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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
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    I decided this time I would be patient on a refurb of a pair A200's. I refoamed the woofers and recapped/resistors the xovers with new Parts Express poly caps. I made plates out of 3/16" plexiglass so I could accomadate the larger caps also adding 5 way binding posts. These were in deplorable condition but I drove nearly 2 hours to pick them up. I looked and thought oh well you wanted a project now you have one. There was only one sharp corner out of all of them. For now I'll play them for a while before I go any further.

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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
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    I bought the smallest pice of this stuff they call car film to practice on the A200's. I think it looks good but how much do I really want to spend ??
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
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    The original plates were made of Masonite. Here are the plexiglass ones with the new binding posts. I didn't glue them in instead I used screws and gaskets.
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  • littlewoodboats
    littlewoodboats Posts: 823
    Using film will make any future work more difficult. Do rough repair and spray them in a satin black. The paint will hide the ugly for the time being and be a solid base for a future veneer job.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    Nice work P-man! I'm currently listening to my pair (A200s). Drivers are all in excellent shape but I haven't the faintest about the crossovers, they sound fine for now. But I'd be interested in your part order for those!

    Gear in play: Nakamichi CA-5 Pre-amp, NAD 214 power amp. Yamaha Tuner.
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
    @cnh

    One day this week I'll make up a list with all the part #'s and send you a PM.
    Made a bigger diff. than I would have thought. Mostly 5% Dayton poly caps.
    I imagine that the 35+ year electrolytics were way out of spec. Total cost for the xovers was around $60 give or take. So far I have about $125 into them including buying them.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,625
    Great job & great price Pman & think of all the fun playing around & listening to the differences afterwards. Makes you proud & them special.
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
    @boston1450

    Thank you sir
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    pumpkinman wrote: »
    @cnh

    One day this week I'll make up a list with all the part #'s and send you a PM.
    Made a bigger diff. than I would have thought. Mostly 5% Dayton poly caps.
    I imagine that the 35+ year electrolytics were way out of spec. Total cost for the xovers was around $60 give or take. So far I have about $125 into them including buying them.

    Many thanks, P-man! No rush, probably won't do anything till the semester is over!
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,752
    I am -- ahem -- a little envious of these big Bostons ;- )

    Pumpkinman - in all seriousness - has a nice touch with rehabbing them ol' monkey coffins... and I know he enjoys the fruits of his labors!

    Thanks again & to all for sharing pics and anecdotes to this thread!

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,752
    edited March 2016
    just playin' around...

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  • 55LS70
    55LS70 Posts: 184
    Well, how did it work out? I haven't heard any Altecs since my misspent collage days. From what I remember, they sounded pretty good. Seems to me they were large cabinets with 15 inch woofers and horns similar, maybe a little smaller, to what you have here. They were hook up to a EL 84 based receiver. I think we listened to Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs. It must have impressed somewhat because it wasn't long after that when I bought my first tube amp, a Marantz 8B. I should have hooked that up to those Altecs. Anyway, I envy you, enjoy.
    Decware CSP3 Preamp, RCA 6DJ8, 2 X Rocket 6N1P-EV's, Cary SLA70B Signature V2 Amplifier: 2 X Mullard GZ32's, 2 X RCA/GE 5691's, 4 X Tung-Sol 6550's

    Cambridge Audio 640C V2 CD Player & Dacmagic DAC

    Rega Planar 3: Deep Groove Subplatter, P3 Motor
    upgrade, Dynavector 10x5, JA Michell counterwieght, Cardas tonearm wiring and Mapleshade stand

    Parks Audio Budgie Hybrid Phonostage with BEL 6922 tubes, Polk Audio LS70's

    H.H. Scott 330D AM/FM Tuner with H.H. Scott 335 Multiplex adaptor.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,752
    edited March 2016
    Well -- I cannot say that it sounds better than the Duplexes themselves with the MR/HF so configured... but it sounds good and boy-oh-boy does it sound BIG.

    With 3.5 watts per channel, that is.

    Oh -- I listen to vintage Altecs pretty much every day.
    Just not with 802Ds on 511Bs :-P
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
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    I swapped out the A200's for my stock Polk 2A's. It's not even close the Boston Acoustics must bow down before Zod.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Yet still a rockin' project! Good work. :)
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
    After a call to David I may have over stuffed the A200's. So I picked 2 yards of the Dacron polyester. Later on I'll remove the new fiberglass I put in and replace with the poly fill.

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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
    edited April 2016
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    Picked this up at The Hippie Hut in Columbus Ohio while visiting my daughter.
    Realistic LAB-500, this turntables heads hell has a Shure cartridge built in and cannot be removed. It sounded bloody horrible. I found a Sansui head shell and installed a Goldring Electra cartridge. Sounds really good "now".
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,155
    you got great deal on that 9090DB congrats
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    pumpkinman wrote: »
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    Picked this up at The Hippie Hut in Columbus Ohio while visiting my daughter.
    Realistic LAB-500, this turntables heads hell has a Shure cartridge built in and cannot be removed. It sounded bloody horrible. I found a Sansui head shell and installed a Goldring Electra cartridge. Sounds really good "now".


    Nice pickup. I've got one as well. Not a bad table at all. I have a Shure M97xE on mine it sounds pretty close to the Technics SL-1600 (my best table at moment). I think it was probably Rat Shack's best table during that era.

    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,625
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited April 2016
    Just got these in my shop going to be hard to sale it's a really nice setup. Marantz SC-80 pre, SM-80 amps, CD-72 Hard to let go is more correct lol tg5z5wgivk3m.jpeg
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
    Montoya wrote: »
    Just got these in my shop going to be hard to sale it's a really nice setup. Marantz SC-80 pre, SM-80 amps, CD-72 Hard to let go is more correct lol tg5z5wgivk3m.jpeg


    Very nice !!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,752
    edited May 2016
    What it's like at my house sometimes...

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    Couple of pairs of loudspeakers on loan from a Boston-area AKer. He is currently dipping his toes in the Altec Duplex waters; I lent him the Bottlehead Paramours to try on his 604Es; he left a pair of Tannoy Devons and a pair of KLH Fives here -- sort of a quid pro quo :- )

    Listening to NPR's On Point on VPR (their Windsor, VT transmitter @ 89.5 MHz) on the Devons, driven by the EICO ST-70 in the center of the frame. They're interesting, all righty -- sort of poor person's (relatively speaking) Tannoy coaxials. The KLH Fives are doing yeoman service as speaker stands :-P
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  • highway_chile
    highway_chile Posts: 37
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    Power Amps: Luxman M-02, Luxman M-2000, Luxman M-300
    Preamps: Luxman CX-100, Luxman C-1010, Luxman C-120A
    Speakers: Polk Audio SDA-2B's (no mods...yet), Klipsch KG4's (Crites Crossovers and Titanium Tweeters), Genesis 1's
    Digital Front End: Marantz CD6005, Denon DVD-2200, Fiio X5 II
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS180, Sennheiser HDR170 w/Fiio E12 Montblanc (home). Sennheiser HD449 w/Fiio E12 Montblanc (portable)
    EQ: SAE 180 Parametric
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,752
    mmm... Luxman. Always in good taste :-)
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  • highway_chile
    highway_chile Posts: 37
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mmm... Luxman. Always in good taste :-)

    Actually, I am planning to get the C-1010 recapped so I'm using these Luxmans right now. They're a little less vintage IMHO, but sound better as of right now, so a man does what he's got to do.
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    Power Amps: Luxman M-02, Luxman M-2000, Luxman M-300
    Preamps: Luxman CX-100, Luxman C-1010, Luxman C-120A
    Speakers: Polk Audio SDA-2B's (no mods...yet), Klipsch KG4's (Crites Crossovers and Titanium Tweeters), Genesis 1's
    Digital Front End: Marantz CD6005, Denon DVD-2200, Fiio X5 II
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS180, Sennheiser HDR170 w/Fiio E12 Montblanc (home). Sennheiser HD449 w/Fiio E12 Montblanc (portable)
    EQ: SAE 180 Parametric
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,810
    @highway_chile

    Beautiful gear sir
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    gorgeous Luxman equipment HC! Did you ever see the Luxman cassette recorders they made in the 80's with the retracting faceplate?
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,142
    Some stuff from my dad's garage. I'm going through it all slowly.

    Marantz 2235
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    Sony TA-1150
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    Rotel RX-602 and Realistic Optimus T-100 speakers - not bad sounding!
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    Sansui AU-999
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    Sansui 9090 - lights work!
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Nice toys. Damn, no fair, no fair....

    B, Love that Victrola label...
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