Grommes Precision Model g-23
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Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
passes smoke test.
Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
I have a speaker that can do 70v at home so maybe later today...Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
seems like this is gonna be a project Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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Not much out there.
https://www.facebook.com/OhmNAcoustics/photos/grommes-precision-g23-power-amp-classic-micinstrumentcomponent-amplifier-built-i/1153001178115970/
Can get "something" shipped to you for 10 simoleons. A brochure, which I'd assume has *some* useful info... http://www.stereomanuals.com/man/rep/grommes/index.htmJay
SDA 2BTL * McCormack DNA 0.5 amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Mitsubishi LT-30 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono
Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0 -
o.k. Powered on but needed a fuse. (this was key
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It is unsurprisingly noisey.
I plugged in an old TT as the RCA jacks fit.
No gain. It does make some music when cranked up.
After findings some smaller RCA ends, I plugged in
a tuner. 20 Watts of SS power! (and a lot of noise)
Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
Grommes made some nice vacuum tube amplifiers -- this little fellow looks like a small sound reinforcement amp of some sort.
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mmm, Ducati. It says 4/59 on it so we can guess turn of the decade.
Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
It is not impossible but being all transistor would suggest its a few years newer than that. Transistors really became a big thing in audio in the early 1960s.
A really good place to look for info on this (although it will require a certain amount of dedication, patience, and brute force are the technical resources (industry catalogs, etc.) at https://www.americanradiohistory.com/
I will -- ahem -- peruse a wee bit myself
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ummm, errrm, ahh -- they're still around (or at least there is still a website - I didn't see any content newer than 2004, though!); might want to drop 'em a line or give 'em a call.
http://www.grommesprecision.com/index.htm
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What you have there....is a pretty snazzy looking door stop. HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
What you have there....is a pretty snazzy looking door stop.
A Mid-Century Modern doorstop, thank you very much.
With optional cover screen, I might add.
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It's a PA or paging amp. Use caution when hooking up speakers to this as it means 70v! We've got similar in our plant and you can run wire a very very long way and with the proper speakers get a lot of volume.Aaron
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Thanks All. My Altecs can do 70v though I had never tried them that way.
Paging Amp seems to be the winner! Door stop too!!
Not surprisingly, at low volumes it sounds like an old transistor radio.
Give some juice and it sounds o.k.
No work for the next couple of days so time to tackle some more of these
little projects.
Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears -
It's a PA or paging amp. Use caution when hooking up speakers to this as it means 70v! We've got similar in our plant and you can run wire a very very long way and with the proper speakers get a lot of volume.
Makes sense with the mic input. SIHAB, time to put a vintage whole-house comm system in?
Jay
SDA 2BTL * McCormack DNA 0.5 amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Mitsubishi LT-30 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono
Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
