What's vintage in your system?

[poppachubby]

Here is a pic

Nice looking pieces dak!

[theebadone]

Just added these, Electrovoice marquis

[farfromphile]

My only vintage piece is in my bedroom, a pioneer SA-7500II, running four energy take classics. 2 of them splitting power from each A channel, and speaker wires running from B channels to send signal to the take classic 8" sub. Pioneer DVD player with USB as the source. Sounds surprisingly good, great really.

[dakatabg]

I just got those Sansui AS-100 in mint condition!

40W 8 Ohms

http://www.classicsansui.net/images/Literature/Speakers/AS100.jpg

http://www.classicsansui.net/images/Literature/Speakers/AS100%202.jpg

[daveuzuk]

I'm curious.

I run mostly vintage, a Dual 604 TT, Hafler DH-110 pre (maybe not vintage but certainly old), a Sansui TU-217 tuner, and a Marantz 1152dc amp section pushing slightly modified DQ-10s'.

Heck the only modern unit I have is a cd/dvd player, a Philips 951-something or the other.

I have to admit, I'd sure like a remote on the pre, and a good quality cd player, maybe tubed like Justlisten2s'. Other than that, I like my sound.

Anyone?

Pete


Well done mate. I use a hafler DH200 had if for 30 years now. Not found anything of a realistic price to make me want to change.

I use a hafler xl280 with a hafler 101 pre for my second system.

I guess most of my system is a relic then

Turntable is a Systemdek 4 with a rega 250 (technoweight) and a decca gold/silver/C4e (depends on how i feel) cartridges.

Audio research SP9 must be a relic now.

CD is a Meridian 506 20 bit but the second system has a Meridian 206.

Speakers main are Art Impressions and for second system a pair of Systym 931

[Jim Eck]

Pete, it has been a couple years, had any good Canadian beer since we were last in Detroit?

Jim

[ELBRAVO]

Hello to all:
I have not posted my vintage collection in some time now. I must admit, ever since Chris took down his Monter Receiver website some time ago I have lost contact with him nad interest. Recently I refurbished my Sansui 9090 an bought a set of I

[ELBRAVO]

Hello to all:
I have not updated my vintage collection in some time now. I must admit, ever since Chris took down his Monster Receiver website some time ago I have lost contact with him and interest. I finally ran out of room in living room and my wife complained that I took over the entire wall. Consequently, I started to hide some of equipment in our office closet. Unfortunately, we ran out of room for our clothing and I will be trading or selling equipmnet real quick to make room for our clothing.I find myself going through all the equipment I did not remember I had.

I have three sets of the HITACHI 7150s and a bunch of great Mitsubishi Separates I plan to go through and trade or sell some day.

Recently I refurbished my Sansui 9090 and hooked it up to a set of Infinity Kappa 7 Speakers I refurbished. The Sansui 9090 & Infinity Kappa 7 Speakers combination sounds awesome. I replaced the Kappa 7 Speakers surrounds and the Midrange speakers with Dalton Midrange speakers at the recommendation of one of our subscribers and they really sound better that the originals. The Kapp 7s sound great with the Infinity RSB iii and my Klipch 5.5 towers. I try to use my equipmnet in the living room as much as possible. I also try to use the equimnet I have in storage to maintain it in good running conditon, but I do not like move it too often becasue it is hard to tranfer from room to anaother. One problem I have is switching the speaker wires. My nex t plan is to connect each unit to a set of Boston Acoutic 1010 Speakers in the office. I find it very time consuming to re-run the wires behind the living room wall unit becasue I have limited space to work with.

I also sold a few receivers during the past few years, and added an SAE 2 R98 receiver my sister gave me with the original SAE 2 the cassette tape. The only problem is that the SAE 2 casstte needs a belt. (I think). I also added the ADCOM GFA 6000 5.1 and the ADCOM GFA 545 II to my separate collection.

I am also keeping my collection of Toshiba 7150s Intact. other than my Concept 16.5, when I look inside the Toshiba 7150, I am amazed with the quality craftsmanship they used to use. Each Toshiba 7150 wire bundle is individually tied by hand, the same way we used to do in aviation many years ago before tie wraps were invented. The components are also top quality. the Toshiba 7150 receiver is one of the Audio World's best-kept secrets. One of my other vintage receivers is my HITACHI 2004 G rated receiver. I t sound great whwn I hook it up to any speakers I own. I prefer to use my SAE separates and my Marantz 2325 along with my SANSUI receivers.

Bellow is a summary of some of the vintage equipment I have left.

Originally Posted by ELBRAVO
ROCKY’S VINTAGE EQUIPMENT 12-08-2009

RECEIVERS


CONCEPT 16.5
MARANTZ 2325
SANSUI SR 9090
SANSUI G- 9000 DB
HITACHI SR 2004
TOSHIBA SA 7150 (one in use 2 in storage)
SAE STEREO REECIVER R98
PHILIPS DFA INTEGRATED DIGITAL AMP DFA 1000 W/ 10”X5” REMOTE /SURROUND SOUND LUXMAN 117 REMOTE CONTROL FOR SALE /SURROUND SOUND & REMOTE FOR SALE
SEPARATE COMPONENT SYSTEMS

AMPS


SAE 2200 AMP
MITSUBISHI DA-10 AMP
MITSUBISHI DA-15 AMP
QSC 3800 SERIES THREE PROFESSIONAL AMP
ADCOM GFA 545 II
ADCOM 6000 5.1


PRE-AMPS & TUNERS

MITSUBISHI DA C 20 PRE-AMP TUNER
MITSUBISHI DA P20 PRE-AMP
MITSUBISHI DA F 20 PRE-AMP TUNER
ONKYO MODEL T-4055 TUNER
PHILIPS 1850 TUNER


COMPACT DISK PLAYERS & REEL TO REEL

JVC TD V711 SUPER DIGIFINE
DENON DR-10MX CD PLAYER
PHILIPS CDR 785 AUDIO CD RECORDER 3 DISK + 1 MASTER DISK

TEAC A-2324 REEL-TO-REEL
TURNABLES
MARANTZ 6300
PIONEER P-L514X

EQUALIZER

[LIST]
ADC STEREO EQUALIZER TWO IC

NOTE:
EQUIPMNET SUCH AS SPEAKERS AND OTHER ITEMS IN STORAGE HAVE NOT BEEN POSTED

[dakatabg]

Wow Elbravo:aureola:

You are loaded! You've got great pieces of everything!!!

The Marantz and Sansui receivers are my favorite!

Good stuff man! I bet everything is in mint condition! You can post some pictures to see how you have organized the gears!

[manlystanley]

Wow Elbravo, You've got some serious stuff...... So, you rotate your equipment, or are you a collector??

Best Regards,
Stan

[bba5757]

I just sold a David Hafler 110 pre-amp this weekend (for someone else, wasn't mine) but I personally never attached an amp or speakers to it to see how it did -- what does anybody else think about the DH 110?

[JoeE SP9]

I keep a DH-110 in a closet as a spare in case my ARC SP-9 gets sick. The couple of times my ARC was at the factory getting tuned up or upgraded the Hafler served very well in its place.
I built the Hafler from a kit in the early 80's. It's a nice very quiet preamp. I think it sounds better than most of the ones from Adcom. Plus, it has 2 tape monitors, 2 phono inputs, EPL loop and defeatable tone controls.

Very underrated IMO.

[lgench]

Just wondering if there is any interest on this forum on equipment manufactured by Weathers Industries of New Jersey. I'm a former employee, now an old man!

[thekid]

Just wondering if there is any interest on this forum on equipment manufactured by Weathers Industries of New Jersey. I'm a former employee, now an old man!

Welcome to AR!

Not familiar with it.
Can you give us a brief history of the company and products?

[lgench]

Weathers Industries was a small hi-fi company that invented and manufactured an assortment of highly regarded components. The company was founded by Paul Weathers, a fine gentleman who was a very accomplished inventor AND businessman. His first product, in the early fifties, was an FM capacitance cartridge system, that came with a lightweight wood tonearm and oscillator box. Mono, of course. Performance was outstanding, finest at the time. It's main advantage was that it tracked at 1 gram! Competitors at the time tracked around 10 grams. No hum pickup from turntable motor. I still have my system, purchased in the mid-fifties. He then went into speakers and turntables.

I don't want to make this too long, but if there is any interest in further information, I will provide what I remember. As I was in my early twenties at the time, I don't believe there are many former employees left. I was the service department, repairs, phone calls, letters and handling customers that would come to the factory.

PS: Thanx for welcome!

[dakatabg]

I have never heard of this company but you can post some pictures here so everyone can see it!

[velo_road]

Here's the old stuff (operational definition of vintage: anything before 1990) I've accumulated over the years:

Pioneer RT701 Open Reel
Concord DB10 Dolby B processor
Kenwood KD550 Turntable
SME Series IIIS tonearm
Shure V15 Type V-MR cartridge
Pioneer RG-2 dynamic expansion processor
Mitsubishi DAF-20 FM Tuner
...all of the above hooked up to a...
Hafler DH110 preamp
(...feeding into a HK AVR635 and a pair of Maggies MMG)

My Dynaco SCA80 integated amp, Lafayette Criterion 2XB speakers, and Magnavox CDB582 CD player still works and seeing use in my daughter's room.

The Dynaco Stereo 80 amp I built still works too and is used to drive a pair of Radio Shack Minimus 7s for desktop PC use.

The AudioControl C101 used to see action, but with the Texas Instruments DSP chip in the HK AVR635 working its magic for room acoustics, it's mothballed. Two AudioControl Octave EQs are used to equalize 4 of the 5.1 signals from the DVD-A/SACD player, before it goes into the AVR635. (All the EQs were sent over to AudioControl for cleaning and recalibration.)

[bradshawsa8]

Just got a Garrard Lab 80 MKII from EBay.

[dakatabg]

It seems that this add is falling asleep so time to wake it up!

I just got Fisher CA-7000 Amplifier in mint condition!

Does anyone know the watts?

http://i47.tinypic.com/zy66hv.jpg

[thekid]

It seems that this add is falling asleep so time to wake it up!

I just got Fisher CA-7000 Amplifier in mint condition!

Does anyone know the watts?

http://i47.tinypic.com/zy66hv.jpg

Dak

Not alot out there on the web but some things I saw indicate this might have been part of a rack system. I saw a photo of one on E-Bay and it lists a 170 watts on the back label so a good rule of thumb is to take that number and divide by 3 to figure what the WPC it produces. In this case my guess is that it probably produces 50-55wpc.

Looks like a nice little piece-it is always hard to walk away from that shiny silver.......Congrats!

[02audionoob]

I saw an eBay listing that said the Fisher produces 46 watts into 4 Ohms at 0.3% THD. I don't know why they chose 4 Ohms, or for that matter, 0.3% for this measurement, but that's what I saw.

[poppachubby]

Just got a Garrard Lab 80 MKII from EBay.

Nice table, check the analog room for a Garrard "shrine"...

[thekid]

Just got a Garrard Lab 80 MKII from EBay.

Nice TT!!
Nice to see someone on AR lives within shouting distance....

[rakeford]

I have two vintage systems, 1975 and 1978, a vintage CD and a vintage CD/ Casstte DECK. I just pulled the GA312 from the attic last month. It seems to be in good working order. The GA312 and the Sharp DX-650 CDP are only components I'm using now. But I'm thinking about hooking up the Realistic Optimus 2B to the "B" side of my new Yamaha RX-797 Receiver and comparing them to my Klipsch RF-7. All the rest except the Realistic Optimus 2B are misbehaven.

Using now
Phillips GA312/ Stanton 681 EEE
Sharp DX-650 CDP


circa 1990-2001
BSR MCD8050 CD/Cassette <<=== Monster M STANDARD THX i100 ===>> |

1978
Phillips GA312/ Stanton 681 EEE/ == OEM RCA analog cables ===>> |
Onkyo A-5 Integrated Amp -------------------------------------- +
Bose 501 SERIES II <<L######### AWG 1x speaker wire ########L>> |
Bose 501 SERIES II <<R######### AWG 1x speaker wire ########R>> |

1975
Realistic TT?/ Cart.?/ ==== OEM RCA analog cables ===========>> |
Realistic STA-80 Receiver ------------------------------------- +
Realistic Optimus 2B <<L# AWG 1x speaker wire ##############L>> |
Realistic Optimus 2B <<R# AWG 1x speaker wire ##############R>> |

[dakatabg]

Using now
Phillips GA312/ Stanton 681 EEE
Sharp DX-650 CDP


circa 1990-2001
BSR MCD8050 CD/Cassette <<=== Monster M STANDARD THX i100 ===>> |

1978
Phillips GA312/ Stanton 681 EEE/ == OEM RCA analog cables ===>> |
Onkyo A-5 Integrated Amp -------------------------------------- +
Bose 501 SERIES II <<L######### AWG 1x speaker wire ########L>> |
Bose 501 SERIES II <<R######### AWG 1x speaker wire ########R>> |

1975
Realistic TT?/ Cart.?/ ==== OEM RCA analog cables ===========>> |
Realistic STA-80 Receiver ------------------------------------- +
Realistic Optimus 2B <<L# AWG 1x speaker wire ##############L>> |
Realistic Optimus 2B <<R# AWG 1x speaker wire ##############R>> |


From all of those the Onkyo A-5 Integrated Amplifier is the best!

[Wife-hates-my-hobby]

Man I have seen some nice ol' gear posted here. Drools'..My favorite piece (recent addtion) is a Heathkit AA 1640 power amp. Did some internal cleaning of it and I just love what I hear so far.

[Hyfi]

Man I have seen some nice ol' gear posted here. Drools'..My favorite piece (recent addtion) is a Heathkit AA 1640 power amp. Did some internal cleaning of it and I just love what I hear so far.

My first stereo was a heathkit my brother built. Great old stuff, that and Dynaco kits.

[Poultrygeist]

I still have my ADS L710's from the late 70's with the famous cat proof metal grills.

[dakatabg]

I just organized some of the gears and I took a picture! Here it is:


On the left side:

Kenwood KC-105 Preamplifier
Kenwood KM-106 Amplifier
Sansui 9090DB Receiver
Marantz 2250B Receiver
Fisher CA-7000 Amplifier
Fisher CA-880 Amplifier
Fisher FM-660 Tuner
Fisher CR-125 Cassette Deck


On the right side:

Kenwood Basic M1 Amplifier
Kenwood Basic C1 Preamplifier
Kenwood KC-106 Preamplifier
Kenwood KM-209 Amplifier
Kenwood VR-616 Surround Receiver
Kenwood DV-605 DVD Player
Kenwood DP-M98 CD Changer
Kenwood KX-68W Cassette Deck
Kenwood KT-75 Tuner
Kenwood GE-76 Graphic Equalizer
Teac EQA-20 Equalizer
Yamaha EQ-60 Equalizer


Here is the picture:

http://i48.tinypic.com/fk0h81.jpg

[Feanor]

I just organized some of the gears and I took a picture! Here it is:


On the left side:

Kenwood KC-105 Preamplifier
Kenwood KM-106 Amplifier
Sansui 9090DB Receiver
Marantz 2250B Receiver
Fisher CA-7000 Amplifier
Fisher CA-880 Amplifier
Fisher FM-660 Tuner
Fisher CR-125 Cassette Deck


On the right side:

Kenwood Basic M1 Amplifier
Kenwood Basic C1 Preamplifier
Kenwood KC-106 Preamplifier
Kenwood KM-209 Amplifier
Kenwood VR-616 Surround Receiver
Kenwood DV-605 DVD Player
Kenwood DP-M98 CD Changer
Kenwood KX-68W Cassette Deck
Kenwood KT-75 Tuner
Kenwood GE-76 Graphic Equalizer
Teac EQA-20 Equalizer
Yamaha EQ-60 Equalizer
...


All nice, but I'll admit I most the "silver" components for the '70s, viz.

Sansui 9090DB Receiver
Marantz 2250B Receiver

[thekid]

Daks

Nice pics of some nice gear. what speakers are you running that gear with?

Feanor

I echo your love of Silver. There is something to be said about pieces with meters and glowing lights....... :D

[dakatabg]

The kenwood amplifier I am running with 4 kenwood 3 way tower speakers and they sound amazing! The sansui and marantz I have hooked up to cerwin vega! Nothing special but not enough space in the room!

[thekid]

The kenwood amplifier I am running with 4 kenwood 3 way tower speakers and they sound amazing! The sansui and marantz I have hooked up to cerwin vega! Nothing special but not enough space in the room!

If you like them that is all that counts......

[scrivens]

mission cyrus 2+PSX with linn sondek for listening to serious music
Yamaha A-320 amp with marantz cd 65 for listening to pop

I have a marantz cd54 somewhere in the loft...those "cast-iron" marantz players of the 80's jst refuse to lie down

[BallinWithNash]

Marantz 2240 ... see my profile pics to see it .. love that thing haha

[Cu-Melter]

Realistic STA-2080 (http://seventiesstereo.blogspot.com/2008/12/realistic-sta-2080.html)
Realistic STA-2100
Realistic LAB-395
Realistic Mach Ones (4029)
Realistic Mach Twos (4032/a)
Realistic 12 Band EQ

[dakatabg]

A true realistic fan.

BallinWithNash - I have Marantz 2250B and those are really great receivers.

Cu-Melter - I had some realistic units and I still have the Realistic 31-2020A Equalizer

[BallinWithNash]

O i know dakata I love mine ... it will only play at loud volumes though ... cuts in and out if it is low but I don't mind i'll just crank it haha

[dakatabg]

I just added to my system Kenwood GE-1100 Equalizer in mint condition. Big improvement and I can fell it a lot.

http://i43.tinypic.com/23vyz53.jpg

[thekid]

I just added to my system Kenwood GE-1100 Equalizer in mint condition. Big improvement and I can fell it a lot.

http://i43.tinypic.com/23vyz53.jpg

Nice pick-up! It should work well with your other Kenwood gear.

I used to have the next one down from that one. The wife liked the "light box" that changed colors and moved with the beat.

[dakatabg]

I thhnk you had GE-1000. I was thinking of getting that one but I am like no, I will get the GE-1100. I like the blue display with the echo but to start moving I have to have the volume up a lot.

[dakatabg]

hey guys what happened to this thread? No posts for almost a year!

No more vintage love here or the thread got lost?

Time to bring it back at the top!

[Glen B]

I posted my last acquisition in the new finds thread. http://forums.audioreview.com/showpost.php?p=343950&postcount=510

Since then, I've upgraded the binding posts to WBTs and replaced the stock power inlet with a Furutech gold.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/DR-10_13.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/DR-10_15.jpg

[Glen B]

Here's my mint 35 year old Luxman G-11 EQ.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/G-11_01.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/G-11_02.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/G-11_03.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/G-11_07.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/G-11_08.jpg

[Fred70433]

In the main listening room I have a vintage Teac X1000R R2R and a Dokorder 1120, both of which I use on a regular basis. I also have a JVC KD-85 cassette deck on the bottom shelf. It spends most of its time not connected only because the Jolida doesn't have enough inputs for it.

In the bedroom I have a vintage Marantz 2240B.

[thekid]

In the main listening room I have a vintage Teac X1000R R2R and a Dokorder 1120, both of which I use on a regular basis. I also have a JVC KD-85 cassette deck on the bottom shelf. It spends most of its time not connected only because the Jolida doesn't have enough inputs for it.

In the bedroom I have a vintage Marantz 2226B.

You gotta love the vintage Marantz 22XX series with their cool blue lights.

[dingus]

in my main rig, only the speakers could qualify as vintage. i do have several vintage pieces waiting to be put into service in a secondary rig;

Yamaha CR-2020 receiver
Hafler DH-110 pre (w/Musical Concepts mod)
Yamaha C-2x pre
Yamaha M-2 amp
Yamaha B-2x amp
AR91 speakers
ADS L-710 speakers

[Fred70433]

You gotta love the vintage Marantz 22XX series with their cool blue lights.

True. The amp has an amazing bottom end.

BTW, my bad, it's the 2240B. Can't figure why I was so quick to screw myself out of those extra watts. :eek6:

[Vinylly]

Well, I quess the speakers in both my audio systems are 'vintage'. In my living room I have the Quad ESL 57' and in my studio I have the Spendor 100S's. The only reason I haven't gotten newer speakers is because they sound so good I don't feel the need for new speakers.

[BigD]

I have Thorens 126 MKIIIC in the original double box that I purchased direct from ELPA Marketing (the US importer of Thorens products in the 70's). I have 2 arms and all the original paperwork. Adcom crosscoil cartridge and other stuff. I was a salesman at Tech Hifi then. We didn't sell Thorens at the time but they took care of me anyway. I was wondering if anyone could give me an Idea what it would be worth today. It's been in storage for over 15 years.

[RGA]

I have no vintage gear anymore. My oldest piece is a Cambridge Audio CD 6 CD player - listening to it now. Bought it in 1996 and it was a demo CD player. They had the top off and a glass case to show off the internals. It was a very well built (still is :smile5: ) $800ish CD player.

It owes me zero. It was under heavy all day use in that store for over a year. I have used it pretty much everyday since (couple years it sat in a box while overseas) but sitting a unit can be problematic too apparently).

It still works perfectly! The remote has no troubles, I usually push the buttons on the machine while I am up. It has been moved so many times.

15 years old now - the average life of a CD player is 7 years according to consumer reports. My Sony - 3 years old and giving me problems. I had three Pioneer CD players - all never made it past 4 years. Though the 100 disc changer was pretty good sounding and it's problem was the LCD screen was beginning to go - but it worked.

I have not generally been impressed with the transport mechanisms I have used lately, Audio Note's CD 2.1 which I reviewed is the part that keeps me from buying it(same transport that is in the new Bryston, a Mark Levinson I used which was over $10k was just lousy and buggy, and Sim Audio and Classe don't inspire much confidence.

I am tempted to buy a DAC - even on a ~15 year old CD Player. I can only find a few players that used this Sanyo transport (I was told it was a TEAC - oh well it's strong like bull either way).

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CD6;
NAKAMICHI DRAGON CD/DAC 4
PINK TRIANGLE CARDINAL, PINK TRIANGLE CORDINAL 2

I guess we can start putting vintage on CD players now that they are being slowly replaced.

[vintage_or_bust]

Marantz 2275 Receiver

JBL 4312b Monitors

[JoeE SP9]

I'm the most vintage and IMO the best part of my system.:ihih:

[CD45]

The oldest I have in my system now is my Rotel RCD-855 cd player bought in 1990.

[Styx]

Receivers:
Sansui G-7500
Kenwood KR-5030
Pioneer SX-550

Intergrated Amp:
Technics SU-8088

Tuners:
Technics ST-8077

CD Player:
JVC XL-Z444

Turntables:
Technics SL-1700
Kenwood KD-2070

Tape Decks: May not be considered vintage
Teac V-970X
Kenwood KX-780

Speakers: They get rotated in and out
EPI Magnus CD55 x2
EPI A1100
EPI T/E 120
EPI T/E 100

Processors:
Pioneer SR-303
Pioneer RG-9

EQ's:
BSR EQ-3000
Coustic EI HEQ-7005

[ArKay QAtech]

A Paragon, somebody still speaks my language. If I'm not mistaken, is it (Singular) from the late 70's, also a beautiful piece of furniture with a curved front to reflect the sound coming from the two outside front edges. Heard one in a highend showroom along with Altec Lansings, etc. around 1977.(boy,did that crank-up nice and clear) If you bought the Paragon new, wasn't it -- like -- $6000.00. I ended up purchasing a pair of Tannoy Berkleys, then six months later adding a pair of Ardens, which I've never heard anyone ever mention or have heard of before. Maybe you have. You're Paragon was alittle out of the question, as it's price was what my whole system cost me. Yep, It's a keeper.

[Poultrygeist]

I'm most proud of a Rotel/Martel FAX150 single ended tube receiver from 1965 ( pic in gallery ). These interesting little receivers were sold in department stores back in the day. My other personal vintage gear includes a Technics SL-1300 TT and a Marantz 1150 integrated amp.

In the last year I've had fun restoring the following speakers for a friend who deals in vintage gear: Big Advents, little Advents, EPI-100s, JBL Century's, JBL Lancer 77's, several KLH's, AR3a's and I'm currently working on some AR2's. I missed out on restoring some very rare AR1's which he sold as is.

[Poultrygeist]

Hey CD45,

I too have a Rotel 855 but it still seems new to me. How can any CD player be vintage? Didn't they just hit the market yesterday?

[poppachubby]

Well, I will update. Not sure what qualifies as vintage...does the 80's?

Main System:

EICO HF-85
Ariston RD-11s
Bozak 919

Odds and Ends:

Marantz 1515

[Feanor]

Well, I will update. Not sure what qualifies as vintage...does the 80's?

Main System:

EICO HF-85
Ariston RD-11s
Bozak 919

Odds and Ends:

Marantz 1515
Well, Poppa, I'm personally inclined to say the '70s or earlier. Looks like you have a few pieces that qualify in any case.

[unleasHell]

My vintage system is in the garage, a 70'e era Yamaha Receiver CR-620 (that I picked up about 15 years ago at a Goodwill store for $30 and my Speakers I bought brand new back in the 70's, they are BES (BERTAGNI ELECTROACOUSTIC SYSTEMS) SPEAKERS, these are the 3-way models with the Aluminum Bands (not the later wooden models), BES speakers (in case you don't know them) were about 5" wide, had a styrofoam core and the sound came out of both sides!. I have mine bolted to the rafters and the fill the garage with sound... Now if I could only find me a PL-12D, like I had back then...

[recoveryone]

The oldest/vintage type gear that I still have is my Pioneer cassette player:

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[t-bones]

From the 80's on back...

ADC Sound shaper-SS3 Para-graphic (x2) (very early 80's)
Sansui AU-77X (early 80's)
Realistic10 band EQ (early 80's)
Kenwood ? integrated amp (mid 80's)
Technics auto reverse cassette (early 80's)

[da1776]

I am a newby...Everything I have is vintage including me. My favorate amp is my Pioneer Series 20 power amp. It weighs 45 lbs. It is pure class A and produces 15 RMS watts/ch. It gets hot enough to cook on. I use it in the winter to warm my study. It sounds most accurate on my Mission and ADS speakers. My Yamaha M-4 sounds more accurate using B&W's and NHT's. .

[Poultrygeist]

Hi da1776 in Charlotte and welcome aboard. I'm just down the road from you in Columbia. I once had a pair of ADS L710 and good speakers they were. Their metal cat proof grills were always a conversation piece.

Not familiar with the big Pioneer but it sounds like a beast. I do vintage speaker repair for a friend who sells used gear here in Cola. so I get to work on all the old stuff I used to lust after in my youth.

[Feanor]

Hi da1776 in Charlotte and welcome aboard. I'm just down the road from you in Columbia. I once had a pair of ADS L710 and good speakers they were. Their metal cat proof grills were always a conversation piece.
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I had a pair of those too; in my case branded Braun L710's but the same thing. I agree that they were very good speakers.

[pscottlowe]

dynaco st-70 tube amp,dynaco pas 3 tube pre amp klipsch lascalla all at or more than 50 years old and sound excellent

[Claudio 1949]

My Pair of DCM Time Windows 3.....love them! Paired to a Canton 12 inch subwoofer!

[Brett A]

The "vinatgest" piece i had until recently was my early 90's Well Tempered Record Player.

But for the past month or-so, I've been building/restoring a Rek-O-Kut Rondine Jr L-37.


I built the plinth, replaced all the grommets around the motor and drive system (I'm sending the idler wheels out for a rebuild today) I bought the arm separately and purchased a Denon DL-103 which makes it period-correct.

I'm still trying to lower the noise floor to an acceptable level. It's a lot of fun.

Until this, the only vintage idler 'tables I've had have been old mid-range Duals and a Garrard AT6 changer. The heft of this Rek O Kut is a world away from those types of 'tables.

[Panagiotis Melas]

....on what to name and report as vintage gear.

Sure, "vintage" means old (in age), but in this hobby it also means something that, when it works and is removed, it cannot be replaced by a similar more modern unit.

Therefore, if someone has, for example, a nice "oldy" pair of speakers, that work equally well (or better, perhaps) with their modern equivalent (in price, design, specs or whatever else you may think), can you name them "vintage"? Or a good power amplifier (and a preamplifier), with the same criteria, as above?

I would certainly consider vintage a good old stereo tape recorder, like the old Akai's, Tandberg's, Revoxes, etc., or a first generation CD Player or an old cassette recorder, but what about a Linn LP12 turntable, especially if it has been upgraded to a Sondec or Valhalla or whatever else was there? Equally, I would consider vintage one of the first surround amplifiers or receivers, with a dolby surround decoding engine in it only, or even a first generation Pro-Logic unit (decoder of amplifier/receiver), but what about a similar unit, 10 or 12 years old, which was perhaps company's flagship those days (in my mind comes the Denon AVR-5800 AV receiver, which was later upgraded by Denon with the KAVA1SE card. Its European equivalent was the AVC-A1SE AV amplifier, which I owned and I gave it to my son)?

With these thoughts in mind, I humbly present my own "vintage" gear:

- Vidikron Crystal One LCD video projector (VGA analysis only, now at my country house)
- Hafler XL-600 power amplifier (modified with Musical Concepts PA-3B Elite kit, still in full use, hardly to be considered a vintage gear)
- Hafler IRIS stereo preamplifier (this has its remote control circuit out of order and I feel free to put it into the "vitage" category)
- Luxman T-117L AM/FM tuner (still in use and one of the most musical FM tuners worlwide)
- ADA SSD-66THX Dolby Prologic Surround Processor/Preamplifier, certainly outpassed by today's modern units
- Sansui SE-77 stereo graphic equalizer - surely vintage
- Sansui RA-500 Reverberation Amplifier- as above
- JVC QL-FX5B direct drive turntable - still working fine
- Audio Alchemy DTI Pro32 jitter reduction unit with PS3 power supply unit, in full operating condition and I don't feel well to consider it vintage, for what it does.
- Various VHS/S-CHS VCRs, except two units from JVC, surely old, but still serving their scope: The D-VHS/D-Theater HM-DH30000U one and its European brother the D-VHS (not D-Theater) HM-DR10000EK one.
- My first reference DVD player, the Sony DVP-S7000, modified to a full region unit, still in use, although surpassed in terms of facilities and performance by other newer units. But the picture from its component output (not progressive), still remains a reference, compaired with equally processed signals (component, non-progressive) from other modern units, even from HD players.

I wish to everyone a Happy, Prosperous, Healthy and Peaceful New Year.
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[wrc65]

AR 216ps
and getting ever closer Boston HD5

[blackraven]

Besides myself, the only vintage gear that I have left are my 1977 Technics SU7600 integrated amp that my son is currently using along with a vintage Hitachi Tuner. I am getting ready to recap the Technics. I hope I don't ruin the nice vintage 1970's sound.

[kevinc666]

Infinity Quantum Line source, Polk Audio SDA SRS 2

[markw]

I don't know if I posted before but I ain't about to search through 13 pages to find out. Some things probably changed since I did even if I did.

My basement.man-cave/gym system, from where I do most of my posting, now consists of a Marantz 2230, a pair of JBL L-26 speakers, a fairly recently acquired Miracord 50H TT (with new Grado black cartridge), and a Panasonic 220 Blu-ray player. That last one may not be vintage but my Pandora station plays vintage country music through it.