Then again I blame the members here

oldrocker
oldrocker Posts: 2,590
in The Clubhouse
Thats right I blame many of you. The ones who always said welcome to the "rabbit hole" but failed to elaborate on just how deep it was :o
Reel to Reel, what am I thinking :\
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    Atta boy...haven't moseyed past that one yet, but if you're gonna do it at all...might as well do it right...
    2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    If you are looking to be talked out of a reel-to-reel then good luck. Once you get the urge to buy something, you will buy it.

    I used to have a nice Sony RR, and for a while used it a lot. But after a while I grew tired of it since it is even more difficult to find an individual track than a turntable. Fast forward 40 years, and I will highly recommend the Bryston BDP file player coupled with a quality DAC instead of a RR.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    edited December 2014
    The word is enabler, or enablers....but in a good way. ;)

    Upgrading audio is like making love in the sand; you don't want to stop but eventually you have to.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited December 2014
    He, He, He, one should come up with a thread about what one has accumulated during ones tenure at Club Polk, mine could be a page long. Example for me, Amps, Preamps, Avrs, Speaker Cables good ones IC's also, Headphones, headphone Amps, Speakers lots of them, Subwoofers, 3 pair of SDA cables pin blade ones, CD Players, a all in one Blu Ray player (OPPO) speaker stands for my Crs+s CD's, Blu rays, a lot of Vinyl, Laptops, wall mount for my A3s..

    The list goes on, nothing but a bunch of enablers, at Club Polk, and most of us are merely sheep trying to follow in the steps of the so called enablers. Mind you not all my purchases were made at Club Polks flea market or a Polk Dealer or Polk Audios Web site, but other places recommended by the enablers, such as Audiogon, E-Bay, craigslist, not to mention other places. Yep my A5's costed me a lot of money never should of came here and registered them, sad thing, I want more it's best I just step or should I say we should just step away from the madness to include you Oldrocker!
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    I'm right there with you, I don't have the collection like y'alls or the money and time invested as much, but I do have a good start. I don't mind exploring this rabbit hole though, here's to you guys, for always being their to help me spend.
    2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know :)"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,671
    Yup. Why would someone want r2r :smile:fzqt1pwdql2o.jpg
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    oh, yeah, I'm gonna be a lot of help... :- P


    10869455273_a21394cddb_b.jpgdubbin081212 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,463
    If it were not for the members here, I would never attempted doing some of the things I have today. My tube amps would have never been built, I would have never pursued my 1.2TL's, or any of the upgrades done to them.

    This place has been a blessing in guiding me on my journey, and a curse for emptying my wallet. B)
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    First I blame, then I keep coming back.
    Geez oh Pete, look at them toys... <3
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    The RT-909 and its one-way cousin (RT-901) are nice consumer decks. My only beef with 'em is the lack of 15 ips... but for home use, that's OK.

    My RT-909 is in need of its three to four decade refresh... maybe I'll tackle it this winter (I didn't do it last winter, when I shoulda...).

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    Nice R2R's guys. If any of you need some help in your refurbishing of R2R's, our very own moderator Ken is somewhat of a guru on these puppies.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Upgrading audio is like making love in the sand; you don't want to stop but eventually you have to.
    Signature material right there.
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

    dhsspeakerservice.com/
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    I sure wouldn't have the systems I now have if not for the forum! One consists of all Polk speakers, and the other one is all higher end gear, but both were purchased with advice and guidance of members of the forum! No regrets and pretty happy with what I now own! My rabbit hole wasn't too deep!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    tonyb wrote: »
    Nice R2R's guys. If any of you need some help in your refurbishing of R2R's, our very own moderator Ken is somewhat of a guru on these puppies.

    Charles "Stellavox" King in NY did my ReVox -- Thanks for the tip; Ken doesn't do rehabs for hire does he? I have been putting off re-doing my RT-909 'cause I don't want to eff it up, even though their rehab is supposed to be (as mathematicians like to say)... straightforward ;-) RT-909 rehab info, for any interested parties, may be found at http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=93227 Rabbi Rich P. is something of a (mixed metaphor alert!) guru on tape deck restoration, too :- )

    One of the silicone oil damped tape-slack taker-uppers (that being, of course, the technical term) is sticky now -- that was the last straw, so to speak, leading me to take it out of service last year.

    Photo from Rabbi Rich's above-referenced thread:

    yh1jnjlbbt9t.jpg

    I guess the technical term for the slack taker-uppers is "tension roller" :- P
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    I don't think Ken is the for hire type, but he can give you specifics and tips on most anything R2R....so you don't get yourself in trouble.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,671
    Isnt there a tech in Manchester area that does a fair amount of work on vintage gear Mark ? Not sure of that area over there. I just used Electronics & More in Windham Me & he treated me right on getting mine running perfect. He told me he is backing away from some equipment because he is booked with band equipment. Its getting harder to find tech's probably because all this new throw away BB stuff
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    edited December 2014
    Dunno, Randy. Suffice it to say that I don't know of one. Thanks for the info!

    Back to the topic of giving the OP more to blame us for ;- ) this thread has given me an excuse to try to snap a better picture of my most recent spinny-toy...
    Not exactly Steichen, but better than the garage photos, I'd opine!

    15519631343_448f6b791b_b.jpgmono Otari2 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

    I've come to like monochrome for the R2R cheesecake shots; seems somehow appropriate, doesn't it? :- )
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Yes Ken already helped with a question. Had hoped to have some additional pics of it undressed to get some pointers. On another point, talk about blaming mixed in with aging, the wife found the GX 280 for me and when I got it home she ask what are you gonna do with the other one you bid on and won? I was so excited to have my first RTR to play with, I had completely forgotten about the other one :s
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    12596500045_ab0cc18805_b.jpgTC-777 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,671
    edited December 2014
    ^^^^ nice. That looks very clean. I had a Sony that had 2 removable speakers with 6ft speaker wires & it worked very well. It was purchased in 1967 for 278.00 if i remember correctly. That was a chunk of change back then
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    edited January 2015
    The Sony TC-777 was ahead of its time -- three head, three motor, solid state "prosumer" deck with solenoid controls, roughly the 1960s, modernized (stereo) equivalent of the (mono) Ampex 601 of the 1950s. No amp nor speakers built in -- but there were numerous versions in different configurations -- and Sony made them for a long, long time. They were, and still are, held in fairly high regard in some circles.

    045.jpg
    source: http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/1962/hr045.html

    This one rather literally followed me home from a NEARC swap meet a year or so ago - bestowed upon me by one of the local hifi gurus who, I guess, thought the deck and I were a good match.

    I like(d) all the Sony reel to reel decks, even the entry-level ones -- indeed, my first-ever reel to reel was a TC-352D that I bought used, ca. 1977, from a classified ad (remember those?) in the Sunday Baltimore Sun.

    EDIT: From the great Phantom Productions site:

    vinOldSonyCat777b.jpg

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,985
    edited January 2015
    heh... the problem with the internet (or, more specifically, Google) is this:
    One innocently searches for TC-777 photos (looking for images like those above)... buy one finds stuff like this...

    xl951xj9de3c.jpg

    Seeing something like that makes me feel far closer to the mean of the Gaussian distribution than I usually feel ;- )

    Source of the photo above: http://www.tapeheads.net/showpost.php?s=a413c32a674028250f957e94cf5cbc24&p=337178&postcount=31

    Now. That guy. That guy has a little "hoarding" problem ;- )
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