123c's Audio System Thread

[rickg]

they're even MORE awesome in my "new" house. All the inner walls in my basement are concrete, so they don't absorb any energy. A good bass riff on a Stevie Ray Vaughn song actually blurs your vision Now I just need to find another Hafler DH500 amp to power 'em.......LOUDER

[Gurkha]

Yamaha MX-1000/MX-1 amplifiers, CX-1000/CX-1 preamps, legendaryYamaha NS-1000X/M speakers, Yamaha 170Wx7 HT DSP-AZ9, NS-300 for main and C for center, NS-100x4 for surrounds, YST-SW800x2, YST-SW320, Canton Ergo 120, Yamaha KW-932 deck,Technics SL 1200Mk-II TT, Yamaha CDX-1050/550/450 CDP, Yamaha DVD S2300 SACD player, Accuphase DP 70V CDP.

[cscmc1]

Originally Posted by rickg

Oh, these?

Nice! I once had THREE Altec A4 cabinets (as in the photo) at one time. Even with the multi-cell horns disassembled from the tops, they would not stand upright in my apartment, so I sold them all... along with the original 515 drivers, and even the HF horns and 288 drivers. Wish I still had all that stuff now.

[123c]

I just scored a Marantz 2270 the other day for $17.99. It needs a new power switch and a little TLC. I jerryrigged the power switch so I am good for a while!

[cscmc1]

Picked up a pair of Voigt cabinets with drivers a couple months ago, and have been playing with different amp combos to see which I like best. So far, the Pass MiniAleph DIY amp is fighting hard with the 6L6 integrated amp for top honors. Not sure which I'll end up keeping, but my "listening room" is just about ready. The old plaster walls have been taped and skim-coated. They're sanded now, too, and ready for primer and paint; then I can move the records and gear in!

[Kuan]

Originally Posted by G-Benz

The "house" system consists of components I bought patiently for several years...one component every birthday since college.

I was gonna say... you have a LOT of components.

[cscmc1]

Does anyone else suffer from the "depends on what I'm listening to" syndrome? I would have six pair of speakers if my wife would let me. The K-horns, Altecs, and old JBL horns were fantastic for old Riverside jazz remasters and such or Wagner at stun-volume, but the TQWT or Voigt cabinets with fullrange drivers are nice for either of those at more moderate levels, or piano, acoustic guitar, string quartets, etc... Then the Magnepans were ideal for female vocals, and the old JBL monitors could handle everything thrown at them (a "jack of all trades" if you will) fairly well. Each is kind of "tuned" to it's specialty, or in the case of the JBL's, tuned to do everything PRETTY well, but really excel at nothing in particular.

I won't even get into the swapping in and out of components that I do, too...

[G-Benz]

Originally Posted by Kuan

I was gonna say... you have a LOT of components.

Took me a few minutes to "get" that comment...ha ha ha!!!

[tbomachines]

You guys have a lot of money to play around with!! My stuff generally revolves around the instruments I've got. As far as just plain ol' listening:
- Aiwa 5.1 system ($20 from thrift store, needed to resolder volume pot)
- two Sony Hi-Fi "rattletrap" speakers...sealed 'em and no more rattles ($10 thrift store)
- Razer Barracuda 7.1 sound card in dedicated music/media PC

Most of my "audio" money goes into instruments. I think if I sold all the instruments I've gotten ove the years they'd be worth 5-6x my MB...but they're too much fun to play

[G-Benz]

Originally Posted by tbomachines

You guys have a lot of money to play around with!! My stuff generally revolves around the instruments I've got. As far as just plain ol' listening:
- Aiwa 5.1 system ($20 from thrift store, needed to resolder volume pot)
- two Sony Hi-Fi "rattletrap" speakers...sealed 'em and no more rattles ($10 thrift store)
- Razer Barracuda 7.1 sound card in dedicated music/media PC

Most of my "audio" money goes into instruments. I think if I sold all the instruments I've gotten ove the years they'd be worth 5-6x my MB...but they're too much fun to play

Most of the acuumulation of audio equipment comes with age...living long enough to collect, that is. Once married, the collecting frenzy drops dramatically, the result of wife complaints!

When I started out in college, I had a turntable, a 20-w/ch amp, and a pair of homebuilt speakers.

So what kind of instruments do you own/play?

[Whiskeydan]

Originally Posted by 123c

I just scored a Marantz 2270 the other day for $17.99. It needs a new power switch and a little TLC. I jerryrigged the power switch so I am good for a while!

Let me dig... I used to do Marantz warranty repair and may have some of those switches stashed away.

[tbomachines]

Originally Posted by G-Benz

Most of the acuumulation of audio equipment comes with age...living long enough to collect, that is. Once married, the collecting frenzy drops dramatically, the result of wife complaints!

When I started out in college, I had a turntable, a 20-w/ch amp, and a pair of homebuilt speakers.

So what kind of instruments do you own/play?

I've got lots of stuff,
- Gibson SG (also an Epi SG),
- Line 6 Bass
- Roland TD-12 electronic drum module with homemade/custom electronic drums w/homemade silent heads, gibraltar rackmount/hardware
- m-audio MIDI workstation
- Yamaha keyboard (older)
- Tama Rockstar Custom drumset w/ Sabian AAX cymbals
- added on two Gretsch studio birch toms with another Rockstar custom bass (so double bass + 2 more toms)...basically made my dream set
- Dancla 1/2 violin (need to sell, too small for me!)
- various recording/mixing equipment - few mics both condenser and dyn
- 2 A.R.T. DI tube Preamps
- Fender 25w practice amp
- Fender 125w guitar amp

No wonder my room is such a mess

[123c]

Originally Posted by Whiskeydan

Let me dig... I used to do Marantz warranty repair and may have some of those switches stashed away.

That would be nice if you did!

[Whiskeydan]

Originally Posted by 123c

That would be nice if you did!

I guess my business partner got off with that stuff. I have a few bins of ICs and transistors but no Marantz switches that I could find.

The 2270 was a workhorse. All that ever failed was the power switches and the "intermittant one channel" due to a dirty tape mon switch.
Keep the PA transistors bias set and the amp will play forever. However, given it's age I'd say the power supply caps are getting soft so, it might sound a little weak in the bottom end if so. Still, that unit would make a good preamp.
Nice find for < $20. If it has the optional walnut case it might fetch 10x that to some collector.

[123c]

Originally Posted by Whiskeydan

I guess my business partner got off with that stuff. I have a few bins of ICs and transistors but no Marantz switches that I could find.

The 2270 was a workhorse. All that ever failed was the power switches and the "intermittant one channel" due to a dirty tape mon switch.
Keep the PA transistors bias set and the amp will play forever. However, given it's age I'd say the power supply caps are getting soft so, it might sound a little weak in the bottom end if so. Still, that unit would make a good preamp.
Nice find for < $20. If it has the optional walnut case it might fetch 10x that to some collector.

It has the walnut case, and it is in very good condition. The power supply caps almost look like they have been replaced at one point. I will take a closer look next time I open it up, and I am going to go through and clean up everything.