Quote Originally Posted by Sealed
Vintage and diy go hand in hand. I can't tell you the number of people that had buyers remorse when they spend massive bucks on a system, and got thier feelings hurt by some vintage gear costing a fraction of the cash.

My recent finds this week:

Excellent condition late 70's model Klipsch Cornwalls. Sound killer with a vintage Leak tube amp and SME table. A guy beat me to them by about 10 minutes!

Excellent condition 80's Kef 104.2 in rosewood. They are mine now.
They are not only excellent, they are better IMO than the spendy new Kef reference, as well as other speakers. These cost under a grand. (original price was +/- $2700) They sound like 5-10K.
I've always had a good eye on the KEF 104.2...I'd like someday to match a set w/a Sansui 7000/8000....pruddy and beefy!!