I had too much fun

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
edited January 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
Polluting Dorokusai's wanted post for brochures...
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94539

In fairness, I'll start a new thread and pollute it instead.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2010
    You have a sickness Mark....and I like it :D
    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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    oh, yeah.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2010
    "Thrusters" have a LOT OF POTENTIAL if you know what I mean! Where is Keiko--when you need him--this is a photo op?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    I must confess I borrowed the Thrusters graphic from a certain popular on-line auction site some years back. No Thrusters paraphernalia in my collection :-( ... it's an aspirational target.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2010
    I like the lady cooking. Too many talk to much.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2010
    I've printed out a bunch of your posts over the past year Mark, nice thread. You know what's crazy is that Polk has kept very little historical information in regards to docs and the like. I had to fight about the schematics thread and some of them are lost forever.

    Regards,
    Mark
    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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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited January 2010
    When I was a kid, I thought those panasonic thrusters were damn cool.
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
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    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2010
    Do you have anything on a Nikko Alpha VI amp? The only thing I could find is the service manual. The owners manual & advertising pieces are a bear to dig up. Thanks.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I've printed out a bunch of your posts over the past year Mark, nice thread. You know what's crazy is that Polk has kept very little historical information in regards to docs and the like. I had to fight about the schematics thread and some of them are lost forever.

    Regards,
    Mark

    The historical/archival aspect certainly varies from company to company. harman/kardon is definitely the best (to my knowledge), Electrovoice (through several owners) is pretty good, too, and Yamaha's not bad (the Japanese site). Polk does have at least some legacy information on-line.

    I think it's our duty to archive whatever we can! ;-)
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Do you have anything on a Nikko Alpha VI amp? The only thing I could find is the service manual. The owners manual & advertising pieces are a bear to dig up. Thanks.

    Not a single piece of Nikko info, I don't think. I will check again, though. They made generally very decent stuff, and some world-class FM tuners, too.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited January 2010
    Very cool. So retro. I like it. Klipsch is another company that is very proud of its past.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    Yup, forgot them (which is kind of ironic, since I used a pair of vintage Klipsch Cornwalls in the living room for a decade before I switched to Altecs).

    Speaking of Altec :-) There's a fair amount of Altec and JBL information including catalog and brochure scans at www.lansingheritage.org I forgot to mention that excellent resource in Dorokusai's aforementioned "wanted" thread.

    I also neglected to mention www.classicspeakerpages.net , which is an excellent resource for the "New England loudspeaker crew" and their wares: AR, KLH, Advent, Cizek, Allison (and some others).
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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited January 2010
    I recently heard some floor standing Kef speakers, probably early 80s sound just as good as a lot of speakers out there today, the cabinet was real wood too!

    Audio Physic Scorpio II
    Pathos Logos
    MIT Shotgun S3
    Bada HD-22 CDP
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited January 2010
    Yeah man. Klipsch is awesome. I still have my Cornwall but really miss selling my La Scala.

    You're correct about Altec. I love the old outdoor pic that showed all their giant speakers. Incredible.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/
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  • cincycat13
    cincycat13 Posts: 882
    edited January 2010
    Wow, I suppose I could dust this off and scan a Zenith operation manual if anyone needs one <G>. Cabinet even has original price tag from BHA (better home appliances) of $495. Long live 2 channel hi fi...
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited January 2010
    My first amp was a hand-me-down from my Mom and it was a Scott. Man, does that bring back memories...
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    If that Zenith console has the single-ended 6BQ5 stereo power amp... that's a more than decent fleapower tube amp for the high-efficiency newbie. 5 wpc. The Zenith amp of which I speak was the "inspiration" for Steve Deckert's SE-84 "Zen" amplifier (www.decware.com ). I have one in the basement (the Zenith console amp, that is)... and an SE-84B in the attic (come to think of it).
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    edited January 2010
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    If that Zenith console has the single-ended 6BQ5 stereo power amp... that's a more than decent fleapower tube amp for the high-efficiency newbie. 5 wpc. The Zenith amp of which I speak was the "inspiration" for Steve Deckert's SE-84 "Zen" amplifier (www.decware.com ). I have one in the basement (the Zenith console amp, that is)... and an SE-84B in the attic (come to think of it).

    You got any Decware, Mark? (Edit: I just reread your post and read of your "attic rig") I've got a buddy who built Steve's HDT towers and has a modified SE-84. Cool stuff. He recently moved out your way...

    Jay
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    Here's my SE-84B. It is not a bad-sounding little amplifier but was too low-powered for full-range use even for 98-ish dB sensitive Klipsch Cornwalls. Probably be a great MR/HF amp in a bi or tri-amped system, though.

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  • esowden
    esowden Posts: 55
    edited January 2010
    cnh wrote: »
    "Thrusters" have a LOT OF POTENTIAL if you know what I mean! Where is Keiko--when you need him--this is a photo op?

    cnh

    Had a pair of those back in the '80s. Not bad for what we listened to.
    Den
    Parasound 2100
    Parasound 2125
    Denon DCM-390
    LG BD390V
    Martin Logan Preface(x2)
    Denon AH-D2000

    Bedroom
    Adcom GTP-350
    Parasound HCA-800II
    Panasonic DVD-S54
    Denon AH-2000
    Polk S4(x4)

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
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    (sorry that the title section of that trifold Setton brochure is upside-down in my scan)
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  • TitaniumMan
    TitaniumMan Posts: 93
    edited January 2010
    Thank you for your scans. Coolest thread ever.
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  • basujansa1010
    basujansa1010 Posts: 4
    edited January 2010
    i want to say with titanium man that thank you for your scan.i have understood that it is a very huge thing. because you said that is little. really amazing mhardy6647
    dodge steering rack
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited January 2010
    basujansa1010 wrote: »
    i want to say with titanium man that thank you for your scan.i have understood that it is a very huge thing. because you said that is little. really amazing mhardy6647

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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited January 2010
    Great thread. Those Settons are beautiful.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
    Sony SS-M7
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited January 2010
    I have my grandfather's Panasonic Thrusters in the basement along with the Phone/Tape/Am/Fm all-in-one.
    I'm the only one in the family that cares about music, so my grandmother thought I'd want all of that... So now I'm stuck with it all until she passes away.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    Not the worst compact system speakers you'll ever hear... some of the Panasonic all-in-ones were actually pretty decent, too (believe it or not).

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited January 2010
    I'll have to crank up the ol' scanner again soon.
    Good ol' photobucket...
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