New Finds

[budgetaudio76]

heres a few photos. Spent a few hours trying to get it right...




how do i make the photos display on the screen with out clicking the link. Gonna have to do some thing different.

lets see if it works.

[Geoffcin]

You need to use the [img] code

[dakatabg]

New finds for the week!!!

Energy 2.1E Bookshelf Speakers!

Kenwood KR-V107R Huge Receiver

Yamaha R-300 Receiver

Huge old Capitol tube guitar amp with 2 12" Jensen Speakers

[Geoffcin]

you got a warehouse for all this gear?!

[dakatabg]

Geoffcin, I have a big storage so I store them. I sell some as well but if I see a great deal I go for it.

I post pics of the interesting gears because it is nice when you see a picture and something new!

[luvtolisten]

Nice score, particularly on the Energy speakers, never heard them but from what I have read they are very highly rated.

[dakatabg]

Hey luvtolisten, you haven't been here for a while. They are really great speakers, I was very impressed when I heard them. A week ago I got a Pioneer SX-1050

[luvtolisten]

Hi Dak, I saw the 650. Now a 1050 too? I've heard evrything from the 750 on up is special. Man, when you're hot, you are HOT!!

Things are slow here, all the college kids back in school buying up the goodies in the Goodwill stores, and getting too cold and rainy for the garage sales.

[budgetaudio76]

Man some nice finds in this thread. No tubes yet for me.

Some day.

[Glen B]

Here's my latest acquisition, a mint Classé DR-10. Its a hefty 46 lbs for a 100-watter. The 6 OP transistors on the top are the left channel. The right channel OP transistor bank is underneath.

[dakatabg]

Wow, now that is a very nice score! I have never heard this amp but by the way it's build it looks great! Congrats Glen B.

[thekid]

Glen

Congrats on the new amp.
What else are you running with it?

[emaidel]

New member here so first post, but I had to comment on your find. I grew up with this receiver and remember many years worth of fond memories enjoying music through it. In fact, I was rummaging through the garage cabinets of my mothers house recently trying to find it, because it's a shame to waste, but she has no idea what happened to it and I couldn't find it unfortunately. Hopefully someone's enjoying it.

Enjoy!
Troy

I worked for Lafayettte Radio "in the day," and remember the full compliment of receivers of which the LR-2200 was one. All were actually first-rate pieces of equipment, easily able to hold their own against anything from anyone else, and all were also amazingly reliable too. The 2200 wasn't a quad unit, but a 2-channel unit that put out about 25 watts per channel into 8 ohms.

I believe there's a "4-channel" position on the speaker selector knob, but that was for a built-in Dynaquad system that most Lafayette 2-channel receivers had at the time. Either another set of speakers could be connected as a pair of "remote" speakers, or as rear speakers in the quasi-quadraphonic setup (Dynaquad) which, at times, worked very nicely.

Lafayette's ultimate demise had nothing to do with being competitive with other retailers, but from the mind-set of one man - Arthur J. Blackburn - who bankrupted the company in only 3 years, primarily by taking delivery of millions of dollars of obsolete 23-channel CB equipment after the FCC had already stated that only 40-channel units could be sold.

A once successful chain, then about 55 years old collapsed thanks to this man.

[Mr Peabody]

Nice amp Glen, I too would like to see what else is in the system. What are your impressions of the sound?

[Glen B]

Glen

Congrats on the new amp.
What else are you running with it?

I haven't figured that out yet. I just got the amp a couple of days ago. The first thing I do when I get a new used solid state amp is check the outputs for DC offset. The offset on this amp is quite low but stll needs zeroing out. After I do that, and check and adjust the bias to factory spec (if necessary), I will do some serious listening. The results of that listening will determine which of three systems it will find a home in. The other components in the evaluation system will be: Marantz Reference SA-11S2 SACD player, Classé CP-50 preamp, and PSB Stratus Gold i speakers.

[Mr Peabody]

The amp looks to be about perfect for rounding that system out, very nice.

Sounds like you are tech savvy, I wish you lived closer to me ol' buddy

[Glen B]

I plan on doing a few tasteful mods to the DR-10. Its open layout and fact that the op-amps are socket-mounted, lends itself easily to mods -- certainly much more so than my CA-300. I've been doing scratch builds, restorations and mods for the past 40 years. Here's a sampling of past projects:

DIY balanced power line conditioners/surge protector(s):
DIY Balanced AC Power Conditioner

CA-300 binding post and power inlet upgrade:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/2009226

Phase Linear 400 Series 2 input and output connector upgrades and addition of DC protection circuitry: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/1927085

SAE-2400 refurb/re-cap/connector upgrades:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/1986567

Custom DC blocker - examples of some of the units built and sold to a few audio discussion forum members. Eliminates amplifier mechanical hum caused by saturation of toroid transformer from DC offset on the AC power line: Actually sold one just yesterday:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/2020464

One-off IR wireless learning remote switcher for Classé legacy amps with non-standard 12V trigger. Built and sold to an Audiogon member to trigger his CA-150 amp:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/191557/2097974

[Feanor]

I plan on doing a few tasteful mods to the DR-10. Its open layout and fact that the op-amps are socket-mounted, lends itself easily to mods -- certainly much more so than my CA-300. I've been doing scratch builds, restorations and mods for the past 40 years. Here's a sampling of past projects:

DIY balanced power line conditioners/surge protector(s):
DIY Balanced AC Power Conditioner

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Glen, the link for the schematic for you balanced power conditioner in your original post doesn't seem to work anymore. Can you supply a new link??? I'd be very interested.

[Glen B]

Well, that was more than 6 years ago. I no longer keep that schematic. I scribbled something together (see link). Its a basic schematic. Surge protection is provided by a Littlefuse iTMOV, a three-lead varistor with an integrated thermal element that opens in the event of catastrophic failure, mounted close to where power enters the enclosure. The third lead can be wired to any type of indicating or cutout circuit. I use a simple indicating LED with dropping resistor and diode to provide 12V to illuminate the LED. The LED is mounted on the front panel of the enclosure, and indicates that power is on and surge protection is active. Opening of the thermal element also cuts power to the LED. The iTMOV can be eliminated if you choose to do so.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...0Schematic.jpg

[kiwi32]

Hey dakatabg,you looking to sell those energy 2.1e speakers?If so PM me,I am building a decent small room system and they would be perfect.
BTW,nice thread everybody,I like to check it out once in a while.It sure gives you some ideas for your next purchase!
Thanks.

[dakatabg]

Hey dakatabg,you looking to sell those energy 2.1e speakers?If so PM me,I am building a decent small room system and they would be perfect.
BTW,nice thread everybody,I like to check it out once in a while.It sure gives you some ideas for your next purchase!
Thanks.

Maybe in future if I decide to sell them I will let you know!

[kiwi32]

Not to put any pressure,but I am building it like...now!
I already got an energy sub,and front speakers are a few hours away until I decide between a few ones.
But with all the stuff you already have I'll sure understand if you decide to keep em.
Thks

[kiwi32]

I retract my offer,got another speakers set instead.Have a look here: http://2.ly/dgc5

Thanks!

[poppachubby]

I will no longer be acquiring pieces of gear. I have decided that I have a synergetic, well thought out chain which brings me joy. Now I will focus only on optimizing the gear I have. On that note, I have sent out my EICO HF85 to my local tech (a tube artist) for a complete work-up including an RIAA mod to the Lipschitz curve.

I bought a Nagaoka MP-200...



3 matched pairs of Tung Sol 6L6GC-STR...



A Moth MKI tonearm for my Ariston...



And a 400G portable HD for my digital files...

[thekid]

I will no longer be acquiring pieces of gear. I have decided that I have a synergetic, well thought out chain which brings me joy.

Good for you!
I am trying to get there myself but old habits die slowly...... I got an Adcom 535L arriving on Monday for my garage set-up......