Post your stereo system!

dudeman said:

What type of problems did you encounter?

Ohms not matching up between TT, receiver, and speakers. I think I started with a new TT. It wouldn't work properly with my great vintage receiver and there was nothing I could do about it. A preamp didn't help. So I bought a new receiver. Then the vintage speakers wouldn't work properly - again a power compatibility problem. So I bought new speakers, lol. I consulted experts during this time - nothing I could do. And That's okay, because I love my system now, even though I kind of miss certain features from my old one, namely manual equalizing and that super aewsome looking cartridge housing on my old TT.

earthquakes making waves said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mrussel1 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

dudeman said:

Do you have enough room to spread those speakers out and toe them in a little?

You have great equipment that could be made to sound better by rearranging your listening space.

Love that vintage Pioneer gear!

Small room so not really. I do spread them out a wee bit more and angle them when I listen in my chair.

Everything is mono for you...

I don't have one MONO record yet so the sound still comes out of both speakers.

I'm not sure what all the fuss is about Mono.

Mono means that both speakers play the entire track without any panning left or right that the engineer/band wanted you to hear. On early records recorded in mono this is fine. For PJ records, and most modern music, you want to run your system in stereo so you get the full left/right ear experience of the mix. Makes a huge difference on records such as Binaural especially, but I can't stand listening in mono if it's recorded in stereo. Just my opinion.

I understand what mono means just don't get what the fuss is about. I'm not a Beatles fan so I don't see me hearing a true mono record in my future...

The Jack White album I'd be interested in though!

Hoping to have a pic for this thread in the next few days.

I'm working on setting up a new listening room in my home studio. I have some things hooked up but waiting on a new equipment rack.

dudeman said:

I'm glad the new system is working out for you.

I know that it's a little late now but I would question why a new turntable wouldn't work with a vintage receiver. Same with speakers. There are industry standards in place to avoid these issues. Something doesn't sound right here.

I did a LOT of research to figure that out, and the answer ended up being pretty simple: the Ohms didn't match.

I had a whole post typed with specific questions but it's just my curiosity getting the best of me. Doesn't really matter.

Glad to hear you got everything all sorted out!

mfc2006 said:

I'm excited to finally upgrade my speakers here in the next few months & this thread has been a HUGE help. Just wanted to say thanks!

What's your decision?

dudeman said:

I had a whole post typed with specific questions but it's just my curiosity getting the best of me. Doesn't really matter.

Glad to hear you got everything all sorted out!

Haha, well there is a thread somewhere or other where I was tearing my hair out and documenting the entire saga while people helped to try and figure it all out, but I have no idea what thread!

My photos are going to be delayed. Still waiting on the rack and I'm restoring my C-V's. Got the new foam surrounds on the woofers last week. I'm researching options for midrange drivers now. 

Well, not really upgrades, just fixing and maintaining what I already have. I have a pair of Cerwin-Vega VS-120 speakers that are 24 years old. The foam surrounds on the woofers were in less than great shape so I replaced them. Then I figured, since the other drivers are the same age, I might as well restore or replace them too. I'll likely recap the crossovers next. After I'm done, they should be good for a couple more decades. 

Yeah man. I'm really excited to get them finished. The C-V's aren't the speakers I would recommend for jazz or classical music but they are incredible rock speakers. That works for me because rock is 99% of my collection. Restoring them has been pretty fun so far.

Those HD-10's are awesome, too. BA does cohesiveness better than most. They sound much bigger than the enclosures should allow and they match crossover points to drivers so well that the individual components seem to disappear. I'd like to find a pair for myself some day.