Spud
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They don't make 'em like this anymore. Walnut Veneer, weighs about 40 pounds. 24" wide (compared to 16" modern components); it's way bigger than it looks. Sounds just fantastic!
Scored a Sweet 40 year old Vintage Yamaha
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dj bill
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i can hear rocky mountain way right now.
bluejag
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That is really Sweet... I have a AR (Acoustic Research) 120 intregrated amp,twoAR4X speakers powering a Marantz model 20 tuner (with full tuning osilliscope) yep they don't make them like this any more ( pssst any interest?)
Bugnatr
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Wow, real clean. Can't see any burns, rings from beer cans or wax from the candle on that wood work.
The seventies were fun - at least the parts we remember.....
The seventies were fun - at least the parts we remember.....
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Powerman
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Worked on a couple of those in the seventies. Beer in the top if I remember.
FarWestFastEddie
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Spud, Nice find! How many watts? does it have 8 trrack input connections?
Just bought a new Yamaha myself, was trying to show info and a pic in this same off topic page, the picture would not load, incompatable format etc, so riding your story abit.
my new Yamaha is 1731 cc, weighs in at 412 lbs, inline 4 cylinder, liquid cooled fuel injected. 115 hp with a 25" shaft and looks Great on my Striper. Lets Fish!
FWFE
Just bought a new Yamaha myself, was trying to show info and a pic in this same off topic page, the picture would not load, incompatable format etc, so riding your story abit.
my new Yamaha is 1731 cc, weighs in at 412 lbs, inline 4 cylinder, liquid cooled fuel injected. 115 hp with a 25" shaft and looks Great on my Striper. Lets Fish!
FWFE
Bugnatr
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Eddie you Bastage, you had me going at 1731 cc. I'm thinking did that crazy Eddie buy a cruiser but noooo he wants to hunt down those fat fish that much faster so he can get back to town for a beverage or three.
lnewlf
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Now that is sweet! I have a '70s Kenwood that looks identical to that Yammie. With a big speaker array, I can't turn it up past four. Sounds like Buddy Guy is in my living room.
gixxerjasen
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Pics of the back so we can see the surround sound and HDMI connections.
Spud
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Plenty of inputs and outs--all analog. Two phono inputs. I'll have to hook up my turntable to see how that sounds. FM radio sounds unbelievable. Rated at 75 watts but those watts are not today's watts--driving some pretty big speakers I had it to 1 on a scale of 10 and it was moderately loud.
The guy I bought it from claims his grandpa purchased it new. When I was just checking out the back to take the photo, sure enough, there is an engraved name on the back w/same last name as the guy I bought it from, and he engraved his SS# on there too! The thing is really pristine. I've been searching a long time to find one like this.
Here's the back.
The guy I bought it from claims his grandpa purchased it new. When I was just checking out the back to take the photo, sure enough, there is an engraved name on the back w/same last name as the guy I bought it from, and he engraved his SS# on there too! The thing is really pristine. I've been searching a long time to find one like this.
Here's the back.
wheatonFJR
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I don't see any pictures of your 3ft high walnut cased speakers with subwoofers...They don't make 'em like this anymore. Walnut Veneer, weighs about 40 pounds. 24" wide (compared to 16" modern components); it's way bigger than it looks. Sounds just fantastic!
gixxerjasen
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Very nice, but yea, where's pics of the rest of the equipment?
Spud
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30+ year old Denon turntable I've had for about 2 years. Led Zep's Physical Graffiti I bought in high school in the 80's. So glad I kept all those records. Playing them really brings back the memories. This setup is in my office. I've shown it to some young people that have never even seen a record player work and assume it will sound like **** compared to their i-pod---boy are they wrong. Vinyl sounds fantastic.
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Patriot
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wish you were closer...I'd give you my 50+ albums including every Beatles and Moody Blues ever sold
I have a turntable hooked to my Sony Home Theater, but all I play is my hundreds of 45's which especially makes me happy.
I actually like the imperfection of vinyl which gives it life and perfection. Moving those songs to my mp3 and noticing when they queue is cool.
Now where is my Roberts Reel to Reel ???
I have a turntable hooked to my Sony Home Theater, but all I play is my hundreds of 45's which especially makes me happy.
I actually like the imperfection of vinyl which gives it life and perfection. Moving those songs to my mp3 and noticing when they queue is cool.
Now where is my Roberts Reel to Reel ???
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Yeah, that was kind of a given.....
Holy cow, the memories of my Dad's stuff! My dad had a pair of Fisher components back in the day, a 35-watt-per-channel solid-state integrated amp and a tube-based AM/FM tuner. That tuner rocked. Had a signal strength meter and a stereo lock-on light to help with tuning. They were metal-face in wood cabinets like yer Yammy there. His speakers were AR-1s, which he had for nearly 40 years before the surrounds on the cones just gave out. That, and the level pots for the mids and tweets. And maybe some of my high school music.....
The amp had more inputs for tuner and tape, with a correct monitor loop, and his giant Akai tape recorder had a three-head system so you could listen to your tape as it was recording. Kids these days have no clue what any of that means.
It also had 4 low-level inputs: 2 phono, tape, and mic. The tape would listen to a non-pre-amped tape deck, which he also had. You know, for copying.
The big deck could also mix single channels. You could play one track while recording that track and a mic onto the other track. Then back the tape up and repeat, stacking your tracks onto the tape. You don't want to know how it sounded after 4 or 5 passes..... But still, stacking tracks in 1964!
And yes, he had two turntables, one new one capable of playing the new-fangled stereo LPs, and his old one for the 78s he had. The good one was Garrard, I don't know what the old one was. His wife still has the Garrard, but I don't think it's turned in 20 years, at least.
For my own super-score, we go back about 15 years, when I picked up a pair of JBL L-100s (home version of their 4311 studio monitor) for 200 bucks. They're still here, and they sound awesome! The guy wanted to "upgrade" to newer stuff. Who was I to set him straight?
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Hudson
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mmmm....tubes. My pal John has the ultimate tube amps: a set of VTL Wotans that produce close to 1600 watts, yes sixteen hundred tube watts (600 watts in triode), and can power a 1 ohm load. The amp uses forty eight KT88 tubes, and weighs 250 lbs.
Per side. And it sounds freaking marvelous.
Per side. And it sounds freaking marvelous.
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Heat the house while listening to music!!!
Bustanut joker
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*** I've pissed meself. That old **** kicked ***..
I "touched" myself when I seen those Woltans
I "touched" myself when I seen those Woltans
FarWestFastEddie
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Spud, Congratulations, you have really opened up the old memories album! Bust is getting all drippy and going be looking for his old National Geographic Magazines to relive old love affairs. I still have an old turntable, I need to hook up to my computer and transfer all the vinyl records to DVD format. ya, someday, get **** done...
FWFE
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