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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited June 2014
    Another shot of the 1080.
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    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited June 2014
    Must be Pioneer Thursday for me - here are some shots of a Pioneer SX-6500ii/TX-5500ii combo I had for a while. Nice fat sound.
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    Technics Thursday here... :-P

    This is an SA-5360; one model year older than the SA-500 above, but roughly the same ecological niche (I think).

    10083750364_d1dc6cb25a_b.jpgSA5370 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
    14451942501_186ae2ba9d_b.jpgDSC_9407 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
    14268627939_9269a2f0ff_b.jpgDSC_9409 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
    14455253505_06a7ed8f5f_b.jpgDSC_9410 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    remarkably beefy power transformer...

    Interesting thing about both of the Technicses above -- the AM and FM front ends are profoundly unimpressive in both the SA-500 and the SA-5360. The FM has a three-gang tuning capacitor, the AM only two gangs... but the FM radios are good in both and the AM sections are exceptional... there are among the very few 1970s massmarket receivers I've had that were competent for AM DX. Both Technics will pick up WBZ in Boston (ca. 120 miles distant) in the daytime (AM groundwave) at our house in NH... the only SS receivers in the house that I know of that'll do so.

    Note the little internal AM ferrite antennae, too. Remarkable radio performance from these two, all things considered.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2014
    gmjungbluth wrote: »
    Must be Pioneer Thursday for me - here are some shots of a Pioneer SX-6500ii/TX-5500ii combo I had for a while. Nice fat sound.
    Believe it or not, I had one of those Pioneer SA-8500 integrated amps back in the late 70's or so, sold it around '82 and the owner told me 2 yrs. ago the thing still cranks like new.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    Why would we not believe that? ;-)

    The SA-8500 is a nice - and nicely built - amplifier.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited June 2014
    Fourth of July just around the corner...I figure I would toss an M80 !

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    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    heh-heh-heh... I see what you did there...
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited June 2014
    ^ Mikey- Nice amp. I have a M80 and also a M70. Most of them tend to have caps that leak over time. Have you had any repair work done to yours or checked the main caps? My M80 still sounds great, but I think it will need serviced for the above soon. The 70 sounds decent, but one side has a little less output than the other.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2014
    H to the e double hockey sticks yea, Mike! Sweet pic of the M80!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2014
    The MikeRIDER edition? KITT!

    Nice piece. Don't know what Mark is referring to unless we're going to call the meters "fireworks"?


    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited June 2014
    My Yamaha CA-1010
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    ^^^^ beautiful Yamaha. Their vintage stuff sounds so good & easy on the eyes :smile:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    re: Randy's comment - think about what cars and clothes looked like ca. 1978... it makes the clean styling of the Yamaha hardware even more remarkable, I'd opine! :-)

    re: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98896&d=1403521271

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    1) looks like these two components are sitting atop a beautiful chest.
    2) is that other component in the picture an early NAD amplifier?
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited June 2014
    The chest is pretty nice - it's lined with cedar and kept together with brass bands and bolts. Got it at an estate sale for $50. Really beautiful and smells nice!

    The other amp is a NAD 3080 I was babysitting for RRomeo for a while. I'll post some pictures of it here in a min. I did a comparo with the two amps on my blog.

    https://silverfacestereo.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/extended-comparo-yamaha-ca-1010-and-nad-3080/

    I love the Yamaha too esp the preamp - very clean!!

    G
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    re: Randy's comment - think about what cars and clothes looked like ca. 1978... it makes the clean styling of the Yamaha hardware even more remarkable, I'd opine! :-)

    re: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98896&d=1403521271

    attachment.php?attachmentid=98896&d=1403521271

    1) looks like these two components are sitting atop a beautiful chest.
    2) is that other component in the picture an early NAD amplifier?
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited June 2014
    Here's the NAD 3080
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    Very Nice ^^^^^^^^
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    5.00 yardsale find
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
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    trusty old clunker
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
    5.00 yardsale find
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    Nice find! The TX-2500 and TX-4500 are literally what saved Onkyo from disappearing, then they produced the more powerful TX-6500 and the TOTL TX-8500. Then came the MKII versions in the late '70s.

    Don't know much about the TX-5000. It seems like an early '80s cousin to the Pioneer fluroscans with digital readouts. Probably still a pretty powerful 65 watts x 2.

    Enjoy!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    It wasnt a easy task. I was on my Motorbike & i had my backpack & it took me 20mins to get it to fit w/o damaging it :) when i got home i cut the bag just to get it out without damage. Lol. What a powerful unit & sounds quite well & boy the lights are purdy :smile:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
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    trusty old clunker

    Indeed, nice piece -- but someday you really should take a better photo of her!

    ;-)
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited June 2014
    Pioneer RT-901

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    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    Re: RT-901 Nice piece; looks great! Has it been rehabbed?

    As an aside - you don't see the 901 (or the 7" RT-701) very often, but - given the choice - I'd rather have one of these than the auto-reverse RT-909 (or the 7" RT-707). Just seems like less to go wrong with the one-way machines!

    And as an even more pointless, ego-centric aside: I've got to get crackin' on the rehab of my RT-909... someday.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
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    darn unit is too wide. But there is some
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited June 2014
    Sorry...was uploading the pics to Photobucket so I could post them inline.

    Anyway, has been fully rehabbed. I am still negotiating on price and want it as more of a display piece than anything.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    Rt909
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    Pioneer RT-901

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    beautiful unit :) i just got mine & love it. Big ars reels
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    edited June 2014
    ZLTFUL i apologize. Before you posted the pic i thought you were asking if i had a rt901 thats all i saw-before pics came up. Wasnt trying to take over thread. Thats a beautiful unit sir. Sure it sounds very nice too. Very easy on the eyes :smile:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,763
    edited June 2014
    we can have a Pioneer R2R chapter... ;-)

    Now, anyone here have one of the previous generation of top-end Pioneer 'prosumer' decks? E.g., an RT-1022?
    I do not (although I wouldn't mind havin' one...) :-(

    10022576516_78850a7425_b.jpgwhite vinyl by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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