Help with older gear


My sister's father in law is looking to sell his system. He bought it all around 1987, but it seriously only has a few hundred hours on it. The components have never left the rack in 25 years, so they look pristine (at least from the front. I haven't taken anything out yet). The amplifier has been directly under a large fan system that always kept it cool.

The gear:

Preamp:
Krell KRS2 (and KRSP-2)

Amp
Krell KSA80 Class A

Tuner
Accuphase T-107

CD Player
Accuphase DP-70

Speakers
Wilson Audio Tiny Tot. There is a "2" on the back, but I'm not familiar enough with the Wilson line this early in their history to know if there was a WATT 2 in 1987/1988. Could this be a WATT 2?

Subwoofer
Entec LF20

Nakamichi Dragon cassette

The gear really does look great and you'd never know it was 25 years old. Anyway, is there still a market for these pieces? I'm guessing the Krell gear still has somewhat of a market, but I don't know if the Accuphase does. I know plenty of people interested in the Dragon, so that's answered...

Since the amp is 25 years old, I know the first thought would be replacing the capacitors, but if this amp wasn't ever even used for 1000 hours, is it more age or usage that would require the capacitors to be replaced?

Anyone else have any thoughts? What if you were asked to try to sell this stuff? Anything I should look for that I haven't mentioned?

Thanks for any help...
skootb

Showing 1 response by skootb

Thanks for the response. I'll definitely check the ebay completed auctions.

I should add that I'm familiar with his system as my sister married one my really good friends, so while I said this system is my "sister's father in law's," I could have also said "my friend of 20+ years' father." I mention that because in the 20+ years that I've known them, that system was rarely used. There's this system that's racked for the WATTs in 1 room in the house, and there's a separate system racked next to it for the speakers in the kitchen, dining room, outside, etc. The second system got tons of use. This indoor reference system was really used just a few hundred hours total.

I'm aware that things should be inspected and that I shouldn't just throw the units away. I wasn't going to throw them away, but if there wasn't a decent value that he could get for them, family members might just claim things for themselves. (I certainly wouldn't mind that Krell gear for a second system myself :) )