What's vintage in your system?

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Originally Posted by MLAS

Levinson ML-2's, ML-3, ML-7
Yamaha T2, C2a, M2.

It's all old stuff don't know if it qualifies for vintage
you would be the judge of that.

http://forums.audioreview.com/attach...1&d=1223671999

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Now that's some serious hardware.

Hello,

This is my first post. I was wondering what you all thought was TOO old for a set of vintage once excellent rated speakers. I've been hunting around for a set of B & W 's for a while and have seen some DM640 made in 1990 and Matrix 803s from 1990. They 'look' fine but what do you have to worry about with older speakers? Do they get tired sounding? I know about woofer cone failure if foam or paper, but what about rubber, polyprop...etc.? What about the coils/magnets/crossovers...etc.?

Any advise would be welcome!

Thanks,

Tim

I wanted to share my newly completed vintage Onkyo system. I am quite proud of her...and she sounds fantastic:

Onkyo P-306 RS preamp
Onkyo T-9090 tuner
Onkyo DX-C606 cd carousel
Onkyo EQ 35...(TWO)
Onkyo M504 amp
Onkyo M508 amp
Marantz T-1080 turntable
Cerwin Vega D-9 speakers...(FOUR)

The 306 pre- has dual outputs, each feeding an eq, in turn feeding an amp, in turn feeding a pair of D-9's......and it's heaven!! for me. The EQ's tweaked the CV'S quite well.....removing the harshness from the tweeters, and passifying the mids just enough....and the bass??.....well they ARE D-9'S!!

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Originally Posted by 02audionoob

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very nice.

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Originally Posted by stevareno

I wanted to share my newly completed vintage Onkyo system. I am quite proud of her...and she sounds fantastic:

Onkyo P-306 RS preamp
Onkyo T-9090 tuner
Onkyo DX-C606 cd carousel
Onkyo EQ 35...(TWO)
Onkyo M504 amp
Onkyo M508 amp
Marantz T-1080 turntable
Cerwin Vega D-9 speakers...(FOUR)

The 306 pre- has dual outputs, each feeding an eq, in turn feeding an amp, in turn feeding a pair of D-9's......and it's heaven!! for me. The EQ's tweaked the CV'S quite well.....removing the harshness from the tweeters, and passifying the mids just enough....and the bass??.....well they ARE D-9'S!!

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Pics please

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My first post should consist of what I own so, here it is:
I have a Technics Professional Series rack system that I bought while in the Air Force stationed in W. Germany. I bought these components and one of the Micro Series systems during 1978-79 along with the Technics speakers. Everything else was purchased in the USA. I'll post pics when I figure out how to do that.

Main System:
Technics SH-9010 EQ
Technics SH-9020 Meter Unit
Technics ST-9030 Tuner
Technics SE-9060 Amp (2)
Technics SU-9070 Pre-Amp
Technics RS-1700 Open Reel
Technics RS-M85 Cassette Deck
Technics RS-M88 Cassette Deck
Technics RS-9900US Cassette Deck (2)
Technics SH-3041 Step-Up Transformer (3)
Technics SL-1310MKII Turntable
Technics ST-905 Audio Rack
Klipsch Klipschorns Loudspeakers
Klipsch La Scala's Loudspeakers
dBX 3BX Range Expansion
dBX Model 224 Noise Reduction
dBX Model 200 Routing Box

Secondary Systems: Both are Technics Micro Series Systems (2 ea of everything listed except the speakers)
Technics SE-C01 Amp
Technics SH-C01 Power Supply
Technics SU-C01 Pre-Amp
Technics ST-C04 Tuner
Technics M02 Cassette Deck
Technics SL-10 Turntable
Technics SB-E100 Loudspeakers, Klipsch Cornwalls (1st System)
Klipsch La Scala's, Klipsch KG-2's (2nd System)

I also have a Technics ST-9038 Tuner and SH-9038 Micom Programmable Processor that are sitting idle at the moment.

I'm sure nobody noticed but, I do like Technics and Klipsch. :D

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Originally Posted by towerguy

My first post should consist of what I own so, here it is:
I have a Technics Professional Series rack system that I bought while in the Air Force stationed in W. Germany. ... :D

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Welcome to AR Forums, towerguy.

Nice load of vintage Technics stuff! :thumbsup:

Are you aware of the Vintage Techinics site??

Definitely, vintage is my Dahlquist Dq-10s and my huge, old, Pioneer speakers. Love 'em.

I think I may have posted to this thread already,but I recently bought 2 Yamaha M-80 power amps.I use them to drive 2 pair of Maggies,one pair SMGa's and a new pair off MMG's.The M-80 will drive 2 pair of 4 ohm speakers at once but 1 pair per amp sounds better:p

Hi Guys,

I just joined this forum, looking at your systems I guess i'm in the right place! I like it loud and clear and I like to feel the depth of the music that just doesn't happen with todays equiptment.

Thanks for all the photos guys. I especially liked pustelniakr's Pioneer setup with the triple speaker stack.

My living room system is powered by a Pioneer SX-1080 through Cerwin-Vega AT-15's I bought about 15 years ago. I literally had to reglue the cabinets once, but they are holding up great. :thumbsup:

I have a Sansui G-8700DB in very good condition I want to sell. It's been stored in the original box (have the manual) since 1994. Photo below. Where is the best place on this site to post it?

Thanks and PLAY IT LOUD!

PHIL

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Originally Posted by PhilZulli

Hi Guys,
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I have a Sansui G-8700DB in very good condition I want to sell. It's been stored in the original box (have the manual) since 1994. Photo below. Where is the best place on this site to post it?
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PHIL

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Hi, Phil,

I love those big old receivers -- sweet.

Check out the 'MarketPlace' forum; you'd post under 'Receivers' since there is no vintage category.

Thanks Bill. Happy Holidays!

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Thanks Bill. Happy Holidays!

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And the same to you, Phil.

I wonder if you are familiar with these vintage hifi sites?

• Sansui Appreciation
• Best of Sansui
• Classicaudio
• Pioneer Elite Stereo Reference
• Silver Pioneer Reference
• Classic-Audio
• The Vintage Knob

You might enjoy them!

Try audiogon as well.

1st time post: Only vintage I'm listening to these days are my HPM-100s. I've got tons of it laying around, including a Technics SA5760 which needs some work. I keep threatening to go through it; but the damn thing is too big/heavy to fit on my workbench. I just recently gifted my son with a Heathkit AR-1500a which I couldn't figure out how to integrate into what I'm listening to today: a fairly new-ish Kenwood surround receiver (KR7400?), late model DVD player, 80's Hitachi TT, Technics 3-head cassette. I'm using a set of baby ARs for center channel and a pair of modified KLHs for rears. Sometimes I switch on my KLH Sixteens when I want a break from the Pioneers...much less 'up-front' sounding.

My son traded my his Realistic STA 2280 for the Heathkit. It needs recapping, as the sound deteriorates after an hour or so. I might go through that one soon....

Yamaha CR 2040 Receiver
Yamaha YP 450 Turntable
Denon DCM 777 CD Player
JBL L100A Speakers, and a pair of Tannoy System 800

Everything came from Goodwill, and was purchased in the last couple of months except the Tannoy's, and Denon. The toughest thing to find is a good CD Player.
I have circulated many different units through my system by way of thrifts. :thumbsup:

Interesting to me that there are so many old electronics out there that are still working fine. I built a Dynaco 35 in '71 for $99 although I wanted the Marantz 2275 (flipping burgers on weekends would not cut it) but over the years the little woman took over the shopping and I didn't care, so we wound up with Costco crap that broke apart slowly because it was always made of plastic and then CD's showed up and then MP3's and it was all very tedious. But this year I decided to replace the stereo I had to throw out last year (because it was plastic and broke apart) and to my surprise I discovered nobody manufactures stereos anymore. The home theatre stuff confused the hell out of me, because I couldn't see any controls anywhere. The Sony stereos that looked like stereos were actually 5 to 10 watts RMS per channel but rated at 100 watts Total Power (which probably refers to the alternating current Power you must apply to the unit in order to ignite it Totally) and were clearly just toys. So, I looked up the used stereo equipment being sold locally, and, lo and behold, there was that Marantz 2275 just a-sitting there, still waiting for me after all those years. Cheap, too. And everything else was cheap... the Pioneer SG-9800 12x12 equalizer, the Marantz 5220 tape deck, the Altec Lanzing 3's, and of course the obligatory Dual turntable which a lot of us seem to wind up with, and in a nod to progress a not-so-vintage NAD 5100 CD player. It's a real stereo. Sounds like one, too. I'd forgotten how good music sounded at home with a real stereo. And, I can use knobs and dials and buttons to make it work. Not confused anymore. Now... got to see what I can do about the telephone and the stove.

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... So, I looked up the used stereo equipment being sold locally, and, lo and behold, there was that Marantz 2275 just a-sitting there, still waiting for me after all those years. Cheap, too. And everything else was cheap... the Pioneer SG-9800 12x12 equalizer, the Marantz 5220 tape deck, the Altec Lanzing 3's, and of course the obligatory Dual turntable which a lot of us seem to wind up with, and in a nod to progress a not-so-vintage NAD 5100 CD player. It's a real stereo. Sounds like one, too. I'd forgotten how good music sounded at home with a real stereo. And, I can use knobs and dials and buttons to make it work. Not confused anymore. Now... got to see what I can do about the telephone and the stove.

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Way to go, luddite, with your new old stereo system, and enjoy it. :thumbsup:

The fact is that really stereo still does exist though you won't find it at Costco.

By the way, back in '71 I built a Dynaco Stereo 80, a PAT-4 preamp, and FM-5. I often wonder how my hifi history would have differed it I'd gone for the Stereo 70 and PAS-3, (both tube), instead.

Good stereo equipment at reasonable prices is available every day on the online auction sites. The nice thing about the auction format is that prices are set based on supply and demand. If you don't over-pay for something people continue to want, such as the Marantz 22 series receivers, you can sell it for as much as you paid.

Vintage..? Everything is relative, anyway here goes..
Ariston RD80SL, with Linn Basik Plus arm, A&R P77 m/m, as I only play cd for a long time now, this is for sale, a new motor from Ariston was fitted ten years ago, I have hardly used this turntable since, rich, detailed sound.
NAD 3150, wonderful integrated amp that drives my friend's 4 ohm Mission Argonauts EASILY, I will audition Naim's new Nait XS back to back with the NAD and make 'the decision'..!
Mission 770 Freedoms, STUNNING advancement over my previous Mission 737R (also now for sale!) I intend keeping the 770F forever, they are just back from Mission service and so musical, the timing, detail, I could go on!
Source at the moment is a new Cambridge Audio 640C v2, Naim CD5i likely to be the next move.. all advice gratefully received as to the way forward!

Paul/runt

Hey, Pete Love the Sansui and Marantz gear. I have a Yamaha R-100 Receiver GE-30 Eq. RX-540 Cassette deck Realistic Direct Drive TT with Shure cartridge Mach One speakers all early 80's stuff. The only new piece in the system is a Sony SCD-C2000ES 5 disc SACD player that is awesome. Also I just purchased a pair of Bose 10.2 tower speakers circa late 80's that I also enjoy greatly. I have not heard any modern equipment in any price range that I would replace my system with. I would like to hear from anyone else that might own a Yamaha R-100 receiver how they rate their unit against others.

ive got my
technics Su-v650 su-700
technics Sh-8010 thats 70s

that would be me

;^)

Hello,
I have a Sansui AU-717 Integrated Amp / Kenwood KT-400 Analog Tuner / Teac EQA-5 Dual Ten band EQ / Onkyo TA-R-22 Auto Reverse Tape Deck / Sansui D-77-R Auto Reverse Tape Deck / pair of Techniques SB-7000 Floor Monitors / pair of KLH 6000 Studio Monitors...and a CD player from Target but i cant remember the model..Who cares..It isnt vintage but sounds great on the system....I have to find myself a nice Reel to Reel deck to finish the system...Real nice full, precise sound!!!!....Shake the dead from the grave if i wish....LOL....

Hi all nice thread, I have a Teac A-2000r and a Teac A-3300s and Tascam 52, all reel to reels from the 70s' and the 80s, and all function great, and sound great too. I have an old Teac 4010 I may restore too. We'll see on that one.

Some i use Some in the closet Some 4 sale Akai 747 reel Techinics SL1400 Shure V15 MR SAE T102 SAE P102 SAE A202 Bose 601 II Sansui CA 3000 [Pioneer CLD1030 Laser disc player] Harman Karden EQ8

Just acquired another "vintage" amp: Krell KRS-2
Had to replace twenty or more German ERO caps that dried out, two of the switches and the wirewound Spectrol pot withe a plastic conductive type.
There's also another box attached - not visible - that contains four torodials that feed the kprs-2 powersupply beneath the KRS-2 main unit.
Stereophile tested it in 1987 (Vol 11, No. 4)

I have a pair of old Criterion 4X speakers that I just yanked out of storage. I wanted to hook these up to hear how they still sound. I can not find the old manual. I noticed that there is a red dot above one of the speaker connections. Is this for the + connection from the amp or the negative? I sure don't remember. Perhaps it is not important. However, the Technics amp manual did mention not to cross the leads to avoid damage to the circuitry. I am new to this forum.

Cross the leads would be having them touch each other. Connecting them to a speaker with them reversed still presents an acceptable load for the amp and doesn't harm it. Red is sort of universal language for + in my experience.

I've started getting gear together to put in a dedicated 2 channel system in the basement. The components thus far:

Carver C-4000 Pre Amp

Carver C-500 2 Channel Amp

A/D/S - L1290 Speakers or Ohm Walsh F Ver. 2

Music Hall 2 Turntable.

I'd a had this done by now but the basement's full of crap and the Carver Pre doesn't seem to want to work. I'll be taking it in to the shope sometime this month.

Da Worfster

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I've started getting gear together to put in a dedicated 2 channel system in the basement. The components thus far:

Carver C-4000 Pre Amp

Carver C-500 2 Channel Amp

A/D/S - L1290 Speakers or Ohm Walsh F Ver. 2

Music Hall 2 Turntable.

I'd a had this done by now but the basement's full of crap and the Carver Pre doesn't seem to want to work. I'll be taking it in to the shope sometime this month.

Da Worfster

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Worf

Nice-set-up.
Any chance for some pics??????

Well I thought I'd post a very long inventory of what is currently in use..........

Living Room
Marantz 2245
Luxman 1050-R
Sansui AU 505/TU 555
Nakamichi 480
KLH-17
KLH-5
Large Advents

Recording set-up
Kenwood Basic M1D
Kenwood Basic C2
Realistic Optimus 27

Bedroom
Nikko NR 819
Denon DCD-1800
Dynaco A 25

Garage
Kenwood Basic M1
Kenwood C1
Denon DCD-1500
Genesis 10
Genesis 1
Optimus 5

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Originally Posted by Dandzio

If something is from 1990, it is vintage?

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25 years or older is usually considered vintage.

Pretty much all of my equiptment is vintage except the luxman cd player, mcintosh mc-2505 mcintosh mc-250 mcintosh mx-115 JBL L-100 SEEBURGS DDS1

I have KEF 105 In great shape. Need to Know how to maintain them. I would also like to know how to hook them up to The Amplifiers I just got which are the

TOA A-912MK2 Series

Thank you

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Originally Posted by Dandzio

If something is from 1990, it is vintage?

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To me vintage audio is anything in the pre-CD era. and should always be. just like the golden age of radio and tv will never change...eg Miami Vice will never be considered golden age 200 years from now.

Okay I am knew to this forum. No need to be mean.
I have KEF 105 Original Reference
Marantz 2238B Receiver
How do I rewire my Kefs? And is the Marantz powerful enough for these speakers?

Thank you for your patience!

KEF 105 Originals with matching Serial Numbers

Akai GX-400D Original Owner Aretha Franklin only 200 made.

Marantz 2238B this baby cranks.

Pioneer SX-990 waiting for it to arrive[/FONT]

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Originally Posted by TheTvricky

KEF 105 Originals with matching Serial Numbers

Akai GX-400D Original Owner Aretha Franklin only 200 made.

Marantz 2238B this baby cranks.

Pioneer SX-990 waiting for it to arrive[/font]

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Welcome to AR Forums, TheTvricky, (and thank you for your patience). :14:

The KEF 105 is a famous speaker, though perhaps the later version, (105A?), is better known. Ckeck out Audiokarma where there are many vintage owners some of whoum might give you the best advice about the KEF's.

Personally I've always admired the Marantz receivers of that vintage; I owned a 2252B for a while. If you have convincing evidence of ownership of the Akai by Aretha, (that is, a "provenance"), it could be worth some money.