What's vintage in your system?

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Here is some of my Vintage Gear: Rocky

ROCKY’S VINTAGE EQUIPMENT

RECEIVERS

CONCEPT 16.5
MARANTZ 2325
SANSUI G- 9090 DB
SANSUI SR 771
HITACHI SR 2004
TOSHIBA SA 7150
PIONNER SX 6000
PIONEER QX 8000 A
HARAMN KARMAOM 679
LUXMAN R-117
LUXMAN REMOTE AMP SYSTEM W /SURROUND SOUND & REMOTE
McINTOSH 1700
REALISTIC 2300
CARVER THE RECEIVER 2000
PHILIPS DFA INTEGRATED DIGITAL AMP DFA 1000 W/ 10”X5” REMOTE

SEPARATE COMPONENTS

AMPS

SAE 2200 AMP
MITSUBISHI DA-10 AMP
MITSUBISHI DA-15 AMP
QSC 3800 SERIES THREE PROFESSIONAL AMP

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

KYOCERA DA 310 cx
PHILIPS CDR 785 AUDIO CD RECORDER 3 DISK + 1 MASTER DISK
HARMAN KARDON HDCD FL 8380 HIGH DEFINICIÓN 5 DISK
SONY TC 399 REEL TO REEL

TURNABLES

MARANTZ 6300
PIONEER P-L514X

Hello: I love the LUXMAN R-117. I have three of them, and one of them came with a very rare Remote Operated Surround Sound Amplifier System that adds even more power and provides a wider spectrum of sound slections..

Go LUXMAN!
Rocky

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Originally Posted by ELBRAVO

ROCKY’S VINTAGE EQUIPMENT

RECEIVERS

CONCEPT 16.5
MARANTZ 2325
SANSUI G- 9090 DB
SANSUI SR 771
HITACHI SR 2004
TOSHIBA SA 7150
PIONNER SX 6000
PIONEER QX 8000 A
HARAMN KARMAOM 679
LUXMAN R-117
LUXMAN REMOTE AMP SYSTEM W /SURROUND SOUND & REMOTE
McINTOSH 1700
REALISTIC 2300
CARVER THE RECEIVER 2000
PHILIPS DFA INTEGRATED DIGITAL AMP DFA 1000 W/ 10”X5” REMOTE

SEPARATE COMPONENT SYSTEMS

AMPS
SAE 2200 AMP
MITSUBISHI DA-10 AMP
MITSUBISHI DA-15 AMP
QSC 3800 SERIES THREE PROFESSIONAL AMP

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

KYOCERA DA 310 cx
PHILIPS CDR 785 AUDIO CD RECORDER 3 DISK + 1 MASTER DISK
HARMAN KARDON HDCD FL 8380 HIGH DEFINICIÓN 5 DISK
SONY TC 399 REEL TO REEL

TURNABLES

MARANTZ 6300
PIONEER P-L514X

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Enquiring minds want to see pictures of all that good stuff. :biggrin5:

I guess I can now join in here.
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I just got an onkyo p 306 rs that I am going to mate to two onkyo m-504 amps....with one amp driving a pair of Advent Heritage and the other amp driving a pair of Cerwin Vega D-9's

Can anyone explain the difference between the P306 and the P304......I see the 304 is the preferred preamp for the 504's now that I got the 306...did I mess up?

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I just got an onkyo p 306 rs that I am going to mate to two onkyo m-504 amps....with one amp driving a pair of Advent Heritage and the other amp driving a pair of Cerwin Vega D-9's

Can anyone explain the difference between the P306 and the P304......I see the 304 is the preferred preamp for the 504's now that I got the 306...did I mess up?

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My guess is that that 304/504 were from the same line but that does not neccessarily mean that they were "matched" by design. I have a 5150 and the pre-amp that came with it was a 3150, it looks like it was a rack system and 50 was how Onkyo designated the components in that system. Let your ears be your guide as to which sounds best and do not get too hung up on the model numbers.

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.

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Originally Posted by MLAS

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

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Very nice gear indeed! Who's to say where the dividing line is for qualifying as "vintage", but I use 25 years as a rough guide. I vividly remember when the Levinson JC-2 preamp arrived in '75 or so. I loved its form factor and modeled my DIY attenuator box after it.

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I was the happy owner of Acoustats for nearly thirty years before replacing them with the Sound Labs. It was the 2+2 that I owned for the longest time - between 1982 and 2005. I had a seamstress make new socks for them out of spandex which is both visually and acoustically more transparent. Unlike the original burlap type cloth, you could easily see the panel grid behind them just like the current U-1s.

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The Medallion Red transformers were wired with Monster cable which had oxidized horribly over time (and added a decided "edge" to the sound). I rewired them and bypassed the fuses which removed yet another veil.

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I have 3 systems that I use frequently and the only things that are not vintage is a Bellari VP130 tybe Riaa and Headphone amp and a Cyrus CD6s CDplayer

My setups are from source to speaker:
Setup 1.
Garrard 301 with SME 3012 in +40 KG birch plinth - with a Denon dl 103
Steup is provided by Beyer Dynamics mic-transformers into a Bellari VP130 tube Riaa
Control amp is a Luxman L58 A and Power is handled bu two mono QUAD 510
Speakers are Tannoy DC 12" in 150 kg Concrete Reinforced backloaded Duelund horns
Supl. sources to this setup are a early Pioneer CD player, A Luxman FM tuner L50A and a Pioneer CT9191F Cassette deck

Setup 2.
Sources: Revox B790 with Ortofon OM 30 Super, Revox B225 CDplayer, Revox B710 MKII Cassette deck, Studer A710 Cassette deck, Revox B77 4 track and Revox B77 two track, Nagra IV two track - Revox B760 FM tuner
Inegrated Revox B750 MK II is used for Preamp and Power is provided by a Revox B740
Speakers Revox BX 4100

Setup 3.
Thorens TD 124 mk I with Ortofon SPU Gold + Lenco L75 in progress turning into a monster Plinth with Lustre tonearms + Cyrus CD6s CDplayer and a Quad FM3 FM tuner
Preamp Quad 33 - power amp Quad 303 - Speakers Rogers Ls3/5A

I am working on a two setupa implementing a Braun SP 1000 Recordplayer, The Fisher 101C - Fidelio horns with vintage Philips fullrange speakers and a Mono setup with a corner horn and a very simpel mono tube amp

More off this progress after the x-mas hollydays

this was my first post - hope i did not break any rules

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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.

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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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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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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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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.