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metaxus posted:Just disposed of some more disposable income... I really am working hard to become the crazy Hi-Fi lady. Your setup looks like it'll be awesome. Do you have links on more info for tube n00bs such as myself? How much do these run from Chinese ebay sellers? I've been satisfied with my Marantz 2226B + KEF C30 setup, but I'd be curious about some upgrades when they look this pretty...
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I've ordered a bunch of capacitors to fix this old radio. I hope it works. I've been sanding the cabinet so I can refinish it while I wait for the parts to come in.  2014-73 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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May 6, 2014 17:52
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My parts came in and I'm almost done sanding and stripping this thing. 2014-74 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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May 7, 2014 19:29
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Is there such a thing as a reliable, non-crappy portable turntable? I've always been interested in picking one up, but it seems like the only manufacturer I hear about these days is Crosley (which doesn't carry a very good reputation from what I've heard).
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May 7, 2014 19:53
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TomR posted:My parts came in and I'm almost done sanding and stripping this thing. this is looking pretty fantastic
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mia2000 posted:Is there such a thing as a reliable, non-crappy portable turntable? I've always been interested in picking one up, but it seems like the only manufacturer I hear about these days is Crosley (which doesn't carry a very good reputation from what I've heard).  If you want something with speakers and battery powered, the Numark PT01 has gotten decent reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Numark-PT01-Portable-DJ-Turntable/dp/B0002ABOFS Chill Callahan fucked around with this message at 20:14 on May 7, 2014 |
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mia2000 posted:Is there such a thing as a reliable, non-crappy portable turntable? I've always been interested in picking one up, but it seems like the only manufacturer I hear about these days is Crosley (which doesn't carry a very good reputation from what I've heard).  http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=84 Yermaw Zahoor fucked around with this message at 22:02 on May 8, 2014 |
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May 8, 2014 21:59
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I never understood the demand for a portable turntable. Where are you going to take it?
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May 8, 2014 22:04
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BANME.sh posted:I never understood the demand for a portable turntable. Where are you going to take it? To places where you buy records perhaps?
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May 8, 2014 22:16
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For demoing records? Most stores have their own tables set up for that. I am not trying to be a jerk, I just really don't see the use case for one.
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The Vestax Handy Trax VS. Numark PT01 war rages on. E: I find them most useful for the more low key record fairs and antique store type places. Also listening to 78s in the back yard. (78 stylus not included as bought) Ron Burgundy fucked around with this message at 22:44 on May 8, 2014 |
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May 8, 2014 22:40
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BANME.sh posted:For demoing records? Most stores have their own tables set up for that. I am not trying to be a jerk, I just really don't see the use case for one. Yes most stores do. Most yard sales etc. don't.
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May 8, 2014 22:42
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Excuse me sir, mind if I play these 10cent records before I buy them? Nothing wrong with portable but if you are gonna do it with class. http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/motorola_sh12e_hs_704_chassis.html
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TooLShack posted:Excuse me sir, mind if I play these 10cent records before I buy them? Many collectors do it because it's actually pretty darn dumb to buy a 10 cent record that doesn't play. You're literally paying ten cents to take someone else's garbage and turn it into your own garbage. That being said I've never done it 
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Vestax? Numark? Nu-uh. Sony PS-F5 or PS-F9 all the way... Portable, battery powered, linear tracking, and actual hi-fi. Good luck finding one though.   (Tube amp arrived yesterday. Expect an update soon.)
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May 8, 2014 23:45
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If it's 10 cents and doesn't look like rear end, I just buy the drat thing. Testing quality of yard sale records just seems insane to me.
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I would hope that anyone who brought a portable record player to a yard sale would get the worlds biggest wedgie
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TooLShack posted:If it's 10 cents and doesn't look like rear end, I just buy the drat thing. Testing quality of yard sale records just seems insane to me. Yeah, what the hell? If it doesn't play, just throw it away. Records are pretty resilient and even the scuffed-uppest ones will likely play all the way through.
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TomR posted:My parts came in and I'm almost done sanding and stripping this thing. This looks absolutely amazing. You should seriously consider starting a thread just for this restoration.
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Tom that radio is coming along nicely. I had a pretty nice find yesterday, a Pioneer A-90, a 200W beast from the 80s. Was getting low volume, but after moving the stereo/mono switch a bit it came back in. So on the bench it went for a deoxit job, which sucked since this amp has a lot crammed into it. Anyways enjoy the pictures and be amazed by the copper frame that I wish could be seen all the time.    Oh and it came with a bunch of records. 
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That Pioneer looks really nice. Thank for the positive feedback about the radio guys. I'm going to try and take a lot of photos as I fix it up. Right now I'm letting it air out because it smells like paint stripper. My parts did come in though. 2014-75 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr I started working on replacing some of them. Amazing how much smaller the new parts are compared to the old ones.  2014-76 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr Also I was out today and picked this up for $25.  2014-77 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr  2014-78 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr  2014-79 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr The record player is missing it's dust cover and the needle is all messed up. I'm not sure how to replace it or what to get. Edit: Power supply capacitors in place. I may redo the black wire job. It's a lot easier to see in the picture how I didn't get the solder in very good.  2014-80 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr TomR fucked around with this message at 20:59 on May 10, 2014 |
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That cartridge looks like a p-mount type. You could get any kind of replacement p-mount cartridge. The Shure M92E is a pretty decent budget option (~$30) I found that when soldering tiny wires, it helps to get a flux pen and dab the wire ends in flux. It basically wicks the solder right into the wires.
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Thanks for the info. I'll look into getting one. Old radio works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDCvVBQyEkg
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Can anyone identify this amp, or speak generally about Panasonic equipment? I'm not familiar with Panasonic really and I don't know if it's worth pursuing. http://grandisland.craigslist.org/ele/4465318904.html edit: I think I found it right after posting. An SU-363. It doesn't look that good and I don't really need the other components so I won't bother. wa27 fucked around with this message at 05:33 on May 12, 2014 |
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May 12, 2014 05:27
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No, I wouldn't for that price, $20-30 maybe for a garage system.
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Is there a go-to old turntable or turntables that can be found for $100 or less? My girlfriend wants a turntable to replace her busted old one but I can't really feel comfortable getting any old POS, and I simultaneously know there isn't much need to spend more on something better due to the rest of her playback chain and my expectation that she isn't going to want to buy a record brush and stylus cleaner and all that.
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You can get some decently nice Stantons for pretty cheap: http://www.ebay.com/itm/STANTON-STR8-60-DIRECT-DRIVE-TURNTABLE-PROFESSIONAL-DG-TURNTABLE-WORKS-/111345269047
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ShaneB posted:Is there a go-to old turntable or turntables that can be found for $100 or less? My girlfriend wants a turntable to replace her busted old one but I can't really feel comfortable getting any old POS, and I simultaneously know there isn't much need to spend more on something better due to the rest of her playback chain and my expectation that she isn't going to want to buy a record brush and stylus cleaner and all that. Anything by Technics would probably be pretty solid. There are really so many to choose from, it's almost better to narrow down a selection from what's available in your area. Technics SL-23's are pretty common and fairly decent with a tiny bit of maintenance. You might be able to score something fancier like an SL-1300 for under $100. Kenwood also made some good TTs but they are less common. You'll probably come across some Dual turntables. The Dual 1229 or Dual 601 are good models (make sure these are in good working order, maintain speed, all auto functions work, etc. Duals are notoriously difficult to repair) If you are really lucky, you might come across an old Thorens that isn't in too bad of shape. Avoid anything that looks overly plastic.
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For the first time in years I actually found some stereo gear at a thrift store worth buying. For only $25 I got: Matching Sansui amp and tuner, A-7 and T-7. They're not top of the line or anything (look to be early 1980s in design), but the faceplates are brushed aluminum at least and the amp had a pretty decent 45 wpc. Cleaned up and everything seems to be working perfectly. The tuner actually has something cool I haven't come across before - a motorized auto-search feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed_rMdAxaEk&hd=1
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That's a really cool tuner. Nice looking pair too.
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Chill Callahan posted:You can get some decently nice Stantons for pretty cheap: http://www.ebay.com/itm/STANTON-STR8-60-DIRECT-DRIVE-TURNTABLE-PROFESSIONAL-DG-TURNTABLE-WORKS-/111345269047 That's a nice price for a decent direct drive deck. I recently got a pair of Vestax PDX200s for £100 from a pawn shop. I sold one on ebay for the same price, giving me a free turntable. Yay! Had to buy a phono pre-amp though.
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This doesn't really count as vintage but I just found a near-perfect Marantz CD-5003 at Goodwill for $20! The thing works beautifully and sounds light years better than MP3s (note to self: purchase DAC). Crappy picture: 
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SteveMcQueen posted:This doesn't really count as vintage but I just found a near-perfect Marantz CD-5003 at Goodwill for $20! The thing works beautifully and sounds light years better than MP3s (note to self: purchase DAC). You're in the wrong thread. Everybody post your stupidly ancient CD players. Bonus points for top loaders or stupid windows that let you see the disc spin. 
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Is it true that 80s and even early-mid 90s CD players had really lovely DACs in them, and you're better off getting a $20 DVD player from Walmart because DAC chips these days are all pretty much standardized anyhow?
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BANME.sh posted:Is it true that 80s and even early-mid 90s CD players had really lovely DACs in them, and you're better off getting a $20 DVD player from Walmart because DAC chips these days are all pretty much standardized anyhow? No.
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BANME.sh posted:Is it true that 80s and even early-mid 90s CD players had really lovely DACs in them, and you're better off getting a $20 DVD player from Walmart because DAC chips these days are all pretty much standardized anyhow? Expensive CD players and DAC's mystify me.
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BANME.sh posted:Is it true that 80s and even early-mid 90s CD players had really lovely DACs in them, and you're better off getting a $20 DVD player from Walmart because DAC chips these days are all pretty much standardized anyhow? Some early Philips CD players used 14-bit DACs because Philips originally wanted the CDDA format to be 14-bit. Through clever oversampling and noise-shaping filters, these players achieved the same playback quality as their 16-bit equivalents. However, they were more expensive, and everyone went to true 16-bit a couple of years later. The only people I have ever heard complain about early CD players in regards to sound quality are raging audiophiles. Of course some (cheap-rear end) players have lovely designs and clip or distort, but by and large, there will be no difference in sound quality between a 20-year-old CD player and a brand-new top-of-the-line CD player from Classe or Ayre or whichever other "high-end" brand you choose. The only measureable difference will be the THD on the analog outputs, and even then the difference will be minimal.
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I'm having some bad luck. I traded some junk for a set of bookshelf speakers and they sounded great. A couple of days later my little Fisher amp died and took the speakers with it. Now the speakers are blown and the amp only makes a horrible static.
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Dude that sucks, how is the radio coming along?
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It's looking pretty good. Needs another coat I think. 2014-81 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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