HK CD4 decoder on fleabay

[gene_stl]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1449656312...YM3NCOZ5yvTspzkv0BYr-SpnWfN2J3PLOyktFdpM8JTW4
I have told myself I am not going to go down the CD4 rabbit hole. I must keep repeating this. Somebody ( a list member here I believe) posted this to a FB quad group. I am sure someone here might find it amusing.

 

[barfle]

If I didn't already have a CD-4 demod, I probably would put in a bid.

I believe I can make something like that work, but I already have enough projects, including a couple that I will probably put up for sale once I'm sure they work well.

 

[Gimme 4]

HK 44+ was the first demodulator I owned. It had its issues, like loud bursts or splatters of noise when the carrier would drop out. The Pioneer QD-240 I replaced it with, using the same cartridge and turntable, did not exhibit such noises.

 

[gene_stl]

It isn't clear whether it is broken or just untested. Most folks couldn't test it and wouldn't know how. But there are folks who feign iggorance to unload stuff they know is a dud. I bought a stack of matrix LPs on a lark and they were pretty reasonably priced and I would not need to buy any extra gear to play them.
CD4 requires a great deal larger committment. The demod is just the first step. The first one is free.