Presto Y4 system for sale on eBay

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Presto Y4 system for sale on eBay

Post: # 18652Unread post Angus McCarthy
Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:45 pm

This looks pretty complete. Opening bid is at $1,450 though!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Presto-Y4-Record-Cutter-System-1940s-16-Turntable-/290684618288?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ae274630#ht_577wt_1344
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Post: # 18671Unread post tragwag
Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:32 am

this caught my eye too, was that a popular model?
i had never seen one before
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Post: # 18676Unread post piaptk
Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:19 pm

It's cool because it has a professional cutter head on it (1D), but it's got the arm, as opposed to the overhead, which is much less cool. Not totally sure, but I'm guessing there aren't many (if any) options for lines per inch groove width.

Nice that it has the whole amp/speaker setup. Not sure it's worth $1500, though. I would much rather have a 6N ($1200) with a PA Amplifier ($200).
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Post: # 18678Unread post emorritt
Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:36 pm

It's got the interchangable worm gear under the turntable like the K series but I'm not sure what lines per inch are available. There is also a direction changer for I/O and O/I. Yeah - it's worth about half what they're asking and I'm sure the "1 bid" is not legit.
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Post: # 18772Unread post Angus McCarthy
Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:49 am

Holy... closing price at $3,161.11 - and to the original bidder.

Somebody certainly has a lot of cash to throw around. :shock:
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Post: # 18774Unread post mossboss
Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:29 pm

Id hate to see a VMS 70 there for auction than!
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Post: # 18779Unread post Aussie0zborn
Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:44 pm

Angus McCarthy wrote:Holy... closing price at $3,161.11 - and to the original bidder. Somebody certainly has a lot of cash to throw around. :shock:
More dollars than sense or a shill bid.
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Post: # 18792Unread post concretecowboy71
Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:31 am

I just bought an SX68 for less than that!
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Post: # 18793Unread post tragwag
Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:55 pm

wow that is absurdly expensive.
if i remember right the condition wasn't guaranteed either
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Post: # 18825Unread post Angus McCarthy
Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:30 am

Aussie0zborn wrote:
Angus McCarthy wrote:Holy... closing price at $3,161.11 - and to the original bidder. Somebody certainly has a lot of cash to throw around. :shock:
More dollars than sense or a shill bid.
I'm thinking the former. Looking at the other items he bid on he might be an audio equipment dealer, or just some audiophile nut with too much money and no sense of reality.
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