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Post by strindl on Nov 21, 2009 0:23:05 GMT -5
What a great thread! The Nak 1000 almost brought a tear to my eye. Whatta beauty! Here's half of the main speaker pair I'm usin'. Got 'em from the factory back in '84. After replacing the foam surrounds a few years back they're still goin' strong.  That's a beautiful looking speaker. Even though my entry into high end audio predates that speaker, I never had the chance to listen to them. What did they go for new? |
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Post by flamingeye on Nov 21, 2009 13:21:29 GMT -5
Man I loved reel to reel , could not afford though`s back then , but I did get the pioneer mini reel to reel unfortunately back then I did not take pics suer wish I kept it though |
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Post by lewers on Nov 22, 2009 5:47:21 GMT -5
What a great thread! The Nak 1000 almost brought a tear to my eye. Whatta beauty! Here's half of the main speaker pair I'm usin'. Got 'em from the factory back in '84. After replacing the foam surrounds a few years back they're still goin' strong. That's a beautiful looking speaker. Even though my entry into high end audio predates that speaker, I never had the chance to listen to them. What did they go for new? Hi there strindl, I picked them up for a deal at the factory, so I can't say from experience what they retailed for. But if I'm remembering correctly they were somewhere in the 1300.00 ea neighborhood suggested retail. |
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Post by BONK on Nov 22, 2009 15:32:07 GMT -5
Here's a few oldies but goodies .  Bottom row-Yamaha cr2040, Wintec R1120 with uhf/vhf tuner(audio only) Middle- Marantz 1152DC x 3 Not shown - Marantz 6300 TT , Sansui AU-D9 Integrated  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2009 16:09:52 GMT -5
man, those look to be in like new condition . . .those Marantz are sweet
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Post by slbenz on Nov 22, 2009 20:39:03 GMT -5
Don't have pictures but I am using two sets of Magnepan IIIas for my home theater. They were built in 1986 and 1987 and I recently rebuilt them myself so they should be good for another 20+ years, I hope. At least they are easy to rebuild provided Magnepan supports them.
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Post by strindl on Nov 22, 2009 22:04:36 GMT -5
Don't have pictures but I am using two sets of Magnepan IIIas for my home theater. They were built in 1986 and 1987 and I recently rebuilt them myself so they should be good for another 20+ years, I hope. At least they are easy to rebuild provided Magnepan supports them. I had a pair of those I bought in 87 or 88. I traded in my Tympani Id's for them. They sounded great . I used a variety of amps to drive them. At first, it was an Ampzilla IIa. Then I went to a Threshold s200, then added a second Threshold s200 and an external electronic crossover to bi amp them. That was quite a nice sounding set up. |
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Post by slbenz on Nov 22, 2009 23:29:02 GMT -5
Don't have pictures but I am using two sets of Magnepan IIIas for my home theater. They were built in 1986 and 1987 and I recently rebuilt them myself so they should be good for another 20+ years, I hope. At least they are easy to rebuild provided Magnepan supports them. I had a pair of those I bought in 87 or 88. I traded in my Tympani Id's for them. They sounded great . I used a variety of amps to drive them. At first, it was an Ampzilla IIa. Then I went to a Threshold s200, then added a second Threshold s200 and an external electronic crossover to bi amp them. That was quite a nice sounding set up. Using the XPA-5 biamped with my Pioneer Elite in biamp mode, the IIIas like you said really do sing. I am also using Mye Stands with them that help even take them further into the high-end realm. |
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Post by goldenear on Nov 25, 2009 10:40:24 GMT -5
Panasonic RF-2200 Shortwave radio. Purchased new in 1976 and it still works great. Great FM section. Until I got my first stereo system, it was my only source of music.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 10:58:55 GMT -5
Panasonic RF-2200 Shortwave radio. Purchased new in 1976 and it still works great. Great FM section. Until I got my first stereo system, it was my only source of music. a classic! |
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Post by strindl on Dec 22, 2009 1:38:27 GMT -5
I've been listening to my 30 year old Stax SRX mk III electrostatic earspeakers most of the night tonight. They are still the best headphones I have ever heard..even 30 years after they were sold. They plug into their "energizer box" which in turn is hooked to the speaker outputs of a Threshold S200 power amp...no low power headphone jack will work with them.
Headphone listening does give you a different perspective on the music...the soundstaging is all in your head so it doesn't sound like regular loudspeakers. I think it does bring you closer to the music though. It's a nice perspective to have every now and then.
What amazes me is the total silence in the background and how the music just comes out of that silence. Most normal headphones plugged into a headphone jack give you some background hiss at least. This has total silence until the music starts. Not bad for a 30 year old piece of gear.
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Post by strindl on Feb 3, 2010 1:32:29 GMT -5
How about this piece of classic electronics. It's a signal generator that a buddy I've known since high school built for me back in the late 70's. He worked at Bell Labs at the time and has always been an electronics guy.
It still works great and allows me to test things like how deep a subwoofer or speaker actually goes accurately.
You have to be real careful when sending a square wave into a speaker though.
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Post by strindl on Feb 4, 2010 18:44:47 GMT -5
Did any of you ever own an Empire 598 turntable?  I always thought it was a beautiful piece of work. The base was real wood and even the dust cover was real wood and glass...no plastic. |
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Post by bird50 on Feb 6, 2010 10:31:26 GMT -5
When my father-in-law passed away a few years ago (in his 90s) I ended up with his old gear. They were just going to throw it away. The receiver and speakers were not very special (Fisher stereo) but the turntable was a Rotel with a Grato cartridge. My brother-in-law said it was broke. I took the platter off and noticed it didn't have a belt. 5 minutes online and $20 bucks later I was in business.
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Post by topcat on Feb 6, 2010 11:01:44 GMT -5
Did any of you ever own an Empire 598 turntable? I always thought it was a beautiful piece of work. The base was real wood and even the dust cover was real wood and glass...no plastic. I had one of those (Empire 598 Troubador) way back in the day. It was in the early 70s I believe. Picked it up when I was assigned to Berlin, Germany. It came with a spare motor for use in the USA. I don't remember what I did with it but it sure was a beauty. Thanks for the memories. |
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Post by strindl on Feb 6, 2010 14:08:30 GMT -5
I always think..if I knew then what I know now about audio gear...what different decisions on purchases would I have made?
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Post by LesE on Feb 20, 2010 11:49:37 GMT -5
Here is my Pioneer SX-1250 receiver. I bought it new in 1978 and it works as well today as it did when it was new.  |
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Post by browe1967 on Feb 20, 2010 12:20:09 GMT -5
That's cool..... |
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Post by strindl on Feb 20, 2010 13:04:51 GMT -5
Here is my Pioneer SX-1250 receiver. I bought it new in 1978 and it works as well today as it did when it was new.  That's a beautiful piece of gear. Pioneer really made some fine stuff in that era. I bought the big brother of that one, a Pioneer SX-1980 in 1979. I foolishly sold it for 250 bucks in 1985 when everything was going to remote control. I wish I had that back today. |
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Post by jmilton on Feb 20, 2010 14:21:26 GMT -5
Here is my Pioneer SX-1250 receiver. I bought it new in 1978 and it works as well today as it did when it was new. That's a beautiful piece of gear. Pioneer really made some fine stuff in that era. I bought the big brother of that one, a Pioneer SX-1980 in 1979. I foolishly sold it for 250 bucks in 1985 when everything was going to remote control. I wish I had that back today. my roomie in college had this. It got me going into this hobby. Pioneer made good well built stuff then...especially their casette decks! |
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