Most Wanted Vintage Stereo Pieces Today
Summary
TLDRThe host shares his list of the top seven most requested vintage audio gear that customers continually ask for - the Sansui G Series receivers, Harmon Kardon 430/730 receivers, Pioneer SX-850 and higher receivers, Cerwin Vega speakers, Klipsch Heresy speakers, JBL L100 speakers, and the Marantz 2270 receiver. He discusses the popularity around each item, noting factors like great sound quality, iconic looks, collectibility, and more. He also mentions expanding their services globally via eBay to reach more customers interested in their vintage audio products.
Takeaways
- ๐ The video covers the most requested vintage audio gear that the shop gets inquiries about
- ๐ก Sansui G Series receivers are highly sought after for their sound, build quality and aesthetics
- ๐ Harmon Kardon 430/730 receivers are gaining popularity for their great sound and reliability
- ๐ง Mid-late 70s Pioneer receivers like the SX-850 are very popular for their superb quality
- ๐ฅ Cerwin Vega speakers are known for insane bass and efficiency, especially the D and AT series
- ๐ Klipsch Heresy and Cornwall speakers hold value well due to exceptional build and ongoing support
- ๐น JBL L100 speakers remain popular due to their iconic design and association with a famous ad
- ๐ Marantz 2270 receiver checks all the boxes - sound, looks, reliability and high demand
- ๐ผ No specific turntable models stand out as highly requested
- ๐ An eBay store now makes Skylab products available worldwide
Q & A
What are the 7 most requested vintage audio pieces according to the video?
-The 7 most requested vintage audio pieces are: 1) Marantz 2270 receiver 2) JBL L100 speakers 3) Heresy speakers by Klipsch 4) Cerwin Vega speakers 5) Pioneer SX-850 and above receivers 6) Harmon Kardon 430/730 receivers 7) Sansui G-Series receivers
Why does the narrator say Sansui G-Series receivers are rare?
-The narrator says Sansui G-Series receivers are rare compared to other brands like Pioneer, Marantz and Yamaha because there don't seem to be as many of them out there. He thinks they may not have sold as many G-Series models as the other brands.
What are some pros and cons of Cerwin Vega speakers according to the video?
-Pros: Great for rock music, loud and efficient, iconic 'college rock' speaker. Cons: Not good for all music genres, vinyl wraps prone to damage, foam surrounds rotted on many models.
Why does the narrator say Klipsch speakers like the Heresy have stood the test of time?
-He says they were well made with good components, the woofers didn't rot, and replacement parts like tweeters and crossovers are still available from Klipsch which makes them easy to repair.
Why have prices gone up on 70s Pioneer receivers like the SX-850?
-The narrator is shocked at the price increases. He thinks it's due to the resurgence of vintage audio, the reputation for quality, and high demand while supply is steady but not increasing.
How did the Maxell 'Blown Away' ad campaign benefit JBL?
-Though the ad didn't mention JBL, the L100 speakers featured in the iconic 'Blown Away' poster became associated with JBL in people's minds. This benefited JBL's brand recognition.
Why doesn't the narrator recommend putting newly acquired gear directly on the sales floor?
-He recommends testing gear for a couple days after repair/servicing before sale to check for any other issues that may pop up.
What change was made to help international customers buy products?
-Skylab Audio opened an eBay store that uses the Global Shipping Program to make international shipping easier.
Why are turntables not included in the top 7 list?
-The narrator doesn't mention a specific turntable model that gets requested significantly more than others. He lists a few common requests.
Why are these 7 vintage pieces unlikely to lose popularity and value?
-Most have reputations for high quality, iconic looks, and are still sought after. Some like the Marantz 2270, JBL L100, and Klipsch Heresy are considered classics that will always be in demand.
Outlines
๐ง Intro music and opening remarks
The video opens with intro music. Kevin from Skylabs introduces himself and says they will be going over the most requested vintage audio pieces that are in high demand every year. He says this will be valuable information for first-time buyers, collectors, and flippers.
๐ป #7 - Sansui G Series receivers
The Sansui G Series receivers, especially the earlier models like the 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000, are very sought after. They were well-built, sound great, and weren't produced in high quantities so they are rare compared to other brands. The G Series covers a wide power and price range. Many people inquire about or request any G Series model in general.
๐๏ธ #6 - Harman Kardon 430 and 730
The Harman Kardon 430 and 730 twin power receivers have seen a recent surge in popularity and value. They are regarded as some of the best receivers from the 1970s in terms of quality and capability. Though not as rare as some models, they are still regularly requested.
๐๏ธ #5 - Mid-late 1970s Pioneer
The Pioneer models SX-850 and above or SX-980 and above from the mid to late 1970s are very sought after. They represent the pinnacle of Pioneer's capabilities in terms of sound, build quality, looks, and market availability. Prices for these models have increased substantially.
๐ถ #4 - Cerwin Vega speakers
Cerwin Vega speakers, especially the D series, DX series, and AT series models in walnut finish, are very iconic and requested. With their extremely powerful bass and high efficiency, they were designed for maximum impact and volume, earning a huge following despite a lack of audiophile refinement.
๐ข #3 - Klipsch speakers
The Klipsch Heresy and Cornwall speakers are regularly inquired about due to their legendary status, excellent construction, continued parts availability, and ease of serviceability. The Heresy remains in production today, maintaining strong demand.
๐ต #2 - JBL L100 speakers
The popular JBL L100 speakers from the mid-1970s benefitted greatly from Maxell's famous "Blown Away" advertisement campaign. JBL made high quality speakers across many models during this period. The L100 remains in production today due to ongoing demand.
๐ถ #1 - Marantz 2270 receiver
The Marantz 2270 receiver is widely considered one of the most iconic vintage receivers. It sounds great, looks great, has excellent build quality, and benefits from plentiful replacement parts availability. Prices remain high for this legendary 70 watt per channel model.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กVintage audio equipment
๐กSansui G-Series
๐กHarman Kardon
๐กPioneer SX
๐กCerwin-Vega Speakers
๐กJBL L100
๐กMarantz 2270
๐กHeresy Speakers
๐กRepairability
๐กRarity
Highlights
The Sansui G Series receivers are highly sought after for their sound quality, build quality, aesthetics, and rarity
The Harmon Kardon 430 and 730 receivers from the mid 1970s are regarded as some of the best vintage receivers
Mid to late 1970s Pioneer receivers like the SX-850 and up check all the boxes - sound, build quality, quantity sold
Cerwin Vega speakers were designed to fill the void for people wanting really loud, hard-hitting speakers
CLIPP speakers like the Heresy and Cornwall models were well-made and stand the test of time
JBL speakers from the mid 1970s like the L100 were unique in design and sound
The Marantz 2270 receiver checks all the boxes - sound, looks, build quality, parts availability
This list of most sought after vintage gear has remained consistent for years
High demand vintage pieces like the Marantz 2270 tend to steadily increase in value over time
New international shipping options now allow customers worldwide to purchase Skylab vintage gear
Sansui G Series receivers seem relatively rare compared to other popular vintage brands
Harmon Kardon Twin series receivers are still regularly found despite high demand
Cerwin Vegas often discarded due to foam rot and changing tastes over decades
Aftermarket parts keep CLIPP speakers working decades later
Maxell ad campaign featuring JBL L100 speakers benefited JBL brand
Transcripts
[Music]
Hey Kevin here skylabs bringing you
another video definitely going to be a
fun one I thought we'd go over the most
requested vintage pieces of gear uh we
get a lot of requests for these year and
year out this list was actually really
easy to make uh I could have come up
with this in my sleep and I don't think
it matters if this is your first vintage
stereo maybe you're a collector even a
flipper
this is really good information to know
as if a piece is in high demand it's
going to make it easier to sell and I
don't think a week goes by that somebody
doesn't email call or walk in the door
and ask for one of these pieces of gear
or to see if we have it and for anybody
out there that wants to play a little
game pause the video right now jot down
your picks I'm going to give you seven
of the most requested pieces of gear and
see how close our lists are share it in
the comments down below below I'd love
to read through those it'd be fun and I
did put these in order so number one
will be the most requested and let's
start with number
seven and coming in at number seven we
have the Sansui G Series and for this
one I don't have a specific model for
you um a lot of people do really just
want to know if we have any of the G
Series Sansui available and since the G
Series does kind of cover a wide range
of wattage and price maybe the most of
any vintage receivers considering the
g3300 is in the same group as the
g3000 and you're you couldn't get any
further apart with those two receivers
but um usually the inquiry is I'm
looking for a G Series open to anything
the G Series is kind of rare when you
compare it to Pioneer or morance or
Yamaha even there seems to be a lot more
of those out there there's not a lot of
known issues with the G Series
especially the earlier ones like the
3,000 5,000 7,000 9,000 I don't think
there was a high failure rate which
makes them rare I kind of think they
maybe just didn't sell as many as
Pioneer or morance and the people that
have them are just hanging on to them
and the early G Series is definitely my
favorite series as well for Sansui
especially with the receivers I like the
aesthetic of them I love the sound of
them I like the repairability of them I
like the build quality I pretty much
like everything I do have a couple
trivial things that do bug me uh with
the bigger units and that's the inputs
and the speaker outputs are on the side
but there were other manufactures that
did that as well too so I see why these
are in high demand I honestly think
they're a little bit undervalued at
least in the mid-range you know the the
3,000 5,000 the smaller units might be a
little a little bit undervalued when you
compare them wat toat with morance or
maybe even some of the pioneers and
again I don't think this is an issue
whether it's your firsttime receiver
you're a collector or a flipper um
Sansui G Series there's a lot of people
looking for those so definitely a good
one to pick up for any one of those
reasons and coming in at number six
we've got Haron Carden mainly the 430
and 730 twin it did seem like this was
more of a leaper receiver a few years
ago and with the Resurgence of this
hobby the audiio karma community and all
the technicians out there that really do
praise the 4:30 and 7:30 it makes sense
that people are kind of getting Savvy to
it now these are some of the best
receivers from the' 70s I know the value
on them is starting to creep up and I
know the collectibility taken off a
little bit too there's still a lot of
them out there these were well built
they sold a lot of them we still see
them on a pretty regular basis I don't
think the wells dried up yet on the
Harmon cardens uh from the mid 7s
especially the Twin series so and this
whole list is not going to be about
receivers only after this next one I do
have some speakers for you as
well and at number five we've got the
mid to late 7s Pioneer this would be the
SX 850 and above or the SX 980 or above
and I really agree with the demand for
these especially considering the amount
of numbers they sold the quality of
these pieces of equipment everything
about this era of pioneer just checks
all the boxes sound quality quantity
sold build quality looks you name it
it's all there and with this era of
pioneer I really think the prices have
gone up more than most the the other
vintage electronics I'm shocked a lot of
times when I go to Price one of these
pieces of equipment because I can
remember a couple years ago selling it
for half the price it's so funny cuz we
have people come in you know and they
say must be great for you you know the
price everybody's got eBay anybody can
look and see what things are selling for
I have to pay more for it you know it
it's a wash you know it's not like the
prices of vintage elonics go up and I
have 10 warehouses full of vintage
electronics um just waiting to go out on
the floor that's not the way it works so
um yeah it's great there's a big demand
for this equipment it just means that I
have to pay more for it uh when I buy it
as well so no
difference and coming in at number four
for the most requested vintage
electronics we hear around the shop
serwin Vega we get asked about serwin
Vega speakers all the time I love serwin
Vegas they definitely have their place
they sound great with specific styles of
music I don't think they do every kind
of music well you know the base on these
things um it's insane the efficiency is
insane and I think sirn Vega did
something really well in that they
filled maybe a void you know where
everybody was going for flat response
speakers in the upper grades of cons Tor
speakers I think they realized some
people just want really good loud throw
you in your seat speakers and that's
what they did they did an amazing job of
it all the way down to the orange woofer
surround I don't know anybody in the 9s
that kept the grill cloths on their
serwin Vegas and it's just because of
that silly orange foam surround on those
whiffers it just looks cool that's
that's just the way it is I say orange
but it was actually red when it was new
it just kind of faded I think everybody
remembers them as orange now what is
that called um a Mandela effect and with
Sirin Vega I think it really is the D
the DX and the at series that are the
most sought after especially if you get
the Walnut finish you know these are the
Quinn essential frat house rock speaker
it does it better than most speakers
there are a lot of people that kind of
lift their nose at surn Vega it's not a
refined flat laid-back speaker but sirn
Vega figured out that not everybody
wants that and that's what you have to
remember they they they filled a void
and they did it really well and I think
they sold a lot of surn Vegas I bought a
pair brand new in 1989 and it was a
great purchase for me because at the
time that was all I listened to 80s
metal and hard rock that's what I listen
to and certain Vegas really do seem to
be on the rare side considering how many
of these they sold and I do think
there's a couple reasons for that one
the wood finish on most of these is a
vinyl wrap so they didn't take to
getting dinged up or banged up very well
unless they've sat in the same room for
the last 40 years which most of them
haven't most of them have been to
college and Back Again into somebody's
basement and then the Foams did rot and
in the early 2000s when vintage
equipment wasn't cool and you had this
big huge set of surn Vegas with rotted
Foams you know either they discarded the
original woofer and put a Radio Shack
woofer in it which we see a lot or they
just threw the whole speaker away
because you know they grew up and now
they wanted a smaller speaker for their
home theater stereo or their new
lifestyle living room it happens to all
of
us
and coming in at number three definitely
one of the most requested Brands we get
this is clip mainly heresies but we do
get asked about corn walls quite a bit
as well and the nice thing about these
speakers are they were really wellmade
you know we get a lot of early clips
from the early 7s that are in really
good shape they used really good
components the woofers didn't rot Clips
just made a speaker that would stand the
test of time and they have there's very
few issues with these if you do have
issues the other Beauty with Clips is
they still make those diaphragms for
those tweeters and mid-ranges you can
buy aftermarket crossover Network
repairing a set of Clips almost anybody
with a simple set of tools can handle
that and I think that's why there's so
many of them out there they're just
working you know whether or not you're a
fan of Clips I'm not the biggest fan I'm
just not that big of a fan of horns
we've talked about about this before I
prefer the corn walls out of all the
clip speakers I've heard I do like the
kg series as well from the'80s or maybe
it's the 9s I'm not sure the heresies
I'm not the biggest fan of but they have
a massive cult following there's
absolutely no way there could be that
much demand for a speaker that people
don't like so it is purely just a taste
preference there's not a lot of
companies that have the longevity that
Clips does by no means am I throwing in
shade on that brand that that is a solid
brand right there again one of the best
reasons for buying a set of heresies or
corn walls are really almost any Clips
you can buy it try it live with it for a
while there's enough demand for these
that you won't have trouble selling them
no
problem and coming in at number two I
think most of you can probably predict
the last two spots this is the JBL
L100 if if you've been in this hobby you
know this speaker everybody wants this
speaker or has owned this speaker I
think this mid 70s era of JBL is
absolutely outstanding from the smallest
speaker to the largest speaker they just
made some very very good sounding and
looking sets of speakers there were a
lot of Unique Designs whether it was
just in the grill cloth the grill cloth
color um they just put a little twist on
a lot of Standards including the sound
you know there there's a JBL sound out
there I'm definitely a fan of JBL I like
the smaller speakers from this series
more than the L1 100s you know like the
l16s or the L 26s the little two-ways
and while these are definitely more rare
they they sold a lot of L1 100s because
there's still quite a bit of them out
there and I think some of this Had To Do
With a Little Help From Another another
manufacturer Max L and with Max L
putting out maybe the most iconic stereo
advertisement campaign that's ever
happened with the Blown Away poster I
think it might have done more good for
JBL than it did Max L A lot of people
come in they all remember that image but
a lot of people struggle with figuring
out the brand behind the image I think
JBL was the winner of that ad even
though I don't think it ever said JBL on
it and I am the proud owner of an
original Max L Blown Away poster I think
you might be able to see it there and
people ask if it's for sale quite a bit
and no it's not obviously but I'm glad
to own it display it and let people see
it because it is such an iconic piece of
vintage stereo and advertising and like
the clips heresies at the number three
position um the JBL 100s are still being
made today that's how much demand there
is for these speakers whether they're
vintage or brand new that is a cool
thing about both of these sets of
speakers they're not going to go down in
value because they're still being
marketed the JBL 100 and the clips
heresy name is still being advertised
today so classic speakers never going to
lose value and before I talk about the
number one spot there are no turntables
on this list and I did think about this
we just don't have a specific model that
gets you know requested a lot if I were
to try and guess at maybe a few that we
get asked about a lot it would be like a
PL 530 Pioneer Thorns TD 160 and a
techniques
1200 and in the number one spot we have
our last receiver maybe the most iconic
receiver at least from the 70s and that
is the morance
2270 and the morance 2270 really has
everything going for it you know uh mid
70s morance quality looks
repairability the quantity sold so
there's a lot of parts there's a lot of
good working units out there it just
again this one checks all those boxes
especially for somebody that's shopping
for a vintage iconic piece you know
you've got a perfect amount of Watts
it's not Overkill where they're so
expensive they're just Out Of Reach but
there's still enough power to really
power most speakers out there every time
we get one of these you know I get on
eBay to look at comps just to see you
know what the Market's doing you know
I'm I'm usually shocked considering this
is a a 70 wat per Channel receiver that
does not seem to be rare you know it
gets the prices like it's got 125 watts
per Channel when there's a product out
there that is kind of legendary or maybe
a Holy Grail in a sense not not in
Rarity but in stature you're going to
have high demand and you're going to
have a high retail price and that's what
it is with the morance
2270 they sound great they look great
great build quality lots of them out
there maybe more aftermarket parts than
most receivers there's a lot of wins
with the morance 2270 you won't have
trouble selling it and I just don't see
it going down in
value ever and I really doubt at any
point in the near future I'll be doing a
part two to this this list I could have
made this list three or four years ago
and it would be exactly the same the
only one is the Harmon Card and it's
kind of slipping in there a little bit
but besides that one these have kind of
been the in demand items ever since I've
been open a lot of times as a store
owner you know you have to think about
floor space and your floor space is
worth money because it's rare you only
have so much floor space so a lot of
times what I will do I can leave them in
the back and maybe put a not so known
piece um out on the floor so that
somebody can see something they might
not know they want and since 99% of the
time when a piece of equipment comes in
you know it takes us maybe a couple
months to go through get it all tuned up
verify everything's okay very very very
rarely does something come in the back
door and go straight on the floor so a
lot of times while we're waiting to
service something or get it ready for
the floor somebody will ask and I'll say
well you know we've got one in the back
I can call you when it's done for that
reason a lot of times they never even
end up out on the floor sometimes I
actually wait a couple days and I'll put
it on the floor so we can test it make
sure everything's good with it before
they come and pick it up cuz I don't
want to just take it from the bench and
hand it to the new owner you have to run
them for a couple days to see if
something else is going to pop up and in
good news there are a lot of you out
there that live outside the United
States that have been wanting to pick up
some skylabs products and merchandise
and we haven't been able to get those
products to you we went ahead and just
opened up an eBay store that way through
the global Shipping program we can send
you our items right here from West de Mo
to wherever you are in the world that
eBay ships to so I'll have a link down
in the description definitely go check
it out I'm sorry this took so long but
at least we have an option now so check
out our eBay store really appreciate
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