DonT Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 I went to an estate sale today and these followed me home. I feel so lucky I might go buy a lotto! Yes the Empire came with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samberger0357 Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Holy moly man! You must've built up some fantastic karma to get a haul like that. Those are beautiful and super early! Let us know how they sound when you get around to it. And that Empire is fantastic. A wonderful table and of course matches up perfectly with the 3a's. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Wow....that pair carries some of the earliest serial numbers I have seen! Great capture....let us know how they sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Nice Catch! The AR-3a look like one-owner beauties from someone who cared for them. And the Empire Troubadour was a masterpiece of machining; you can have a lot of fun restoring it to like-new. The cartridge in the arm looks like it might be a Shure, but the one sitting on the lid in the next-to-last photo appears to be an Empire. They used to package the Troubadour 598 with the Empire 1000ZE/X cartridge, and it was an excellent combination - the 1000 is a much-underrated cartridge. Here's some history on Empire: https://www.psaudio.com/copper/article/empire-part-1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Nice! Have fun with those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted May 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, ar_pro said: Nice Catch! The AR-3a look like one-owner beauties from someone who cared for them. And the Empire Troubadour was a masterpiece of machining; you can have a lot of fun restoring it to like-new. The cartridge in the arm looks like it might be a Shure, but the one sitting on the lid in the next-to-last photo appears to be an Empire. They used to package the Troubadour 598 with the Empire 1000ZE/X cartridge, and it was an excellent combination - the 1000 is a much-underrated cartridge. Here's some history on Empire: https://www.psaudio.com/copper/article/empire-part-1/ I got the 1000 ZE in a box with it. The needle looks okay. It has an Audio Technica on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted May 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, lakecat said: Wow....that pair carries some of the earliest serial numbers I have seen! Great capture....let us know how they sound. Well it looks like someone replaced or reconed the woofer on one. The other has never had the grill off yet. I wonder if I can find another older style woofer. We will see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 59 minutes ago, DonT said: Well it looks like someone replaced or reconed the woofer on one. The other has never had the grill off yet. I wonder if I can find another older style woofer. We will see? Dang...but the alnico shows up on Ebay occasionally. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted May 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 It's no big deal, I got them CHEAP. But sometimes when I post a price in the past there are some that argue and say I am lying about what I paid. here is a link to the estate sale that I bought them from. It has the company contact info on it and I don't know if they will say but you can call them and ask what they sold them for. It will SHOCK you! Oh and I got all 4 speakers and the TT for the one dirt cheap price. The other speakers appear to be off brand junk but I won't know for sure until I open them up. https://www.estatesales.net/FL/Palm-Harbor/34683/2875353 Pic from the sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aadams Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, DonT said: Pic from the sale That looks like a Barzilay Wall unit. Was it for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 hours ago, DonT said: It's no big deal, I got them CHEAP. Doesn't surprise me. Estate sales are usually run by people who deal mostly with furniture and ephemera and have no idea how to price electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted May 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, Aadams said: That looks like a Barzilay Wall unit. Was it for sale? Yes but I really don't have room for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted May 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, genek said: Doesn't surprise me. Estate sales are usually run by people who deal mostly with furniture and ephemera and have no idea how to price electronics. Yes they had absolutely no clue as to the value of this stuff. They referred to the Empire as "old outdated record player" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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