This joint needs some more vintage hifi

pumpkinman

@pongshi
That's a beautiful receiver.
Congrats

mhardy6647

The Sony stuff of that era ranged from very good in general to amazing -- it was long neglected, but their top-end tuners and amplifiers (the V-FET models) in particular were components for the ages. Modern prices for the Sony gear make it very obvious that the secret got out :-P

http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_sony_vfet_40yr.pdf

Polkie2009

You really nailed it Doc, Sony gear from back then was some of the best of the Japanese brands. That receiver is gorgeous.

FTGV

mhardy6647 wrote: »

It would be impossible to derail this thread! :-)


.... Mine's now in the basement as I have moved along to a classic low-compliance LOMC cartridge which is (at the moment) slumming in a dump find Technics DD tt.



That said, the Marantz is a pretty good value in terms of price/performance for modern tts - nothing close to "high end", but not a toy/junk (as are most of the current production tts priced at less than $1k, if'n you were to ask me...). If you get one, get a better cartridge for it!

That looks pristine.I'm hoping to find a Q2,1600mk2,or1700mk2 in as good a shape.I have an SL D2 and Marantz 6300 but would prefer one of the better Technics DD's.A 1200 would be nice but they are selling at a premium right now.

mhardy6647

Not pristine, but it's in pretty good shape for a freebie -- and it works as it should.

DSC_2461 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

boston1450

rednedtugent wrote: »

Cool beans! I passed on some (I think) Monitor 5a's w/ the peerless tweeter
a long time ago cuz they didn't fit my space. Mistakes were made.

I sold off my 5a's & small Sansui a few years ago & i talk about it here & the other day i saw these & i should have them by Monday. I cant wait to hear them again. I wont part with them this time. Perfect size too for the spot i got

boston1450

Look forward to them Ken. Gonna temp use them on tube amp while my 1c's are getting rehab'd & crs+tl's go to living room.... Ive said this many times before. I had the 5a's with Sansui G2000 (i think) 20wpc & wow what a purrfect match. Should be here today or monday. If the condition is as good as pictured i will bring them to a different level. I should say WMG will. He does outstanding work

pumpkinman

Picking these up tomorrow.
Onkyo Radian III's
I don't see much on the net about these speakers. They are from around 1975 and didn't cost all that much even back then. I've never seen a pair before and may end up selling them if they don't please.

mhardy6647

ooh, those are interesting.
Wonder if they have 'full range' (extended range) drivers in them?

Their tower design underscores that there really is nothing new under the sun when it comes to audio design.

Please share more info on them when they're actually in your clutches :- )

EDIT: The cosmetics of those speakers suggest to me that they're older than 1975 -- not sure if there's any good way to find out for sure.
heh -- found 'em (I am sure you did, too).

http://audio-heritage.jp/ONKYO/speaker/radian-iii.html

mhardy6647

http://techtalk.parts-express.com/forum/tech-talk-forum/66929-onkyo-radian-iii-rebuild
heh -- pimp my Radian IIIs :-P

pumpkinman

@mhardy6647

While looking for info I found where they were on sale for $99 at one store in 1975 and $119 at different place in 1976. The may be older than that but that's where I came up with the date.

pumpkinman

pumpkinman wrote: »

@mhardy6647

While looking for info I found where they were on sale for $99 at one store in 1975 and $119 at different place in 1976. The may be older than that but that's where I came up with the date.

I looked up $200 for a pair and adjusted for inflation. They would cost $882 a pair in 2016.

[Deleted User]

any idea why they blocked the woofers a bit. (going by the pic)
...waits to be educated again.

pumpkinman

rednedtugent wrote: »

any idea why they blocked the woofers a bit. (going by the pic)
...waits to be educated again.

Red I have no idea

pumpkinman

They are home

pumpkinman

pumpkinman

These won't win any awards for going real low but I'm definitely enjoying them. The imaging on these are terrific.

boston1450

Congrats. Very nice vintage speakers Pman. Got a question & im sure youve mentioned it before. What is that receiver, a Sansui ?

pumpkinman

boston1450 wrote: »

Congrats. Very nice vintage speakers Pman. Got a question & im sure youve mentioned it before. What is that receiver, a Sansui ?

Yes it's a Sansui 9090 DB. I bought it and a Sansui AU D11II from a repair shop that was closing up. He had them at $350 each. I got both for $400. IIRC

boston1450

Very nice. I like the early Sansui's.

leftwinger57

Bill, I've got some catching up to do w/ you. Those Onkyo towers from the photo spread do look like both the lower woofers are blocked for some reason but not at home. I also noticed that the top tweets are kinda cantilevered to the left and right. Is this true, which should make them mirror image type. Talking about mirror image, those DCM TF 600s look fantastic and dwarf the Onkyos.

littlewoodboats

leftwinger57 wrote: »

Those Onkyo towers from the photo spread do look like both the lower woofers are blocked for some reason but not at home. I also noticed that the top tweets are kinda cantilevered to the left and right. Is this true, which should make them mirror image type.

The top image posted above by mhardy looks more like a horn cabinet while the lower seems to be a straight forward ported design. It almost looks like the extra piece seen in the top image is an optional part.

lightman1

It's the grill cover frame without the fabric on it.
They left it on the speaker for some reason. ????

pumpkinman

lightman1

Clears up that mystery. Thanks P-man.
You're the cats patootie!

boston1450

nbrowser wrote: »

boston1450 wrote: »

Look forward to them Ken. Gonna temp use them on tube amp while my 1c's are getting rehab'd & crs+tl's go to living room.... Ive said this many times before. I had the 5a's with Sansui G2000 (i think) 20wpc & wow what a purrfect match. Should be here today or monday. If the condition is as good as pictured i will bring them to a different level. I should say WMG will. He does outstanding work

Randy,they should sound sublime on tubes...I have yet to evaluate mine on my tubes fully however when hooked up to my HK3490 they were able to be driven quite hard and sound quite fine doing so. Don't be fooled, these little babies can soak up a ton of power before they say uncle.

I got them yesterday & the cabinets & grills are super clean & both tweeter work. Now the bad=both woofers are froze up tight. I contacted seller & they were super nice & they contacted the person who ships & they did not test them. So im gonna buy woofers for them & seller is very flexible & communicating well. I am looking forward to them up n running. Minor speed bump

pumpkinman

I decided this time I would be patient on a refurb of a pair A200's. I refoamed the woofers and recapped/resistors the xovers with new Parts Express poly caps. I made plates out of 3/16" plexiglass so I could accomadate the larger caps also adding 5 way binding posts. These were in deplorable condition but I drove nearly 2 hours to pick them up. I looked and thought oh well you wanted a project now you have one. There was only one sharp corner out of all of them. For now I'll play them for a while before I go any further.

P- man

pumpkinman

I bought the smallest pice of this stuff they call car film to practice on the A200's. I think it looks good but how much do I really want to spend ??

pumpkinman

The original plates were made of Masonite. Here are the plexiglass ones with the new binding posts. I didn't glue them in instead I used screws and gaskets.

littlewoodboats

Using film will make any future work more difficult. Do rough repair and spray them in a satin black. The paint will hide the ugly for the time being and be a solid base for a future veneer job.