What's in your audio closet ?

heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,198
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
The audio closet I'm refering to is stash of equipment relegated to a closet or storage area that perhaps has been replaced by another unit, or unused because you have too many, or just plain outdated/broken stuff.

Mine isn't all that fascinating as some hardcore collectors probably have some great stuff.

Yamaha P-300 TT w/ Shure V-15 V cartridge
Realistic 12 band EQ-why this is taking up space I have no idea (yuck)
Pioneer F-5 digital tuner (perhaps a 1st generation digi tuner)
Pioneer DVD-333 (plays cd's but not DVD's)
Toshiba SD-2900 DVD player Brand New (cheapie as a back-up in case I need one)
Nakamichi CR-1A cassette deck
Nakamichi OMS-4A cdp with malfunctioning laser assembly

Certainly not any pot-o-gold stuff here :p

H9
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • MSkeezer
    MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
    edited February 2006
    I have a Pioneer Laserdisc player and a Technics DD processor. Oh, and a ton of various a/v cables. Nothing interesting here.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    Nothin'. But I'll take some of your stuff for you! :D:D
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2006
    I have a slew of AudioControl equalizers. I don't know why but I went nuts one night and bought enough to do a home theater. Lets see, two 30 band mono's and I think one other 30 band stereo and a 10 band stereo. I even got a 30 band spectrum analyzer to go with them. Get this, I hate EQ's...

    A few Soundcraftsmen amplifiers, a couple AudioControl Epicenters (the home ones) and a few subwoofer crossovers.

    I can't remeber the number of 4" drivers, maybe 60 or so, to make an SDA line array speaker and 10 tweets, a 15" PR, seven 12" subs, three 10" subs, a "Voice of the Theater" style bass cabinent, a bunch of power centers. A sony CD player. Some old surround processor, a pioneer TT, 4 jbl bookshelves, two b&w's. R2R recorder, tons of AudioControl car pieces, 10 car amps. Thats all I can remember off the top of my head. I should hit the flea market and unload some of these treasures...

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    What kind of car amps you have, madmax?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2006
    I got nothing good. Some lame weak AV cables. Miles of CAT5 cable. Some junky Kenwood integrated. All my current in use CDPs should be closet material, but sadly, they are in use.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    edited February 2006
    A technique cdp
    yamaha htr 5730
    a bag full of AR reg series cables
    a toshiba 2 head vcr
    and some dust
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    What kind of car amps you have, madmax?

    I have 3 older Blaupunk 100x2's (a super sounding amp), two Rockford Fosgate 1100's, a 3 channel soundstream, 2 infinity digital 100x2's and a 240x1 infinity digital for subs. I think I have a cheapy 200w something or other in the garage. I used to be way too far into this car stuff.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,817
    edited February 2006
    Right now,
    Onkyo A-809 amp, Onkyo T-407 tuner, a Marantz CD-63SE with mods, a pair of Polk RT25i, a Realistic ST-870 reciever, a pair of vintage Apache Petite speakers with a blown tweeter, a Pioneer DV-440 (plays DVD, but not CD), a few VCRs, a Panasonic 5-disk DVD player (works fine but doesn't recognize CD-R), tons of cables, some old car audio gear from the early 90s.

    Before anyone asks, I'm not selling any of this. The first three items are slated for my "inexpensive" two-channel system and the RT25i are going to be mounted soon in my living room for rear surrounds (as soon as I brave the attic to run cable), the Realistic reciever and the Apache speakers will go in my garage as soon as I get some replacement parts. The other stuff isn't worth selling.

    I'd like to see what Mr. Grand has in his "magic closet."
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    A bunch of stuff.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    I got all excited when I saw the last post in this thread was by doro...I couldn't wait to see the long list of great stuff he had!

    Thanks for the let down! :p
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2006
    Let's see...

    Sony Pro Logic AVR
    Sony single disc CDP
    Cambridge Audio D500SE CDP
    Denon DRA-685 Stereo Receiver
    Pioneer SX-3700 Stereo Receiver
    Pioneer CT-650 Cassette player/recorder
    Miracord 50H II turntable
    Toshiba 3005 DVD player
    Advent Mini II speakers
    Large Advent Speakers (utility Cabinet)
    AR 4ax speakers
    Polk RT400 Speakers
    Polk RT25i speakers
    Advent Audio Cinema center channel speaker
    Several AR and AQ cables

    There may be more. Some of this is gear that I bring out and hook up from time to time. I should sell some of it I guess. Probably won't.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2006
    Shack, think we can pull the 400's out for PF this year? That is, if you are attending. I love that damn speaker.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,756
    edited February 2006
    My DIY Transmission Lines...

    Im saving them for a rainy day -- they sound effing spectacular.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2006
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    Shack, think we can pull the 400's out for PF this year? That is, if you are attending. I love that damn speaker.
    Sure...why not...I'm planning on being there.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited February 2006
    hmmmmmm let me think

    Denon PRA 1000 pre (needs a pot or 2 cleaned, but works fine)
    Rotel RSP960 pre pro, Dolby pro logic goodness
    Dodd ELP (soon to be sold)
    Integra ADM2.1 amp
    Parasound php850 pre
    Coral BX1200 speaks (were my dad's, giving them to a very good friend)
    1 old Sharp front projector I bought from Troy, still gotta start using it :)
    and random grunt interconnects, wire and whatnot
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2006
    ohskigod wrote:
    Dodd ELP (soon to be sold)
    That reminds me...I've got one of those too.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited February 2006
    Most everything sony I own is in storage and I'm not sure why.
    I have a 5 disc dvd changer that only plays cd's, a cheapo avr, a pretty nice cassette player round out the unused sonies.
    I'm holding onto my Onkyo M282 amp for my bedroom or garage rig.
    My Polk line up of unused is a pair of RT55's (minus 1 tweeter), RT35I's, RT2000p, CS400i, and FX500i's.(all for the bedroom eventually)
    I also have enough decent cables to hook up everything and still have leftovers.

    The next step is to replace my Onkyo avr for a Sherbourn pre/pro in the main rig so the Onkyo can complete what I need for the bedroom.
    Oh and I am seriously studying power conditioners so I can get either a better one in the main rig or just one for the bedroom.
    Skynut
    SOPA® Founder
    The system Almost there
    DVD Onkyo DV-SP802
    Sunfire Theater Grand II
    Sherbourn 7/2100
    Panamax 5510 power conditioner (for electronics)
    2 PSAudio UPC-200 power conditioners (for amps)
    Front L/R RT3000p (Bi-Wired)
    Center CS1000p (Bi-Wired) (under the television)
    Center RT2000p's (Bi-Wired) (on each side of the television)
    Sur FX1000
    SVS ultra plus 2

    www.ShadetreesMachineShop.com
    Thanks for looking
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited February 2006
    Pioneer Elite VSX-07 AVR, Sherwood Newcastle CDP, Harmon Kardon CDP, Audio Alchemy DAC, Dual turntable, Advent speakers, Marantz receiver, Toshiba DVD, speaker cables, interconnects, tubes.
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • MSkeezer
    MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
    edited February 2006
    dragon, interested in selling anything?
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited February 2006
    Pioneer laserdisc with remote,still works,, a bunch of laserdisc's,, a bag full of interconnects,mostly audioquest ruby, a basket full of bugle boys 6dj8's,yada.yada :cool:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited February 2006
    dragon1952 wrote:
    Pioneer Elite VSX-07 AVR, Sherwood Newcastle CDP, Harmon Kardon CDP, Audio Alchemy DAC, Dual turntable, Advent speakers, Marantz receiver, Toshiba DVD, speaker cables, interconnects, tubes.
    Good grief dragon1952!! You have another rig in storage.
    Don't mind me. I'm just envious... ;)

    regards

    Dave

    ps. Madmax, give me a heads up if you ever decide to flea market any drivers (esp. the subs). :D
    Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately it kills all its students.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited February 2006
    phoneisbusy wrote:
    Good grief dragon1952!! You have another rig in storage.
    Don't mind me. I'm just envious... ;)
    regards

    Dave

    :D

    LOL....looks like several people have entire rigs and more not in use.

    Actually the Pioneer Elite needs a $130 repair for a popping noise when changing inputs. I plan on using that in the new home we will be building.
    The Dual turntable I will probably be selling. It's the 704 w/ V15 type III but no stylus currently. It needs some adjustments for the on/off mechanism that ties in with the tone arm but other than that is in pretty nice condition. I bought it new in '79.
    The Sherwood CDP plays but has a problem finding the track list occasionally and makes a rat-tat-tat-tat sound for a few seconds till it finds it and one of the fixed outputs needs to be resoldered but plays fine using the variable outputs. I pretty much have no use for it anymore.
    The HK CDP is going on Ebay this evening as well as the DAC. Just for **** and grins I put the HK on my main rig the other day and it sounded damn nice.
    The Marantz and Advents will eventually be hooked up somewhere in the new house....maybe with the Sherwood CDP which makes a very nice little combination. Sometimes I think I enjoy it better than the main rig.
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2006
    1 pair of bookself Energy speakers. That's IT!
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2006
    factory wires and more wires
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2006
    Dragon, what is the model # on your HK CDP?
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2006
    A ton of crappy patch cords that came with stuff. An XBOX (actually that may go in the FM). Misc Monster strip surge protectors. Cobalt Cable interconnects, speaker cable and just stuff.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited February 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    Dragon, what is the model # on your HK CDP?

    It's the HD7600 II...probably the best one they made. Retailed for $500 back in the early '90's. It's a single player with fixed and variable outputs as well as optical and coax digital outs. I hooked it up to the Audio Alchemy DAC the other day and I liked the sound of the HK DAC much better. It's got a real nice proprietary single bit DAC with a very hi-speed clock. Built like a tank at around 20lbs. I have no idea of it's worth. That's why I was just going to put it on Ebay and let them bid away.
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited February 2006
    I don't look in my closet. There's monsters in there...
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2006
    heiney9 wrote:
    ... stash of equipment relegated to a closet or storage area that perhaps has been replaced by another unit, or unused because you have too many, or just plain outdated/broken stuff.
    I'm going to skip that middle part to keep it short.

    Replaced:
    B&K AVP 2000
    Thorens TD-320
    Technics Tuner
    Yamaha TC-320 Cassette
    Carver M-1.5t

    Broke:
    Heathkit AA-15 Integrated Amp (My 1st kit; my 1st Amp)
    Dynaco FM-5 Tuner (my 2nd kit)
    Sony TC-XXXD Cassette Deck
    Southwest Technical Products' Tigersaurus 200W mono blocks (my 3rd/4th and last kits; assembly incomplete)
    Yamaha NS-**** Speakers
    Dual 1229

    Some will rise again...

    I think that's about it.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

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    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • BullShifter
    BullShifter Posts: 66
    edited February 2006
    I don't know all the model numbers off the top of my head...
    Pioneer 2ch receivers (2)
    Kenwood "digital ready" receiver
    Sherwood receiver - doens't work
    Pioneer single disc CD
    Pioneer changer
    Audiosource EQ
    Audiosource amp
    Kenwood 5 piece bookshelf speakers
    Technics 10" 3 way speakers
    Pioneer 12" 3 way speakers
    3 KLH bookshelf speakers
    KLH sub
    JBL sub
    Altec Lansing computer speakers
    Way too many cables

    Do TV's & VCR's count, there's of couple of those too.

    Damn I have a lot crap!

    Forgot to add car audio & video game
    Atari 2600
    Atari Flashback
    Turbo Graphics 16
    Sega
    Sega Gen
    Nintendo
    PS1
    HK AVR 335
    Polk R50 fronts
    Polk CSi25 center
    Polk R15 rear
    2 Sony modded subs with 12" Daytons
    32" Sharp Aquos
    PS2
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