I search for deals anytime I buy anything, which generally helps me get something twice as good as I can actually afford at that time. My two favorite finds were completely by accident though. One was a Dual record player that was in the prop room at our high school. The director thought it was broken and said it was donated for a past show, but if it worked I could keep it. It worked perfectly. The second was a pair of Dahlquist M909 speakers at a garage sale on my block for $150, essentially in perfect condition. Before I found them, I was stressing about what I was going to get once I finished my basement renovation. When I picked them up, I figured at least these could take care of us until I figured it out. They sound so good, I no longer feel any need to upgrade. It really feels like an endgame speaker for me.
