The System

[dantheman91]

The tweeter looks like a grille-less version of the alloy dome used in their R852 MD and other models. Made by Elac I think, not a bad unit.

Verry nice indeed hearing those Hi Hats on 80's electronica

[dantheman91]

Rarely see the 11s the 9s and the 14s come up. The 14s are basically the same but save you buying a stand. They might have a bit more volume but the base is a separate chamber you can mass load so not as much in it as it looks.

A rarety it seems placed them on solid stands need to be raised @ ear hight to sound right impressive boxes

[Lawrence001]

The tweeter looks like a grille-less version of the alloy dome used in their R852 MD and other models. Made by Elac I think, not a bad unit.It actually has a grille. The earlier Monitor 9/11/14 had the same grille as the 852MD and the later one has a finer wire based grille rather than a solid dome grill with holes in. I've owned both in the past.

They then released the MkII gold with the square plate, but there was an intermediate gold tweeter with the rectangular plate. I had the MkII but not the intermediate one. Always wanted to try it but I've moved on (upwards) now before I could get one.

I can't live with these speakers any more they are just too coloured in the bass (cabinet resonance I think). I might still be able to live with the R952MD though, that was a nice speaker.

[dantheman91]

Well this happened yesterday evening

Yaqin MC 13S
Supratek Sauvignon Pre made in AUS with PSU needs to be checked over by tech on Thursday

All in a days work :cool:

[Lawrence001]

Woh loving that Supratek and knowing you you got it for a good price. Look like 6SL7 or 6SN7 with valve regulation? What are the valves?

[dantheman91]

Woh loving that Supratek and knowing you you got it for a good price. Look like 6SL7 or 6SN7 with valve regulation? What are the valves?

Both great buys the seller was very fair and let them go for what was offered untested I'll take a look see what valves are what also came Paul Hayes SR4 PSU which is baffling on how to use can anyone help?

[dantheman91]

Valves in the Supratek are:

SOVTEK 5881 6L6 X2
Sylvania 7N7 X2
Sylvania Type 12B4 X2

[Firebottle]

It's Paul Hynes SR4.
Built with one of 3 different output voltage I think, 5V, 12V, 19V?

Do you know what voltage it is, or can you measure it with a meter?

[dantheman91]

It's Paul Hynes SR4.
Built with one of 3 different output voltage I think, 5V, 12V, 19V?

Do you know what voltage it is, or can you measure it with a meter?

Hi Alan

info as follows:

2a regulated power supply
Voltage setting
0 - 12V
1 - 9V
2 - 7V
3-5V

Fuse 1A time delay mains voltage - 110 - 230

[dantheman91]

Good week just asked the local charity if a can take away a pair of B&O Beolab 6000's that were by their bins they said yes calling Beobloke how would i go about testing them what fuse do i need to use in the mains lead and how do i use them active with a passive?

Thanks all

[Lawrence001]

Valves in the Supratek are:

SOVTEK 5881 6L6 X2
Sylvania 7N7 X2
Sylvania Type 12B4 X2Looks like a single ended integrated then?

Can't see a power transformer does it use the Paul Hynes is that it next to it?

[dantheman91]

Looks like a single ended integrated then?

Can't see a power transformer does it use the Paul Hynes is that it next to it?

Its has the matching Supratek power supply :) I'm getting more info on test and look over from tech tomorrow :)

[Lawrence001]

Its has the matching Supratek power supply :) I'm getting more info on test and look over from tech tomorrow :)Looks like you need 2 more valves in the PSU then

[dantheman91]

Looks like you need 2 more valves in the PSU then

Only 1

[Lawrence001]

Is that a socket and a cap then it isn't clear

[dantheman91]

Is that a socket and a cap then it isn't clear

Valve socket and the power on switch

[Beobloke]

Good week just asked the local charity if a can take away a pair of B&O Beolab 6000's that were by their bins they said yes calling Beobloke how would i go about testing them what fuse do i need to use in the mains lead and how do i use them active with a passive?

Thanks all

3A fuse in the mains lead and they have a phono socket input that accepts a signal from any normal preamplifier. There’s a three position switch underneath them (L-R-LINE) and, if you’re using them like this then the switch needs to be set to ‘LINE’ on both speakers.

When you plug them in, an LED at the bottom front behind the grille should light red to show they are in standby mode. When you play some music, they should detect the signal, switch on, the LED will go green and you should hear music. When the music stops, they’ll switch back to standby automatically after a few minutes.

They’re nice, sweet sounding speakers but they don’t do big volume or thunderous bass! Mine are in the dining room and are great for background music over dinner or the radio when I’m working from home. They were originally mainly used in B&O systems as extension speakers in a second room, or as rear channels in a surround sound setup, with either Beolab 8000s or Pentas on the front channels.

User and service manuals here: https://beomanuals.com/manuals/Beolab/Beolab%206000/

Let us know how you get on.

[dantheman91]

3A fuse in the mains lead and they have a phono socket input that accepts a signal from any normal preamplifier. There’s a three position switch underneath them (L-R-LINE) and, if you’re using them like this then the switch needs to be set to ‘LINE’ on both speakers.

When you plug them in, an LED at the bottom front behind the grille should light red to show they are in standby mode. When you play some music, they should detect the signal, switch on, the LED will go green and you should hear music. When the music stops, they’ll switch back to standby automatically after a few minutes.

They’re nice, sweet sounding speakers but they don’t do big volume or thunderous bass! Mine are in the dining room and are great for background music over dinner or the radio when I’m working from home. They were originally mainly used in B&O systems as extension speakers in a second room, or as rear channels in a surround sound setup, with either Beolab 8000s or Pentas on the front channels.

User and service manuals here: https://beomanuals.com/manuals/Beolab/Beolab%206000/

Let us know how you get on.

Hi Adam

Thanks for the reply - Yes set them up last night with a passive pre with mains leads with 3a fuses and they are working well :)

[Beobloke]

Hi Adam

Thanks for the reply - Yes set them up last night with a passive pre with mains leads with 3a fuses and they are working well :)

Great stuff - I bought a pair of £40 last year and thought I'd done well, but free is even better!

Also apologies - I was alerted to your post in this thread but not the the PM you sent me - I wasn't ignoring you, I promise! :D

[dantheman91]

Great stuff - I bought a pair of £40 last year and thought I'd done well, but free is even better!

Also apologies - I was alerted to your post in this thread but not the the PM you sent me - I wasn't ignoring you, I promise! :D

No worries - Thanks for the help

[dantheman91]

The Supratek has been looked over it powers up and works on quick bench test from tech test he's sourcing a GZ34 and a pair of 6SN7GT needs to go back in for the valves to be fitted and tested again to make sure all is good to use

Watch this space it might need to be sold as valve equipment for me is just to high maintenance we'll see :)

[walpurgis]

Watch this space it might need to be sold as valve equipment for me is just to high maintenance we'll see :)

I've had loads of valve gear, recent and vintage. Never ever had problems (touch wood :))

My old Leak Stereo 20 power amps had a right old mismatched selection of EL84 valves in and still sounded great without issues.

[dantheman91]

I've had loads of valve gear, recent and vintage. Never ever had problems (touch wood :))

My old Leak Stereo 20 power amps had a right old mismatched selection of EL84 valves in and still sounded great without issues.

Hi Geoff

Interesting still a lot to learn with them though and the 7N7's in this one are wrong the only spec sheet i can find does not mention of 7N7's being compatible with the Supratek so best to change them

[struth]

Hi Geoff

Interesting still a lot to learn with them though and the 7N7's in this one are wrong the only spec sheet i can find does not mention of 7N7's being compatible with the Supratek so best to change them

well they are both dual triodes i think... dunno if they are similar otherwise tho.

[Firebottle]

The 7N7 is a totally different pin-out to the 6SN7, so non compatible.

[dantheman91]

The 7N7 is a totally different pin-out to the 6SN7, so non compatible.

Hi Alan

Yep thought so have ordered 2 fully tested Brimar 6SN7 waiting to hear from tech once i have them i will get him to fit them and run it up :)

[dantheman91]

Nearly bought a pair of Quad ESL 57's they were advertised local they have been sat for 15 years untested the price was fair @ £195 but again had to walk away could be working could be a whole heap of trouble so best not knowing

Hard to walk away sometimes but ultimately was the best decision

[Barry]

Nearly bought a pair of Quad ESL 57's they were advertised local they have been sat for 15 years untested the price was fair @ £195 but again had to walk away could be working could be a whole heap of trouble so best not knowing

Hard to walk away sometimes but ultimately was the best decision

I can understand your dilemma. I bought a pair 50 years ago. They were used: I think I paid £50 for them. One of them sounded a bit 'off ', so I took them to Quad in Huntingdon. for diagnosis and repair if necessary.

Sadly Quad, can no longer service them, and the only people who have the original jigs to do the job are Quad Musikwiedergabe in Germany. In this country, One Thing Audio offers a refurbishment service using their own panel design, but they do not sound quite the same.

If you were to take them to Quad these days they would just send them to One Thing Audio for the work to be done.

[struth]

I can understand your dilemma. I bought a pair 50 years ago. They were used: I think I paid £50 for them. One of them sounded a bit 'off ', so I took them to Quad in Huntingdon. for diagnosis and repair if necessary.

Sadly Quad, can no longer service them, and the only people who have the original jigs to do the job are Quad Musikwiedergabe in Germany. In this country, One Thing Audio offers a refurbishment service using their own panel design, but they do not sound quite the same.

If you were to take them to Quad these days they would just send them to One Thing Audio for the work to be done.

think these companies had a lack of experienced staff to do the job anyway. they retired and hadnt been replaced by trained younger staff.. darned shame

[dantheman91]

think these companies had a lack of experienced staff to do the job anyway. they retired and hadnt been replaced by trained younger staff.. darned shame

Seconded

[walpurgis]

Nearly bought a pair of Quad ESL 57's they were advertised local they have been sat for 15 years untested the price was fair @ £195 but again had to walk away could be working could be a whole heap of trouble so best not knowing

Hard to walk away sometimes but ultimately was the best decision

You made a sensible decision Dan. They might have been fine, but would probably need work and that could potentially cost a packet.

[dantheman91]

You made a sensible decision Dan. They might have been fine, but would probably need work and that could potentially cost a packet.

True walking out the door and thinking what have i done learning to say not its the hardest thing to do

[dantheman91]

Interesting set up tonight not half bad :mental: does the job on smaller scale

Quad 33 Pre
B&O Beolab 6000's
Micromega Logic

[dantheman91]

The Bereford Caiman DAC is on my techs bench being adapted for the Paul Hynes SR4 power supply

The Supratek needs to go back to be put on the Oscilloscope and replacement valves fitted

[dantheman91]

Beresford Caiman DAC with a Modded Paul Hynes SR4 Power Supply adapted to be used with the Beresford 😁😁🤪🤪🤪😎😎

The original PSU was put on the scope noisy and nasty when we put the SR4 on clean sine wave :)

[dantheman91]

..

[walpurgis]

Dodgy cap, poor connection somewhere, dry soldered joint?

[dantheman91]

Hi Geoff

Possible rather noisy and the 8 pin cable to not very good tbh i think its time to let someone else take this on maybe

time tell looks like its back to the tech

Cheers
Dan

[Firebottle]

What resistance are you trying to measure on the valves Dan?

The only resistance that is measurable is the heaters, they are low resistance when cold.
I have just measured a 12V signal valve heater at 2.7 ohms, cold.

[dantheman91]

Supratek has been sold damn pain in the arse that thing was

Class A Loveliness

Marantz PM4 running Class A into the Tannoy Chesters source Thorens TD 125 , SME 3009 , Shure V15 II , Digital , Micromega Logic - Bereford Caiman DAC - Paul Hynes SR4 PSU


Superb

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus :):):)

[walpurgis]

That's a nice combo. :)

[Macca]

You use the Tannoys more than your other speakers, Dan?

[dantheman91]

You use the Tannoys more than your other speakers, Dan?

The Celestion 5000's have gone so down to 4 main pairs now love these Chesters though :) back to using them full time

[dantheman91]

Revolvers are a Nice Full range unit impressive little things for £1.99

Sunday Funday

TWEAKING THE DIGITAL
75 OHM CAMBRIDGE DIGITAL COAX FEED FROM THE MICROMEGA LOGIC TRANSPORT TO THE BERESFORD CAIMAN DAC , PAUL HYNES SR4 PSU
����

[Lawrence001]

I hope you don't run the PM4 in class A with anything sat on top Dan?

PS what is the revolver that cost £1.99, not speakers?

[Barry]

Hmm - Thorens TD125 in an SME 2000 plinth? That's one bouncy combination!

[dantheman91]

Using DVD Recorders and DVD Players as CD transports and have been impressed with the results

Picked up a Thomson DTH 2500 DVD , Video CD , CD player today for £3.50 from a charity dates from 1998 an early one

Beresford Caiman DAC , Paul Hynes SR4 PSU , Marantz 2225 Receiver , Tannoy 615 MK2's

Fun on a shoestring

James - Girl at the End of the World - 2016

[dantheman91]

Hmm - Thorens TD125 in an SME 2000 plinth? That's one bouncy combination!

Yep I'm aware of this but it plays my records a winner i agree the plinth is a bad design of the time

[dantheman91]

Those weird and wonderful omni speakers came my way today on inspection of the drivers 10 Fostex Mid Treble & Technics Mid Bass Units i would say Japan manufactured

Tested all units are working time will tell with update after a session

UPDATE 10 FOSTEX TREBLE 2 FT55D UNITS 8 FOSTEX FE103 SIDE TREBLE UNITS & TECHNICS 16F10 & a Sub at the back no magnet just absorbs the air from the cabinet

[Macca]

certainly interesting.

[dantheman91]

certainly interesting.


Yep and they are sounding fantastic :):)

[dantheman91]

The free pair of Jamo Pro 300EX the 21385 12"'s have been Re Foamed and my first attempt proud of the outcome

:):)

[walpurgis]

Looks good to me Dan. Join the club, I've done a few :).

Never heard any of those Jamos, how do you find them?

[Beobloke]

Looking good - nice job, Dan!

[dantheman91]

Cheers Fellas

They are rather good never had a pair of Jamos before i think they date from the late 80's watch this space running them with the Yamaha CR 2020 , Micromega Logic , Beresford Caiman , Paul Hynes SR4 PSU

Stripped down those OMNI's with the Technics and Fostex drivers placed the Technics EAS 16F10 in the Cabinet very nice full range unit :) Rare too

[Macca]

You planning to open up one of them discotheques then Dan? :D

[dantheman91]

You planning to open up one of them discotheques then Dan? :D

Not with these neighbours :lol: they have theirs louder then me :mental:

[dantheman91]

Gone new for a change arriving tomorrow best of the budget for £59

First pair of speakers I've brought brand new

Wharfedale Diamond 9.0

https://www.richersounds.com/wharfedale-9-0-black.html

[Roy S]

Those Jamos look purposeful, always fancied a pair to play with.

Good job on the refoam :)

Reviews for Jamos usually include the words 'loud' and 'fun'? Thought they were features all speakers should have?

[dantheman91]

Hi Roy

True True never had a pair of Jamo's had friends who placed them in the crap end of speakers no such thing i like them :) Great fun impressed with them although they are currently in the cupboard :lol:

Happy Listening bought the little Wharfedale Diamond 9.0's a great speaker also within limitations bargain £59 from Richer Sounds

I must say i impressed myself with the re foam :cool::cool:

[Roy S]

Had a few Diamonds over the years, seem to recall one pair cost £7. Great little speakers for the money. Don’t keep loads of back up gear anymore, haven’t actually got any back up speakers £59 you say? Hmm

[Pigmy Pony]

Hi Roy

True True never had a pair of Jamo's had friends who placed them in the crap end of speakers no such thing i like them :) Great fun impressed with them although they are currently in the cupboard :lol:

Happy Listening bought the little Wharfedale Diamond 9.0's a great speaker also within limitations bargain £59 from Richer Sounds

I must say i impressed myself with the re foam :cool::cool:

Diamond 9.0 as you say great little speakers, which should fill most rooms nicely if paired with a little sub - I bought a couple of pairs for my daughter's hairdresser shop a couple of years ago. They barely got any use, and now she's moved premises, so guess who now has these boxes cluttering the house?

I might try one pair, together with my sub, in my second system, in place of my old Celestion 5s. The others I'll stick on here for sale when I have time. You might have been a bit too early for a bargain Dan - sorry about that. But still a bargain at £59.

[Macca]

friend of mine used Diamond IV in a 14 x 36 room with no problems. Maybe could have done with subs too but that was back in the flat earth days when subwoofers were something only demented Americans used and were not considered 'hi-fi'

But for rock and pop music bass depth was adequate and they could reach acceptable levels without breaking up even in that huge space.

[dantheman91]

Technics 16F10 - Open Baffle those technics / fostex cabs were so ugly just could not live with em any more so stripped the baffle now just using the 16F10's in open baffle

BTW Passive Pre
Technics SE A909S Power Amp
Micromega Logic , Beresford Caiman , SR4 PSU
Free Sony SS WS5 Sub

:cool::cool:

[dantheman91]

Nostalgia Post

My grandad had a Marantz MX 593 stack in the early 90's i have footage of this and a photo in a family album so when the PM 583 Amp came up local i bought it for £10 great bit of kit the stack new in 1989 was £599.99 can't make out the rears he had but the fronts were 1992/3 Wharfedale Delta 30.2's

Great fun and a nice bit of kit now that i need it but had to have it Great EQ with Memo it saves then and @ 40 WPC with AV capabilities same they are worth next to nothing Has anyone else bought kit that family members have owned?

[dantheman91]

Another Quad 33 , 303 , FM3 came my way yesterday from a house clear also came with Thorens TD 166 with Shure M91ED that was sat in a Stag cabinet unused for 20 years then vendor wanted them to go to a good home astonishingly its all working very well cleaned up really well too:):)

Not that i needed them at all they just came up at the right time so i bought them :)

[Macca]

Got to love those old QUAD components, especially the '303'.

[dantheman91]

Got to love those old QUAD components, especially the '303'.

Bootiful Kit -

[walpurgis]

Nice.

What make is that record brush?

Don't chuck the Shure M91ED out, they're rather good! :)

[Lawrence001]

I don't think Dan chucks anything out [emoji23]

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[dantheman91]

Nice.

What make is that record brush?

Don't chuck the Shure M91ED out, they're rather good! :)


Hi Man

The M91ED Tis rather good little bit of meat left on it the record brush is a BIB also came with a leather felt one also BIB

I'm finding the TD 166 to be rather good too although not a top rated Thorens it does them job original TP 11 tonearm

[dantheman91]

I don't think Dan chucks anything out [emoji23]

Sent from my PCT-L29 using Tapatalk

Cheeky Son Cheeky :cool::lol:

[dantheman91]

Won These on eBay for £45 local needed a very good clean up

B&W DM601 S1


Ancillaries
Tisbury Passive Pre
Technics SE A909S Power Amp
Quad 77 CD Player

Before and After photo :)

[Macca]

Had some of those B&W for a couple of years they're not bad. Good rocker's speaker.

[Lawrence001]

Haven't they undergone a bit of a renaissance recently? I've seen a few people saying online they're a very underrated speaker.

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[dantheman91]

Had some of those B&W for a couple of years they're not bad. Good rocker's speaker.

Amp fussy they love a clean signal warm and mellow amps not so good :)

[dantheman91]

Haven't they undergone a bit of a renaissance recently? I've seen a few people saying online they're a very underrated speaker.

Sent from my PCT-L29 using Tapatalk

Interesting an award winner speakers in 1996 one of the best buys @ £200 had a couple of pairs before i didn't rate them much then but now very respectable indeed my grandad had a pair in the late 90s before he passed must have only just bought them then i remember them with a Marantz 1010 slimline stack , graphic & Tuner , CD / Tape combo pretty penny back then :) Knew his stuff sad i was to young to properly know him with his journey of Kit

[Macca]

I got mine in 1998, I remember as it was not long after I moved into this house and needed something with a bit more wallop than Mission 731s

No idea where I found £200 to buy them, I think that was almost two weeks wages for me back then.

The 602 are even better but the 603 floorstander I recall being a bit lumpy.

[dantheman91]

Cool

I've had the 601 S1 . 601 S1 the original in the best iMHO

[dantheman91]

Anyone had a pair of Jamo Silhouette

Collecting a free pair after 9am :mental:

[dantheman91]

JPW Transmission Line ?

Ever seen a pair of these JPW transmission line fitted with VOLT B250's with a B250 ABR - Real Heavy nice trip out to Broadstone to get them quick repair to the Mids glue has also gone on the B250 but repaired they may have potential

[struth]

jpw had a tie in with haybrook i think...possibly tdl too

[walpurgis]

Never seen that model. Good drivers those Volts.

Might be the same as used in the original DeccaVolt speaker.

DeccaVolt:

https://i.ibb.co/nc536q7/Screen-Shot-06-05-23-at-02-02-PM.png (https://imgbb.com/)

[Lawrence001]

Those big ports look odd a TL usually has a slot port. They are the same size as the driver but I can't see any screw holes if any have been removed. Interesting design anyway.

[dantheman91]

JPWs Sounding great had the B250's repaired by a local engineer :) dry glue and realignment

These were designed by David Lyth of VOLT to show what VOLT could do at demo shows then taken on by Wilmslow they are known as "The Boxer" hard to put a year and value on them but I'll have them for £25 :eek:


:)

[walpurgis]

What are the other drivers in them Dan?

[dantheman91]

What are the other drivers in them Dan?

Audax HD 25 , Peerless KO40 :)

[Lawrence001]

Can we see the fronts?

[dantheman91]

Re foamed the Peerless KO 40 Midranges not the prettiest but its done

Could they be the "Denham" as the specs and measurements are the same in the 1981 HIFI Yearbook TOR @ £477 + VAT inflation today is £1,750

[dantheman91]

Can we see the fronts?


Here

[Lawrence001]

Re foamed the Peerless KO 40 Midranges not the prettiest but its done

Could they be the "Denham" as the specs and measurements are the same in the 1981 HIFI Yearbook TOR @ £477 + VAT inflation today is £1,750I can see why you usually use a tech, no offence!

[Lawrence001]

HereThe holes at the front and back mean it can't be a normal transmission line, when you look up into the hole is it open to the drivers or sealed?

[Lawrence001]

JPW Transmission Line ?

Ever seen a pair of these JPW transmission line fitted with VOLT B250's with a B250 ABR - Real Heavy nice trip out to Broadstone to get them quick repair to the Mids glue has also gone on the B250 but repaired they may have potentialAnd last thing, assuming that's the rear, where are the sockets?

[Pigmy Pony]

I got mine in 1998, I remember as it was not long after I moved into this house and needed something with a bit more wallop than Mission 731s

No idea where I found £200 to buy them, I think that was almost two weeks wages for me back then.

The 602 are even better but the 603 floorstander I recall being a bit lumpy.

I bought a pair of the 603s in 1996. Cost me £499 and my then wife was not best pleased. I didn't find them to be 'lumpy', but then I was using them in a decent sized room, fed by a Musical Fidelity Electra E100 which had some clout. After some time I decided that I actually preferred the MA R352s they replaced. Too late.

What you have there Dan are the S1s, with the gold coloured tweeters with the ineffective protection around them. Very rare to find a pair that had escaped infant fingers, including mine.

[dantheman91]

I can see why you usually use a tech, no offence!



:rolleyes:

[dantheman91]

Sealed

[dantheman91]

And last thing, assuming that's the rear, where are the sockets?

The sockets are at the back facing downwards

[dantheman91]

The holes at the front and back mean it can't be a normal transmission line, when you look up into the hole is it open to the drivers or sealed?

Sealed

[Lawrence001]

Sounds like they're not TLs then, they must be an experimental design that ended up as a smaller sealed box.

[dantheman91]

Fantastic Read of the JPW Boxer Kit Loudspeaker sent over by Cat from VOLT Loudspeakers in Dorchester reading that they were designed to compete with the likes of the Yamaha NS 1000's and the Mordaunt Short Signifer in the sub £500 range as a kit based loudspeaker designed to play loud rock music they sure do this with ease segment from Practical HIFI 1980

:):)

[dantheman91]

Kai Winding + J .J . Johnson – K + J.J - East Coast Jazz Series No. 7 - London - 1956



Quad 77
Radioshack Pre
Technics SL 150 Turntable , SME 3009 , Shure V15 III
Full Range Array of 5 Loudspeakers X 2 - 10 Drivers
Yamaha Sub


After a days session of testing they have potential for a project :):) Try and be impressed fugly as though :mental:

[Barry]

Kai Winding + J .J . Johnson – K + J.J - 1965 - London

?????

[dantheman91]

[QUOTE=dantheman91;1351687]Kai Winding + J .J . Johnson – K + J.J - 1965 - London [ /QUOTE]

?????

https://www.discogs.com/release/4239261-K-JJ-East-Coast-Jazz-Series-No-7

[Lawrence001]

@dantheman91 Have a look at the scan at the bottom of this thread answers the question about those TL speakers.

Well still doesn't explain what the holes are for!


https://www.hifiwigwam.com/threads/quantum-electronics-p4-power-amp-102-pre-amp.120152/

[dantheman91]

@dantheman91 Have a look at the scan at the bottom of this thread answers the question about those TL speakers.

Well still doesn't explain what the holes are for!


https://www.hifiwigwam.com/threads/quantum-electronics-p4-power-amp-102-pre-amp.120152/

Interesting Thanks :) Heavy @ 28KG :lol:

[Lawrence001]

Looking again options 3 and 4 say that have built in stands so the hole is just something they do as it's a stand, seems a slightly odd thing to do though.

[Barry]

https://www.discogs.com/release/4239261-K-JJ-East-Coast-Jazz-Series-No-7

K + J.J. – East Coast Jazz Series No. 7

https://i.discogs.com/JDGa5xkRHLdRK0SiAcHuxfnipL8bZ3TbKJjWf6vGuFw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:591/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQyMzky/NjEtMTQxOTg1NDQw/NC04NzQ1LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: London Records – LTZ-N 15003, London Records – LTZ-N 15 003, London American Recordings – LTZ-N 15003
Series: Jazz Series (3)
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: Germany
Released: 1956
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop

Thanks Dan

[dantheman91]

Welcoming the Revox B126 CD Player from 1988 to the collection fresh service , PAT Test , SOAK

Underworld - 1992 - 2002

Simplistic RIG:
Pioneer A 616 MKII Reference Amplifier @ 130 WPC into 4 Ohm
Celestion A1 Compact Loudspeakers
Revox 126 Coax out feeding Project DAC Box S , Paul Hynes SR4 PSU , Chord Coax

[walpurgis]

Bet that's sounding good Dan! :thumbsup:

[dantheman91]

Bet that's sounding good Dan! :thumbsup:

Very good indeed :)

[Macca]

Revox made some excellent stuff. Looks proper too.

Don't know what you paid but seen people asking £500 plus on eBay.

Think it is basically a Philips?

[dantheman91]

Revox made some excellent stuff. Looks proper too.

Don't know what you paid but seen people asking £500 plus on eBay.

Think it is basically a Philips?

Does indeed aye CDM4 Mesh bought it off my old man he has no use for it as opposed to my 2000 odd CD's :)

:mental:

[Macca]

quite jealous of that actually.

I've looked at buying one before but people just not realistic with the BIN prices and they never risk them on auctions without a silly reserve.

[Barry]

I have a Revox C221 professional CDP (sometimes branded as a Studer C221). I have no idea if the mechanism used is by Philips, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

[dantheman91]

One for the SME aficionado fitted an Audio Technica OC9EXB Moving Coil to the 3009 works surprisingly well

[Barry]

Not really - I've been using MCs in my SME arms for over thirty years. Started with an Ortofon SL15E, then tried other Ortofon designs: SPUG-E; S15TE; SL15E Mk.II; MC20, and the MC200. All have tracked perfectly in the SME.

[dantheman91]

Not really - I've been using MCs in my SME arms for over thirty years. Started with an Ortofon SL15E, then tried other Ortofon designs: SPUG-E; S15TE; SL15E Mk.II; MC20, and the MC200. All have tracked perfectly in the SME.

I love the V15 II been thinking for a while to make the most of the 3009 is to try an MC and was pleasantly surprised and now know to set up the 3009 :)

OC9EBX very well respected MC no good sat in the box :rolleyes::mental: the blue is stunning

[dantheman91]

Bought a pair of "Tannoy E11's" for a £10 i have been mighty impressed with them on the end of a Nytech 252 , Marantz PM4 Class A and Now the Pioneer A 616 MK2 i have them BI wired which has levelled out the brightness from the HF the Stereophile review from 1990 is decent

A good all rounder from sessions with Rock , Metal , Reggae , Pop and Jazz they seem to handle anything thrown at them :) built with Tannoy's own made drivers they punch out some bass for the size you would think they were a larger box

https://www.stereophile.com/content/tannoy-e11-loudspeakers

[Macca]

Remember those coming out, couldn't afford them.

Looks like they need close to wall position, no toe-in. You could try putting something heavy on top, bricks or whatever, see if you can damp those cab resonances?

Port is tuned low should get 40Hz out of them in room, not bad about the same as a lot of big floorstanders.

[dantheman91]

Remember those coming out, couldn't afford them.

Looks like they need close to wall position, no toe-in. You could try putting something heavy on top, bricks or whatever, see if you can damp those cab resonances?

Port is tuned low should get 40Hz out of them in room, not bad about the same as a lot of big floorstanders.

Good tip will look into it very good speaker if matched well after a session with the Pioneer A616MK2 the Titanium tweeters are too bright back to the Marantz PM4 Class A a naturally bright speaker they loved the Nytech 252 that made them sing :) they need a smoother roll off response keeping them for a bit see if they make the collection :scratch:

[dantheman91]

Well the current rig for October is

Integra DSX 3 Slimline Receiver
Marantz 6005 Transport feeding the DSX 3's built in DAC - Chord Coax
Wharfedale Diamond 9.0 Loudspeakers

Excellent Budget "£150" all in Rig with all the bells and whistles of modern tech with the DSX 3 - 6 channel , Streamer , FM Tuner , Phono Stage "Excellent" , Spotify , Deezer , 50WPC & More streaming Houston Blues Radio from Texas

Smiles per miles excellent rig :)

:):)

[dantheman91]

1980's Prototype CMF Third Generation HP 400 Power Amp
200 WPC into 4 or 8 Ohm 17KG

Freshly serviced , Cleaned , PAT tested MOSFET



Currently running with a Yamaha CR 1000 as Pre , Tannoy 615 MK2's with Marantz 6005 & Caiman DAC

The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over

Excellent

[Lawrence001]

That Yamaha must have been one of the top models at the time?

[dantheman91]

That Yamaha must have been one of the top models at the time?

Yes it was indeed top line in 1974 :)

[dantheman91]

Sharp SM 2323 Amp & SM2323 Tuner free is free ������

CD Transport Marantz CD42 , Caiman DAC , Paul Hynes SR4 PSU

Punchy little amp driving the Rogers LS7 ����

Garden In The City of Industry - Shape Your Flower - 2001

[Macca]

Always liked those 'LS7'

[dantheman91]

Active Epoz Aktimate Micro Loudspeakers
Panasonic SL 138 Portable CD Player

Eddie Lovette – The Best Reggae Hits Of Eddie Lovette / Vol. 2

[Puffin]

Never heard of Eddie Lovette? Like the new avatar:lol:

Did you manage to salvage your car?

[dantheman91]

Never heard of Eddie Lovette? Like the new avatar:lol:

Did you manage to salvage your car?

Finest Reggae :)

No unfortunately not rob the fiesta was written off by the insurance they paid out for it then they wanted £250 back for the remainder of my cover :rolleyes: Got another car and a clamp for at night

[dantheman91]

1991 Kenwood Kit pretty surprising fantastic to be precise picked up an A65 Amp , GE850 Graphic & TX85 Tuner , LS 65 Speakers this week spares or repair and all was working for £10 was'nt connected up right not half bad with A65 & GE850 driving the old Rogers LS7

Sources
Marantz 6005
KAM DDX 1000 DD Turntable with Goldring G800 Cartridge

[Macca]

GE850 is a pretty funky equaliser.

[Puffin]

Finest Reggae :)

No unfortunately not rob the fiesta was written off by the insurance they paid out for it then they wanted £250 back for the remainder of my cover :rolleyes: Got another car and a clamp for at night

Ah, bit of a bummer:rolleyes:

[dantheman91]

GE850 is a pretty funky equaliser.

Excellent bit of kit

Just got a free Sony HCD SD1 CD Receiver with the Sub and Satellites also a lovely bit of kit from 1998 even came with the glass stand

[dantheman91]

The 1971 Goodmans One Ten Receiver with user guide and schematics a freebie her dads upgrading and he's 92 a high 5:eek: he might have some more so this was now surplus �������� Power Up & Lights Up and Tunes on the dial Radio 2 , Classic FM , Hits crackly pots but they will be sorted a great review from HIFI News online a sleeper of receivers that was built by Thorn group and £118 new in 1971

Slice of British History

Little pair of Pure 12U06's sounding rather nice :lol:

[Puffin]

Nice.

[dantheman91]

Been a good while since i have updated this thread

I picked these up last week for free have been told they were a kit buy the foam was rotten so have replaced the rotten foam with brand new foam waited good few hours to dry and put them back in the cabinet testing with a Technics SU V550 and some Enigma Sadeness they a damn excellent i must say the cabinets are transmission line similarities :)

Any ideas on what kit they are

Pictures Before During and back in cabinet with final result :)

[dantheman91]

Just collected this one Environmental Sound Turntable with SME 3009 S2 Improved with Shure M95ED Cartridge

[Macca]

I always wondered what those are like.

Good arm on it.

[Wakefield Turntables]

I always wondered what those are like.

Good arm on it.

It's not the most attractive of TT's, still I'd like to hear one. Probably sounds a lot better than it looks.

[dantheman91]

On the journey home i had to pull over as i thought i never saw the 4 pin connector & the interconnect for the SME and i was right bit odd the guys going to look for it today if not the SME is off to my tech for a RE wire to RCA :rolleyes:

Hopefully he does have it was his dad's

[dantheman91]

I always wondered what those are like.

Good arm on it.

Hi

Bit tricky to test though it powers up and speed is spot on

Will update in due course once i have the 4 pin connector or have got the SME re wired

[dantheman91]

JBE Up and Running used the connector from my other 3009 S2

What an excellent deck with superb engineering very well made set up a leveled set the arm up with the the Shure M95ED which has great finesse , timing and the bass is outstanding the deck is going in my collection it seems i have annoyed a few with buying this one all for themselves I'm afraid very happy i will probably get the SME re wired as these SME connectors are hard to find reset the pitch as with time had drifted now rock solid center this is not a permanent place was set up for test

Sly & Robbie - Language Barrier
1986
Reissue

The Bass from Make Em Move was just :eek::eek:

Quad 33,303
Wharfedale Dovedale 3

[Barry]

Good find - the Shure M95ED is/was a good cartridge.

Agree with you about the 4-pin Belling & Lee connector of the SME 3000 series arms. You do occasionally see them for sale, but they are very expensive.
You might consider having the connector base of the arm changed to one using RCA phono sockets. There are plenty of kits to do this available from Ebay. That way you can use an interconnect lead of your choice (if you are into cable swapping).

[Lawrence001]

the deck is going in my collection it seems i have annoyed a few with buying this one all for themselves I'm afraid very happy


Not on here I hope, there are a few members on other forums that seem to snap up stuff cheap with the object of selling them on to forum members for a profit. Often after asking the same members for advice on pricing and servicing [emoji23]

[dantheman91]

Rather Impressed with this 99 - 01 Sony TA FE230 Amplifier i picked up for a £10
Driving the Tannoy 10" T165 Very Well
Rigged up the Thorens TD 165 Turntable with Shure M75ED
The lot also came with a Yamaha CDX 450E CD Player

Bit a classical day currently on the platter is

Chopin / Liszt – Martha Argerich, London Symphony Orchestra · Claudio Abbado – Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 / Klavierkonzert Nr. 1

[dantheman91]

This failed format Kodak PCD 835 made by Philips came my way on Monday £5 from my local tip no CDV to test picture but CD's are sounding excellent this was a sub £2000 machine in the very early late 80's to very90's sadly the format did not take off this machine features CDM-9/44 Mech with SAA7321 D/A chip even came with the original foam protection for the mech a very well rated bit of kit sounding rather excellent with the Sony TA FE230 & Tannoy 10" T165's

Horace Andy – The Prime Of Horace Andy - 20 Classic Cuts From the 70's
1997
Music Club

[dantheman91]

Saturday's £8 B&O Beocenter 2100 find now in the rig for a good test & excellent working order Tape , Aux & a rather lovely phono stage

So last LP to spin
Yes - The Yes Album
1971
Original Plum


Thorens TD 125 , SME 3009 , Shure V15II
Kenwood LS M31's with Yamaha Sub

[dantheman91]

Bolivar Speaker Works Model 18 Loudspeakers USA Made

A freebie from last week guy bought them when he was in the marines in Plymouth now they have been refoamed given a new lease of life and in excellent working order they sound fantastic with an interesting history with Harman and JBL :)

Herbie Hancock - Sunrise


Quad 33 , 303
Thorens TD 165 , TP16 with Shure M75ED

[dantheman91]

Yamaha DSP AX759SE - 2006 - 7.1

Got this in a freebie not working with powering up so bought a replacement PSU cap a quick 5 min repair she's up and running well & drives the Boxer Kit's very well

[Macca]

Looks like it's seen some action!

[dantheman91]

Looks like it's seen some action!

:lol: Aye plonked on a pile of tat in the guys garage a good rescue i would say

[dantheman91]

Oh Here's the Goldring Lenco GL75 i picked up for £10 last friday in excellent working order and exceptionaly clean came with a G800 & M75EJ Cartridges

:):)

[Barry]

Wow you got a bargain there! :)

[dantheman91]

Wow you got a bargain there! :)

Hi Barry

Yep and even moor so was only couple mins drive away was the seller was based on the estate so a swift nip to the cash point collected GL75 got it home dug out my 33/303 Belgin lead the old girl powered straight up with instant speed not sure how long its been sat off the bat sounds fantastic once i set the arm up :) put a cork mat on it I'm well happy other mods to come :)

[Barry]

Stop it! You're making me insanely jealous. Even replacement Goldring headshells go for three times what you paid for a complete deck, arm and cartridge(s). Don't tell me, the two cartridges came fitted into their own headshells? :eek:

[dantheman91]

Stop it! You're making me insanely jealous. Even replacement Goldring headshells go for three times what you paid for a complete deck, arm and cartridge(s). Don't tell me, the two cartridges came fitted into their own headshells? :eek:

Yep both are Original GL75 Headshell's :)

[Barry]

iI thought they might be. :)

I do have some experience of a Lenco design, namely that of the Goldring G99 turntable. The G99 was built by the UK audio company Goldring following a design made by the Swiss company Lenco, and using their unique arrangement of a vertical idler wheel running on a horizontal tapered motor shaft which allows a continuous speed adjustment.

I wrote about it here: https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?10774-For-one-week-only-the-Goldring-G99-turntable-and-Decca-arm-and-cartridge. You might find it of some interest, although the arm and cartridge used are completely different.

[dantheman91]

iI thought they might be. :)

I do have some experience of a Lenco design, namely that of the Goldring G99 turntable. The G99 was built by the UK audio company Goldring following a design made by the Swiss company Lenco, and using their unique arrangement of a vertical idler wheel running on a horizontal tapered motor shaft which allows a continuous speed adjustment.

I wrote about it here: https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?10774-For-one-week-only-the-Goldring-G99-turntable-and-Decca-arm-and-cartridge. You might find it of some interest, although the arm and cartridge used are completely different.


Hi Barry

Excellent read thank you

[hifi_dave]

Still have my original G99 fitted in a Howland West plinth with SME Series 2 arm from the 60s. Strange the G99 doesn't get the mentions it should when it is one of the best idler decks ever made.

[Barry]

Still have my original G99 fitted in a Howland West plinth with SME Series 2 arm from the 60s. Strange the G99 doesn't get the mentions it should when it is one of the best idler decks ever made.

I think I bought it on your behalf from a friend of mine. I can remember coming out to your place to deliver it, and being amazed at the amount of classic audio gear you have collected. Guys, Dave has two rooms full of classic gear in a building separate from his house. And some of it is unique: a double Transcriptors TT anybody!?

But getting back to the G99, yes it was a deliberate attempt to rival the Garrard 301 and 401 turntables. IMO the 301 is overrated; but the same could be said by others of the Thorens TD124.

[Wakefield Turntables]

The G99 is just a Lenco GL75 in fancy clothes. Any PTP Lenco will better any G99 nowadays due to better isolation of the motor from the plinth and cartridge.

[dantheman91]

This old Rega Planar 3 with RB300 and Roksan Corus Blue came my way for free yesterday afternoon a pick up near sandbanks poole they were moving happy dayz happens to be in exceptional working order :)

[Alex_UK]

Now that is a stroke of luck! I have no luck at all, to quote my dad "if I fell into a bucket of nipples I'd come out sucking my thumb".

[dantheman91]

Got these in today another freebie local Poly-Planar P20's

1970's american design they sound bloomin fantastic :)

[Macca]

Got these in today another freebie local Poly-Planar P20's

1970's american design they sound bloomin fantastic :)

That's a new one to me. Are they large?

[Idlewithnodrive]

Got these in today another freebie local Poly-Planar P20's

1970's american design they sound bloomin fantastic :)

What on earth are they ?

[dantheman91]

Hi Martin

No not large 15 x 12 x 1 1/2 inches so just hang them on the wall the are very different sounding they have a drive unit they cone is made from styrofoam the drive unit is where the glue is and the magnet is clear to see from the back

[dantheman91]

What on earth are they ?

Hi Mike



ERA Acoustics Corp.; Moonachie (NJ)
Loudspeaker
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
Power out
20 W (unknown quality)
Material
Model: Poly-Planar P-20 - ERA Acoustics Corp.; Moonachie
Shape
Chassis only or for «building in»
Dimensions (WHD)
300 x 355 x 35 mm / 11.8 x 14 x 1.4 inch
"poly-planar" loudspeaker. Impedance 8 ohms. Frequency range 40 Hz - 20 kHz.

The membrane is made of styrofoam, mounted in a rigid plastic frame.

[Lawrence001]

Remind me a bit of those Yamaha ear shaped flat speakers. Did they actually claim that having the driver the same shape as the ear made them sound better??

[Barry]

Remind me a bit of those Yamaha ear shaped flat speakers. Did they actually claim that having the driver the same shape as the ear made them sound better??

I think the idea of the asymmetry was to break up flexural modes of the diaphragm, just as asymmetry breaks up listening room resonances. Having an 'ear shape' was probably just a foible by the Yamaha design team.


https://www.picclickimg.com/ZhcAAOSw7thbjSo2/Yamaha-NS-230-Dipole-Sandwich-Speakers-Piano-Department-Ear.webp

These 1970's speakers are described as "Yamaha NS-230 Dipole Sandwich Speakers Piano Department Ear Shaped Driver". Yamaha also make pianos, so maybe the unusual shape was suggested by the piano department.

[Lawrence001]

I seen to recall they were originally designed to go with their organs so maybe something got lost in translation?

[Barry]

Ah yes - I had forgotten Yamaha make electric organs as well as pianos.

[dantheman91]

Having a play with these Philips 22RH427 Loudspeakers a freebie pair collected local over in Bearwood a great sounding Loudspeaker running a cooler Pioneer A400 amp today with the Technics SL 150 , SME 3009 S2 Improved with Shure V15 Type 3

[dantheman91]

Nytech CRA 252 XDII Receiver
Philips 22RD427 Loudspeakers
Thorens TD 125 MK1 Turntable with SME 3009 S2 Non Improved with Shure V15 & SME 2000 Plinth

Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue



:):):):eek: