I FOUND A SECRET VINTAGE HIFI STORE IN A TRADING POST

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  • Hidden inside a Trading Post in Maple Shade, New Jersey is hundred of vintage audio components, vintage stereo receivers, and vintage speakers. There is so much to look through in this store because it's floor to ceiling vintage hifi!
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  • @2Skinny
    @2Skinny 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    So this is why we cant find good stuff at thrift stores any more...

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It’s the thrill of the hunt!

    • @kwd-kwd
      @kwd-kwd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      it's because all this stuff got donated in the 90's to the thrifts, I used to pick up a lot of stuff like this for less than 100$ now everything is over 1K no matter what shape it's actually in. near mint prices for VG- stuff.

    • @jim010109
      @jim010109 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I wish there was something like that here in Indiana. That would be so cool, and the wife would be so pissed off, lol.

    • @radiorexandy
      @radiorexandy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I watched this video with a desire bordering on lust. Aw, WTF, I'll admit it: it IS lust!

    • @ricardoflot2787
      @ricardoflot2787 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You stole my ⛈️!

  • @RedSinter
    @RedSinter 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Lenny, all I can say is WOW! It's Like Candy Land come to Life...

    • @MrRudyc
      @MrRudyc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was that kid in the candy store!

  • @Norman-bone13
    @Norman-bone13 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Cool video. Thanks for taking us on the trip. 👍🏼😎🎶

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! They are gonna keep coming!

  • @Pauls-World
    @Pauls-World 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    That’s exactly how Stereo store was in the 1970’s I still have my pioneer Sx-780 with original box. I’m gonna play a LP tonight. The good old days

    • @DWHarper62
      @DWHarper62 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's because this store WAS a stereo store in the 70's...

  • @AUTISTICLYCAN
    @AUTISTICLYCAN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Toshiba like Hitachi was mostly a "Heavy Industries" company. In the 1970's these huge Japanese heavy industry companies \ defense contractors let their engineers flex their muscles resulting in first rate Toshiba and Hitachi receivers that had an almost military \ industrial look. Inside you'll see that Hitachi & Toshiba often used in house electronics unless quality commercial off the shelf components were available. It's often said that Hitachi was a poor man's Pioneer and Toshiba was a poor man's Sansui. Toshiba and Hitachi weren't lesser build quality it's just they did not have the same elite name recognition so they sold for less. If you see a good looking Toshiba or Hitachi receiver GRAB EM! Thank you. Lenny!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are the real expert! Always giving great info

    • @bigcity2085
      @bigcity2085 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mitsubishi backed Onkyo when they made cheap garbage, and then they pulled out, so Onkyo was on it's own. Onkyo then made the TX-4500 as a last gasp, "better make it perfect" kinda thing, and it pulled them out of the fire. Got one, and that's the story, as I know it.

    • @martyjewell5683
      @martyjewell5683 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bought a Hitachi SR-804 receiver in 1979 and still use it as my main amp, it's boss.

  • @ronm7394
    @ronm7394 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Quite a collection. If the prices are really high it becomes more of a museum than a store.

  • @bigcity2085
    @bigcity2085 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Not to be rude....but that rusty leaky looking acoustical tile ceiling is pretty scary for a stereo store....but hey, it gives it Jersey character. I'm an ex-trucker - love Jersey. Edit : Wow, that's a destination kinda place; cool old unique stuff. P.S. I have the 1975 Onkyo TX-4500 - the gold standard- no wood on the side. In fact, you told me to pull it out of storage and get it goin' . I did. She's diamonds.(after some work). My 92 yr. old mom listens to my TX-2500 in her studio. Thx for the tour. Very cool.

  • @StonerCreek74
    @StonerCreek74 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    My heart was broken recently. A vintage shop close to me that mainly sells vinyl had a huge collection on vintage audio. I stopped in yesterday, and it was all gone. The owner ( that used to be my car audio factor rep back in the 90s) now in his late 70s told me he put it all in storage because it wouldn't sell. He also doesn't believe in selling online, but I told him I'd buy the 3 storage units full of equipment. He told me it's just junk, and he doesn't want to deal with it. I also told him I would work for commission testing and selling, but he's still not interested. Either he has enough money or just doesn't care. I hope that one day I will see the equipment again as he had some very rare pieces. He said to me, " Nobody wants this old crap it's worthless." Don't waste your time. My fingers are staying crossed.

    • @EC-ki5wv
      @EC-ki5wv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's impossible to do just brick and mortar. You need to be able to shi0 to make cash

    • @theclearsounds3911
      @theclearsounds3911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His prices were probably just too high! I bet he could have sold most if it if he would lower his prices. Now he's paying to store them for the rest of his life, and losing money. Doesn't make sense, unless he's independently wealthy and doesn't need the money.

    • @StonerCreek74
      @StonerCreek74 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @theclearsounds3911 Yes, his prices were a bit high on some items, but very reasonable on others to the point I could find them new homes and make a profit to buy more stuff I didn't need. The other thing is that there isn't a whole lot of vintage equipment around my area and even fewer people who are interested in it. He also has rooms stacked ceiling to floor of old rare video games and components as well as vintage music memorabilia he hasnt looked at in years. He does quite well selling vinyl and vintage clothing, so I guess he's content. He told me to just keep checking back with him, so hopefully, I'll get him to give in one day. I'd much rather see equipment being enjoyed than going to waste collecting dust. Fingers crossed.

    • @theclearsounds3911
      @theclearsounds3911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@StonerCreek74 Wow, what a GOLD MINE this guy is sitting on! It's a shame that nobody else in your area is interested in it. That's what Ebay is for, but you said he doesn't want to do it. Sounds like he might be open to selling it later, so keep bugging him once in a while.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wonder if you could tempt the guy with a cash offer of say $50 - $100 per item? Just list everything on-line "sold as is" then clean him out. Obviously, there might be a few items saved for YOUR special collection, right?

  • @David-gr8rh
    @David-gr8rh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If I was a millionaire like too much to add up I'd find these places and buy them out.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’d probably do the same thing

    • @David-gr8rh
      @David-gr8rh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LennyFlorentine Great minds think alike 🧠

  • @markn.7623
    @markn.7623 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Wow, that looks like a gold mine! I have seen only one Sansui G22000, that was at the main store of the company where I used to work when I was 17/18 years old (Sun TV and Appliances.) I saw that and lots more (the store where I worked had those G series receivers, up to the G9000, which I had the privilege of hooking up.) It was almost like Christmas when new equipment came in, and my boss allowed me to open and set up new receivers/hifi stuff! Truly a dream job, I miss those days.

  • @karaDee2363
    @karaDee2363 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thanks again Lenny for another amazing tour.🎉 Seeing all that vintage 70's & 80's gear overloaded my brain to the max in overdrive that it blew me away..Wow!..lol

  • @jeffconley819
    @jeffconley819 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Wow such an awesome store. Yeah I’d be in there for hours !!!!!
    Thanks for touring this store.

    • @luisdiaz3887
      @luisdiaz3887 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What’s the address dude? Thanks

  • @al5152001
    @al5152001 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What? You don’t know about MB Quart 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it was a German brand….I once owned a high end pair for home audio back in the 90’s…..Even then they was kinda hard to come by……Excellent Speakers 👍

  • @gordonhuskin7337
    @gordonhuskin7337 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Are you longer with Just Audio? Just saw the channel name change

  • @theclearsounds3911
    @theclearsounds3911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Barracks Trading Post is no secret if you live in New Jersey! As of 5 years ago when I lived there, there was also one in Bordentown and New Brunswick. I've been to all 3, lots of times. It's worth the trip to go and see the others. The only trouble is that their prices are too high, so I stopped going there, then I moved out of NJ.

  • @JJKHaywood
    @JJKHaywood 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Best pack a lunch for a visit in that place. I got the bug 50 years ago @ 15 years old. JVC 30 WPC receiver, Thorens Turntable and 8 inch 2-way Realistic floor Speakers. Seems I traded the JVC for A Sherwood to gain Tape Monitor features to run a used TEAC table top cassette I acquired.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I could have packed lunch and been there much longer

  • @supersportimpalass
    @supersportimpalass 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’m noticing no pricing on anything. That tells me the place is probably a pain in the ass if you are actually interested in buying something.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Actually the pricing was very good

  • @iceb-akap77ice93
    @iceb-akap77ice93 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You missed a good amp. That Nad just after you MANUALLY opened the CD player. Ive got a Nad amp from the 80's. It's a beast. German made. Proper good. ✌️

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha I would manually open a cd player wouldn’t I. I totally missed it but those NADs are great! Good eye!

  • @pauli6043
    @pauli6043 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I live 10 miles from there, they used to advertise on late night TV, WCAU i believe, during the "Late Late Show" LOL. By the way it's "Maple Shade" not Maple Grove, NJ

    • @luisdiaz3887
      @luisdiaz3887 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I live in Jersey too what’s the name of the store do you know if? Thanks

    • @pauli6043
      @pauli6043 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@luisdiaz3887 Barracks Trading Post

    • @theclearsounds3911
      @theclearsounds3911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@luisdiaz3887 Barracks Trading Post. Right on Route 38 just East of the Cherry Hill Mall. There's one on Route 1 just South of New Brunswick, too.

  • @MikeSchmidt-qt7ls
    @MikeSchmidt-qt7ls 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    These trips are so cool. I am friends with one of the oldest stores in colorado. I can connect you with owner, probably the oldest owner you will meet lol

  • @thomasperina2990
    @thomasperina2990 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hello CAPTAIN SUB: Thank you Lenny for this vintage video store update. I must say that you hit the motherload almost in my backyard. Since I been doing business with you in your terrific store in Maryland you really spoiled me in every way. I just love doing business with you guys even though it takes me 4 hours one way to get to your store. You & your expert + friendly staff just makes my life easier & the trust level is off the charts. Take care & be safe, your loyal customer, TMP from N.J.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Tom!! Glad you enjoyed it, I never know where I’m gonna end up on these trips.

  • @leonarddaneman810
    @leonarddaneman810 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    MB QUART home hi-fi speakers are excellent. Distribution failed, but the quality and design top notch.
    I have a pair similar to those. They feature a hybrid acoustic suspension cabinet and matched Titanium tweeters. Very good soundstage, depth, and transparency.

  • @GlennBerrySQL
    @GlennBerrySQL 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another nice tour. You actually mentioned the Yamaha CR-620 instead of skipping it like you usually do with Yamaha gear that shows up in your tour videos. Sanyo actually made some very nice gear (especially their Plus series) in the late 1970s. They were late to the game, and just as they jumped in, the home stereo market was starting to decline.
    A lot of the gear you were showing was from the 1960s, not the 1970s.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the great info as always! I promise I don’t skip them on purpose!

  • @eyevyz8765
    @eyevyz8765 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this actually kinda lowkey sucks to see Barrack’s gaining popularity😩 but also not really because this shop has been open since FOREVER!!! J deserves it! I used to go there every week with my dad when i was 13 (im 18 now) because my dads a DJ and he’d strike deals with the owner. and my dad told me he recently went and the entire place was near empty. Glad you enjoyed the visit tho!

  • @AudiophileTommy
    @AudiophileTommy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Are the pair of dimes still worth 20 cents 😂

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Two dimes feel like they are only worth a nickel nowadays

    • @AudiophileTommy
      @AudiophileTommy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LennyFlorentinenailed it 😂🎉

  • @scottriedesel
    @scottriedesel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A vintage gear wet dream 🎉😂❤

  • @250sig
    @250sig 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I use to go to barracks trading post back in the 80’s when Barracks was on RT 130 in Bordentown, NJ. Always had some great stuff.

  • @MichaelTrafton-r9s
    @MichaelTrafton-r9s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I went to the outpost after watching this video, drove 2+ hrs to get there. The equipment is off the hook, so much great stuff!!! The owner is nice and the tech, that also builds his own tube amps, is very helpful and great to talk to. I highly recommend this store. I was impressed once I walked inside. But pulling up, the building looks run down and sketchy. That’s also part of its charm.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s so awesome! I’m so happy that you and others who watch this are supporting them and visiting them. Makes my day!

  • @tyronebiggims1613
    @tyronebiggims1613 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How dose all that cool stuff not get destroyed from the leaking roof.. iv got 2 MCS And 1 Reaiistic .hads since 79 and still jamming..

  • @gordonhuskin7337
    @gordonhuskin7337 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That guitar is actually a gibson ES-330 and is the least desirable variation of them with the single p-90 pickup in the middle. An es335 has humbucker pickups and is semi hollow, a 330 is full hollow with p-90s. What were they asking on it? It looks to have been refinished as well

  • @karaDee2363
    @karaDee2363 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Awesome find Lenny!🎉
    I think I saw some Clark speakers that I used to have in the 80s that was driven by a big Onkyo receiver that you showed with the nice wood sides.. used to also have a big pair of Acoustic Research studio monitor speakers , but I didn't see any in that store

  • @bluelithium9808
    @bluelithium9808 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You missed the Ohm Walsh F's . Operationally very interesting and quite collectable.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I sure did, it was a lot to take in!

    • @reneneron2971
      @reneneron2971 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You showed the Ohm Walsh F’s…wish you heard them. They are an omnidirectional speaker with a single driver (transmission line) and no crossover. The high frequencies emit from the driver closest to the voice coil, while the lowest frequencies radiate from the entire driver. They are not very efficient, but sound fantastic when set up properly.

    • @YankeeBobCat
      @YankeeBobCat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@reneneron2971 I owned a pair in the 70 early eightis. bought them when i was 13 from Tech hi-fi. Those were the days!

  • @Christian_Tango_Christ
    @Christian_Tango_Christ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    WOW❗️I am even happier with the rarity of my Sansui 5500 Quad Channel. Saw a 5700 that I would live but not one 5500 in there😮

  • @mikemaccracken3112
    @mikemaccracken3112 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I like the Luxman’s. Luxman and Alpine made some great equipment.

  • @MrRudyc
    @MrRudyc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    JBL 100s. The king of them all!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Truth! Gonna see more of them soon

    • @MrRudyc
      @MrRudyc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LennyFlorentine I have four of them. I gave them to my son who treasures them. They will always be in the family!

  • @bobk3840
    @bobk3840 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That RCA TV you were talking about watching TH-cam on--you couldn’t!! Lol😂. They only have a tv tuner in them. No RCA input or anything else but an antenna hookup.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that's why you need an RF adaptor to convert your video signal to channel 3 like an old VCR. Only a few bucks on Amazon.

  • @musicnerd72
    @musicnerd72 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Once again.... Another toy store! Damn sure wish I could find one locally. Closest thing I can get for vintage audio equipment is a Goodwill.... and I usually leave those places empty handed.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh yeah it’s hard to find good stuff in there! I’ll keep the hunt going for you guys!

    • @musicnerd72
      @musicnerd72 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LennyFlorentine 👍

  • @bifff8433
    @bifff8433 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That's about 30 minutes south of me! I guess I'll have to plan a trip down this summer. 😀

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do it!

    • @MyLittleBitOfEverything
      @MyLittleBitOfEverything 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would be like planning a trip to Vegas. Only take what you can afford to spend because it will all be very temping. ;)

  • @mortallious1234
    @mortallious1234 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Should someone phone his wife? He might be getting himself into a little bit of trouble,

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haha no!!! Shhhhhh! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @PcLover81
    @PcLover81 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great store. They treat me well every time I go there. Would Love to buy that Realistic STA-2100. I have to get my 2100D to them for a Recap. Hopefully soon.

  • @justintrest
    @justintrest 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I saw a really nice set of Realistic Mach 1 speakers. Tons of nice Realistic components, love it!!

    • @rickhall6798
      @rickhall6798 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love my 2100d!

  • @ashotinthedark3182
    @ashotinthedark3182 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WOW Heath Kit big in the 1970's know for ham radio kits.

  • @jsawyer5230
    @jsawyer5230 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So the store owner has a “LANDLINE” and…
    Never heard of the internet 😂 Great Vid!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love it!

    • @jsawyer5230
      @jsawyer5230 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would have walked in and seriously stated “ How much for everything right now” really! 😂

  • @borghorsa1902
    @borghorsa1902 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    There's something about reels, tapes, vinyl and even early vertical CD players where you could actually SEE with your own eyes the mechanical process of playing music ! Things are moving in front of you, rotating parts, open(ish) architecture, machined metal, it turns everything into a ritual where you really enjoy your music and your hardware🔬🔭📯🔊

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah you don’t see many of those vertical cd players. I think you make a great point too!

  • @superdougie10
    @superdougie10 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So when are you touring with ZZ Top.....lol great beard.
    You are definitely the vintage receiver guy.

  • @dasscharles9247
    @dasscharles9247 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for showing a great store.

  • @johnstump2433
    @johnstump2433 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have that unicorn Heathkit receiver that you mentioned, The AR-1500….My father built it back in 1971 and it’s still up and running!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Isn’t that amazing how long that stuff lasted

  • @glenncurry3041
    @glenncurry3041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    To realize how much of that old school hardware still exists in little hole in the walls across the country! Just stilling there. Perhaps lots of unobtanium needed for repairs in actual working hardware? Or backroom shops?
    We need a program to provide a true old school hifi experience to all those home(audio)less Xers and Zers. Get that stuff in the hands and ears of the ear buds are fine crowd!

    • @daviddrake6875
      @daviddrake6875 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Got a Marantz 2230 in the wood case in an antique store, wasn’t even there, I had to ask what was in their garage and they brought it to the store. Super pristine. Bought for $400 on payments.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am enjoying scouring the country for places like this

    • @glenncurry3041
      @glenncurry3041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LennyFlorentine We need a database of these places. I just know that somewhere there is the unobtanium I will desperately need to fix something!

    • @glenncurry3041
      @glenncurry3041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LennyFlorentine I'm wondering how many stops I could get away with if I talk her into how much fun it would be to drive across the country!

  • @glenncurry3041
    @glenncurry3041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Not EMT at all! OHMs! Walsh drivers. Love them! Omni-directional. Single driver inverted cone. Different materials used as you go down the cone. The voice coil on top modulates the cone. The wave is sent down the cone. The wavelength of the tone will determine where on the cone it resonates and projects from. The higher the frequency, the higher up the come it will resonant with. Then cabinet loads the lows. Amazing, unique design. Power hungry. The company still exists and I think will rebuild these. New versions of the inverted Walsh system they call the "Walsh Tall Speaker" series is available from them.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great info Glenn!

    • @glenncurry3041
      @glenncurry3041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LennyFlorentine I'm old and been around.

  • @robertdavis5714
    @robertdavis5714 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice Production Lenny, What a fabulous Store. Wish it was in my neck of the Woods. Never seen Marantz 2020, 2120 yes, own 2100 which looks kind of similar. Those roof leaks on T Bar ceiling are scary to see. That Kenwood Sub that looked like it came from a U Boat, I would buy that just for how weird it is..

  • @brettmccloskey6792
    @brettmccloskey6792 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Barracks Trading Post was a constant stop for me when I lived in NJ. Not just vintage HiFi, but also used pro gear. It originally started as a military surplus store in a cabin-looking building across from Garden State Park; and slowly morphed into surplus electronics.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great to hear! Thanks for sharing!

    • @themagus5906
      @themagus5906 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I used to talk to the owners' boss over the years in the 90s. We were both into the industrial water treatment business, and his son was related to Jay of "Jay & Silent Bob" fame. They used to have an autographed movie poster in the store. I bought some scientific instruments from them way back in the 70s when they were a surplus electronics store. After a fire burned down some stores around them they seemed to degenerate into a store that sold cheap used crap. They also had a sister store up route 130 around Trenton. I remember that store once had a pair of Cerwin-Vega Sensurround W-theater horns for sale. It looks like they have re-invented themselves as purveyors of vintage electronic equipment. However, I would bet that none of that equipment has been seriously refurbished. Go to Mort's TV in Levittown, across the river, instead.

  • @jamesplotkin4674
    @jamesplotkin4674 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seriously? The device on top of that vintage TV is an antenna rotor control.

  • @Dirtyharry70585
    @Dirtyharry70585 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Man, that place stiffn old Willy right up!

  • @freaksarise
    @freaksarise 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    oh wow I used to visit that store a few times per year from when I first got my license (probably 1989) until maybe 1998. And then I assumed it was probably out of business. Thanks for posting this. I'll need to take a trip this week!

  • @gdemirjian
    @gdemirjian 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this place. Been going there since the 70's.

  • @daveandreahoward8203
    @daveandreahoward8203 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So much more personality than today's black box with one big knob boredom.

  • @RaymondSolo
    @RaymondSolo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Heath-Kit was a DIY deal whereas they sent you the parts, frame and a schematic for the many different types of electronics they produced, you assembled it at home! My dad was an engineer for Western Electric/Lucent and made one back in the late 1950's or early 1960's. I'm not sure when as I'm the youngest child but I remember the tuner, amp, pre-amp all working when I was a little kid in the early 1970's! He had later bought an 8-track and record-player to complete the rig, they were both from Radio-Shack I believe (long time ago), the amp was a 25 watt tube-set and was a normal stereo arrangement, I think the pre-amp had a secondary out-put for another power amp.

  • @artax7438
    @artax7438 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Barrack's is the place i grew up there coming from p.a. every weekend with my Dad .Hey you need to go to Mort's tv video in p.a. , you weren't to far from them if you never been there. They have 80% hi end equipment and there on ebay and have everything ,you'd be blown away. I grew up at that Barrack's trading post in Maple shade New Jersey , made many many deals there with my Dad up until about 2013. So many memories of the places that were there there were two more audio shops down the road one called the Record shop all hi end equipment. Barrack's had two other locations one in new Brunswick and one in Bordentown Great Video as usual !

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good suggestion of Mort’s… I did visit them and that video is next! Thanks for the Barracks story as well!

  • @stevezeidman7224
    @stevezeidman7224 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Quite a place, Lenny. Never close to me🤷‍♂️. I’d love to travel there.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Planning in your area soon! 🤩

  • @SeventhAnubis071
    @SeventhAnubis071 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The BIC Formula 6 to the left of the Acoustat @22:00 were a rare treat to see. I used to wish I had them when I was a kid seeing them at the stores. They looked so cool with the grills off and VENTURI lettering over the ducts.

    • @luisdiaz3887
      @luisdiaz3887 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are this BIC 6 a good buy bro?

  • @cpufrost
    @cpufrost 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    17:07 a pair of (Lafayette) Criterion CR2002A speakers! Those are pretty rare these days.

  • @bblimediamostlyspeakers
    @bblimediamostlyspeakers 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow so much stuff! So much I recognize and there was so much I didn't! I saw in the back their Pro stuff, they had a Fender portable PA. The Deluxe version actually used Bose speakers in custom cabinets. Actually worked pretty good until the magnet fell off the woofers. Someone dropped it... I wouldn't mind seeing more of the Pro stuff 😃 I think I saw those Ohm speakers in my dads Popular Mechanics books. Ill have to go look it up now, but if I can recall, the sound waves travel down that "Cone" shaped driver like ripples. Another great video of an amazing store. Wait, was that a bloody hand next to the reverb unit near the front of the store?

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha second person to mention that bloody hand!

  • @stvlu733
    @stvlu733 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow a an Akai 81D 8track! These players will make your tapes sound the best next to the 82D with glass heads. Most say 8tracks are junk but these recorders will change your opinion. Built like a tank!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah they really are the best!

  • @thunderbuilt77
    @thunderbuilt77 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Damn, you found my secret spot. Welcome to the neighborhood.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haha thanks!! I had a blast!

  • @Audiorevue
    @Audiorevue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in Northwest Florida and there's a guy who sells stuff on eBay who lives about an hour away from me in lower Alabama. Anyway I ended up buying an old NAD integrated from him and he was going to ship it to me but I asked him" is there anyway I can just come and pick it up"? Anyway he said sure and gave me his number to text him. Couple days go by and I go over to meet him to pick it up and he tells me to meet him at the warehouse, I'm thinking okay sure. The warehouse turned out to be a very large storage unit, like one of those ones that people get to put RVs in, I'm talking 80 ft deep by 60 ft wide, a large storage unit. And he tells me to come in and he'll grab it. When I walk in the store room he has everything everywhere. I'm talking every vintage Marantz receiver that you can think of every vintage sansui and pioneer and Yamaha even realistic. He's got at least 400 turntables in there and an equal amount of speakers. The place is so loaded with vintage Hi-Fi that you literally have to walk by turning sideways and shuffling through some of the narrow aisles he has in this storage room.
    He gets the NAD and hands it to me and I go out front and I asked him" what's with all the hi-fi, I didn't know anybody ever had so much" and he told me that he has been a collector for a long time and over the last decade he's been selling stuff on eBay on a regular basis.
    Basically I was amazed by what I saw in there and some of the vintage variety and also the rarity of some of the pieces, like he had a sansui 33000, I'm talking about pieces that you never see or that you only ever read about, he had everything.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Give him my number, I’ll love to pay him a visit! 443-402-5069

  • @paulmilnes6553
    @paulmilnes6553 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "I FOUND A SECRET VINTAGE HIFI STORE" - the GIANT sign on the front of the store says "STEREO * VIDEO * BUY * SELL * TRADE"

  • @aammdj
    @aammdj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The "furniture style speakers" were KLH Model 23s.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! I typically can’t remember many of those, very helpful!

    • @bmboldt
      @bmboldt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Correct. I just restored a pair. Sanded them down and oiled them. The walnut looks spectacular. Sealed the surrounds and recapped them.

  • @gotham61
    @gotham61 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Heathkit tuner was the very first digital synthesized FM tuner ever made.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow I had no idea! I thought it was pretty fun too

  • @hermanhorton5944
    @hermanhorton5944 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you find a store in Texas. Houston to be exact??? I just want a cassette deck A turntable

  • @stevengray5970
    @stevengray5970 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That clock is just nuts it would look so good in your studio?

  • @kwd-kwd
    @kwd-kwd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    any place with this much unusual stuff in it just sitting there, it means the prices are super high and all of it is unserviced..

  • @crazypainter56
    @crazypainter56 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pretty wild -I still use all vintage stereo stuff

  • @johnmiller3689
    @johnmiller3689 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Speechless! Incredible video

  • @johnvincent4048
    @johnvincent4048 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vintage Hi-Fi is worth nothing just sitting there collecting dust.

  • @Aramizito
    @Aramizito 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is an excellent video Thank You !!! Loved it … I felt I was right there with you … well made🙃

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @SteveDave29
    @SteveDave29 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That Luxman is a "suck-face" receiver .

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Steve! I couldn’t remember that name when I was looking at it for some reason. Great input!

  • @oliverclark8254
    @oliverclark8254 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    THIS LOOKS LIKE HEAVEN! hope you come to NY one day. Would love to show you the system

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are welcome to send system pics to me on my new text line 4434025069

  • @PAUCHEUNGBowieDAI-mb1tz
    @PAUCHEUNGBowieDAI-mb1tz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Some of the vintage Sansui and Pioneer Receivers were running in tube, not in solid state operation. They are worth to be picked as the collectable items.

  • @finscreenname
    @finscreenname 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    14:48 I have that receiver sitting 10 feet from me now in perfect condition except mine is a STA 64 with Quadravox. 16 watts per channel but has some of the sweetest sound.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice! You don’t need any more than that!

    • @finscreenname
      @finscreenname 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LennyFlorentine Well....... my main system has 2300 watts or what I like to say 2.3 kilowatts (lol). I had a Realistic STA 64 receiver I bought some 40+ years ago (my first) and lost in a flood. A couple years back I went out and bought everything I had when I was a kid (my first system) and refurbished it all the best I could just to see where I have gone over the years. Was pretty shocked how good the Realistic sounded and how loud it would get for just 16 watts per channel. And the look... the whole face is brushed aluminum with a walnut case for the body, the lights, the weighted tuner knob.....

  • @marcparsons1726
    @marcparsons1726 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If I would have told you to go to New Jersey You would have laughed and said ok. I live about an hour away. Nice find!! Good eye Lenny!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Im not far away and will be going back up north very soon!

    • @marcparsons1726
      @marcparsons1726 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LennyFlorentine Cool!! If you want a souvenir got you covered!

  • @barrynic1
    @barrynic1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I shopped in that store since I was a young kid in the 70s. It was my favorite place to go with my father.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow that’s great memories!

  • @sean92591
    @sean92591 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So who’s gonna go get that 22,000? it might even be sold by now.

  • @hanswichmann5047
    @hanswichmann5047 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sansui G-9000DB, Pioneer RT-707 & 300+ hrs of recordings, rare Pioneer PL-L(for linear stylus arm) 1000, all bought new in "78 from Deutschland PX.. Any offers?

  • @pro-n-stal1
    @pro-n-stal1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    MB quart was big in the 90's car audio, but the home speakers were unbelievable in sound quality! What a find, that store has unbelievable vintage stuff!!!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great info on that, thanks for sharing!

  • @batmandestroys1978
    @batmandestroys1978 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Simply amazing! Great Video!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a lot! It was a ton of fun!

  • @70centurian
    @70centurian 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WOW...! l saw like 5 things l want...! That place will be cleaned out in a month... He needs to find a shipper and packer FAST. LOL

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah amazing treasures there!

  • @TD05SSLegacy
    @TD05SSLegacy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What’s a trading post?

  • @scottdavis0801
    @scottdavis0801 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im a big fan of Fisher. If i was stuck on an island, the Fisher 400 would go with me.😂😂

    • @daviddrake6875
      @daviddrake6875 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I had the 500 wish I still did.

  • @TheCybertiger9
    @TheCybertiger9 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful equipment, but when you have a collection of MP3's all I need is my Bose speakers. Anyone ?

  • @tomkershaw4384
    @tomkershaw4384 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember Barracks Trading Post from the 1970's. They used to run adds on our local Phila radio stations. I had no idea they were still around!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And I had no idea they were around in the 70s! So cool!

    • @tomkershaw4384
      @tomkershaw4384 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LennyFlorentine There is another Hifi TH-camr who I kinda felt was throwing a little shade on what you do. Personally Iove what you do and your'e the only dude doing it. Keep up the good work!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tomkershaw4384 thank you! They probably just wish they could join me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @billdepalma161
    @billdepalma161 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We had a Barracks in Bensalem PA it was awesome I was in there all the time I was in that one your in that store is packed with audio great video bought alot of realistic audio in there years ago. I believe you’re in the main store. It’s always had the selection.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing!

    • @billdepalma161
      @billdepalma161 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LennyFlorentine loved all the Advent Speakers my favorite speaker company the one in Bensalem closed years ago the 90’s were a great decade they used to advertise late night tv on the weekends in the 80’s but your video showed them well stocked amazing so cool to see it here.

  • @Gljin40509
    @Gljin40509 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    all that high end vintage equipment on a wall under an obviously leaking ceiling...OMG

  • @mccarthyd6603
    @mccarthyd6603 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video as usual...now fill up the family Truckster and get your arse out to Colorado 👍🤞

  • @darrenwendell1723
    @darrenwendell1723 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very secret with over priced gear for the US market. Pay 6 times more and enjoy.

  • @glenncurry3041
    @glenncurry3041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And not a word about the bloody hand? That's not you!

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know what was I thinking!

  • @JakeCantley
    @JakeCantley 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The studio craft bose speakers you didn’t go over I want to see a video on them by you if possible

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I’m not familiar with them at all but good catching them in there!

    • @JakeCantley
      @JakeCantley 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LennyFlorentine bose has been a respectful name to me when it comes to audio because I own their speakers 501 series 4 and a 101p and touch tunes by them all dealing with my surround sound system in my bedroom and bathroom

  • @pietromanno8916
    @pietromanno8916 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    IT'S A OVER DOSE OF VINTAGE!!! NICE!!!!

  • @timleelim9930
    @timleelim9930 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Obama opened a vintage stereo store? 😂

  • @daviddrake6875
    @daviddrake6875 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Any Tandberg like 64 64x or 74 or TD20A or TD20A SE 4 track or two track? Any 6 to 7 foot tall 21 inch diameter cylinder Beveridge mono polar Model 3 Electrostatics?

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not that I saw but you should check behind me cause I miss a lot!

  • @brianandlynnkennedy1500
    @brianandlynnkennedy1500 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s in Maple Shade, NJ not Maple Grove.

    • @LennyFlorentine
      @LennyFlorentine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are completely right there, I’m just glad I got the state right haha