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

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

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 !!!

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

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!

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. 💗😊

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.

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....

Love seeing all audio vintage. Thank you❤

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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

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 👍

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

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

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

It's a back to the 80s and 90s video. I like this. I have aiwa deck and still looking for repair. Wonderful to see some old stereos . Thank you for the video. Hope to see more