKAI 4400 Stereo Convert-A-Deck.  This is a 1/4 track stereo open reel tape deck that used 7 inch reels.  18 pages.  Very good condition

$10.00

Countryman Type 85 direct box-connects any high impedance instrument to a balanced mic input.  FET circuit requires 9 Volt battery.

The Type 85 employs Class A circuit - much like a classic tube mic preamp!  Another feature is that the Type 85 can  isolate ground, even when running on Phantom power, eliminating unwanted hum and buzz.

Used, excellent condition.  Orig: $231.70

$95.00
This is a used Technics RAK-SL303P remote control for a SAG9013, SLPG300, SLPG300EK, SLPG300PK, SLPS700, or SLPS700K compact disc player.  It is in very good physical condition and works well.

$105.00

BIAMP Advantage 601, mono microphone mixer.  6 XLR mic inputs, one XLR + 1/4" phone plug out.  Two inputs have 30 dB switchable pads.  LED's on each channel light at +10dB.  Early version-no front-panel limit adjust.  Very good condition.  MSRP for latest version is $1028.00.  Click for specs.

$85.00

Maynard Ferguson concert handouts.  Unfolds to six pages.  Flier for his "M.F.* Horne" from Holton/Leblanc.  Second side has Interview of Ferguson by Alan Stevens and more on the tour and personnel.  Has some wrinkles.

$8.00

McIntosh MR 75 AM-FM stereo tuner brochure. complete specs.  Single sheet, 2 pages in excellent condition.

$8.00

McIntosh MC 2125 power amplifier brochure. Very good condition, with little wear. This is for their 120 Watt per channel power amplifier.  4 pages when folded open.  Excellent condition.

$6.00

McIntosh MA 6200 integrated amplifier/control center brochure. Very good condition, with little wear. This is for their 75 Watt per channel integrated amplifier.  4 pages when folded open.  Excellent condition.

$6.00

McIntosh C 32 preamplifier brochures.  This is a pair, the four-page, fold-open spec sheet and the eight page product analysis from a hifi magazine. Excellent condition.

$10.00

McIntosh C 27 preamplifier brochures.  This is a pair, the four-page, fold-open spec sheet and the six-page, fold-open product analysis from a hifi magazine. Excellent condition.

$10.00

McIntosh MC 2105 power amplifier brochure. Very good condition, with little wear. This is for their 105 Watt per channel power amplifier.  4 pages when folded open.

$8.00

Instruction/maintenance manual for Magnecord PT-6 tape recorder.  This is an old photocopy.  It contains a service schematic as well as a parts list with photos designating parts locations.  There is also a copy of a circuit update and response curves

$10.00

Brochure for the Craftsmen 10 FM-AM tuner ca 1953.   Craftsmen was formed on the remains of the old E. H. Scott Radio Labs.  These tuners form a bridge from E. H. Scott to modern audio components.

$7.00

Tube shield for 1939-41 E. H. Scott radio receiver, such as a Phantom.  This is a two-piece shield and the cap has a slot to permit the wire for a grid wire attachement. Chrome is good; there is no rust.

$10.00