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Still got any of it?
Only the X10-D in the second picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
lol, I thought that was an oversized volume control... it is early :eyebrows:
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I should have kept the Stereo 20 in the second picture. It was a good one. I'd replaced the caps, put a base on that matched the metalwork and fitted a mains switch on the front. It sounded very nice.
Lovely nostalgia...Those were they days do i see a NAD...:) well i never...
Came face to face with Tannoy buckinghams this week fab did i tell you they guy bought them for £500...:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: weather true is a different sotrey but had a couple of bits from him no reason to disbelieve...
Hmm. I now have seven pre-amps. Some serious evaluation is going to be needed, to decide what stays and what goes.
The line up is: A tiny FX Audio valve pre-amp from China, a Little Bear passive, a VTL Deluxe valve pre-amp (amazing phono stage), a Tisbury Audio passive, a Moth Series 30 solid state pre-amp (very nice sounding), a Promitheus TVC and lastly a MingDa MC-9 TVC (the TVC's are going nowhere :)).
Each will of course need to be tried with each of my power amps. Which are: Quad 306 (very sweet), Monarchy Audio SM-70, Monarchy Audio SM-70 Pro and finally, a pair of Modern Classic Tubes EL34 valve monos.
Could be a busy evening.
oh, err, keep the tvc's, the moth and the VTL.
Also got one of these gorgeous Japanese integrateds in the collection. Sounds amazing! The MC input sounds as good as my Sugden phono stage.
http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...tm&prev=search
This is mega rare. Only ever seen one other on sale.
thats a translate page
Should be showing in English.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
ah, got it, had to click on translating
How do you get on with the tis bury Geoff ?. I sold my Quad 306 to a guy who had the tisbury pre and he loved the combo !
Not tried the tisbury with the 306 yet Brian. Currently using the Promitheus TVC through that, sounds great.Quote:
Originally Posted by tapid
I'll hook the Tisbury up with it later today. I have heard the combination before though and it works just fine.
Just a bit of fun.
The second Pioneer PL-12D I picked up. Serviced and cleaned, new belt fitted, cracked lid repaired and working fine. Sounds surprisingly decent with the Shure M75ED 2 on it.
http://i65.tinypic.com/2j0b33s.jpg
The repairs to the lid. It may not be too pretty, but it is solid. Fixed with 'Plastic Weld', not glue.
http://i65.tinypic.com/8wcupe.jpg
The first one I got has been passed on to a mate. Might keep this one (got a feeling there may be another in the loft too).
If you ever want to pass on the loft one a home waiting here - my dad had a few so want to have one for nostalgia let me know...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Not certain it's still there Dan. My daughter stashed it away about ten years ago. I don't go up in the loft and it could have been removed.Quote:
Originally Posted by dantheman91
Only one way to find out....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Not a chance at the moment mate. The girl has piled so much stuff up there, I'd need ropes and crampons to search.Quote:
Originally Posted by dantheman91
She's moving out soon though and will be removing much clutter. With a bit of luck I'll have access. If I find the Pioneer (assuming she doesn't pinch it), I'll decide what I'm doing with it. I certainly won't keep two.
ive just got to ask,have you got a damped unipivot up in the loft? :eyebrows:
How many do you want? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
I feel a speaker project coming on. Not done one for years, but I've got so many bits, it's time I tried using some.
There are boxes of tweeters and crossover parts, a nice old pair of 10" KLH bass units on the shelf, along with various 8"and 6.5" drivers, at least twelve pairs of interesting full range units. Two spare 10" Tannoy dual concentrics and four KEF BD139 ABR's, plus loads of other bits.
Thing is, where the hell do I start? :eek:
Start with the two tannoy 10" for me lol
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You should be so lucky! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigman80
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Geoff can you knock us up a three-way with twin KLH 10'' bass units, full ranger for the mid/top and a super-tweeter? Say in 100 litre sealed cab? I'll drop round and pick them up in a week or so.
Cheers :)
well have fun anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
HaHa. You've read my mind Martin. That's almost exactly what I had in mind for the KLH units! Including the sealed box.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
The mid/top being provided by these very nice sounding vintage Japanese five inch twin cone drivers:
http://i68.tinypic.com/w2dt9t.jpg
Both they and the KLH units have 'everlasting' doped cloth cone surrounds.
The crossover in mind is a first order job at 630 Hz.
The whole lot will present a straightforward 8 ohm load.
A supertweeter will be considered, if necessary.
The sparkle, man, the sparkle.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
It's not November the 5th yet.
;)
Might as well be. Sporadic fireworks been going off all day here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebottle
I guess that they could just ban the ones that go bang. I mean it is mainly a visual thing anyway.
Just bought these vintage Eagle CT10 horn tweeters. Yes, I know, most will roll their eyes at the name Eagle, but these were made by Coral for them and actually sound really nice. I've used them before. I still have a 16 ohm pair but I'd been after an 8 ohm set for a while. They'll fit in with a project I have in mind. I'll need to use an 'L' Pad though, the sensitivity is 106 db.
http://i67.tinypic.com/25eutmg.jpg
I used these Geoff with rather sensitive tweeters : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monacor-Sp...72.m2749.l2649
A reasonable 8 ohm match across the whole travel.
I've got a bunch of 8 ohm 'L' pad pots Alan. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebottle
I'm sure I'll come up with something suitable, even if it's just a couple of series/parallel resistors to trim things down.
By the way, do you know the insertion loss from a resistor 'L' pad?
As ever Google is your friend. Here's a good one:
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-Lpad.htm
Ah. Funny you should point that one out Alan. I looked at the same one this morning. :)
It gives attenuations, but there's an insertion loss as well. I'm assuming it's a couple of DB. It's certainly noticeable with pot type attenuator with 0db cut, so I figured the resistor option should do the same.
Back to the project in hand. My sixties corner speakers. I'm patching up areas of damaged veneer.
http://i63.tinypic.com/21ewx2e.jpg
The grill cloths are disgusting. Possibly washable, but easily replaced if need be.
Couple of veneer nicks patched. They'll look fine with a sand down, a touch of filler and a bit of colour matching.
http://i66.tinypic.com/kagqo2.jpg
More to do though.
http://i65.tinypic.com/jiyniu.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/20m74j.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/2vcz5tv.jpg
It'll all come up like new by the time I've finished. Then I'll have to decide what drive units will be in them.
was that the philips ones?
Yup!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I'll probably (reluctantly) flog the Philips drivers. They should fetch a bob or two and the cash would be handy. Just wondering if I'd get a significantly better price with them in the cabinets. Most uses have their own ideas as to enclosures for those drive units.
Gone from this:
To This:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
http://i64.tinypic.com/2vkcbr8.jpg
All veneer repaired. Grille cloths sorted, sprayed them cream in situ. Removing the baffles was awkward and not necessary.
Bit of colour matching to finish on the veneer, then a coat of satin varnish. Terminals to fit on base instead of the captive leads they came with. Drivers to mount and wire up, then they're done.
see how they go. they are very nice. i like them
Awesome work! They look like new, very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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They do now (almost :)). Gave the wood a couple of coats of satin varnish, looks good. Still need waxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by alphaGT
May have them finished tomorrow.
They might make good rear speakers for a surround system?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Not something I'd considered, but I guess they could. I won't be keeping them though. Too much other stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by alphaGT
Have you finished them yet then Geoff?
No. I was trying to do a bit on them outside, but drizzle stopped play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Got the holes for the terminal plates sorted though.
Wot's this 'ere then? Somebody's sneaked a pair of midget speakers onto the end of my system!
http://i65.tinypic.com/291hspl.jpg
Yes. It's a dinky little pair of mint Mission-Cyrus 780SE's and sounding every bit as good as I remembered.
Despite the compact dimensions, there's no lack of scale and the clarity is just fine. I like the seamlessness across the frequency range too.
You can keep yer Usher S530's and LS3/5a's. These are just great! :)
(no, they're not mine, I'm minding them until my mate picks them up)
dinky size right enough. Probably about same size as my actives, that I run in conjunction with the fullragers. Having their own built in amp makes it easy and they just add a little sparkle
I had a pair some years ago and loved them. To be honest, I'd forgotten how good they are. These are proper Hi-Fi speakers and one could live with a pair happily.