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  • Hi!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    Hi! said:

    HA!
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    End thread. That's how it's done. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Hi! said:


  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    edited October 2019
    80's era Onkyo system including speakers. Hand me down from a clean out of my SiL's parents house after her father passed and as her mother was preparing to move to NC with her brother.

    Foam replaced on the speakers sloppily diy by me. $16.
    new belt on the turntable installed. $16
    Sennheiser HD 569 headphones $161.xx w/tax Amazon.
    Auralex Acoustics isolation platform $74.50 plus tax and international shipping Amazon. (arrives by oct 31)

    MCM dresser converted to Stereo Cabinet $425.00

    I didnt claim the dual cassette deck or the 6 disc changer that was with this system quick enough. Went to scrappers..... Am looking online for era replacement on the casstette deck and will likely go new on the changer. Best Buy has an Onkyo 6 disc for $145




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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    Cool system! My in laws had the Kenwood equivalent of that. It always sounded great and held up for 30 years.

    The needle bumps in your headphones are a bummer but changing them won't help. You'll have to isolate the turntable. Auralex makes a great isolation platform for turntables. They work well, look good and are relatively affordable. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    dudeman said:
    Cool system! My in laws had the Kenwood equivalent of that. It always sounded great and held up for 30 years.

    The needle bumps in your headphones are a bummer but changing them won't help. You'll have to isolate the turntable. Auralex makes a great isolation platform for turntables. They work well, look good and are relatively affordable. 
    platform better than feet?
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    Depends on the furniture the turntable is on. The platform will add mass under the entire deck and decouple it from vibration. 

    Feet might decouple it but if the furniture/stand doesn't have enough mass or isn't really solid, footfalls and bumps might still cause trouble. 

    So, feet might help, an isolation platform almost certainly will. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    edited October 2019
    dudeman said:
    Depends on the furniture the turntable is on. The platform will add mass under the entire deck and decouple it from vibration. 

    Feet might decouple it but if the furniture/stand doesn't have enough mass or isn't really solid, footfalls and bumps might still cause trouble. 

    So, feet might help, an isolation platform almost certainly will. 
    I see. thank you . am sure to have more questions in the future.

    Post edited by mickeyrat on
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    mickeyrat said:
    80's era Onkyo system including speakers. Hand me down from a clean out of my SiL's parents house after her father passed and as her mother was preparing to move to NC with her brother.

    Foam replaced on the speakers sloppily diy by me. $16.
    new belt on the turntable installed. $16
    Sennheiser HD 569 headphones $161.xx w/tax Amazon.
    Auralex Acoustics isolation platform $74.50 plus tax and international shipping Amazon. (arrives by oct 31)

    MCM dresser converted to Stereo Cabinet $425.00

    I didnt claim the dual cassette deck or the 6 disc changer that was with this system quick enough. Went to scrappers..... Am looking online for era replacement on the casstette deck and will likely go new on the changer. Best Buy has an Onkyo 6 disc for $145




    as recommended I added the isolation table via Amazon $72.26

    ebay added an Onkyo dual cassette deck TA RW344  $40

    best buy added an Onkyo 6 disc changer DX C390. $129
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,876
    does the isolation table make a diff?
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    edited December 2019
    mrussel1 said:
    does the isolation table make a diff?
    havent listened through the headphones yet which was my primary reason for getting it.
    I will say yes anyway, as I tapped on the
    vintage wood stand while playing a record and didnt hear that through the speakers...

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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    Nicely done!
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    dudeman said:
    Nicely done!
    who, me?

    thank you.....


    been on a tear ordering vinyl. even picked up a few cassettes for stupid cheap....
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,283
    edited December 2019
    updated picture. wall space above right speaker will have a print my wife got me for our anniversary once I get it framed. 100 Pearl Jam Songs.
    left to right top to bottom. Components all Onkyo. Tuner. Receiver, Dual Cassette. Turntable , Auralex Acoustics Isolation Table , New 6 Disc Changer. Vinyl pictured Pearl Jam Self Pollution Radio 95. 45 on the shelf above system is a record my dad did in the late 60s early 70s. He's the drummer on it.


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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,876
    Nice setup mick!
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,876
    edited January 2020
    A little scratchy scratchy means the deoxit comes out...
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    Oh man. Fun times. That double volume pot can be tricky. 

    Great receiver, BTW.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,876
    dudeman said:
    Oh man. Fun times. That double volume pot can be tricky. 

    Great receiver, BTW.
    The filter switches in the middle were a pain because the board that’s right in the center.  Hit it all with the gold at the end too.  So far so good.
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,159
    mrussel1 said:
    dudeman said:
    Oh man. Fun times. That double volume pot can be tricky. 

    Great receiver, BTW.
    The filter switches in the middle were a pain because the board that’s right in the center.  Hit it all with the gold at the end too.  So far so good.
    I use Gold, too. It seems to lengthen the time between cleanings for sure.

    My biggest culprits for noise and channel dropping on the 22XX series amps have been the speaker selector switches and the volume control. As a matter of habit, I just clean everything while I'm in there.

    It's a pretty rewarding part of the whole audio hobby, isn't it?
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV

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