New member: Mr. Yamaha

[Mr. Yamaha]

Hi all,

I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Mr. Yamaha and I'm a fan of (restoring) vintage Japanese audio gear. Mostly Yamaha, Sony, Kenwood and Micro Seiki. I live in the Netherlands near Amsterdam and I'm 34 years old. I really like the process of sourcing desired gear in foreign countries (mostly Japan and Germany), restore them in order to meet modern standards and to make them minty again.

My current main setup:

• Kenwood L-1000C preamp.
• Yamaha B-2 V-FET power amp.
• Sony APM-66ES MKII speakers.
• Arcam irDac with separate linear PSU for audio streaming.
• Yamaha T-2 tuner.

I recently sold my Micro Seiki DDX-1000 turntable and I kept the Micro Seiki MA-505L tonearm. I'm now in the process of 'building' a new turntable. I already have a Sony TTS-6000 direct drive unit on it's way and I was able to source an original 'Resinamic Sound' plinth. I'm currently designing a brass tonearm base to be able to fit any arm to the base like the MA-505L arm. The plinth is glossy black and will be repainted to a matte grey color. The TTS-6000 will be rebuilt. I will be using a Denon DL-304 MKII cart which has about 20 hours on it.

Second setup:

• Yamaha CA-2000 integrated amp.
• Sony APM-22ES speakers.
• Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 for audio streaming.
• Yamaha CT-1000 tuner.

Sitting on the shelf, waiting for restoration: a Sony TA-N7 / TA-E7 combo with which I hope to start soon.

I mainly listen to 60's, 70's and 80's classic rock, but I'm also a fan of 80's trash metal and more recent metal / mathcore.

I think that's about it

[southall-1998_mk2]

Howdy! Welcome to AOS.

Have fun.

S.

[RobbieGong]

Hi Oscar and a warm welcome,

Another Japanese vintage gear lover here.

Their high end stuf really floats my boat.

Particulary into big Sansui Integrateds

Enjoy the forum

[Audio Al]

Hello From another old gear fan

[karma67]

hi mate and welcome,id love to hear the yamaha b-2,its supposed to be a good partner for ns-1000's

[Macca]

Welcome to the forum Oscar. An enviable list of vintage Jap kit you have there. Like Jamie I would also like a go on the B2 amplifier. And the APM 66ES too!

[walpurgis]

Hello Oscar. Welcome to AOS.

Vintage Japanese gear has a big following here. If you have any renovation projects, you could feature them in a blog in our Gallery section. I'm sure they'd be appreciated.

You'll find a lot going on here, so feel free to join in and chat with everybody.


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

[Mr. Yamaha]

Thank you all for the warm welcome

hi mate and welcome,id love to hear the yamaha b-2,its supposed to be a good partner for ns-1000's

Welcome to the forum Oscar. An enviable list of vintage Jap kit you have there. Like Jamie I would also like a go on the B2 amplifier. And the APM 66ES too!

Yes, the NS-1000M's did sound great with the B-2, but in the end the APM-66ES MKII won! It was a tough decision (couldn't keep both due to limited space), but the APM's do sound a bit better. Tighter, faster and more bass, better L and R imaging / separation and a little less shrillness in the highs.

Hello Oscar. Welcome to AOS.

Vintage Japanese gear has a big following here. If you have any renovation projects, you could feature them in a blog in our Gallery section. I'm sure they'd be appreciated.

You'll find a lot going on here, so feel free to join in and chat with everybody.


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

Yes I will start soon with a thread about the TTS-6000 project