Dec 21, 2007 03:24 pm Ah, I remember Sansui. They were one of the few amps that could make a snare sound like a snare. Great stuff.
Vintage Stereo Manual (owner and service)
Posted on Dec 21, 2007 02:48 pm
BushmasterM4
Member Since: Nov 13, 2007
Ive got a vintage Sansui system and have been surfing for a owners manual. Well after months I have found this site. They have a few. So if you need one for your vintage equipment, I hope its here. Link Below
hifi-museum.com/lib/lib_fs.htm
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Dec 21, 2007 03:24 pm Ah, I remember Sansui. They were one of the few amps that could make a snare sound like a snare. Great stuff.
Dec 21, 2007 03:48 pm My speaker are Polk 10's. Very clear and loud. I have some old Pioneer speakers from the 70's and some RTR's. Those two brands I have to recone. I search yard sales and thrift stores for the stuff. Old stuff is selling pretty high on ebay.
Dec 21, 2007 04:06 pm Sweet, Sansui and Polk. Nice combination.
I had some Magnapans before the house fire. I never replaced them, but I might still. They sure were nice for image and 'air'. Nothing I've ever heard touch them.
The old bose 901 (rev 1) were very close, but not as deep and open. I'd say equal, but slightly different.
My uncle still has a Fisher 500c that I got running for him. He's not been wanting that beast for awhile (too heavy). I'll have to see if he's ready to part with it =).
Dec 21, 2007 05:13 pm They just dont make stuff like they did. The sound just isnt the same. Its no longer High Fidelity :). Plus some of those old receivers sold for a few thousand dollars back in the 70's. That would be a hell of alot in todays money. I got my 9090db for $320.00 on ebay. I got lucky, not to many were bidding on it. Some went for around $600. There is one Pioneer model ( I cant remember numbers) but it always goes for big money on ebay (over a grand).
Dec 21, 2007 07:56 pm For popular Hi-Fi equipment in the 70s, I remember Pioneer and Marantz being the hot brands from about '71-'74, Sansui, Kenwood, and the like took over in the mid '70s, then the hot Japanese brands like Onkyo and Yamaha slammed the market. Meanwhile, I read magazines. The Internet was a pipe dream.
Oh wait... it still is.
Dec 21, 2007 08:01 pm Oh, and Polk Audio - fine loudspeakers.
Dec 21, 2007 08:13 pm Akai anyone? Great 70's/80's stereo gear I always thought...
Dec 21, 2007 08:30 pm I still have the early '70s AKAI X-360D that still sits in a bedroom closet, alongside my 1965 Magnecord 1024 that currently supports my Rogue bass amplifier. Both of these decks rocked hard in the later years of my career.
I shlepped the Magnecord to the stage for the final gigs of my last really good band, and recorded my silly rap parody, Doncha Learn, on the AKAI. Good memories, and I'll keep them until common sense overrides sentimentality.
Dec 21, 2007 09:42 pm Remember that Yamaha cassette deck that was wedge shaped ? My brother has one. I might have to borrow it !!
www.vintagecassette.com/srv/images/49210
Dec 22, 2007 11:03 pm Can't forget about the JVC higher end gear. And their funky futuristic looking gear from the mid 70's.
I started with McIntosh tube gear and moved onto custom built Dynaco stuff. Then after too many years of having to much crap as the McIntosh and Dynaco gear all needed to run with large banks of capacitor's I tried a couple of JVC units as well as a huge Sansui set up. Finally settled on a Yamaha rig that I had a local guy here re-build and tweak. I still run that gear now although I have rid myself of the huge speakers I used to run for a smaller pair from Paradigm. Very killer set of speakers that sound twice their real size.
Dec 24, 2007 02:45 pm Not to many stores carry nice speakers anymore. Ive been in Best Buy and have not found any thing that sounds good to me. I was looking for a ground loop isolater (noise problem with cable tv, posted earlier) on Radio Shacks web site. And I saw they still carry B.I.C. speakers. I remember the BIC Ventura's from my youth, and they still make them.
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