This joint needs some more vintage hifi

teekay0007

boston1450 wrote: »

...darn unit is too wide.

That's what she said! ;-)

boston1450

mhardy6647 wrote: »

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...) :-(

white vinyl by mhardy6647, on Flickr

those meters are So Kool

mhardy6647

dubbin by mhardy6647, on Flickr

That TASCAM (to which, I presume, you refer) is a nice deck -- more of a 'prosumer' deck than the Pioneer; a bit beefier.

In terms of meters... ever see one of the previous generation of "good" Pioneer reel to reel decks...?

p0063 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

(not the best quality scan but it'll give you an idea of the best Pioneers of a couple of years before the 701/707/901/909)

boston1450

Thats totally insane. Thats ^^^^ awesome. My wife would shot me

boston1450

Tascam 80-8 sweet BIG A$$ money in the day too

mhardy6647

Since we're on a tape deck appendix today ;-)

Here's one that passed through the ol' homestead for a while some years back. I gave it to a fellow hifi nut who lives in VT... very pretty but in need for full rehab (not something I was up for at the time).

TEACA-1500U by mhardy6647, on Flickr
TEACA-1500Udustcoverthreequarter by mhardy6647, on Flickr

boston1450

Whats that about a 1967-69 era.^^^^ Beautiful unit w/sweet cover

jon s

Here's my 1976 Sony TA-8650 V-FET Integrated amplifier. Delivers 80 watts per channel @ 0.1% THD both channels driven... The amp weighs a substantial 50 lbs. V-FETs were known for their tube-like sound and from what I understand, Sony did not make any money on these units.

I had it overhauled by Glen McDonald (Echowars) of Audiokarma when I got it. Shipping it to/from Hawaii was expensive, about $500 round trip via 2nd Day air, plus a few hundred for repairs as it was not working properly when I picked it up. The common issue with the V-FET amps were that the diodes would go bad so I had them replaced, also he replaced all the thermal pads for the transistors with thermal paste, replaced some other bad components as well as resoldered some cold joints. The only thing I hate about the amp is the terrible speaker connectors.

boston1450

That ^^^^ is one beautiful Sony. When i opened the pic up-i said ''OH'' id be like one of those guys in pic looking that over n saying ''OH MY'' ... Ya dont see too many Sony's like that

mhardy6647

I don't think I've ever heard one of the V-FET Sony amplifiers... I'd love to have the opportunity, sometime. They're certainly not common.
EDIT: Man -- dat ding was built like a cast aluminum outhouse, man! :-) (and I do mean that in a good way!)

I think that your estimate of the era of that TEAC (A-1500U) is about right, Randy.

EDIT: heh, found it (well, the next model down, the A-1200U) in the 1971 "Allied Radio Shack" catalog*

http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/html/1971-300/h150.html
http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/html/1971-300/h151.html

gmjungbluth

Awesome! What a beast! And kudos for taking the time and effort to bring it back to life.

jon s wrote: »

Here's my 1976 Sony TA-8650 V-FET Integrated amplifier. Delivers 80 watts per channel @ 0.1% THD both channels driven... The amp weighs a substantial 50 lbs. V-FETs were known for their tube-like sound and from what I understand, Sony did not make any money on these units.

I had it overhauled by Glen McDonald (Echowars) of Audiokarma when I got it. Shipping it to/from Hawaii was expensive, about $500 round trip via 2nd Day air, plus a few hundred for repairs as it was not working properly when I picked it up. The common issue with the V-FET amps were that the diodes would go bad so I had them replaced, also he replaced all the thermal pads for the transistors with thermal paste, replaced some other bad components as well as resoldered some cold joints. The only thing I hate about the amp is the terrible speaker connectors.

gmjungbluth

Here's some pics of a Pioneer SX-780 I rescued at a garage sale for $5. Good think I didn't turn it on until I opened it up - I wonder if it would have started on fire from all the dust in there!

Note the 3rd 'clean' pic is not mine - from the web. I can't find a clean pic of my personal 780 for some reason, though I insist it looked mint!

It worked perfectly (and sounded great) after a cleaning. I traded it for a set of refoamed Boston A100s.

mhardy6647

holy cow, looks like they forgot to clean the lint trap! :-O
Time to call one of those ductwork cleaning/remediation services for that clean-up job! ;-)

Polkie2009

Geez, that looks dangerous,(before the cleaning,lol) great find and trade! Boston Acoustics makes some nice equipment.

jon s

The irony of my TA-8650 has gone full circle... I bought a TA-8650 in 1976 and used it with a pair of Magnepan I or IIs... Can't remember which model exactly. I loved the system but the speakers had no bass. Subwoofers back then were non-existent. I am now using my current TA-8650 with a pair of Magnepan 1.6QRs and a Polk MM1240 subwoofer...

The photo shows a Polk RT55i with the MM1240 subwoofer when I took the picture. The Magnepans replaced the Polks.

On a sidenote, I am currently building a dual driver MM1240 subwoofer. The box alone weighs about a 100 lbs with nothing installed. I will post info when it is completed.

gmjungbluth

My Sony STR-7045. Maybe I posted this before? Anyways, I had this for a while and liked it. Really smooth sound. I had an STR-7065 before that I thought sounded sharper, but had a bad cap along the way somewhere and developed a hum. The 7045 was pure buttah, and nice to look at.

Polkie2009

gmjungbluth wrote: »

My Sony STR-7045. Maybe I posted this before? Anyways, I had this for a while and liked it. Really smooth sound. I had an STR-7065 before that I thought sounded sharper, but had a bad cap along the way somewhere and developed a hum. The 7045 was pure buttah, and nice to look at.

Gorgeous Sony! Wow, am I looking at this correctly, the volume control on the 7045 is cranked to 4 o' clock?!?!?

gmjungbluth

I think that on this unit the volume started at 12:00. But I also do remember that it would get louder much more progressively than some receivers - where you're already at high levels in a few degrees of travel...

Polkie2009 wrote: »

Gorgeous Sony! Wow, am I looking at this correctly, the volume control on the 7045 is cranked to 4 o' clock?!?!?

boston1450

Got me some 1972 goodies today. Hiding them in the mower shed till the Mrs's isnt around to open them up

boston1450

^^^^ all the better i have old shirts in there that Carla wants to toss. She knows my 15 y/o LLBean shirts are my favorites & i guard them from her. I say there just broke in

tonyb

boston1450 wrote: »

Got me some 1972 goodies today. Hiding them in the mower shed till the Mrs's isnt around to open them up

.....and you wonder why you get ratted out where ever you go ? LOL I think the wife has peeked into the mower shed a time or two already.

mhardy6647

Randy I am impressed/amazed by the productivity of your terrior :-)

so - Sony noise reduction unit, is that?

... and the AKAI GX-210...I think I've got one of those in the basement, courtesy of a friend. One channel is silent(and I haven't managed to figure out why).

Glen B

boston1450 wrote: »

Got me some 1972 goodies today. Hiding them in the mower shed till the Mrs's isnt around to open them up

After almost 33 years of marriage, the wife and I long ago came to an understanding where I don't need to sneak gear past her. "Bribes" of new furniture, vacations, etc. certainly helped.

pumpkinman

Glen B wrote: »

After almost 33 years of marriage, the wife and I long ago came to an understanding where I don't need to sneak gear past her. "Bribes" of new furniture, vacations, etc. certainly helped.

Same here, my wife's no help. She says "Bill" go ahead and buy it. What I need sometimes is the voice of reason.
I don't need any help being irresponsible. I've been able to do that alone for a long long time now. LOL

cnh

You'd think a guy could get a break from his wife considering that it was just his B-day?

I've really slowed my buying down. Have enough vintage stuff around to rotate things in and out for days! lol And my wife just thinks it's a "useless" and "unbelievably unproductive" hobby! lol

I can't quite understand the obsession with old R-2-Rs. They seem a pain to repair and the only people who would use them are vinyl guys who want to do a "mix" tape of favorites so that they don't have to play a dozen LPs but still have good audio quality. At least that's what we used them for when I was in H.S. Of course they look totally "cool" and "retro". And if you have one that will do 15 ips speed and can find a "Master Studio" tape, well then you DO have something. But those are few and far between!

A Sony noise noise reduction adapter? Really? What a strange little thing! Didn't even know those existed.

Enjoy!

cnh

boston1450

cnh wrote: »

You'd think a guy could get a break from his wife considering that it was just his B-day?

I've really slowed my buying down. Have enough vintage stuff around to rotate things in and out for days! lol And my wife just thinks it's a "useless" and "unbelievably unproductive" hobby! lol

I can't quite understand the obsession with old R-2-Rs. They seem a pain to repair and the only people who would use them are vinyl guys who want to do a "mix" tape of favorites so that they don't have to play a dozen LPs but still have good audio quality. At least that's what we used them for when I was in H.S. Of course they look totally "cool" and "retro". And if you have one that will do 15 ips speed and can find a "Master Studio" tape, well then you DO have something. But those are few and far between!

A Sony noise noise reduction adapter? Really? What a strange little thing! Didn't even know those existed.

Enjoy!

cnh

Cnh i posted a ad in Clist wanting some reel tapes. This guy calls me up n says he has 35-40 tapes-machine-Sony NR & box with tons of accs/you name it-its probably there for this little set up. I said i was only interested in tapes. He said 40.00 for the works. He said he made sure everything worked before he called me. He said it was mint cond & used it last 2 years ago & sold his receiver. He showed me his little hand held radio's he uses now cause they dont take up space. Pine Pt Rd Scarborough was worth the ride. Im on road today but will post pics later.

TNHNDYMAN

Boston I may have some reel to reel tapes you might be interested in? Moma's and Papa's, Big Brother and Holding Company, couple others....

boston1450

^^^ yes sir. I will PM ya. Here is the pics of the units. Been busy working & too tired to hook it up maybe this weekend. Love the small size of it

boston1450

810's

EndersShadow

Them's purdy!