This joint needs some more vintage hifi

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    jdjohn wrote: »
    There were always 'options' when purchasing new turntables, so the plinth/base was one such option. Yours has the 'tray' option, but here is one (mine :) ) that has the wooden plinth option.
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    The (suspended) chassis is the same for both, but the base/plinth is different. The included cartridge was another option.

    One nice feature of the 721 is that the tonearm counter-weight had more advanced anti-resonance properties. In fact, the stock counter-weight on a 721 (and same design from a few other models) is considered an upgrade to counter-weights on earlier Dual turntables with similar fittings.

    I think I have seen the base you’re sportin’. I’m gonna be on the lookout for one now.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,582
    Looks great! What finish did you use? Nice looking isolation base, too.
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    maxward wrote: »
    Looks great! What finish did you use? Nice looking isolation base, too.

    Liberon Finishing Oil
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,161
    Update on the Pioneer SA-8100 from my dad's stash
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    I got it cleaned-up pretty well, and it's basically noise-free after some several strategic sprays of DeOxit
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    It could use some more love, inside and out, so I will try to find a person looking for a project.
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    I'm impressed with the sound (and looks) of this vintage unit. Not really a beast at only 40WPC into 8 ohms, but the watts presented sound pretty sweet to me :)

    I meant to take a few pics of the tantalum capacitors in there...will have to remedy that. They're kinda...cute???
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Spray on "quick detail" waxes for cars work really well for brushed finishes. It's what I used to shine up my SX-780 faceplate/knobs.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
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    Quite rare, hard to find, sounds great (it will let your system sound great)
    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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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    edited February 2020
    I had to go check just now to see what Dual model I bought back in 1980 or so and it turns out it's the more midrange CS606. It's been sitting in safe climate controlled storage for about 30 years or so.

    It was the ultra low mass tonearm that sold me on it back then:

    https://www.hifinews.com/content/dual-cs-606-turntable

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    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Spray on "quick detail" waxes for cars work really well for brushed finishes. It's what I used to shine up my SX-780 faceplate/knobs.

    That's a cool tip; will have to try that some time. Thx!
    Any particular brand or type you'd suggest?

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    edited February 2020
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    Vintage stereo eye-candy.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,582
    Timeless^
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
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    Vintage stereo eye-candy.

    Yamaha makes hifi equipment? ;)

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    0gpbmc6q2m76.jpeg

    Vintage stereo eye-candy.

    Yamaha makes hifi equipment? ;)

    Yamaha makes everything. 😎
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    tratliff - love that Denon ‘table!
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    0gpbmc6q2m76.jpeg

    Vintage stereo eye-candy.

    Yamaha makes hifi equipment? ;)

    Yamaha makes everything. 😎

    I was being facetious.
    You see, I have this thing about Yamaha hifi. This Yamaha thing. It's a... thing...



    16013994074_3405e2a9d8_b.jpgDSC_0241 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    Nice RTR.
    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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    soundfreak1 wrote: »
    Nice RTR.

    I gave away the other two I had; got three of 'em (used hard but functional and readily re-hab-able) gratis from a local radio station a few years back. :)

    14650185296_5233c20ef0_b.jpgDSC_9662 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    soundfreak1 wrote: »
    Nice RTR.

    I gave away the other two that I had to a couple of hifi gurus who would make better use of 'em. than I.
    Got three of 'em (used hard but functional and readily re-hab-able) gratis from a local radio station a few years back. :)

    14650185296_5233c20ef0_b.jpgDSC_9662 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    0gpbmc6q2m76.jpeg

    Vintage stereo eye-candy.

    Yamaha makes hifi equipment? ;)

    Yamaha makes everything. 😎

    I was being facetious.
    You see, I have this thing about Yamaha hifi. This Yamaha thing. It's a... thing...



    16013994074_3405e2a9d8_b.jpgDSC_0241 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    None taken. 🖖

    And judging by that stack, I could use more Yamaha in my life. 🔊🙀

    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,161
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I was being facetious.
    You see, I have this thing about Yamaha hifi. This Yamaha thing. It's a... thing...



    16013994074_3405e2a9d8_b.jpgDSC_0241 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
    Have you found that the silver faceplates sound better? ;)
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    edited February 2020
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    ...

    And judging by that stack, I could use more Yamaha in my life. 🔊🙀

    There are more, just not together, as that cadre is. :#
    jdjohn wrote: »
    ...
    Have you found that the silver faceplates sound better? ;)

    Insufficient data. Coupla years back, I turned down an A1 and T1 (both black, both in good working condition) for a C-note. :( What the fug was I thinking? ;)

    I did find this at our daughter & son-in-law's town dump a couple of months back. It works well enough, actually... but not quite the same thing, you know? ;)

    48976262107_fc1a755fcc_b.jpgDSC_7312 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    Some Pioneer Spec1 that came across my bench.

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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    edited February 2020
    The tuner and amp.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    Wardsweb wrote: »
    Some Pioneer Spec1 that came across my bench.

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    When I was 10 years old? This would have been a "To Die For" setup. Cassettes and LP's were all there was back then and "High End" to me was what you have there. Pretty cool man.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    edited February 2020
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Wardsweb wrote: »
    Some Pioneer Spec1 that came across my bench.

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    When I was 10 years old? This would have been a "To Die For" setup. Cassettes and LP's were all there was back then and "High End" to me was what you have there. Pretty cool man.

    Tom

    Just as a poinf of reference: That stack doesn't have nearly enough colored/flashing lights nor big meters for ten year old me, @treitz3
    Your tastes at age 10 were clearly more refined than mine ;)

    oh -- and a power amp would be nice to have, too :#





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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    Shoot, back then, I was running with a pair of Scott speakers and receiver and a TT which I also believe was a Scott. The TT was one of those high flutin' ones that you could actually stack LP's on...LOL

    Then I moved up to an Onkyo reciever and a pair of Klipsch Heresey's after mowing many a lawn. This was back when Twisted Sister and Little Feat were on constant rotation. Jon Bon Jovi had just hit the scene and "She's a little Runaway" was one of my favorites.

    About 2 years later, this new fandangled thing called a "CD Player" came out and I was the first kid in the neighborhood to have one. It think my first one was a Pioneer 7 disc CDP with that 6 disc cartridge. Man, did CD's sound like crap back then.

    Ah, to be a kid again.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    Here is the amp pic again.

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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,018
    That was the first amp I ever owned, I bought it new after having previously owned a few different receivers. Had it paired up with a S.A.E. preamp, a 2900 IIRC. Always loved meters.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,703
    My dad had the Spec 1 and Spec 2 connected to the first pair of SDA SRSs he had. Until he moved over to Denon equipment. I remember if fondly. Wish he still had it.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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