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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,073
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    boston1450 wrote: »
    Picked this Sansui Model 8 up for 25.00 sight unseen. Met the gentleman & he said his wife bought it new in the 70's. Front face is perfect-wood has some scratches & rear top has a big ding. That said this sucker is heavy & makes the Monitor 5's dance
    You really like a lot of midrange. ;)
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,050
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    you've heard that pop song, yes? "It's all about the midrange"...
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,474
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    Morning Mark. Hey i just ordered a complete knob n dial set for the cr820 on the bay. 40.00 not bad. I needed the volume dial. I will have extra knobs if anyone needs any
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  • boston1450
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    Got this awhile back & its minty & the volume dial is all scrached up. Musta fell off or something. Surprisingly the lights even work. 4cvfy8dat79u.jpg
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    Randy/Maine
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
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    Very nice. I have a CR 800, which I like better than the succeeding series. I find the 800 gives you an excellent feeling for the vintage Yammie sound, which I like but find a little too neutral. I prefer the warmth of HK units. The Yammie strength is in more high frequency detail.
    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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,050
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    should come in handy; I guess I ought to pick up an organ donor or two as/if the opportunity presents itself...
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,474
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    cnh wrote: »
    Very nice. I have a CR 800, which I like better than the succeeding series. I find the 800 gives you an excellent feeling for the vintage Yammie sound, which I like but find a little too neutral. I prefer the warmth of HK units. The Yammie strength is in more high frequency detail.
    i agree. Those smaller HK receivers back in the day were built like tanks & sound wonderful. Very conservative

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,474
    edited June 2015
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  • leftwinger57
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    Possibly early to mid 80s. This is a rack face Adcom GFA 555.Still has the East Brunswick N.J. address. I got this from Audio Classics for $300 even w/ shipping thrown in . It's on my 5th year now w/ no problems and it's really clean on the inside.fwp9g0dlo25a.jpg
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    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • boston1450
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    Nice Lew. Adcom sounds very good on SDA's too :smile:
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  • oldrocker
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    A few of the things that hopped in my trunk while out today.

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  • cnh
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    Nice! Seems like you have a very "flirtatious" trunk!
    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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  • oldrocker
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    Right place right time I guess. I also got 3 of these bose speakers which I have NO clue on nor a use for and will probably get chastised for even posting pics of them :(88dwkj7eubms.jpg
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    I got some peavey stuff which I'm not into by any means but the guy wanted it all gone.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,050
    edited June 2015
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    The Hafler could've jumped into my trunk -- it's a pretty nice amplifier.

    Not all Peavey stuff was/is junk; just most of it :-P

    I even own one Peavey amplifier; it is sort of a poor persons Manley Stingray (i.e., push-pull parallel EL84 stereo amplifier)! :- )

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  • oldrocker
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    This peavey stuff I got is terribly sad, a power booster amp thingey and a set of old speakers, t-300's I think. They do have dual paper cone drivers which are working, tweets are mostly dead.

    Working on a deal to trade the Hafler for an Akai amp to go with my 280D SS RTR.

    I have a lead on a crown IC150 preamp for cheap that originally came with the 150A amps.
    Not sure if I want to pursue it.
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  • leftwinger57
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    I used to install Bose speakers like that if they are the true hi-hat style and not car speakers. To install on prewires Bose made a cutout template that had a locking spring assembly that was also installed. When the house was nearing close you would grab on to the springs that fit into their locking mates on the speakers and the tension of these springs would just snap up the speakers just like hi-hat lights. For existing houses Bose made basically the same template only in 2 halves so after your hole is cut you could slide the ' rat trap' and wire the speaker and lock it into place. These went w/ 3 room amps that looked like car amplifiers w/ an input for a sub and volume controls and were meant for basements or closets and not to be seen.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • oldrocker
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    Thanks, they are the in-ceiling type and do work.

    Back in a box they go..

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  • leftwinger57
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    For serious listening not a chance. For background music there just fine. People went crazy nuts over those things during the building boom of the 90's and spent close to 10k to do a full house w/ multiple amps, subs. volume controls and input plates. Then there was the Lifestyle surround system for the family rooms at $5k.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • pumpkinman
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    If all goes well tomorrow I'll be bringing home a pair of Boston Acoustics a400's in need of TLC
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    Because I am The Pumpkinking


    A Kind Word Is An Easy Gift To Give
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
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    pumpkinman wrote: »
    If all goes well tomorrow I'll be bringing home a pair of Boston Acoustics a400's in need of TLC

    You should enjoy those! Give them the power they crave. Nice stuff!
    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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  • pumpkinman
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    I had to drive to the Jersey shore but what the hell. If it's free it's for me.

    Boston Acoustics A-400


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    Specs:
    8" woofers x 2
    6.5" midrange
    1" tweeter
    Frequency Response: 36Hz-25kHz
    Efficiency: 90dB
    Impedance: 4 Ohm
    Dimensions: 41"(H) x 21"(W) x 8"(D)
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    Because I am The Pumpkinking


    A Kind Word Is An Easy Gift To Give
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  • oldrocker
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    Nice find...
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2015
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    Latest pickup, KEF CODA III. Two way 8" bookshelf, ridiculously cheap, the guy threw in a, supposedly, defunct HK 340 for free!

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    Surprisingly detailed and airy top end, tight bass, not very deep but competent for their size-only 18" high!

    Now I have to source a missing BALANCE KNOB for an HK 340 and hit it with deOxit. The receiver seems to play through H-phones fine (well, with the regular drop outs associated with dirty pots, that is), but needs cleaning. If I can find a replacement knob I may just return it to the guy I got it from! He seems to think this unit is dead? I still have to test it on speakers. But I suspect it will work if the H-phone section is working? We have one for sale on this site: NICE warm full (20 watt per side) sound! Someone should buy it!

    http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/167197/70s-harman-kardon-receiver-available#latest

    Any ideas as to what I can use for a knob. Not looking to source one from ebay. Anything that will work and I can spray paint silver would be fine. Not that concerned with cosmetics, if I had a 3D printer I could just measure a knob and reproduce one of similar size. But I don't.

    Thanks!
    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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,050
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    Nice loudspeakers are those KEFs.
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  • Nightfall
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Nice loudspeakers are those KEFs.

    Talk like Yoda, you do. ...or was that supposed to end in a question mark?

    ;)
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,050
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    No. A statement it was.

    ;- )
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,387
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    These followed me home yesterday.cwxsl45r9nq0.jpg
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,387
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    Oh ya they are AR 4X'S
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • EDUBAG
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    THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO SHARE. LOVE IT!!!4xxktglwhyhf.jpg
    HT:
    POLK AUDIO RTI4 FRONTS
    CSI3 CENTER
    DEF TECH PROMONITOR800 SURROUNDS
    PSW 125 SUB
    PIONEER ELITE AVR23TXH AVR
    APPLE TV 160GB
    PANASONIC BLURAY PLAYER
    50" PANASONIC PLASMA TCP50C2

    2 CHANNEL:
    KEF R300 THREE WAY BOOKSHELF GLOSS PIANO BLACK
    ROTEL RC 990BX PRE
    ROTEL RB 990BX AMP
    OPPO DV980 (AS CD PLAYER)
    PIONEER PL100 TURNTABLE WITH SHURE MX97E CART
    MIT EXP2 SPEAKER CABLES
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Nice. Mine are doing duty as rear surrounds right now...
    soundfreak1 wrote: »
    Oh ya they are AR 4X'S

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