This joint needs some more vintage hifi

mhardy6647

Yup, I knew that -- there's one here, too.

BTW, I concur. I'd rather listen to high-quality FM mono than mediocre FM stereo.
I did, after many years, actually break down and go stereo last year, though.

DSC_0247 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

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mhardy6647

naah. It does sound a little better than the Sherwoods, though. It betters the Sherwoods in the bass (qualitatively and quantitatively). Otherwise, pretty much a toss-up.

I cannot afford any of the holy grail tuners. If I could, I'd have an HH Scott 310E or a REL Precedent.

The absolute best sounding tuner I've heard with my own ears is a Scott 310E owned by one of the northern New England tube hifi gurus.

soundfreak1

SA 8500II pretty nice condition.

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mhardy6647

I espy a VM record changer

mhardy6647

OK, someone just e-mailed this photo to me -- seems like a good thing to share here:



Lots of moving mass -- but that's one way to minimize tracking error

For those who aren't familiar with it -- the turntable in the photo is a Fairchild 750: possibly the finest turntable ever made.

https://oswaldsmillaudio.com/others

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^^^ can u scratch on it?

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I bet the guy who designed that tonearm had a parrot.

Polkie2009

soundfreak1 wrote: »

SA 8500II pretty nice condition.

Hey SF1, a friend of mine has one of these amps and last time I talked to him(about 5 years ago) , it was still running strong!

WagnerRC

oldie but goodie

WagnerRC

and my first love

notice the antique right behind it. LOL

mhardy6647

Those are two fairly serious pieces of hardware

mhardy6647

A Tannoy Devon (two-way coaxial loudspeaker):

DSC_7124 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr


cf. http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/comment/2240672#Comment_2240672

aprazer402

KLH turntable with built-in amp and tuner. At an area pawn shop for $79.00. Mid 1960's???

aprazer402

la2vegas wrote: »

Are these any good? Sorry, I don't have a clue.

I have no idea. KLH made quality items. Not so sure of what electronics are in this. We'll have to wait for our vintage guru, Doc. Mark, to show up with something. To clarify, I did not buy it, I saw it on-line.

txcoastal1

KLH 24???

https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/klh/twenty-four.shtml

aprazer402

Yep, Model 24, plenty of them on Ebay, around the same price. They must have sold a bunch of them.

mhardy6647

The KLH all-in-ones were very decent; a step up from the standard compact hifis of their day (mid-late 1960s, indeed). The Garrard changers on them are more or less a write-off (I'd opine), but the FM tuners are very good. The matching KLH speakers, though, arguably, the "big value" part of the package -- especially from a 21st Century perspective.

A couple have passed through here -- one is still here somewhere in the basement. They tend to need some work at this late date, in my experience.
I wouldnt' pay 79 smackers for one (FWIW).

From www.radioshackcatalogs.com (1967). The one on this catalog page scan is the FM-only version (KLH 24).

mhardy6647

some other KLH conusmer hifi products from 1967 (while we're on the subject):


If the database at www.classicspeakerpages.net is to be believed, the AM/FM version was called the KLH 27.

As one more FYI/FWIW, these are the KLH 24 loudspeakers that would have gone with the all-in-one unit. Amusingly, these photos are at classicspeakerpages, but they're photos I took of a dump find KLH 24 that I used to have. I don't remember if I shared them with the site, or if someone else put 'em there



Unassuming little acoustic suspension 8" two-way; these are very pleasantly musical little loudspeakers to listen to, with virtually no collectors' cachet (i.e., if you find a pair, they should be cheap!).

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Sold off my KLH 32's as part of the downsizing but I'd love to
replace it 24 stereo music system!

motorhead43026

This in not mine, but I have one exactly like it in excellent condition and it works!. It is in storage at this moment. It is a KLH 20 plus. I have been offered as much as $2500.00 for it.

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In at 16!

mhardy6647

rednedtugent wrote: »

Sold off my KLH 32's as part of the downsizing but I'd love to
replace it 24 stereo music system!

The KLH 32 speakers were remarkably pleasant to listen to little speakers as well. The Harvard, MA town dump turned up a pair of those once, too

KLH 32s by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

mhardy6647

motorhead43026 wrote: »

This in not mine, but I have one exactly like it in excellent condition and it works!. It is in storage at this moment. It is a KLH 20 plus. I have been offered as much as $2500.00 for it.

very cool. They're semi-common in New England, but the prices on them are high.

soundfreak1

Kinda vintage hifi!

leftwinger57

If you guys remember I posted a while back about my vintage Pioneer 305 headphones. Well, 1 side totally cut out and I replaced them w/ these vintage Koss -Pro 747b models. For sure they weigh more but do give a much more life like sound w/ good bass and pretty adjustable. What year are they from well I have to do some research. I got them for $24 w/ free shipping on E-Bay. Hey I tried and instead I found this wacky PDF from American Ad History w/ hundreds of vintage ads in this, ala Doc Hardy's vintage ad spectaculars.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Practical/Wireless/70s/PW-1972-01.pdf

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I loved my Koss until the air went out of one side

leftwinger57

Seems to be the common ailment of headphones of most vintage brands. Usually the cord efs up. I didn't get that out of the older Pioneers deads ville on one whole side.

mpitogo

Vintage... I have a Sansui AU-6900 (rebuilt by me new components) and a Sansui FR-1080. My dad was the original owner. The Sansui has no problems driving a pair of Elac Debut B6.