Vintage Based Systems. Who's got one?

[walpurgis]

If you run a system based on 'Vintage' or 'Classic' components, please tell us what you're using. I think pre 1980 equipment is what we're talking about here.

My system is part vintage. I often use a late sixties ADC cartridge (10E Mk.II) and my main TT is a Toshiba SR-370 with Mission 774 arm, I run a pair of Tannoy Chatsworth II speakers. These items are from the seventies and sound lovely. The Chatsworths do not use the regular HPD 315A, the are equipped with the later 3128 drivers, which I find superior.

My amplification is modernish though. Class A valves or Class A solid state. My newest CD player dates from about 2003.

[The Black Adder]

As many know I run:

15" Tannoy Monitor Golds in Lockwood Universals (1968)
Thorens TD124 MKII. (1966)
SME 3009 S2 (1967)
Goldring G800 (1969-70something)
Valve wise I run numerous ones from the 1940's 50's and 60's

Rest of my setup is from the 90's onwards.

[Ali Tait]

Garrard 401 from 1971 the is the only vintage kit in my system at the moment, if you don't count the NOS valves in my 300b monoblocks.

I've a wooden sleeve A21 in the cupboard which gets an occasional airing, and also an old Yamaha receiver. A fair few NOS valves of various kinds too.

[Gordon Steadman]

Just the Quad 57s now.

Maybe when the wife retires and we have a bit more spare dosh, I will be able to sneak a few more past her!!

PS: Just remembered the Leak Stereo 20 of course dated 1961. That 'orrible Firebottle's OTL has finally replaced it in the main system after 25 years!! Its restin' sans valves upstairs.

[chelsea]

301 and coral speakers are pretty old.

[walpurgis]

coral speakers are pretty old.

Which ones are they Stu?

[chelsea]

M100 mids and h104 tweeters geoff.







and just debating weather to get coral bass units.

[walpurgis]

Very nice!

[chelsea]

[Macca]

My Akai speakers are from 1973 and I now have an HK 930 receiver also from 1973 but I have yet to 'mate them up' It should be interesting as both products sold mainly on the American market and it is quite possible they would have been partnered together 'back in the day' along with a DD turntable and a reel to reel as sources.