What's vintage in your system?

[SAEA501]

The system in my home office is pretty much all vintage, all bought new in the early 70s:
Crown IC-150 preamp
SAE MkIVCM Power amp
Pair of EPI 50s
Panasonic SP-10 turntable with an SME 3009 arm and Denon DL 103D moving coil cartridge.
Also have Denon 2800MKII DVD player in that system, but that's not really vintage.

[Rick684]

I oscillate between a Sansui TU-9000, Pioneer TX-9500 II, and a McIntosh MR7300 for tuners in my 2 ch. setup. The Mac sound beats 'em all though. For DXing, the Sansui is best. Also use an "old" Yamaha R-900 when I'm feeling a little quirky....

[Dusty Chalk]

One of my main speakers are Pioneer HPM-200's. I also have a pair of CS-06 end-table speakers, and a SX-5590 receiver.

[emorphien]

nothing I did the vintage thing for a while in the past though.

[dmoes]

I have some Hi Fi vintage stuff including a mono only Heathkit preamp and power amp from early sixties. the preamp was desighned to hold a second preamp circuit board in the box for Stereo but this has just the one These are both working fine but are currently not used.
Also I have a Pioneer "steriophonic" Hi-Fi reciever SM-B201 with 19 tubes including 2 6BM8 pairs for finals. it sounds great. the plates (anodes) in the finals have a tendancy to glow red after about 20 minutes. I doubt this is a good thing. so I don't power it up often.

Just dumped my last Vintage piece Nad 7020 from active service. The amp power supply died (Blew fuses constantly) some time ago and was using it only as a tuner and Phono preamp until a few days ago when I replaced it and my old prologic stuff with a Yamaha HTR 5960
Bought the 7020 New as a teenager in the late 70's it was a great piece of gear.

[Dusty Chalk]

I did the vintage thing for a while in the past though.

Quoted for irony (nothing personal, I just found the choice of words amusing).

[emorphien]

Heh well good catch there. The wording is a bit weird.

[ELBRAVO]

Hello to all: I own a Mint SANSUI 771 and was wondering if I should sell it or put it on eBay. I have not seen many like this before. The Reciver is very Heavy, Well Built and Packs a lot of power and quality sound. I also have a SANSUI G-9000 DB but I could swear that the 771 sounded every bit as good.

I am also considering selling my PIONEER SX 8000 that sounds great and looks great. Bottom line, should I hold on to the SANSUI 771 & the PIONEER SX 8000 as collectibles, or sell them? I am trying to make room in my office, and need to thin out my collection.

Please advise,
Rocky

Please note: The SANSUI G-9000 DB is not up for sale.

ELBRAVO@AOL.COM

[jt1stcav]

I guess my only real vintage component is my '60s H.H. Scott 370-B stereo FM tuner (needs restoration). My next oldest I don't consider vintage, but it's a near-mint '79 Technics SL-1700MK2 'table with an '84 Stanton 981HZS pro calibrated MM cartridge.

I'll also include all my NOS vacuum tubes (except for my year old 300Bs):
*NOS '40s Canadian Westinghouse 6K7G drivers
*NOS '50s Mullard GZ37 rectifier
*NOS '50s RCA 6SN7GTB drivers
*NOS '58 RCA OC3 regulator
*NOS '67 RCA OD3 regulator
*NOS '50s Mullard GZ30 rectifier

[Blue Meanie]

I guess my only real vintage component is my '60s H.H. Scott 370-B stereo FM tuner (needs restoration). My next oldest I don't consider vintage, but it's a near-mint '79 Technics SL-1700MK2 'table with an '84 Stanton 981HZS pro calibrated MM cartridge.

How do you like your '1700MK2? I've got an '1800MK2 myself, with a Shure M97xE cart. My stylus illuminator lamp burned out, so I replaced it with blue LEDs from kabusa.com. Doesn't help the sound quality, but sure looks nifty, lol!

Jeff
P.S. Cool tubes!

[jrhymeammo]

The older audio related stuff I have is

Art Blaey TJM - At the Cafe Bohemia (1955)
Original pressing in an excellent condition. It is labled 767 Lexington Ave, not 47th West 63rd. Sounds too good for me to ever sell it.

J-Murda

[Feanor]

I got the audiophile but again in 2002 and have been doing some upgrading. But as of then my system consisted of ...

• Phase Linear 400 amp, 1978 -- sold: Cdn$250
• Apt Holman preamp, 1979 -- sold: US$195
• Denon TU-500, 1974 -- sold: US$270
• B&W DM7 speakers, 1980 -- sold Cdn$200
• Audio Technica Signet cartridge, 1989 -- still around, but not in use
• Technics SL-PS70 CDP, 1992 -- still around ...
• Realistic LAB-2200 turntable, 1993 -- the trashman cometh!

The Denon is still going strong and sounds great. The Apt Holman is still in use as a phono stage only; the Realistic is also still in use; (shows how much I care about vinyl).

The B&W are still around and occassionally in use, though not in my main system; (incidentally, they totally suck today -- absolutely no dynamic capability -- I can't believe they haven't deteriorated from when I bought they way back when).

Recently added to my system are the following vintage items:

• Technics SL-D2 turntable, late '70s
• Denon TU7-67, 1985

I'm getting a couple of DACs for cheap, viz.

• Entech 203.2, $81
• Assemblage DAC 1.5 with HDCD, $174

Since my old Technics SL-PS70 player was a top-of-the-line model, it will make nice transport, so I might haul it back into service with the Entech.

In the bedroom I'm using a couple of vintage items ...

• NAD 7130, early '80s -- nice
• Radio Shack MInimus 7 speakers, early '80s -- yuck!

See my current stereo system at the link below ...

[basite]

@jt1stcav, are you on Audiogon too? i happened to look around on the virtual systems pages, and i think i found your system (i'm not a member of audiogon forums or so, but i like to take a look there from time to time)


http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...&zzlJt1stcav&&

anyways, great system dude!

keep them spinning,
Bert.

[daviethek]

My Yamaha CT -1010 Tuner from around 1977 I guess. Greatest bang for the buck of any component I have yet owned. I will strongly consider vintage/used for my next component replacement/addition.

[corky newman]

I have a mint Sansui AU417 with a Rotel 965BXLE CD player. this is fed into a set of vintage Ohm model L's and a set of Paradigm 3SE's...for low listening I have a very old Pioneer SA5500II with a Onkyo DX1800 CD player that feeds a set of JBL riva's. I have a few tube DAC's but dont really use them much...and Graddo headphones..
I would keep every piece of old gear, mostly the older int. amps. I do believe they are gonna fetch good money in the future. I know a few very hi end recording studio's that wash down a mix on old analog amps before mastering...I had a few new digital amps, and the sound was very thin next to my analog gear...

[hydrasports04]

Hi all,
My vintage electronics, Mark Levinson ML 1 w/latest mods, Denon DP 47 F, Denon DCD-1520, Denon DRM 800, and Infinity Reference Standard 6 Kappas.

My Adcom GFA 5500 amp is new.

[jt1stcav]

Bert, yep...I'm on AudiogoN, too (I'm also on AudioKarma, Klipsch Forums, Steve Hoffman Forums, AudioCircle, etc. I'm everywhere...LOL)!

Jeff, I'm absolutely thrilled with the SL-1700MK2 and its performance. Sure, it's not a megabuck Clearaudio or VPI belt-drive 'table, but with my Stanton MM and a Sumiko Blue Point MC (that's worn and needs replacing), it does a respectable job of reproducing my 180-200 gram LPs in grand style. All I need now is a decent tube phono stage to replace the entry-level Music Hall and I'm all set!

[thekid]

I have a pair of Pioneer Project 80's speakers from the late 70's early 80's which were being used as the B Speakers in an A/B set up with a pair of Bose 201 Series II that are now in their 20th year of use.

Think the Pioneer's maybe going to the Salvation Army though since my wife does not want them in the living room anymore and I don't have any other use for them.

[herm0016]

in our barn is my dads old system, still sounds great. a marantz receiver/am/fm/tape deck (great reception) and 2 RTR speakers. with about 10 or 12 inch drivers and tweeters. I don't remember the model number on the receiver, but i have not seen another like it.

[westcott]

I have a pair of Altec Lansing 887A CAPRI speakers that were made in 1974. I bought them for 5 bucks at a swapmeet, and they work perfect! The surrounds aren't rotted or anything. This is my only piece of vintage gear, but if I see anymore deals like this Ill pick up more. Here's a link to an ad featuring my speakers - http://www.lansingheritage.org/image...home/page3.jpg They are the smallest ones shown, and are listed as "d" on the list.

I have a pair of Altec Valencias that were bought in 1965! I retired them to my master bedroom after I upgraded my home theater.

Unfortunately, I was not able to integrate them into the new system. Just too old, to hard to find, and too big! They are still in great condition and are still used for two channel listening.

Photos are here! His and Her Room!

P.S. Our home theater just made the March issue of Audio Video Interiors so take a run over there if you get a chance.

[westcott]

In 1937 Altec acquired the domestic theatre sound service and maintenance business of Electrical Research Products, Inc., the Western Electric subsidiary. Altec Lansing was formed in 1941 when Lansing Manufacturing Co., a nearly bankrupt west coast loudspeaker company, was purchased for $50,000 cash. Altec Lansing went to work for the Navy on magnetic airborne detection equipment. Much of the work in this period was done in association with GSI, the company from which Texas Instruments was to spring. At war's end, Altec Lansing continued its steady growth pattern and led the way to large scale development of public address systems and to a conscientiousness of acoustics that had never existed before.

That is very interesting. I assumed Lansing came later because no where on the speaker is Lansing mentioned like their "newer" speakers. Thanks for the correction.

[Feanor]

My latest addition is a Sansui C-2101 preamplifier, circa 1984. (Is post 1980 really vintage??) I bought this at Audiogon as a backup for my Sonic Frontiers LINE 1, (which is presently at Parts Connexion for repairs). I paid $95.

I will used the Sansui as a phono preamp on an on-going basis. It has MM, MC-Low, and MC-High; I sold my Cambridge Azur 540P since I don't need it anymore.
...
Sansui C-2101:

[roypercy]

Hi all, this is my first post in this forum!

My stuff is pretty much all vintage, which I got into a few years ago (when I started replacing the BPC system I bought in the late '80s). Right now my "collection" includes:

Main system:

Setton RS-440 receiver
Realistic STA-2080 receiver (standing in until the Setton gets its tuner realigned)
Kenwood KD-3050 TT (marble base)
Pioneer PL-510A TT - (I'm alternating between the two turntables now, but will have to decide which one's a keeper)
Akai CS-MO1A cassette deck
Harman-Kardon HD 7300 CDP
and three sets of speakers I'm rotating until I make a decision which to get rid of:
AR-2AX
Fisher XP-7B
Realistic Nova 8B

Home office:
Pioneer SX-450
Realistic Minimus 7

Office at work:
Fisher 432 receiver (quad, baby!)
Criterion 4x speakers
Onkyo CDP (7311? Don't recall)
I have a minty pair of Wharfedale W30D's and a crappy-looking but working pair of AR-4's; one of them will replace the Criterions, which were freebies and don't sound bad, but are too big for work.

I have some other random gear sitting around - Optonica 5205 receiver, Sansui 210, Sanyo Plus 75 (needing repair) - now that good weather is coming I'm planning to refinish or refurbish all my stuff, sell off or give away my excess, and make my wife happier in the process.

As you can se, my "fi" is definitely "mid", but I like my gear. Sounds way better than my old HT setup, and I like the looks of the older gear. Besides, scouring thrift shops and Craigslist I've been able to try out a lot of great gear for basically free.

Even my main CDP is kinda vintage (the HK dates from '91 or so) and this summer I'll probably upgrade to a Sony CE-595 or an Oppo 970 - I'd like to try out SACD. Anybody have experience with either of these players?

[superdougiefreshness]

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

Vintage Audio Buff Here,

My Gear:
Pioneer HPM-60's speakers
Celestion SL6si's speakers - model year unknown
NAD 7140 Receiver - model year unknown
NAD 5120 TT - model year unknown
Monster Cable 20ft length - Original Clear Jacket 12 gauge Oxygen free "Thats right the good stuff" - these cables are the first company issued cables, and I bought them new in 1979.

I so far am doing great with this set up because I have a great set of interconnects "Sonic Euphoria" made locally by an audio wizard named Jeff @ "Jeff's sound Values" here in San Diego - link below. And I did not mention my CD player which is a newer phillip's CD stand alone dual tray audio burner. Or my DVD player and older VCR because these items are not vintage "hence the topic. I will also have a modified pair of BIC Venturi 52si's hooked up for listening once I have the crossovers back from Ed Frias @ EFE Technologies. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE BIC'S WHENTHEY ARRIVE.....

http://www.jeffssoundvalues.com/
Really great thread I love this topic

Later Dude's
SuperDougieFreshNess - San Diego,CA - My Heaven on Earth - LOL

[superdougiefreshness]

I don't know if a 17-year old turntable qualifies as vintage. My Denon DP-59L still looks and performs as good as when I first bought it in 1988.

Dude, If you ever want to sell that TT for real let me know ok, I would love to have something that beautiful in my system. I have recently rediscovered my love of my vinyl collection after they were in storage for 15 years.........yeah thats correct 15 years "sic"
Later