My budget vintage (mostly) system

[spm]

after spending far too much time playing around with various bits and pieces I kept picking up and playing very little music over the last couple of months I think I am happy with the sound and look of this budget system. Now planning on concentrating on cleaning and playing my old vinyl.

http://i1040.photobucket.com/albums/b410/sean_p_m/Playroom%20System/DSCF0446_zpsyvwu0jhi.jpg (http://s1040.photobucket.com/user/sean_p_m/media/Playroom%20System/DSCF0446_zpsyvwu0jhi.jpg.html)

http://i1040.photobucket.com/albums/b410/sean_p_m/Playroom%20System/DSCF0447_zpsllvy58ow.jpg (http://s1040.photobucket.com/user/sean_p_m/media/Playroom%20System/DSCF0447_zpsllvy58ow.jpg.html)

http://i1040.photobucket.com/albums/b410/sean_p_m/Playroom%20System/DSCF0448_zpslu0ii2wb.jpg (http://s1040.photobucket.com/user/sean_p_m/media/Playroom%20System/DSCF0448_zpslu0ii2wb.jpg.html)

[struth]

looks great Sean; especially the amp and TT... my bro has a unit that looks pretty similar to that for his stereo.

[sumday]

sansui 222 mk 2....nice!!
I think the left speaker could benefit from being pulled away from the wall though...bass boom ahoy.

NIGE.

[spm]

I'll try moving the speaker further from the wall, haven't played with placement at all yet. It's all a bit squashed up to the left, it's a garden room and the tv was placed there to keep it in the shade before I had blinds and I ought to move it more centrally but I've been too lazy. I've kept the 5.1 system separate so the speaker doesn't need to be left of the tv.

I was trying to hide the speaker because the woofer doesn't match!

[Gazjam]

Love the aesthetic of it, have to admit I'm always swayed by a tape deck with VU meters..

What was it I had before..Marantz SD1015 I think?
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/images/8/84/IMG_6485.JPG

There's something about vintage kit that is a bit special.

[spm]

yes I really like the look of it but I think I would be tempted to swap the tape deck for a Pioneer CT-F2121 if I can find one cheap, not simply because it is a Pioneer but because the cylinder switches for play etc. better match the amp.

http://www.pioneer-vintage.de/images/ct7a.jpg

[Gazjam]

That's retrotastic!

As I said, there's a "different" aesthetic about vintage kit..and its gorgeous imo.

[Solrighal]

Nice gear! Are those speakers made by Castle?

[spm]

thanks, yes they are Castle Clyde's. The left one looks as though the woofer has been replaced. It also had a couple of fine slits in the rubber which I have glued at the moment with some glue from a previous refoam project and it sounds good to me but I may try changing the rubber at some point.

I'm trying to stop buying gear but this week I picked up a p12d turntable cheap with a view to having a full pioneer set up but having had it delivered on Friday I don't think it looks as good as the Sansui although it does sound good. I also couldn't resist a Pioneer SA 506 amp for a £5 on gumtree yesterday. It was untested but it has power vu meters for left and right channels and I thought it might match better with the tape and tuner which have meters. Seems to work fine except one of the meter lights doesn't work (I was talked through a similar repair on the tape deck by Barbarian on here so will give repairing this a go). Seeing it next to the SA7300 I don't think it looks as good, but will play with it with the turntable for a while - might just need to pick up some more speakers for them after just selling some perfectly good Kef's as I've connected the Castles at the moment.

Sean