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If you're a DJ gear enthusiast and have the money to feed your collection, you might want to consider the mid-20th century turntable rig now being auctioned on eBay.As Mixmag points out, a "Vintage Quad Stereo DJ Console Garrard 301" with a "Quad 303 & Quad 33 Rotary mixer airedale" are being sold at a price of £4199.00 ($5931.09) by an Essex-based merchant who writes: "This console is from the sixties and all fully works, may need a service as has been in storage for a while. The build of this custom console is to very high standard therefore this sale is intended for the console to be sold as is / whole / unaltered and Collection Only."Though the seller would prefer to part with deck as a complete set, he adds: "if you are, however, interested in purchasing a particular component in this listing please feel free to send a message."The parts themselves sound as though they belong in a museum, especially the Garrard 301 oil bearing turntables that are the centerpiece of the auction. The console also includes Wharfdale Airedale speakers, a Quad 303 power amplifier, and its companion, a Quad 33 preamp, a rotary control vintage mixer, and pdfs of the manual and specs.The sale is ongoing for the next 24 hours. More images of the rig are available on the auction page.