Post your stereo system!

mrussel1

Send it to me!  I'd love to check out a vintage TT

dankind

mrussel1 said:

Send it to me!  I'd love to check out a vintage TT

I wouldn’t even try to ship a turntable. You’d just have to head up. 

Bring four speakers. And some mescaline. 

mrussel1

Bring some mescaline? 

Where is "up"?

dudeman

I'd pick those up for sure. Nice gear for free? Yes, please.

chadwick

i've this thing in storage   

https://www.ebth.com/items/6110904-folk-style-painted-wood-magnavox-stereo-chest

dankind

mrussel1 said:

Bring some mescaline? 

Where is "up"?

Yes, I read somewhere that quadraphonic sound and psychedelic drugs go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong.

Assachewshits.

dankind

Seriously, just watch this thing.

https://youtu.be/1eb961nWa48

BIGDaddyWil

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

dankind

BIGDaddyWil said:

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

That thing has gotta weigh around 50 pounds, if not more. Sorry, man. I wouldn't even attempt to ship any kind of hi-fi equipment, especially one as complex as this particular piece of equipment.

I drafted an "I'll take it!" email, but I haven't hit send yet. It feels like this thing could wind up being a multiyear project if I were to take it. The guy is also giving away a reel-to-reel.

BIGDaddyWil

dankind said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

That thing has gotta weigh around 50 pounds, if not more. Sorry, man. I wouldn't even attempt to ship any kind of hi-fi equipment, especially one as complex as this particular piece of equipment.

I drafted an "I'll take it!" email, but I haven't hit send yet. It feels like this thing could wind up being a multiyear project if I were to take it. The guy is also giving away a reel-to-reel.

HIT SEND FOR GOD'S SAKE!  I shipped this kind of equipment before. Hell, even UPS did a good job for me.

tempo_n_groove

dankind said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

That thing has gotta weigh around 50 pounds, if not more. Sorry, man. I wouldn't even attempt to ship any kind of hi-fi equipment, especially one as complex as this particular piece of equipment.

I drafted an "I'll take it!" email, but I haven't hit send yet. It feels like this thing could wind up being a multiyear project if I were to take it. The guy is also giving away a reel-to-reel.

Dan where are u at again?

I might make a road trip.

dankind

tempo_n_groove said:

dankind said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

That thing has gotta weigh around 50 pounds, if not more. Sorry, man. I wouldn't even attempt to ship any kind of hi-fi equipment, especially one as complex as this particular piece of equipment.

I drafted an "I'll take it!" email, but I haven't hit send yet. It feels like this thing could wind up being a multiyear project if I were to take it. The guy is also giving away a reel-to-reel.

Dan where are u at again?

I might make a road trip.

Those shit’s are gone, man. I’m sure they’ll go straight to eBay. 

dankind

dankind said:

tempo_n_groove said:

dankind said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

That thing has gotta weigh around 50 pounds, if not more. Sorry, man. I wouldn't even attempt to ship any kind of hi-fi equipment, especially one as complex as this particular piece of equipment.

I drafted an "I'll take it!" email, but I haven't hit send yet. It feels like this thing could wind up being a multiyear project if I were to take it. The guy is also giving away a reel-to-reel.

Dan where are u at again?

I might make a road trip.

Those shit’s are gone, man. I’m sure they’ll go straight to eBay. 

That receiver is already on Craigslist for $299. People suck.

dudeman

dankind said:

dankind said:

tempo_n_groove said:

dankind said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

dankind said:

Someone sort of local is giving away a Dual 701 and a Pioneer QX-949A. 

Man, I don’t own four speakers nor do I possess a single quadraphonic record. I also have a superior Dual. But I’ll be damned if I’m not tempted to take these things. 

I'll take the Pioneer!!! Is it free? I have four speakers to hook up!!!! I can pay for shipping.

That thing has gotta weigh around 50 pounds, if not more. Sorry, man. I wouldn't even attempt to ship any kind of hi-fi equipment, especially one as complex as this particular piece of equipment.

I drafted an "I'll take it!" email, but I haven't hit send yet. It feels like this thing could wind up being a multiyear project if I were to take it. The guy is also giving away a reel-to-reel.

Dan where are u at again?

I might make a road trip.

Those shit’s are gone, man. I’m sure they’ll go straight to eBay. 

That receiver is already on Craigslist for $299. People suck.

Sad. Not surprising though. The secret is out that there is a market for vintage gear.

HesCalledDyer

Is there any type of comprehensive compendium to see model history of vintage hifi components online?  Something like these pages for Sony personal players:
http://www.sonyvintage.com/?page_id=1253
http://www.sonyvintage.com/?page_id=1422
http://www.sonyvintage.com/?page_id=1955

dankind

HesCalledDyer said:

Is there any type of comprehensive compendium to see model history of vintage hifi components online?  Something like these pages for Sony personal players:
http://www.sonyvintage.com/?page_id=1253
http://www.sonyvintage.com/?page_id=1422
http://www.sonyvintage.com/?page_id=1955

https://www.hifiengine.com/ does pretty well with specs, etc.

dudeman

Yep. The search function at Audiokarma.org is a really valuable resource too.

HesCalledDyer

Awesome, thanks guys!  I've been thinking of piecing together a halfway decent stereo component system as I currently have my turntable running through my AVR, and my current CD player is a Playstation 2, lol.  I cannot play music and have the TV on or play video games at the same time, since I can only select one source at a time.

I've been looking at upgrading my AVR anyway to increase the # of HDMI inputs (I currently only have 2) so I was thinking if I do that, I may as well just build a dedicated system for music.  I've been looking at some compact components but they seem to be very limited on expansion options.  I'm not looking to break the bank but I also don't want to go cheap in quality & would prefer to keep future expansion in consideration.

Question for those of you who use external phono amps vs a receiver's built-in phono stage: if I'm not looking to shake the house,but just want a decent sounding setup, am I really missing out on anything? Is it worth the extra money to invest in a phono amp?  I've always thought my turntable sounds good enough through my receiver's (Denon AVR-887) phono-in, but the only thing I've had to compare it to is my old table (Denon DP-26F) & amp (Technics SU-V40).  Speakers I've ran on both setups are EPI-M100's.

mrussel1

There are so many variables in the system,  that it's hard to say if it will be better for you personally.  When I used my Yamaha AVR for TT, both of the externals I had improved sound pretty noticeably,  even at lower volumes.  By contrast,  when I moved to the Marantz vintage,  the sound was different but not better,  so I now use the internal. 

Unfortunately testing is the only way to know.  Do you have someone close to you that has one you could test?

HesCalledDyer

I only really know about 3 ppl who are into vinyl like I am.  One of them may have one, but I rarely run into him anymore.