This joint needs some more vintage hifi

mhardy6647 · May 2014

We have my late father-in-law's R-500, but it is silver. I don't think that the black ones were sold in the US... I'm guessing that one may have sneaked in across the border from Canuckistan ;-)

That is really cool!

OldSchoolPolk · May 2014

jcaut That Kenwood KR6050 is beautiful!! Seriously, I've seen plenty of marantz, Sansui, Pioneer etc but that Kenwood does it right. Its so well balanced. Great job on the restore. I almost bought the Sony like the one you have but I choose the Mitsubishi DAR-20 instead. Loved the Mit's round tuning dial and had it for years.

Thanks for sharing

McIntosh/Polk · May 2014

Nice touch with the old ads.

boston1450 · June 2014

Pioneer

cnh · June 2014

Picked up a set of B.A. A200s a few weeks ago. I, like the previous owner, found the top end a tad too bright even with the SEAS tweeter so, I transgressed; I put a Sansui equalizer between the pre-amp and the amp (I know, I violated the purist "rules", but the highs are much more laid back and acceptable now even if some detail may not be there as much--on the other hand I could've spent the next two years experimenting with cabling till I finally found that synergistic magic, but perhaps it would have continued to elude me forever).

Normally I don't use equalization but...I did try three different amplifiers and all were bright and the low end not quite as there as the smaller A100s with almost "any" amp or cables for that matter--I also used three different cables--all bright on the A200s but fine on the A100s?

Here's a stock photo. I'm sure people are familiar with these. Mystery has the A400s, the next step up, but many think the A200s were the best in the series.

cnh

boston1450 · June 2014

Interesting cabinet there Cnh. Very nice

cnh · June 2014

boston1450 wrote: »

Interesting cabinet there Cnh. Very nice

Yeah, those A200s are very "tip-worthy". Barely more than 6" deep but 42" high and over 21" wide (slim but still close to 60 lbs).

Love your Pioneer Fluroscan set up, above. Made me fire up my SX 3900 and the OLA (Advents) yesterday. Very nice!

cnh

dkfreebird · June 2014

IMG_4556 by dkfreebird, on Flickr
Ditto on the SX-3900

mhardy6647 · June 2014

nice...

let me see what I've dribbled onto flikr lately...

IMG_0335 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

DSC_9169 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

dumpdivehifi by mhardy6647, on Flickr

boston1450 · June 2014

Thats quite the wing antenna. Do you notice a difference ?
What is that Sony & amp? Sweet looking set up

Polkie2009 · June 2014

boston1450 wrote: »

Thats quite the wing antenna. Do you notice a difference ?
What is that Sony & amp? Sweet looking set up

Sharp eyes Randy, lol, at a quick glance, I thought the receiver was an old H-K.

boston1450 · June 2014

Looks like a mix of goodness LOL i cant tell whats under HK good call

boston1450 · June 2014

Polkie2009 wrote: »

Sharp eyes Randy, lol, at a quick glance, I thought the receiver was an old H-K.

ah ha i think its his Crown with a Sony tuner-he gave a clue on another thread

55LS70 · June 2014

I just took a little time out of my stupid busy schedule and looked through this thread and, in my opinion, it's bordering epic. Some very fine equipment can be found here. I been looking an hi fi for decades and there's a few things I've never came across before. I'm set to semi-retire soon and when I get a chance I'll post a few pics of several tube tuners (mostly HH Scott) and amps that I have stashed away.

mhardy6647 · June 2014

from one semi-retiree to another... congratulations and good luck! ;-)

So... ya got any of the really sexy Scott tuners (e.g., a 310E or a 4310)? :-)

55LS70 · June 2014

Thanks for the grats. As far as having any of the nicer Scott tuners, no, nothing too rightous. Just stuff I picked up over the years. I'm pushing my memory but I think what I have is as follows:

330D w/335 multiplex (besides the one in my main rig)
310C w/335 multiplex
LT10 w/Type 35 multiplex
Type 350
LT-110
LT-10

There's also some Pioneer and Carver stuff lurking around here. Again nothing too special. I also might have a Pilot tuner with a multiplex. I use to have some Fisher stuff but I sold that to a collector.

mhardy6647 · June 2014

55LS70 wrote: »

Thanks for the grats. As far as having any of the nicer Scott tuners, no, nothing too rightous. Just stuff I picked up over the years. I'm pushing my memory but I think what I have is as follows:

330D w/335 multiplex (besides the one in my main rig)
310C w/335 multiplex
LT10 w/Type 35 multiplex
Type 350
LT-110
LT-10

Nice that you have the Scott MPX adaptors! :-)

.. I also might have a Pilot tuner with a multiplex...

Yes, one of the problems of the "collector" ;-)
I find the occasional 'surprise' in the deep, dank recesses of the basement now and again, too...
(although I can, unfortunately, say with some certainty that I have no Pilot hardware here)

Sorry I missed the question about the Crown stuff. I was bashin' it the other day in another thread here at CP ;-) and I had pulled up those old photos. It's early 1970s Crown ss hardware; sort of semi-pro ("prosumer") stuff. Basically indestructible but none too great sounding. The D-150 power amp is actually perfectly OK sounding... the IC-150 preamp, though, really is pretty not great. They were dump finds (i.e., the price was right), and near-perfect, though... so they got to stay.

DSC_6956_zps997c022a by mhardy6647, on Flickr

mhardy6647 · June 2014

well... I was going to post a different photo of the Crownies in the previous post... but I missed the Window of Opportunity to edit it :-(

oh,well...

crownies by mhardy6647, on Flickr

EDIT: and, oh, the Sony in the earlier photo is a little DVD player (for CDs, y'know?).

boston1450 · June 2014

To think i thought it was a tuner

mhardy6647 · June 2014

oh, I thought you thought that the Sony DVDP was a (digital) tuner :-)

I don't think I have a picture of that Sony...

SCompRacer · June 2014

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Yes, one of the problems of the "collector" ;-)

Will your museum be fee based or free to the public?

mhardy6647 · June 2014

visitin' is free... leavin' may cost you...

;-)

MAD · June 2014

Why am I just discovering this thread now....

pure eye candy!

boston1450 · June 2014

Pioneer CT F9191....

....A good product. I serviced this unit today & everything came off well. As i was putting it together i adjusted all wood sides & top with metal rear plate. As im doing this i do the feel test. I slide my fingers across it & everything is just perfectly made to fit just right with the screws just a tad bit snug. As i feel i tighten them. Oh my what craftsmanship Pioneer did back in the day. Ok i got to be honest here. I got this unit knowing the FF RVS doesnt work

but this unit plays oh so sweet & i rarely use FF RVS anyways. I really enjoy listening to all of what the artist has put on the tape.. Hats off to Pioneer back in the day.

mhardy6647 · June 2014

Yes that was a nice deck - the FF/REW issue is typically a sign of bad belts, if memory serves.

cnh · June 2014

boston1450 wrote: »

Pioneer CT F9191....
....A good product. I serviced this unit today & everything came off well. As i was putting it together i adjusted all wood sides & top with metal rear plate. As im doing this i do the feel test. I slide my fingers across it & everything is just perfectly made to fit just right with the screws just a tad bit snug. As i feel i tighten them. Oh my what craftsmanship Pioneer did back in the day. Ok i got to be honest here. I got this unit knowing the FF RVS doesnt work but this unit plays oh so sweet & i rarely use FF RVS anyways. I really enjoy listening to all of what the artist has put on the tape.. Hats off to Pioneer back in the day.

A beautiful piece. Love the meters and the wood sides/top. And, according to Hifi Engine, a very very HEAVY unit at just under 30 lbs? Wow!

Enjoy! I was messing with my Realistic SCT-21 the other day and it began to shut down but I suspect the NAD under it was overheating it, not enough ventilation, because it went through a few tapes before it got uppity.

cnh