Another restoration project...
JayMX
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This was a fun one. Played around with the camera tonight, thought I’d share (hashtag bragpost). Pretty happy with how the winter project turned out. 😁
This cool rig came from an estate - the old fellow who built it (speakers and console) back in the early 60’s did a great job. I just cleaned it up, modified a few things and built a case for the HK TA-5000x receiver and a plinth for the Garrard Type A II. Both are veneered with mahogany and maple. The HK has all original tubes and sounds fan-frickin-tastic. I’m not much of a vinyl guy, but the Garrard came with a Pickering red cartridge and plays very well for 60 or so years old...
The speaker cabinets' grilles were nailed on but buzzed horribly. After removing them, I found unfinished plywood with the builder's handwritten notes about the components he was bringing together. I wanted a way to show off the drivers without erasing his fingerprints, so I built some melamine bezel trim plates, also veneered with mahogany and maple. Secured them with little magnets which worked out well. The original grilles are now also secured with magnets so if you’re a-hankerin' for a gander at the Jensen H222's you can. My sister in law has a Glowforge so I had her make up some little laser cut logo plates for the backs of the cabinets. Used a photo of the original pamphlets found inside of the cabinets to make up the logos. So dang cool. I want a Glowforge!
Not Polk, I know. But some here will appreciate the rig. It has been a great way to spend the winter evenings in the garage. Next up, some monitor 7’s and 10’s!
Original listing photo:
Dusty and unattended to for who knows how long...?
The HK powered up happily on the DBT, no hum, amazingly. Only found and repaired one cold solder joint that caused some intermittency. Now it powers up and works perfectly every time. I’m a wuss and don’t know if I want to tackle a re-cap. That'll be a project for the next owner.
Cleaned and polished the faceplate:
Disassembled the console, removed the top and the hinged compartment for the TT:
Built the plinth and case:
Rewired, refurbished and rebuilt the backs of the Jensens:
Built the vanity bezels:
Built a new top for the console out of birch ply and veneered over everything with maple. Finally got it all put back together and looking somewhat presentable:
Whew. Now to find it a new home! 👍🏻
This cool rig came from an estate - the old fellow who built it (speakers and console) back in the early 60’s did a great job. I just cleaned it up, modified a few things and built a case for the HK TA-5000x receiver and a plinth for the Garrard Type A II. Both are veneered with mahogany and maple. The HK has all original tubes and sounds fan-frickin-tastic. I’m not much of a vinyl guy, but the Garrard came with a Pickering red cartridge and plays very well for 60 or so years old...
The speaker cabinets' grilles were nailed on but buzzed horribly. After removing them, I found unfinished plywood with the builder's handwritten notes about the components he was bringing together. I wanted a way to show off the drivers without erasing his fingerprints, so I built some melamine bezel trim plates, also veneered with mahogany and maple. Secured them with little magnets which worked out well. The original grilles are now also secured with magnets so if you’re a-hankerin' for a gander at the Jensen H222's you can. My sister in law has a Glowforge so I had her make up some little laser cut logo plates for the backs of the cabinets. Used a photo of the original pamphlets found inside of the cabinets to make up the logos. So dang cool. I want a Glowforge!
Not Polk, I know. But some here will appreciate the rig. It has been a great way to spend the winter evenings in the garage. Next up, some monitor 7’s and 10’s!
Original listing photo:
Dusty and unattended to for who knows how long...?
The HK powered up happily on the DBT, no hum, amazingly. Only found and repaired one cold solder joint that caused some intermittency. Now it powers up and works perfectly every time. I’m a wuss and don’t know if I want to tackle a re-cap. That'll be a project for the next owner.
Cleaned and polished the faceplate:
Disassembled the console, removed the top and the hinged compartment for the TT:
Built the plinth and case:
Rewired, refurbished and rebuilt the backs of the Jensens:
Built the vanity bezels:
Built a new top for the console out of birch ply and veneered over everything with maple. Finally got it all put back together and looking somewhat presentable:
Whew. Now to find it a new home! 👍🏻
Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩
Comments
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Fantastic! Nice job.➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬
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Looks awesome man, great job- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Very nice work!
Man so many of the old electronics wiring looks like a rats nest fire hazard. -
Very nice work!
Man so many of the old electronics wiring looks like a rats nest fire hazard.
Some of the modern stuff looks like a rats nest also, like some of cary audio products. -
JayMX,
Outstanding!!!"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
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Very nice work indeed. You saved a piece of audio history!"Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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Great job!
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Very impressive work!Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
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Very cool! Great job!
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Outstanding! Love it!
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Ditto to all the above comments!
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Beautiful Restoration! The original owners heart was in the right place, just didn't possess your talents.
This is how it's done
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Beautiful work. Really like the coaxial Jensen drivers.Wristwatch--->Crisco
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Incredibly cool! Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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Oh my. I tip my hat to you. Well done!
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It looks right at home in the final picture😉
Awesome job!Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden -
That is very cool, outstanding!
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Yes, the black and white picture is great. You might have gotten one with Dad there, lounging at home in his coat and tie, maybe smoking a pipe as he lowers the tonearm.
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Fantastic work. What an interesting piece.Rega Planar 8, Apheta 3 MC , Aria mk2 Phono
Aurender n100h, Benchmark DAC2 HGC
Arcam SR250, Parasound JC5
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Man a thing of beauty. The more the world moves forward the more I really appreciate things like this.
Great job man, thanks for sharing.Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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