Im with you on that one. I get most of my vinyl records and stuff at thrift shops. It took me over a year but I now have a dope 5.1 Surround Sound system with speaker towers and a receiver and it cost less than $200 total cause I got everything from thrift stores and Craigslist. The speakers are older but all high end Kenwood and Klipsch.
Why would it piss you off if they were high but still put on a good show? And the answer is yes, i think they were high. Also, why are you on a 5am like I am? I doubt you did acid too...