This joint needs some more vintage hifi
mhardy6647
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... so, apropos of nothing, here some is - just scans, not the Real Thing...
Too quiet here today; everyone must be out stuck in traffic going to the beach or something.
There, that's better!
My work is done here.
Too quiet here today; everyone must be out stuck in traffic going to the beach or something.
There, that's better!
My work is done here.
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The TT-15S1 is essentially a tweaked Clearaudio Emotion with a CA Satisfy arm with ebony wand and a CA Virtuoso Ebony MM cartridge. Looks nice (my young adult kids like its cosmetics), decent arm, well made in general but supplied with a mediocre cartridge. Mine's now in the basement as I have moved along to a classic low-compliance LOMC cartridge which is (at the moment) slumming in a dump find Technics DD tt.
That said, the Marantz is a pretty good value in terms of price/performance for modern tts - nothing close to "high end", but not a toy/junk (as are most of the current production tts priced at less than $1k, if'n you were to ask me...). If you get one, get a better cartridge for it!
EDIT: heh... back on topic ;-)
That was the plan eventually.... but its a bit overkill since I plan on using it at work which means I am going to put my computer monitor on top.....
I am debating making a custom top out of some real wood for it.... any suggestions?
Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
Two Channel
Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV
Well, since we can't derail the thread maybe we can make is cheaper?
Some stock pics of what I've been messing with this evening. Have put a Realistic STA 700 in place as my computer amp and FM with a pair of Miniimus 7s (I used before on a Kenwood). As some of you may know the STA 700 is merely a slightly newer version of the System 7 which was designed with EQ specifically for Minimus speakers. I know, I almost said "equalization", excuse me! But this actually works with these speakers. Sounds very nice and clean in a tight space.
Definitely low end, but pleasing to the ear for background listening.
cnh
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]
cnh
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]
Thanks a bunch for the info! I've got a Soundsmith modded Dynavector 20XH that I bet would sound good on that table. I've found a good deal on one so I'm trying to decide wether to pull the trigger on it. Now back to the vintage stuff.
Your work is excellent!!!, I'll be picking up my Lafayette LA-224A from the shop soon. Here's some nudies of mine.
I like the l'il R/S receiver that cnh posted... R/S made a few low-profile black receivers over the years more or less specifically meant to be paired with the little die-cast Minimus-7 speakers. Oh, cnh said that already, didn't he?
H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-
Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
Check this out
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/
POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
... and some of us don't just feel old!
Whatever happened to Quad sound? Because by the late '70s it was gone! I know, I know, one can argue that Dolby surround followed and then Dolby Pro-logic, but there was definitely a big gap between their appearance and the disappearance of the Quad.
And strangely, Quad receivers don't seem to command the value of the classic stereo silver face from around the same time?
Radio Shack had a series of receivers with the QTA instead of STA prefix for Quad.
On another note. Did anyone here ever put together one of those Heathkits?
cnh
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]
cnh
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]
KA-7300 amp, KT-7300 tuner (next slide).
cnh
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]
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]
There's an RP-100 downstairs, someplace, too... but I've never taken a photograph of it?!
No. Your work here is done when WE say it's done ! :eek:
No way you're going to be allowed to open up the Goody Bag and then put it back in the pantry before we've all had our fill !!
....... I mean that in a postive, non-threatening, constructive way. For the most part. :loneranger:
Allied, Eico, .... we're talking vintage stuff that was vintage when I was young. Way cool !
Here to pick your brain & steal your cookies
Shifting to Plan B+
Both have been recently re-habbed and work well (if not necessarily at 100%... yet).
cnh
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]
That amp kit was sold by numerous vendors - go to www.radioshackcatalogs.com in the mid to late 1960s and you'll see it - you'll also see how cheap it was! :-O