Some vintage pics for your enjoyment..

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2011
    oh man..NICE GEAR!...Luv the old school gear!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,009
    edited June 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Man, I want those Rogers.

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    Ditto (or whichever kind of LS3/5As they are...)
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 939
    edited June 2011
    Here is my the den in my old house back in 2003.

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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 939
    edited June 2011
    and going back even more

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    Awesome!
    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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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    Oooo, Martin Logan CLS :cool:

    Great older gear when new pics folks!! :smile:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited June 2011
    Well, that what my current speakers are, CLS II that I've had some fun with. I changed the crossovers so the +/-3dB switch now changes between the original II and the IIa version. Many owners felt that the CLS II sounded better if you had an amp that could deal with the high frequency impedance dip. So, now I can go back and forth, but I haven't got things set up yet to know the sonic differences. It basically puts a notch filter in or out around 15kHz.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited June 2011
    Twenty years ago I couldn't hear 15kHz.
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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited June 2011
    sweet...
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited June 2011
    The room I'm using them in is too small, 12' x 12' but the transient response and inner detail are hard to give up. I'm dreaming about the Quad ESL 57 or the Stax mini-electrostatics.
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  • styx
    styx Posts: 37
    edited June 2011
    Since we're sharing pics of vintage pieces, here's my contribution.

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    Styx

    Condo: HK-3490, HK Bridge II, HK BTA-10 Polk TSx500T's
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    Very cool.
    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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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2011
    Styx, that Sansui is beautiful! Even back then, blue illumination on the dial and the meters was cool:)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,009
    edited June 2011
    now... is this thread for vintage photos of vintage pieces, or contemporary photos of vintage pieces?

    I have a few of the latter... not too many of the former.
    I've shared most of the good examples of the former... and they all pale into insignificance compared to Luther's and Ken's offerings...

    Let's see what's in the archives...

    well... these little guys are cute...

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    The only nice looking Fisher in the house...

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    An awful photo of one of the two "permanent" hifis in the basement...

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    Mediocre photos of some other stuff in the basement...

    AF-4rfront.jpg
    hkA402.jpg
    carvahRX.jpg
    DSC_1540.jpg

    (actually those last two have been given away...)


    and a MacGyver-ized method to do digital to analog conversion :-)

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    Sorry... I'll stop now.

    EDIT: PS... the "blue light special" Sansui is beautiful!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2011
    this takes me back to the 70s....luvin it!..
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  • styx
    styx Posts: 37
    edited June 2011
    Thanks for the compliments. Here's some more.

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    Styx

    Condo: HK-3490, HK Bridge II, HK BTA-10 Polk TSx500T's
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    Pioneer reverb and dynamic range expander---CLASSIC! Awesome pics Styx... (hey that rhymes)...
    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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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    Yeah, Styx has some bad A stuff! My scanner isn't talkin' with the laptop, but I found some of my 1st system, I was just out of high school in '81, guess what the TV was?
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    Curtis Mathes? (not sure if my spelling is right) I graduated in 1980.
    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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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Curtis Mathes? (not sure if my spelling is right) I graduated in 1980.

    You da winna, best TV you could buy in 1981, $850 :eek: cost more than my old Maverick I was driving, crazy I was :tongue:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2011
    I remember Curtis Mathes tvs and other electronics being sold down here in Texas, and yes, they had excellent products and outstanding customer service.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited June 2011
    Not mine, but this is the coolest Pioneer receiver I've ever seen (Euro version of the SX-1250, I think):

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    TNRabbit
    NO Polk Audio Equipment :eek:
    Sunfire TG-IV
    Ashly 1001 Active Crossover
    Rane PEQ-15 Parametric Equalizers x 2
    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Seven
    Carver AL-III Speakers
    Klipsch RT-12d Subwoofer
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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited June 2011
    was gonna post some of my vintage stuff but old tightie whities just don't compare...
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  • styx
    styx Posts: 37
    edited June 2011
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Not mine, but this is the coolest Pioneer receiver I've ever seen (Euro version of the SX-1250, I think):

    Agreed!
    Styx

    Condo: HK-3490, HK Bridge II, HK BTA-10 Polk TSx500T's
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    If you check my showcase, my 70's mancave features some vintage Pioneer equipment.
    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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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited June 2011
    Styx, my Dad had that same Pioneer processor back in the day. I remember him getting it and trying to like it. Only to stick it in the closet after a few months. Very cool piece of gear imho though.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited June 2011
    Very nice picts. Better than playboy!!!LOL
    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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