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Re: Vintage Hi-Fi enthusiasts?
« Reply #100 on: September 16, 2022, 03:57:56 AM »
Danish company fameous for their design.
https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/se

Their turntable Beogram 4000 series was hot in the 70's.

I have a 2-channel amplifier that use Bang Olufsen ICEPower modules. Class-D amplifier producing good sound, lots of power in a small package and not expensive.
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Re: Vintage Hi-Fi enthusiasts?
« Reply #101 on: September 16, 2022, 06:08:00 AM »
i went into a hi fi store and asked the female assitant if she could set me up with a bang n olfson,she slapped my face?
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Re: Vintage Hi-Fi enthusiasts?
« Reply #102 on: September 16, 2022, 06:16:28 AM »
Danish company fameous for their design.
https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/se

Their turntable Beogram 4000 series was hot in the 70's.

I have a 2-channel amplifier that use Bang Olufsen ICEPower modules. Class-D amplifier producing good sound, lots of power in a small package and not expensive.

+1. My small unit generates amazing sound quality!

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« Reply #103 on: September 16, 2022, 08:17:44 AM »
Ok...dave?  I am gonna leave that alone.  I am sure you are the man for the job.
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Re: Vintage Hi-Fi enthusiasts?
« Reply #105 on: September 17, 2022, 12:31:40 PM »
Got my newly acquired Marantz 2235B reformed and serviced, so I swapped out the Pioneer SX-580.
 The Marantz definitely drives the Sansui SP-1500's easier.
 Woofers have a little more punch without having to crank the volume. Just a richer, meatier sound. FM reception is better, too.

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« Reply #106 on: September 20, 2022, 02:59:30 AM »
 It took half a day but I got the new flip/storage bins organized.  Mostly alphabetical with some genres getting their own space.

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« Reply #107 on: September 20, 2022, 08:28:21 AM »
I like that record rack  8)
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« Reply #108 on: January 13, 2023, 12:34:22 PM »
I've recently been testing some vintage stereo equipment that my elderly neighbors son gave me from the house for helping him tear apart and remove from the basement a super heavy old antique Chickering upright piano. Cleaning out the house as Mom is in a nursing home. What a ball buster that thing was but most of it is ashes now in my burn pit.
  JVC amp and and tuner along with some 12" RTR speakers and an equalizer and cassette tape deck which we know is pretty obsolete now.JVC turntable in the mix also. Amp and tuner work well except the lamps/lights in the tuner are out. Opened it up and took a peek, all fuses check out but not sure how to get to the bulbs easily- crap. No problems with the speakers and they do not have foam surround around the cones which is good. Needle is shot I think on the turntable. More junk in the basement !  :D

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« Reply #109 on: January 13, 2023, 01:08:31 PM »
I've recently been testing some vintage stereo equipment that my elderly neighbors son gave me from the house for helping him tear apart and remove from the basement a super heavy old antique Chickering upright piano. Cleaning out the house as Mom is in a nursing home. What a ball buster that thing was but most of it is ashes now in my burn pit.
  JVC amp and and tuner along with some 12" RTR speakers and an equalizer and cassette tape deck which we know is pretty obsolete now.JVC turntable in the mix also. Amp and tuner work well except the lamps/lights in the tuner are out. Opened it up and took a peek, all fuses check out but not sure how to get to the bulbs easily- crap. No problems with the speakers and they do not have foam surround around the cones which is good. Needle is shot I think on the turntable. More junk in the basement !  :D

Nice score  8)
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Re: Vintage Hi-Fi enthusiasts?
« Reply #110 on: January 13, 2023, 06:24:28 PM »
Next to my motorbikes, I love my vintage audio equipment.  Have 3 systems setup that I rotate various equipment through.


1960's Sherwood tube receivers....


Aztec Gauguin II speakers.....


Sansui amp & per-amp.....

AR XA, Technics, & Elac turntables.  Lots of tape machines, cassette & reel-to-reel, Teac, Sansui, Nakamichi, Marantz.



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« Reply #111 on: January 13, 2023, 09:57:42 PM »
great old equipment for sure,is new stuff better really?i like my old gear.

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« Reply #112 on: January 14, 2023, 07:35:54 AM »
 I just sold a Sherwood S-5000 II tube amp on eBay. It was a project but still brought good money.
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« Reply #113 on: January 14, 2023, 07:37:36 AM »
 I found a set of Rogers LS 3/5A monitors at the same estate sale that had the Sherwood. I did a little work on them and did REALLY well on eBay!
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« Reply #114 on: January 14, 2023, 07:39:01 AM »
 I wasn't happy with the stain on the record storage cabinets, so we painted them and changed up the office a bit.

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« Reply #115 on: January 14, 2023, 09:55:18 AM »
GULP - Those speakers did sell very well both times Scott. Seller back out the first time ?, if so that was good for you. I have never heard of those before. Some very nice wood they had.  Between those and the amp that was a very good score at that sale !

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« Reply #116 on: January 14, 2023, 10:40:05 AM »
I just sold a Sherwood S-5000 II tube amp on eBay. It was a project but still brought good money.

Very nice!  I love my old Sherwood's.  They are not bad to work on either.  I've got 3 of the S-8000 receivers and they are all different sounding as they kept modifying the tubes used in them.  The build quality is just awesome.
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« Reply #117 on: January 14, 2023, 11:21:29 AM »
GULP - Those speakers did sell very well both times Scott. Seller back out the first time ?, if so that was good for you. I have never heard of those before. Some very nice wood they had.  Between those and the amp that was a very good score at that sale !

 The first auction went well, but all bidders were in China. When tariffs, insurance, shipping costs, etc, were factored in, we all agreed it was best to not go forward.
 I still did very well on them.

 I still have a Pioneer EQ from the same estate sale I may list.
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« Reply #118 on: January 14, 2023, 02:44:08 PM »
GULP - Those speakers did sell very well both times Scott. Seller back out the first time ?, if so that was good for you. I have never heard of those before. Some very nice wood they had.  Between those and the amp that was a very good score at that sale !

 The first auction went well, but all bidders were in China. When tariffs, insurance, shipping costs, etc, were factored in, we all agreed it was best to not go forward.
 I still did very well on them.

 I still have a Pioneer EQ from the same estate sale I may list.

Scott,do those Rogers require a special equalizer/amp to use only 8 ohms impedance ?
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« Reply #119 on: January 14, 2023, 05:16:11 PM »
 No.... just a powerful amp. They're 15 ohms, which is the main reason I didn't keep them. They're powerful hungry and could really use a sub....or a big power amp/receiver.
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« Reply #120 on: January 14, 2023, 05:51:08 PM »
GULP - Those speakers did sell very well both times Scott. Seller back out the first time ?, if so that was good for you. I have never heard of those before. Some very nice wood they had.  Between those and the amp that was a very good score at that sale !

 The first auction went well, but all bidders were in China. When tariffs, insurance, shipping costs, etc, were factored in, we all agreed it was best to not go forward.
 I still did very well on them.

 I still have a Pioneer EQ from the same estate sale I may list.
So just how well did you do??? Please share. 8)
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« Reply #121 on: January 14, 2023, 08:52:06 PM »
Nice Toys everyone 😇

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« Reply #122 on: February 05, 2023, 08:28:41 AM »
While at an estate auction this past summer my wife bought the contents inside of a wardrobe cabinet for $7.00 because she thought I may have wanted this turntable. Its an Optonica rp-4705 also affectionately known as the "bathtub". It was Sharp's venture into higher end electronics and this model is fairly well regarded among the vintage crowd. One neat feature is that it has a real glass cover and the unit is heavy. Finally tested it out and the automatic control arm was not working. Thanks to a Youtube vid I removed the bottom cover and removed the arm motor and cleaned off all the very old and sticky amber colored grease on all the plastic/nylon gears and such. Re-lubed where necessary and what do you know she is back up on her feet and working again.
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« Reply #123 on: February 05, 2023, 08:39:18 AM »
Oh yes.
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« Reply #124 on: February 05, 2023, 08:40:56 AM »
Congrats on a steal of a deal and getting it going again
David- back in the desert SW!