The BIGGEST Vintage Audio ELECTRONICS Market in the world? South Korea - Seoul

This video was taken on Hwanghak Road next to Dongmyo Flea Market in Seoul, South Korea.
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[@henrybowman7637]

I could walk these markets all day. Day after day such cool ol gear from the past.

[@eduardpascal7229]

Fantastic place, this is my hobby, to fix and repair old electronics. Many of them are build 40 years ago and still working. I'm waiting for more video like this one. Thanks Man !!! Greetings from Romania !!!

[@Eon119]

If Techmoan visited this place, he would never come back !!

[@leeanncotrone8369]

Love seeing all audio vintage. Thank you❤

[@nejibmcharek5980]

"Who is this character?" It's Mazinga Zetta my friend. Thank you for this small window into a Seoul market. Cheers

[@hitecpete]

Hey guys thanks for this great video, I am 78 years old and have had a lot of the items shown in your video plus I love walking around soul in 4K on the net ha ha , so please keep the good stuff coming. Greetings from saltash Cornwall.

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks for your support!

[@martyw]

Haha, I had a Goldstar TV in the 80's, my mom won in it in some contest. The brand is now known as LG - Lucky Goldstar!

[@allenandrews8357]

I love visiting such vintage electronic markets. I genuinely have a passion for antique stuff especially electronic gadgets. Buying items of your choice at an affordable price is another great advantage of visiting such markets. It's worth taking a risk even if it malfunctions, as the selling price out here is extremely low. Formerly I had a good number of audio systems all vintage but with lapse of time had to get rid of them due to unavoidable circumstances. The markets out here in India aren't as good as the markets out there for vintage stuff. Anyways, it's really thrilling to come across old music systems that are no longer in production these days and have become obsolete. Looking forward to more of such videos in the near future....

[@Initial_Gain]

Some of the equipment I've seen here are quite new but the true vintage ones stand out from the rest. I would gladly buy a vintage radio in good working condition as the good material used in these does not compare with the cheap newer ones. Even the construction is much better not to mention the stronger sound produced. Thank you for the tour. 💗😊

[@ruwanthagunathilakaofficia150]

I have a panasonic Rx-1540w japanese radio 1981year

[@fredcalderon4280]

Awesome keep them coming old vintage electronics my cup of tea cheers !!

[@yourdiytechlife]

I CANT BELIEVE I’M SEING THIS! I grew up in Soul South Korea and spent some fantastic time in chunge chun as a kid. (Don’t remember the spelling)What a great place it was and looks like is now! I don’t remember it being all about vintage stuff at the time although there certainly was that flavor there at the time. We came back on 1980 so 40 years later it’s still there and looks the same as far as I recall. I absolutely loved that place and went any time I had the chance. It sounds like you speak Korean well. I’ve lost most of it at this point. MAN I’ve always want to go back to that place and just rummage around. The US has nothing like that hear but it’s great to see it surviving in Korea.

[@feelingretro5154]

It’s great Dan. And thanks for sharing your experiences. What would you pick up if you got to go back here?

[@yourdiytechlife]

@@feelingretro5154 I'd have to rummage around in one of those shops that had receivers from the 70's and 80's and see what popped up. I love the old pioneer's. Sansui's and so on. I had an "Olex" brand of boom box I purchased new there so I'd definitely have to keep an eye out for one of those ;-). what a great place!! side note: I wonder of any of those shop owners sell stuff on line. seems like there could be a good market for lots of that stuff.

[@noco-pf3vj]

In Indonesia, there is a vintage electronics market, Pasar Cikapundung. You can walk around for hours, a lot of vintages, and antique electronics you can discover there. Even high-end audio brands like McIntosh, Burmester, Luxman, etc.

[@Super8Rescue]

I could happily go on a long holiday to this market and enjoy every moment of it. Thanks for taking us with you, wonderful stuff for sale. That said, refferring to the 'motherboard' of a cassette tape recorder does make me wonder if you should be allowed anywhere near the place!

[@feelingretro5154]

Always learning. Glad you enjoyed the trip with us. What shall we focus on when we return?

[@AlfieDoug]

@@feelingretro5154 Study your subject before making a video, it was better to watch it withe sound muted.

[@offa_offa]

@@AlfieDoug غير صحيح التوضيح اكثر مع الفديو

[@nurulhasan2834]

Thanks Dear. I am 46 years old. I know many things here. Really Nostalgic. Thanks Again. Go ahead.. 🌺 HASAN Dhaka. 🇧🇩

[@taesikkim2869]

That's right, there are still unknown treasure troves left in Korea. Especially, if you are looking for vintage sound equipment or its accessories, Korea is your treasure trove. As you know, there are US military bases in Korea. Items sold by the US military for decades are still on the second-hand market. There are even parts of military radio equipment. And Koreans love electronics, and they make many great electronics. Especially in Korea, a lot of Japanese audio equipment from the 80's and 90's are piled up in warehouses. Are you a retro audio fanatic? Must buy in Korea. The price is cheap and the performance is no problem.

[@apex2028]

Dang... Your video took me down to my child memory lane... What a splendid time. Nostalgic gadgets.

[@MarkRyanSchulz]

I live in South Korea and have restored around 9 vintage Sony receivers and amplifiers, including an STR-7035 (1974) TA1150s (1973), SQA 200 (1973), SQD2020 (1971), STR-VX450 (1982) and a TA-AX44 (1983). To me the "golden age" of vintage audio equipment is from around 1965 to 1985. The late 60's style with wood cabinets and brushed steel facias and all those knobs, switches, VU meters, and dials on them are the best. Then in the early 80s you get very retro-futuristic looking beasts in all shapes and sizes with lovely high contrast colors. After the introduction of CDs and remotes (and the rise of VHS and color TV) and all the new ICs and circuitry to cut down on space, the designs of the actual units got worse and worse. I think the 1990s cheap integrated units, boomboxes and are just downright ugly with a tinny sound to match. The mini-discs and CD walkmen of the 2000s were the last cry before MP3 players and iPhones took over as portabable, personal music devices. I think that in the period between 1965 and 1985 was a time where the HiFi was a device that people used to gather around, listening to music, plays, and whatever the radio put on, with a few family favorite LPs and 7" singles. The designs reflected that position; something you would put on display in your living room for people to see when they visited, and maybe enjoy a programme or two together. By the way, Goldstar is the old brand of "Lucky Goldstar" which we know today as LG. A lot of those other units in the video are made by manufacturers and rebranded for the Korean market. If you are looking to buy anything from that market, you should check the voltage requirements as a few of them could be rated for 110v, whereas Korea requires 220v~240v. You should also be aware that unless it is specifically stated that they have been refurbished, you will probably have to replace some capacitors yourself to get them sounding and working like new. You can get capacitors from Gmarket, Naver, Coupang and DeviceMart online. The new capacitors may end up costing more than you paid for the unit!

[@namesurname4666]

"The new capacitors may end up costing more than you paid for the unit!" that's why most people don't even bother opening these devices and just trash them, some might have easy fix like belts in cassette decks but how you know before opening, the quality of hifi products decreased because people wanted stuff cheaper and cheaper still to this day (audio quality

[@alex.h.870]

Hello Mark, I have my Sony modular sound equipment: Amplifier TA 313; Cassette Deck: TC U2; Tuner: ST 212S and the Turntable. Really I am needing help to repair mainly the tuner because no signal capture . The Amplifier only one channel work but I bought the Integrated circuit equivalent in UK and I hope will work. The cassette deck is OK and the Turntable too. I will be so grateful for your help to repair the Tuner, your advices and suggestions will be very valuable. Thanks.

[@MarkRyanSchulz]

@@alex.h.870 First you should do a visual inspection of all the components to look for any bulging, leaking, or ruptured capacitors. Also look for burn marks or traces left by smoke. For old Sony equipment it's also likely that there will be dry solder joints here and there that will need reflowing. Head over to HiFi Engine and get the circuit diagrams to identify the radio circuit and pay extra attention to it.

[@alex.h.870]

@@MarkRyanSchulz Thanks Mark for your prompt response . Saludos desde Honduras C.A.

[@EclectikTronik]

Capacitors in gear from the 70s and 80s tend to be actually quite reliable. You're at least as likely -or even more so - to find bad semiconductors like transistors and resistors altered in value. There's no sense in blanket component replacement without at least checking for things like ripple on the supply lines.

[@nymousano5525]

I luckily found the video before visiting dongmyo and visited shops in the video thanks to you. It was fun. Thank you so much.

[@IT_Electro_Automation]

ITS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THESE LEGEND THINGS.. PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS... THANKS...

[@feelingretro5154]

What more would you like to see?

[@meddiys6171]

I love vintage electronics , thank you very much Sir.

[@discoinc]

I love vintage audio systems, l love your channel. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks for the support.

[@Nazimuddin-dt5vt]

A very beautyful event,these this electronics products carry the tradition of the whole world.thank you

[@goodnightmoon]

my eyes throughout the video: 😍😍😍

[@nicanortiongzhon8785]

I liked your video. You made it short but substantial. Thanks

[@josefbuckland]

What I enjoyed about this video is the fact that yes you need to wear a face mask but just like the rest of us in the world it makes us feel like we’re all still alive and getting on with our lives and that’s a wonderful thing to see. Great vid

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks for your support.

[@OppoA9120-k5z]

I love Boomboxes, I remember year 2001 when I was a kid , we have Sony am/fm cassette at home, my father plays music at cartridge every morning with 80s/90s beautiful songs compare today, it feels nostalgic😊

[@vintagevibe2552]

Amazing work sir , i became nostalgic to watch this video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks. So do we!

[@nickfrench7372]

I wish I was there exploring these old vintage stereo systems,,,etc,,,I love ❤️ my retro stuff altogether!

[@smallworld7865]

I love vintage receiver, stereo, amplifiers you've got to go back and give a more in depth view

[@feelingretro5154]

What else would you love us to show/discuss?

[@ronbradshaw7404]

Nahhh, this guy loves the plastic crap, not the good old stuff...

[@mikeeru]

I would say he's more into portable stuff instead of more serious systems, but still interesting to look at :)

[@eduardomeneseslara1694]

Where is that place?

[@pekkavalkonen1973]

WOW, thats like a gold field for me, old good stuff, electronics has been my hobby for 30 years..

[@joanpreciouskisakye3171]

Very impressive, wide display ; thank you ! Nice video !

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks for your support.

[@stevepople9366]

I had a Sony sports 11 in 1972. It was a fantastic radio.

[@chandimabodhinath1779]

To some this may looks like a pile of junk but for me it looks like a treasure trove. I always have been fascinated by audio products especially the Japanese made ones during the period 1970 to 1980s. This is a good video. Greetings from Sri Lanka.

[@Marcel-zn1fs]

YES Very nice japan 👍

[@Vitali_Ka]

Actually most of that "vintage boomboxes" in this video are cheap chinese crap from 199x-200x that costs few $ each... and only if it works. I saw only few decent decks from Panasonic (RX-ED series) and Sony that currently costs $200 - $400 in good condition.

[@rexsterling7346]

@@Vitali_Ka yep, all total garbage trash

[@해피데이-g1s]

Wow !! It’s a lot of antique items has it there . Thanks.

[@vintagedude5905]

i collect some vintage electronics myself, mostly i repair and sell them. got some tube radio's, video cassette players in different formats and other cool things. i am from Holland, and the brand Silver is actually a known brand around here from the 80s. its the cheaper stuff but not that bad if it works, and goldstar is also a known brand.

[@feelingretro5154]

Great!

[@АндрейЖданов-ш4р]

Счастливчик .... Завидую белой завистью .

[@mikeeru]

Interesting that the street market is still that massive in Seoul. Here in Russia, all went online long time ago, onto local marketplace platforms. Quite handy but nothing beats the feeling of walking through the street booths and exploring gems in them.

[@brys555]

Similar to what we have in Poland. Most thing are being sold online. There are still some retro bazaars but merchants often ask impossible prices. Like they would try to hunt somebody who doesn't know the market value of their crap.

[@jonnyharris55]

Awesome to see all that stuff. Thanks

[@78phaser]

The stall you spent the least amount of time in ("lp players") was by far the best for vintage hi-fi: Sansui, Technics, Denon..receivers, tape decks and turntables!

[@marcjohnson9270]

huge denon fan!

[@Casious_Productions]

If i ever got there..i would NEVER leave..felt my childhood come rushing back..some of that stuff i longed for when i was about 10..but never got..to expensive here at the time..i'm 52 now.

[@hvxcolors396]

That black Sony has indeed a handle which is at the same time a telescopic antenna. I got the orange version.

[@feelingretro5154]

Love it!

[@aturunagarajachar83]

Wonderfull stores I like this bazar

[@Tachyonstorm]

Touchy feely retro more like - beyond that, a very interesting video. Some great old vintage kit on display.

[@qster]

Oh my, so much cool stuff, I would love to have had a look at the watches!

[@shajioman2462]

This is my fevarate topic, so I like these kind of videos. Thnx bro. From India /kerala big salute to u

[@sharatsharma8273]

Happy retro days.goldmine for retro lovers.i liked it.

[@feelingretro5154]

Absolute goldmine!

[@dibble2005]

I would be in heaven at that market. I absolutely love this. It makes we want to go to Korea.

[@vintagestereocollector4159]

Wowwww LOTs Of Vintage IVE Never seen Before 👍

[@feelingretro5154]

Cool place

[@josephlozano6485]

Thank you so much for your video I love watching vintage old electronics if I would be there I would have bought a turntable the dream of my life turntable but you are lucky you get to travel and meet all those wonderful people but keep making these videos God bless you

[@eldontyrellcorp]

Totally amazing market ! I would spend weeks there... I'd like to see the same kind of markets in Europe but these exist mainly in Asia.

[@feelingretro5154]

This is the best we have seen (so far) in the world.

[@petergerritgroen3157]

I dont see a Luxor stereo radio from Sweden 81. I have one. It stil works.

[@eldontyrellcorp]

@@petergerritgroen3157 pretty sure there is. There are many more shops than the ones shown on this video. And I'm curious to know about the priced. There are badass ghetto blasters which are very expensive here in Europe.

[@jesse818]

Thanks for sharing your video. I’ve been wanting to visit this place for years..

[@Oklawolf]

Very cool video - I'd love to go there someday! Silver aka Shin-Shirasuna owned the Harman-Kardon brand name for a while in the early 80s, so you've likely heard of them without realizing it. They also made boomboxes for Montgomery Ward in the USA and Canadian Tire. I've got two I'll be working on for my own channel - one of the Canadian Tire ones and an actual Silver unit.

[@zeom76]

We used to have a Silver its Japanese and its tough. This place is Heaven. Thanks.

[@7272nighthawk]

lots of great stuff I would love to score an old vintage boom box but I would imagine shipping to the states would be very pricey

[@محمدراد-ص3ص]

A beautiful nostagist world with happy memories

[@jwdes8806]

I love the way a 30yr old can call a turntable - an LP player. As a 60yr old, growing up with these they really don't seem so alien to us.

[@feelingretro5154]

Do you still have a collection?

[@jwdes8806]

@@feelingretro5154 No, still very much into hi-fi but everything I currently have is less than 2 yrs old, apart from a 1970s vintage Akai reel to reel.

[@rkangler]

Very nice. Iam also big lover of vintage audio music systems. Right now Iam having one complete system of 1980s Kenwood audio system in original condition.

[@johnnyandres2459]

En Latinoamérica también existen estos sitios ,tal vez un poco menos organizados pero igualmente prestan u ofrecen casi los mismos productos , la diferencia tal vez sea , la calidad funcional en la que se venden

[@jorgearturomontoyaz9600]

Alli creo que hay mas VARIEDAD , ya que son productores de esos aparatos .

[@RetroReminiscing]

This was fantastic, thanks so much for the upload! Big like! Sonique

[@ManojKumar-sx6vg]

Thanks for the great video. But it looks like you are not aged enough to visit this market, haha... You must be more fascinated about things that are really worth like the Panasonic stereo at 7:11 (which you did spot luckily), probably it is the most valuable piece seen in this video! And you just missed to notice the pieces on the extreme right at 3:57. The top one looks to be a rare piece. The newer helmet/egg shaped 'soundboxes' are of not much interest.

[@feelingretro5154]

Looks like we need to return!

[@carlosteran7995]

Saludos desde México ,,, esos son verdaderos tesoros ,, éxito hermano

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks for your support

[@rdbarman5224]

Love to see this. In my childhood I used listen song on tape. Nice video. I'm from India ❤️❤️❤️

[@Gurugurustan]

I remember my friend brought my here in 2018. Really cool but difficult to find and navigate as some of the devices are thrown into a big box as well. The vintage public phones are cool. :)

[@feelingretro5154]

Very cool! Would you like to go back?

[@4Crack2meister0]

I would love to go there but wich country is sole in

[@saadabdi272]

Congratulations, old but gold

[@feelingretro5154]

Agree!

[@lesrogers7310]

Superb... i love these markets. Would it be possible to do more price conversions please?

[@feelingretro5154]

Yeah. Thanks for the feedback!

[@romelmiller2864]

I like the old school too it's so cool

[@alexandrebraga3959]

Top, faça mais vídeos com esse conteúdo, ganhou mais um inscrito.....parabéns, ótimo vídeo !!!

[@gitakesharwani7746]

I liked this audio electronic market very much usually i want to attend such market lovely

[@liquidalloy]

This is amazing. I collect old school electronics. One of the rooms in my basement I call "the relic room"

[@feelingretro5154]

Love it!

[@a1ztv859]

ZULFIQAR Pitafi 🇵🇰 AZAD TV

[@dorusalman4000]

Very nice vintage audio equipment !!

[@sergio.s3817]

Most of those "boomboxes" where made with plastic in 90's and has no value (trash) .The golden age of boomboxes was 1979-1984 and mostly where made of alluminium with beautiful design and very difficult to find nowadays for expensive ones.

[@hifijohn]

Actually, almost everything in this video is junk.I think I saw a 70's pioneer receiver that might be worth rescuing, that turntable at 6:10 looked interesting but the rest is for the landfill.

[@danm94]

I think I still have a radio from the beginning of 80's. It's made from bachelite and aluminium, really heavy and has SOLID STATE written on.

[@dgk42]

A lesson I learned about 20 years ago was that one persons junk is another persons treasure. First taught while attending a MIT Junk Sale. I've relearned that multiple times since then.

[@mph7282]

@@hifijohn There is the Sansui 771 at 6:07 right before the turntable that looks interesting. Working that's probably worth a few hundred dollars. And I love the old phones. But yeah, most of the electronic stuff is just garbage.

[@RetroReminiscing]

@@dgk42 Very true!

[@RambabuKesharwani-nf1et]

Super market of vintage retro item radio taperecord boombox so many technology appreciate for selling and promote music system I liked very much and love these boombox I am fan and music lover from childhood

[@arthurpendragon7224]

Goldstar back in the 80's was considered the lowest of the low, think Amstrad !

[@feelingretro5154]

😂

[@josephwood499]

Lucky merged with Goldstar to form what today is known as LG

[@oyukogeorge6565]

Quit an interesting tour indeed! Being a lovelist of vintage radio sets, I'm greatly impressd! How I wish I can get to buy the Sony TF 100 and get it shipped to Uganda!

[@carinabeatriz4610]

GoldStar is now LG... LG stands for Lucky Goldstar ...

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

And LG stands for Life's Good

[@jon-paulgrainger1303]

Used to have a goldstar 13 crt growing up. Ahh many ps1 memories lol

[@witness1013]

@@TRIPPLEJAY00 no

[@JH_Park1]

무슨소리? 럭키 금성 합쳐서 LG입니다. Lucky + Geum-sung. About 30 years ago.

[@sulgypolo]

I always thiwt it was logic

[@timothynewman3524]

I just stumbled across your video of vintage stereos. I Have a couple jvc pc-55, Rm70,and two more love the 80s keep posting, and I'll keep watching 👍

[@bobbyy8711]

Hi, please continue with your part 2 and part 3 and please include some big vintage stereo's on the next one's, greetings from the Philippines..

[@feelingretro5154]

Subscribe to find our other videos in this series

[@tmshowier]

I am happy to see abuetfull memoreis..thank you

[@rubenmoldes186]

Siempre admiré a USA por tener aparatos de música discos de vinilo y Automóviles de distintas marcas y épocas.Espectacular.

[@eliasmuga1609]

Por favor pon subtitulos en español tu canal de youtube es maravilloso para los fanáticos de electrónica vintage

[@florinbucur257]

No se puede son mucheas naciones

[@jeromeclarke4141]

From Suriname "as a Electronics Technician seeing some of those EquIpment dating back to the maybe 60's brings back memories/I had repaired a few of those Vintage Equipments earlier in the late 1970"s : niche to see that they still exist September 15th 2021 Suriname South America the Caribbean

[@juanfranciscopablosanchez6688]

Increible, cuantas cosas, felicitaciónes un video muy entretenido, saludossssss desde Perú 🇵🇪

[@selvamselvam4987]

Super super super wonderful, thank you.

[@josephwood499]

I need a tweeter for vintage National Panasonic speakers SB-400. Impossible to find anywhere 😢

[@florian5900]

Thats the exact video I was looking for

[@sparkeyjones6261]

Cool, I've been to this market as well about 20 years ago. Unfortunately, Korea wasn't as prosperous decades ago as it is now. So, the kind of vintage high-end audio gear that might be really interesting now, just wasn't affordable to many Koreans. Thus, the thousands of boomboxes and off-brand receivers. Fun to look at though.

[@marksantucci4230]

Boom boxes how cool!!! those items look from the 60's and 1970's!!!!

[@retrotechguardian4393]

I'm so jealous, I wouldn't know what to pick up first. I'm gonna need to wipe the drool of my keyboard.

[@feelingretro5154]

😂 there’s still so much to see! What do you want us to keep an eye out for when we return?

[@retrotechguardian4393]

@@feelingretro5154 I'd love to see the Sony FX414, but to be honest, just more of the same.

[@ralexander891975]

Wow...i love audio video player vintage. Never seen like this. 🤩

[@mdourado1971]

Feira de Acari asiática! Muito legal!

[@attilarivera]

na Feira de Acari tem também esses eletrônicos vintage????

[@marcosteodoro6229]

Em Belo Horizonte seria a "esquina dos aflitos".

[@lightupthedarkness8089]

Good information on retro style collection of Seoul... Greetings from Bangalore india...

[@kpopvinyl]

득탬을 하거나 눈탱이 맞거나....그냥 구경만 해도 별천지 같은 곳이죠~~ ~.~

[@건너마을돌돌이]

처음 가본게 40년은 됩니다. 이제 안가보니 20년이 넘네요... 아직도 있다는게 신기함...

[@pabitratola1798]

Wow nice video, I love vintage products, I am from India

[@carinabeatriz4610]

Goldstar was bankrupt and was bought and rebranded as LG

[@feelingretro5154]

Thanks

[@bankebihari785]

Good effort... lots of love from India. Regards S Kumar

[@jideoladipo4094]

I love this. I wish I can get some these electronics. I love vintage!

[@kkssraja1554]

Thankyou Verymuch for this Video, Greetings from INDIA,

[@hadibq]

a little heaven that market! :) Grendaizer is the little character your didn't recognize.

[@toddtrillo7445]

some people would say , its just a street full of junk but all I see is gold lad , pure gold

[@vcancer]

OMG! I love that last boombox.

[@mazharhayatofficial8733]

Soooooooooooo beautiful old radios and tape so wonderful video 💖💞💞💞💞👍👍👍👍