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  • engie490
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    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    ^ Magnats maybe?

    Yes sir...I should say that I liked them compared to the other speakers I was listening to way back then. I haven't heard them in over 35 years, so I can't say if they aged well...or not.
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  • engie490
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    KEF Xq5s / Velodyne DD12 / Apollon Purifi 1ET6525SA / SST Thoebe II / Bluesound Node 130 / Oppo BDP-105D / Technics SP-15 w/SAEC WE-308SX & Ortofon AS-309 arms / Audio-Technica ART-1 & Dynavector XX2 Mk II carts
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    This actually tested fairly well and the overall esthetics isn't bad, I bet you can find them cheaply priced.
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  • mhardy6647
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    ^^^ Brutalist HiFi architecture ;)

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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    It kind of reminds me of those mockup components you see on shelves in furniture stores.
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  • JayCee
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ^^^ Brutalist HiFi architecture ;)

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    Takes me back to "Computer Controlled" Pioneer of the 80's. Gotta love the LED meters, too....
    Topic: Pioneer Champagne Gold series HiFi's early 80's-https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=77357.0
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  • mhardy6647
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    JayCee wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ^^^ Brutalist HiFi architecture ;)

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    Takes me back to "Computer Controlled" Pioneer of the 80's. Gotta love the LED meters, too....
    Topic: Pioneer Champagne Gold series HiFi's early 80's-https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=77357.0
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    I... I wouldn't mind havin' one of those 'Champagne Series' Pioneers... :blush:
    Not for any particular reason... just... 'cause.
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  • audioluvr
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    JayCee wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ^^^ Brutalist HiFi architecture ;)

    3whezchgxblr.png

    dxksg6bcbmhx.png

    Takes me back to "Computer Controlled" Pioneer of the 80's. Gotta love the LED meters, too....
    Topic: Pioneer Champagne Gold series HiFi's early 80's-https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=77357.0
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    I... I wouldn't mind havin' one of those 'Champagne Series' Pioneers... :blush:
    Not for any particular reason... just... 'cause.

    It's okay doc. You can say you're attracted to pretty colors, lights and shiny objects ;)
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  • agfrost
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    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
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    ...and I thought the Power Wars were all about receiver wattage!
    Jay
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    For the serious audio enthusiast.
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  • engie490
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    Someone is selling one near me...better lighting certainly helps the cause but 3 bills seems optimistic.
    KEF Xq5s / Velodyne DD12 / Apollon Purifi 1ET6525SA / SST Thoebe II / Bluesound Node 130 / Oppo BDP-105D / Technics SP-15 w/SAEC WE-308SX & Ortofon AS-309 arms / Audio-Technica ART-1 & Dynavector XX2 Mk II carts
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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  • OleBoot
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    Natch. B)
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  • mhardy6647
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    OleBoot wrote: »
    Natch. B)

    you beat me to it! :)

    cool, daddy-o!
    B)
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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  • OleBoot
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    So where would I find my local Jobber?
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    Jobber the Hut, maybe?
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  • engie490
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    KEF Xq5s / Velodyne DD12 / Apollon Purifi 1ET6525SA / SST Thoebe II / Bluesound Node 130 / Oppo BDP-105D / Technics SP-15 w/SAEC WE-308SX & Ortofon AS-309 arms / Audio-Technica ART-1 & Dynavector XX2 Mk II carts
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  • OleBoot
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  • mhardy6647
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    well -- those Shockman Shackman electrostats are a new one to me! :o
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  • OleBoot
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    well -- those Shockman Shackman electrostats are a new one to me! :o

    He (Alex Shackman) also sold the electrostatic panels separately as a kit for DIY "ädd your own woofer" applications. I went to his store and was lectured to about sibilance (seemingly) being the scourge of mankind, I bought a pair and grafted them on to some cheapo KLH two ways I had. The combination sounded really rather good. I brought them with me when I moved to the colonies, but one of the panels died shortly afterward, and I discovered so, also, had Mr Shackman.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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  • mhardy6647
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    ^^^ ooh, I think I want one of those! Dang 6B4s are hard to find, though. :p
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    I'm curious about this amplifier, I know William Z. Johnson (founder of Audio Research) had a store in Minneapolis and eventually worked for and then bought the Peploe Electronics company. I wonder if Goodell was involved somehow in the early audio scene.
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