r/vintageaudio

What sort of sound would you get out of something so odd and unlikely looking?

Update on my $20 goodwill find from a couple weeks ago. My foams from Rick Cobb showed up in just a few days as usual but the caps took a while so during the wait I re foamed the drivers and freshened the cabinets, the drivers were the easiest to re foam ever took a couple hours at most the glue that was used on them was easy to remove and the cones are quite tough this made for quick removal of the old foam I used the tone CD for voice coil alignment and I’m pretty pleased with the results, just as everyone commented on my last post these EPIs sound quite nice good bass and wonderful highs the tweeter is definitely the star of the show here.

Seller near me wants $350 for the stack and says it all works well. I'm not really familiar with Carver and wonder if this is worth it. I'd be using a pair of Paradigm Titan V2s and a Panasonic SL-pd346 CD player. I have a Sherwood RV4050R already and it's fine, but I saw this and got tempted.

Hey all! I recently bought this Sansui AU/TU-5500 and discovered that it was a Japanese import (I’m in Canada). So I need to alter the incoming power to suit the units. What are your thoughts on step-down transformers and/or power plant regenerators?

Here’s Part 2 of the AU-417 full restoration I posted about a couple of weeks ago. The shop owner just sent me an update with these photos. It turns out the amp was in much worse condition than I expected, but I think they’re doing a pretty amazing job for $280. Curious to hear what you guys think.

This tube amp is in an a vintage Montgomery Ward stereo console. Wondering if anyone can ID it? Just wanting to see if it would be worth picking up for free to try to tinker with.

We moved our TV out of our living room to our bedroom upstairs as we wanted to have a screen free family room/playroom for our toddler. We really want to listen music more often and have been interested in vinyl. I did some research and decided to buy from someone who does restoration in my area. Picked out a Technics SL-5300 turntable, Pioneer ES-2000, NAD 523 for CDs and a pair of Pioneer CS-66 speakers. It all sounds and looks so beautiful and I'm super excited to be able to share music and fun adventures hunting for vinyls and CDs with kiddo. I had a Philips AZ-2750 as a teen and have such fond memories of it, hoping to recreate that for him.

Decided I couldn't live with the off silver vinyl anymore.

So, I veneered the plinth in American black walnut, applied fresh decals and gave it lots of coats of nitrocellulose lacquer as used on strat guitars.

Love how it has turned out.

I expected this little KENWOOD speaker to shine with jazz vocals and acoustic music.

Instead, it surprised me in a completely different way.

Its fast, lively sound made pop music far more enjoyable than I ever expected.

Sometimes a speaker turns out to be something completely different from what you imagined.

What's the best small speaker you've ever owned?

If you'd like to read the full review or hear the air recording, feel free to visit VON.

🎶: "They're Playing Our Song" by Trinere (1986)

Picked up this SX-690 for 200 today. Faceplate is in ok condition and I’ll end up redoing someone’s attempt at vinyl wrapping. One of the STKs wasn’t good as it was giving crackling to the right channel. Luckily I have spares and it plays fine now.

It will go nice with its big brother my SX-890. Gonna sell the SX-680 I just recapped and will be looking out for the 590 and 790 next.

Did I get a steal

Sony STR-6046A Everything works but the fine tune needle meter. And every bulb works. I just need to give it a good bath.

Lots of individual drivers to check for functionality lol. Ive always loved sansuis so i always hop on deals for these

Inherited a 1960s Viking stereo console (old Canadian brand sold out of Eaton’s, a big department store). I love the look of the furniture piece and want to equip with more modern equipment (turntable, amp, and Bluetooth functionality).

I’m not an audiophile so don’t need top of the line, but I do enjoy listening to great music loud.

I really want to diy this as much as possible but I know nothing of nothing when it comes to audio equipment. A local shop can do it but ball parked me at $1000 over the phone.

Curious to get the group’s thoughts on what your recommendation is. I’m comfortable learning new things and trying, but I need resources to help me do it right.

This whole set came in from a stereo cabinet and pulled two speaker boards out each with a woofer a midrange 4x6 and a tweeter but can’t find any brand or anything for the speakers