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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,697
    edited October 2007
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    Time to make another contribution --

    George had pics of these before, but I figured I would post some more/better pics of them! ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,358
    edited October 2007
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    Here is the inside of a onkyo T-404 tuner. as you can see there is room enough left over for 4 more inside lmaooo :p


    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,516
    edited November 2007
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    I am bored, and you are paying the price.
    Here are the innards of a somewhat bastardized Heathkit SS-1 speaker from the 1950s. The woofer is a Jensen P8RX, not the P8RL that should be in there. Indeed, the P8RXs I have look to me to be recones, but so it goes.

    Found the speakers at the dump some years back, with nasty R/S 8" woofers replacing the Jensens but the RP-103 horns intact and working. Bought the P8RXs to replace the R/Ss; one of my first eBAY purchases.

    Finally found a good home for these (besides my basement, that is).

    Some info on these speakers at: http://members.myactv.net/~je245/vintagebudgetspks.htm
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited November 2007
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    snow wrote: »
    Here is the inside of a onkyo T-404 tuner. as you can see there is room enough left over for 4 more inside lmaooo :p


    REGARDS SNOW

    Very simple but not necessarily in a bad way.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited November 2007
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I am bored, and you are paying the price.
    Here are the innards of a somewhat bastardized Heathkit SS-1 speaker from the 1950s. The woofer is a Jensen P8RX, not the P8RL that should be in there. Indeed, the P8RXs I have look to me to be recones, but so it goes.

    Found the speakers at the dump some years back, with nasty R/S 8" woofers replacing the Jensens but the RP-103 horns intact and working. Bought the P8RXs to replace the R/Ss; one of my first eBAY purchases.

    Finally found a good home for these (besides my basement, that is).

    Some info on these speakers at: http://members.myactv.net/~je245/vintagebudgetspks.htm


    Nice vintage stuff as usual...:cool:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,516
    edited November 2007
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    They actually sound pretty good. Amazingly present and lifelike midrange.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited November 2007
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    My Cambridge Audio 840C has arrived! First impression versus. . . Oppo/PS Audio Trio A-100, What? Kick that duo to the curb. The Azur is in the house!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,516
    edited November 2007
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    ... and way, way at the other end of the spectrum...

    How about an S-5 Electronics "K-12" kit (actually the almost identical K-502 from www.tubesandmore.com, which used 11BM8 tubes instead of 11MS8s), with its seldom-seen factory enclosure kit?

    This very modest amp is very nice sounding and a great intro to tube kit building or tube hifi for that matter.

    Happened to have the top off Saturday and snapped a few photos in the morning sun.

    http://www.s5electronics.com/thome.html
    (more specifically, http://www.s5electronics.com/gtube.html)
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
    edited December 2007
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    Power supply of the Belles 28A (My new preamp)

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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
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    Ricardo wrote: »
    Power supply of the Belles 28A (My new preamp)

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    Very cool looking solid state relay there...quality stuff
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 8,102
    edited December 2007
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    shadowofnight wrote: »
    Very cool looking solid state relay there...quality stuff

    If you are referring to the round blue casing, that is a transformer. Its an off the shelf sealed torroidal tranny, you can get them at Digikey or Mouser.
    See profile for rigs. Nothing else here.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,872
    edited December 2007
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    billbillw wrote: »
    If you are referring to the round blue casing, that is a transformer. Its an off the shelf sealed torroidal tranny, you can get them at Digikey or Mouser.
    Yes a nice little toroid.I bought one from Digi key to use in my modded DVD/SACD player.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
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    billbillw wrote: »
    If you are referring to the round blue casing, that is a transformer. Its an off the shelf sealed torroidal tranny, you can get them at Digikey or Mouser.

    Actually I was referring to that ...and I stand corrected....When I looked at the picture and saw the way the voltages were labeled at both ends of the component it was identical to the many solid state relays I had worked with over the years. When I saw where it was mounted on the board, and the ac coming in extremely close to it ...all pointed to ssr ....hadnt seen toroidal transformers encased that small before. I figured the transformer would be larger and remotely mounted. Good catch...I was so intrigued I looked up the manufacturer... http://www.amveco.com/Low_Profile_PC.htm
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited December 2007
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    I popped the top on my Musical Fidelity A308. Not as robust as some the amps above but the best in my house so far. I am very pleased with the way it sounds. It makes me smile while listening instead of wishing for something better.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
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    I see a drive motor for your large knob... interesting.
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
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    those three


    got it?
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,872
    edited December 2007
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    Very nice,dual mono using a pair of hefty looking toroids.MF have a great track history of making great sounding gear. The Audio store I used to work at back in the mid 80's carried the line and I have fond memories of the little
    A1 integrated (20 watts pure class A) and the monsterous A470 and A570 beasts also pure class A.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,640
    edited December 2007
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    Musical Fidelity makes some robust but sensible innards.
    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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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited December 2007
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    Thanks guys. I really like this piece of equipment.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
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    Does this work?
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    Jake
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited December 2007
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    I'd just like to go on record as saying this thread offends me and I wish it to be shut down.
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
    edited January 2008
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    I opened the Belles for the first time today for some dusting. I posted pictures of this one before the upgrade to reference somewhere in this thread.

    That's a mother fu(ker toroidal :eek:

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,516
    edited January 2008
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited January 2008
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    Looks like you could use that as a table saw also:D
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2008
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    Anthem amp one before upgrades.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2008
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    Camelot Arthur v3.0 DAC.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,516
    edited February 2008
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    Found this little guy at the dump two weeks ago. It works, although output from one channel is low.

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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited February 2008
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    nice find...
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2008
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    Opened my B&K av5000, not long after I recieved it, to work on the gain pots. Its unbelievable how huge the transformer and the 4 blue ps caps are. The biggest I have seen so far. No wonder it weighs a ton. Will take pics tomorrow. I have seen other 100w/ch amps, but nothing that compares to this amp.
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited March 2008
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    jakelm wrote: »
    Opened my B&K av5000, not long after I recieved it, to work on the gain pots. Its unbelievable how huge the transformer and the 4 blue ps caps are. The biggest I have seen so far. No wonder it weighs a ton. Will take pics tomorrow. I have seen other 100w/ch amps, but nothing that compares to this amp.


    You're not allowed to talk about equipment without a pix...

    Did you miss the memo?:rolleyes:

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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