Found my amp....

mdaudioguy
mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
edited November 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
Sitting here listening to a temporary 2-channel rig, and just decided that the vintage pre-amp/amp combo I'm staring at is what I want to build my next system around. Seriously. Yamaha C-80 and M-80. Those red lights are some serious eye candy. Sounds good, too.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited October 2013
    Pic. :wink:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited October 2013
    If you don't have this brochure (scan) from hifiengine already, you may want to pick up a copy...
    http://www.hifiengine.com/library/yamaha/separate-components.shtml
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited October 2013
    Found your amp.....was it lost ? LOL

    Congrats man, glad you like the sound.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited October 2013
    Nice man. I have one of those M80's. I sold another one to Mikeyxxxxx and I believe he is still enjoying it. Congrats!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited October 2013
    Sure is PURDY COOL & im sure it sounds awesome :) enjoy
    ..
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  • Boonaroo
    Boonaroo Posts: 56
    edited October 2013
    I have always wanted that combination. Love that vintage Yamaha. What speakers are you using with this system?
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited October 2013
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    If you don't have this brochure (scan) from hifiengine already, you may want to pick up a copy...
    http://www.hifiengine.com/library/yamaha/separate-components.shtml

    Thanks, Mark - much appreciated! :smile:
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited October 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Found your amp.....was it lost ? LOL

    Congrats man, glad you like the sound.
    Oh man, misplaced it again... now where did I put that thing???
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited October 2013
    Boonaroo wrote: »
    I have always wanted that combination. Love that vintage Yamaha. What speakers are you using with this system?
    At this very moment, it's running a nice pair of Monitor 11s.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2013
    I love the old school yamaha amps. I started with them and still have an MX1000u to this day.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited October 2013
    For the record, I don't care for Yamaha equipment at all...

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    DSC_8052 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    ;-)
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited October 2013
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    For the record, I don't care for Yamaha equipment at all...

    10127531375_8990f8b982_o.jpg
    DSC_8052 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    ;-)

    or....

    All of my Yammymammies are reclining.
    Yamaha RX-V2700, EMI 711As (front), RCA K-16 (rear), Magnavox Console (Center & TV Stand), Sony SMP-N200 media streamer, Dual 1249 TT =--- Sharp Aquas 60" LCD tellie
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited October 2013
    yeah, that's so weird - I thought Flikr fixed that... and I swear I've posted that link before and the hardware hadn't been supine.

    or...

    "If I liked 'em, I'd keep them right side up."

    ;-)
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    edited October 2013
    Man you have some sweet tuners there....
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited October 2013
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Nice man. I have one of those M80's. I sold another one to Mikeyxxxxx and I believe he is still enjoying it. Congrats!

    Still got mine... the Knight Rider Theme is cool...
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    edited October 2013
    Funny timing...I just scooped up a MX-600u amp from Goodwill. Of course the protection light is on permanently and no sound is output. I did get a quote for.....ahem....400.00 to completely restore this from a place that specializes in older Yammy gear.

    What do y'all think....worth the investment to restore? The physical condition is excellent considering its a Goodwill find.
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  • p51tj
    p51tj Posts: 23
    edited October 2013
    Not the M80 but the MX 800/CX 800 plus EQ....it's like the red light district! LOL!

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    Yamaha MX 800, CX 800, EQ 630, TV 930, Pioneer PD-M6, Polk RTi A7, RTi A3, CSi A4, DSWPRO550wi

    It's Go Pens!!!
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited October 2013
    Should be a law " all amps must have meters of some kind "
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  • Sprags
    Sprags Posts: 120
    edited November 2013
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Sitting here listening to a temporary 2-channel rig, and just decided that the vintage pre-amp/amp combo I'm staring at is what I want to build my next system around. Seriously. Yamaha C-80 and M-80. Those red lights are some serious eye candy. Sounds good, too.

    Those red LEDs improve sound quality by at least 20 Hz.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited November 2013
    You need blue ones to get killahertz's worth of improvement...
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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,806
    edited November 2013
    I have a MX-1000 on the bench that I have been trying to get working, picked it up real cheap but just haven't had much time for it lately. Hopefully the last few resistors and a transistor I see that are bad could be the fix. I would love to see how it sounds against the 2B's but maybe someday.

    I have the CX-1000 and it needs a mate.
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  • dscheer
    dscheer Posts: 47
    edited November 2013
    Ahh! Yes! Blue Lights. and meters, meters, meters. Love that vintage gear. Luxman still uses meters and BLUE LIGHTS in some of thier recent production amps.
    I once had a pair of Proton 1200a amps, Huge faceplate meters, Great sound and mezmerizing to look at.
    Enjoy your lost amp find.
    Regards: Don scheer
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