New Finds

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A friend of mine has the Marantz SR4400. He loves it! A very nice receiver. Nice pick up Dak!

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After a day of listening using my Dynaco SCA-35 I would say these got the bass better than my other speakers. They don't even need to be pushed much to get the low end.

Compared to the Polks r50 that I got, the Klipsch got better low end however the polks are better in the mids and highs!

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Hmm.
Interesting I would have thought it would be the opposite but my knowlwdge of Polks is pretty much limited to the older Monitor series.

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Hmm.
Interesting I would have thought it would be the opposite but my knowlwdge of Polks is pretty much limited to the older Monitor series.

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I know the Polk Audio RTA-11T would have had the opposite, they sound totally different than the R50 towers!

Yeah, you guys seem to find all the stuff! Do you stake out the pawns, thrifts and auctions continuously around the clock? How can you come up with so much nice gear so often? I'm only finding nice stuff maybe onece a year if I'm lucky. I found these two tanks recently.

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Charlie04SiR you got some powerful beasts there! Here are the new speakers that I got, Klipsch again!

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Charlie04SiR you got some powerful beasts there! Here are the new speakers that I got, Klipsch again!

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Congrats again Daks!
It is interesting that despite the 3-drivers in those that they are considered only 2-way's.
A very versatile speaker that works well for Music and HT. Not as detailed I think as the Heresy's I had but a definite improvement over the Heresy on the low end.

Charlie - I don't stake them out but I have about 6-7 different thrifts within 20 minutes of me that I am able to visit regularly. Last weekend I scored a Sony ES receiver and an Tascam Tape/CD player-recorder for the princely sum of $ 25......... :D

CL in my area has also been a huge supplier of gear. My KG 4's were incorrectly listed by the seller as "Kilpsch FB" speakers and they only wanted $75. :D

It is amazing that in these days of instant information many people do not research what they have. But then again I have found some bargains on CL where the seller did know what they had but just priced it to sell so they could get rid of it quickly.

here comes the other pile, the sansui cassette deck will make my AU/TU-717 complete now!

the picture is when I got them, I cleaned and changed the bulbs on the marantz receivers, cleaned the pots and adjusted the idle and dc offset, they are 2235B and 2325!!!!



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here comes the other pile, the sansui cassette deck will make my AU/TU-717 complete now!

the picture is when I got them, I cleaned and changed the bulbs on the marantz receivers, cleaned the pots and adjusted the idle and dc offset, they are 2235B and 2325!!!!



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Nice!!
I have not heard a bad a 22XX series Marantz receiver.
Power and clarity above their specs

Wow... dak you're cleanin up my man!! KG4's, Marantz 22xx... but i am most intruiged by that tape player. It has the laser sensor right? I want a great tape player for ripping to my computer, but I have yet to run across one. Almost pulled the trigger on a pro Sankyo, but the voltage was set for Britain and I didn't want to get into the whole conversion for one piece of gear.

I don't think the deck has a laser sensor, it is built like a tank and plays nice, you won't get disappointed if you get one

I just found this minty Phase Linear 3000 Series 2 preamp. I though it would be a nice addition, to go with my 400 Series 2 amp (below). It is fairly heavy for a preamp.

^ I can't see the pics on my browser for some reason. That should compliment the amp nicely.

Here for ya :)

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^ Thank you sir. Those are two very nice looking pieces.

HK power amp and Onkyo Integra preamp

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The HK and Integra should be nice sounding pieces and sound good together.

Nice HK gear, looks pristine.

Yes, they are a nice combo :)

Hey Dak, sweet! VS-150's can pounce! Those are not, however, solid wood. They are MDF fiberboard with vinyl laminate. Still heavy and thick, yeah, but solid wood, nope. My 380SE's are heavy bastids too @ approx 95 lbs.

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CV speakers, 15" woofers and these are huge, made of solid wood 95 pounds each, I still feel my back

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Could not let this site's "New Look" go without posting some more pics of my Thrift store finds.... :D

Plus I can't let Daks have all the fun here........ :D

Not sure if the picture thing has been resolved so if not you can always go here and see the gear.

thekid's Album: New Finds 2012

New addition

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Nice pick-up!

I don't think I have seen a KR series receiver with that color face plate. Is it possibly a Euro version?

I have a KR-7400 running with my Martin Gamma 208's and it is a great combo. The older KR's are an under rated series IMO that don't get the same attention as Marantz, Sansui and other receivers of that era.

What are your thoughts of your piece?

It is the European version, the US version is KR-4070, they are made exactly the same just the 220V and 110V switch on the back and the beige front face! Thats all!

Regarding the sound, I was impressed, it sounded really good, I ended up selling it to a guy at AK for parts since it started blowing the fuses!

The 4070 was from around 1990 give or take, it's not what I'd call vintage, nor is it a quality receiver in the likes of true vintage Marantz or Sansui, in fact, it was Kenwoods's entry level 40 watt receiver. Some of the Kenwood gear made for the Japanese market is pretty cool though. I have an integrated amp from around the same era, it's a smaller than normal size physically and has a 1/4" input on the front for microphone or other fun stuff with a level control to blend it into whatever you are listening to, so it could be used for karaoke. My daughter is currently using it to plug in an electric drum. I've had it for about 20 years, it's still doing it's thing and I hang on to it just for the feature on the front.

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The 4070 was from around 1990 give or take, it's not what I'd call vintage, nor is it a quality receiver in the likes of true vintage Marantz or Sansui, in fact, it was Kenwoods's entry level 40 watt receiver. Some of the Kenwood gear made for the Japanese market is pretty cool though. I have an integrated amp from around the same era, it's a smaller than normal size physically and has a 1/4" input on the front for microphone or other fun stuff with a level control to blend it into whatever you are listening to, so it could be used for karaoke. My daughter is currently using it to plug in an electric drum. I've had it for about 20 years, it's still doing it's thing and I hang on to it just for the feature on the front.

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Thanks for the info Mr.P!
Looks like that piece is not from the same era as my 7400 which was sold in 73-74.
Kenwood Stereo Receiver Model KR-7400

I just assumed the KR designation put them closer together.

Some one correct me if I'm wrong, going from memory, I believe all Kenwood receivers are "KR", integrated amps are "KA", CD players "KD", tuners "KT", lower level power amps "KM".

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Some one correct me if I'm wrong, going from memory, I believe all Kenwood receivers are "KR", integrated amps are "KA", CD players "KD", tuners "KT", lower level power amps "KM".

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I think you are right with some exceptions being the Basic series amps and tuners there were also some highly regarded tuners which carried an L designation or only used a number like the 600T. I was thrown in part because I was looking at my 7400 when I replied and in part because of the meters which is not normally what you see on a later model but then again my Tascam 112mkII has meters and it was made up until about 2006.

The Kenwood were/are the best of the best IMO.

I just got this PRO10MC Sonata in near mint condition. First thing I did was to remove and put away the useless rack handles, and reverse the hex-head mounting screws. There were some of the production run that came without handles or mounting holes for them, and IMO that look is cleaner. I previously owned a B&K MC101 back in the 1990's (same as the PRO10MC, except with the inclusion of tone controls). What's old is new again.

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I just got this PRO10MC Sonata in near mint condition. First thing I did was to remove and put away the useless rack handles, and reverse the hex-head mounting screws. There were some of the production run that came without handles or mounting holes for them, and IMO that look is cleaner. I previously owned a B&K MC101 back in the 1990's (same as the PRO10MC, except with the inclusion of tone controls). What's old is new again.

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Pretty Cool!!

Probably a good place for my first post being that a pair of vintage JBL speakers is what brought me to this forum in the first place. HI!

I am not an audiophile of any real sort, but I do appreciate music and preferably music that sounds nice. I recently updated the home system and found I had no need for a pair of JBL Jubal L56 speakers. My dad bought them new in the UK when he was in the service, used them forever, had the subs refoamed and took great care of them. I then used them for the last five years pretty sparingly (last three years with our baby means not a lot of loud music time!) but now not sure what to do with them. Maybe just keep them and wait until we get a bigger place to use them? I came here looking to see if there is a reason for me to either keep 'em or ship 'em, so off I go in search of info!

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Probably a good place for my first post being that a pair of vintage JBL speakers is what brought me to this forum in the first place. HI!

I am not an audiophile of any real sort, but I do appreciate music and preferably music that sounds nice. I recently updated the home system and found I had no need for a pair of JBL Jubal L56 speakers. My dad bought them new in the UK when he was in the service, used them forever, had the subs refoamed and took great care of them. I then used them for the last five years pretty sparingly (last three years with our baby means not a lot of loud music time!) but now not sure what to do with them. Maybe just keep them and wait until we get a bigger place to use them? I came here looking to see if there is a reason for me to either keep 'em or ship 'em, so off I go in search of info!

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Welcome to AR. I am sure you will get some good advice. One thing I should tell you though is we love pictures. If you could download a picture of your JBL's. Thanks, JM

Welcome to AR Cstem!
Kids grow up pretty fast so hold onto those JBL's even when your kids start asking for them to listen to their music in a few years......... :)

Here is the new addition.

sorry guys I kind of abandoned this site but the new look if it doesn't fit me much

here is the new pioneer

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and one of the new Onkyo surround receivers with few hdmis on the back. 7.1 of course

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A little 2220B receiver

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^ Very nice - I've always liked the Marantz stuff - Sansui too. Well, Kenwood and Pioneer also. :)

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A little 2220B receiver

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Nice Daks!
If it is anything like my 2215B it sounds much bigger that its 20wpc.

A few recent additions....

Entered the outdated world of minidiscs with the Denon DMD-1000 player/recorder.

Added a Adcom GCD-575 to my Adcom/ADSL400 set-up.

Very happy with both.

BTW- On top of the Denon is a X-mas present from my brother. A Lepai LP-2020A Class-T amp. A very impressive unit that has been making the rounds in some audio circles.

Amazon.com: LP-2020A+ Lepai Tripath Class-T Hi-Fi Audio Mini Amplifier with Power Supply: Electronics