Vintage Stereo Gear Fanatics

[dcbc 14556]

I was also disappointed that my speaker relay did not get replaced during a repair (at Dallas Vintage Audio), because it does now cut out in the right channel at low volume on quiet records. Alas.

I just want the thing to work for another 45 years without having to think about it, as was my parents' method.

[TexPx 2326]

I’ve heard very mixed reviews about that place. I had an outstanding tech in McKinney, Mufich Audio, but he seems to have disappeared a few years ago. Hi Fi techs are a notoriously flaky bunch.

There is a new place in Plano but have not dealt with him personally.

https://www.metzgervintageaudio.com/


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[dcbc 14556]

10 hours ago, TexPx said:

I’ve heard very mixed reviews about that place. I had an outstanding tech in McKinney, Mufich Audio, but he seems to have disappeared a few years ago. Hi Fi techs are a notoriously flaky bunch.

There is a new place in Plano but have not dealt with him personally.

https://www.metzgervintageaudio.com/


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Yeah.  This has been a saga of my trying to get it worked on somewhat locally.  FWAudio is the closest McIntosh service place to me at this point.  They'll get it done.  I'm trying to be understanding.  And I think they'll take care of it.  But I really want this thing up and running soon.

[1leggedduck 443]

I updated carts on my #2 turntable. I also set up cooling fans on the KR 7600 because the Infinity Qb s are 4 ohm.

I put a new Ortofon 10 Super on the Pioneer PL S40. Reasonably priced, easily upgraded with multiple styli available. Now the damn thing sounds better than my Sure cart on the PL 518. It could only mean one thing. An upgrade on the 518 is due! What an illness.

[Texzilla58 4745]

Having been in the audio business since 75 I’ve had some pretty good gear. Right now for some reason I’ve got what little remains in storage; we moved into this small house as a bridge house and we’re still here 7 years later.

I’d kill to have my Sansui 9090dB receiver. It was a beast and I moved it too many times; those acrylic boards are like eggshells. The capacitors were like tomato cans.

My favorite speakers were very rare NHT model 150’s, that Kenny Kantor and Chris Byrne designed for themselves as a rock n roll speaker, a 12” 3 way. They did not release them to their general distribution. Pure awesomeness.

I had several Dual turntables but I found a pristine Thorens TD160 at an estate sale for $25. Put an Ortofon cartridge on it and it was magnificent.

Had two TEAC A3340S reel to reels that were badass. Folks don’t know the joy of sitting at the rack making a 7 hour mix tape over a weekend. Weed. Whiskey.

My best CD player was a Pioneer Elite CDL3070 Laserdisc player. Awesomeness.

[G650 14284]

5 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

My favorite speakers were very rare NHT model 150’s, that Kenny Kantor and Chris Byrne designed for themselves as a rock n roll speaker, a 12” 3 way. They did not release them to their general distribution. Pure awesomeness

[Texzilla58 4745]

I hate to tell you this but they were destroyed in a move 20 years ago. Storage facility fire, lost some less important gear. Chris Byrne had sent them to me personally to audition and enjoy.

[G650 14284]

10 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

I hate to tell you this but they were destroyed in a move 20 years ago. Storage facility fire, lost some less important gear. Chris Byrne had sent them to me personally to audition and enjoy.

Goddamn shame to hear that

[tbone_ 14211]

Ok 2 1/2 year old necro bump but where can I learn about old Marantz receivers?

My dad had one when I was little and I always remember him blasting Songs in the Key of Life album though some JBL speakers with it on Saturday mornings. Sir Duke was glorious.

My new crib has a perfect place for a vintage vinyl setup and I want to go with an old Marantz because reasons.

So, where do I start?

[Anton Chigurh 3320]

Ok 2 1/2 year old necro bump but where can I learn about old Marantz receivers?

My dad had one when I was little and I always remember him blasting Songs in the Key of Life album though some JBL speakers with it on Saturday mornings. Sir Duke was glorious.

My new crib has a perfect place for a vintage vinyl setup and I want to go with an old Marantz because reasons.

So, where do I start?

There’s a few good Facebook groups out there with people that repair them and have tons of knowledge.

I have a 2215b and a 2245 myself (though I recently moved as well and need to set everything up).

[G650 14284]

Yeah, fortunately Marantz were pretty widespread and have a big following, you can dig up a lot of details pretty easy on them.

[Texzilla58 4745]

That gut at Metzger has a Sansui 9090db for $3500.  Fuck me 

[Lazarus Bocanegra 306]

17 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

There’s a few good Facebook groups out there with people that repair them and have tons of knowledge.

I have a 2215b and a 2245 myself (though I recently moved as well and need to set everything up).

A&P Pawn on Westheimer in Houston is your place for vintage Marantz 

[TexasHooch 5152]

I saw this PIONEER SX-850  Receiver on an online auction site last night.  Work of art.  Sold for $700 to some lucky bastard.

[CTC2 2803]

Hoping someone can help me. I’m currently running a Marantz 2230 and a Marantz Model 140.  What I am trying to accomplish is what is described in this thread:  https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/correct-speaker-setup-from-3200-to-140-to-run-headphones.445526/

My question is how does the connection picture at the end of the thread translate into what I have with the 2230?

It’s the speaker connection I want to emulate so I can use the headphone output on the 2230  

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

 

Edited yesterday at 02:26 AM by CTC2

[Anton Chigurh 3320]

Hoping someone can help me. I’m currently running a Marantz 2230 and a Marantz Model 140.  What I am trying to accomplish is what is described in this thread:  https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/correct-speaker-setup-from-3200-to-140-to-run-headphones.445526/
My question is how does the connection picture at the end of the thread translate into what I have with the 2230?
It’s the speaker connection I want to emulate so I can use the headphone output on the 2230  
Any help would be greatly appreciated.  
 

The 2230 doesn’t have speaker level inputs, so you can’t use it like the speaker input switch on a 3200.

You would need to use the amplification on the 2230 for the headphones. You could achieve this by just splitting the preamp signal from the 2230 with Y cables, with one output going to the 140 (just plug your existing cable into the female side of the Y cable for each channel), and the other going back into the 2230 main in (just keep the 2230’s speaker outputs off since you’re only using headphones).

[CTC2 2803]

6 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

The 2230 doesn’t have speaker level inputs, so you can’t use it like the speaker input switch on a 3200.

You would need to use the amplification on the 2230 for the headphones. You could achieve this by just splitting the preamp signal from the 2230 with Y cables, with one output going to the 140 (just plug your existing cable into the female side of the Y cable for each channel), and the other going back into the 2230 main in (just keep the 2230’s speaker outputs off since you’re only using headphones).

Really appreciate the help. Thanks. 

[Steel Shank 9435]

On 9/12/2024 at 7:38 PM, tbone_ said:

Ok 2 1/2 year old necro bump but where can I learn about old Marantz receivers?

My dad had one when I was little and I always remember him blasting Songs in the Key of Life album though some JBL speakers with it on Saturday mornings. Sir Duke was glorious.

My new crib has a perfect place for a vintage vinyl setup and I want to go with an old Marantz because reasons.

So, where do I start?

I still have the $99 Marantz receiver that I bought in HS. It's entry level, but you know what? It was my first.

[rage-a-holic 4503]

49 minutes ago, Steel Shank said:

I still have the $99 Marantz receiver that I bought in HS. It's entry level, but you know what? It was my first.

My first amp was a 1970s hand me down Marantz 1030 in HS. It weighed around 25 pounds and did 15W per channel, which really sucked trying to drive the big Klipsch hand me down speakers that came with it. Still, I used that thing daily until it finally died around 2000.