polliwog 866 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Apologies if this has been posted already, but I couldn't find anything... Another thread made me wonder if anyone here was into old stereo components and/or repairing them. My own setup is modest. I have a Mac 1700 tube/solid state receiver, some New Large Advent speakers, a direct drive Sony turntable from the late 70s that's surprisingly solid with a Grado Gold cartridge, and a totally nondescript CD player that I'd like to replace. I'm actually a little more interested in tinkering with old stuff than in collecting really top-notch components (which I don't have the money for, anyway). So far I've only done pretty basic stuff like replacing capacitors, but I dream of having a bench set up someday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic indifference 0 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I love grado cartridges. And old stuff rules, I'm that way with synthesizers; I dream of a time where I could become adept at repairing them. Until then... I have a great CD player from California Audio Labs that is too broken to fix but too painful to get rid of. That thing was incredible though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 57 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 While I don't necessarily do vintage audio stuff, I dabble in the audio field in terms of gear. I consider myself to be a noobish audiophile expert. Generally you end up checking out tubed gear and some vintage stuff simply due to the audio characteristics of vintage stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therinx 18 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I don't do repair or anything, but i've got a small collection of older stuff - a Nakamichi tape deck circa mid 80's, a Marantz receiver from the early 90's and an old Bang & Olufsen turntable, late 70's (no needle on it anymore). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee 532 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 My folks have an old mac stereo system from the 70s. Teak, with a glowing green dash. Still sounds spectacular though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Wood 19 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I don't have enough electronic knowledge to repair stuff, but I do love vintage gear. Mostly because it's cheap, dependable, and sounds great. I've got a pioneer direct drive with an audio technia on it right now, but I'm usually an ortofon man. The turntable is hooked up to a denon receiver that pushes a pair of ADS speakers. I also own a great pair of Grado headphones. I did, however, sell 90% of my record collection to help pay for barber school. I only kept the stuff I knew I wouldn't find again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therinx 18 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Grado phones are awesome. I've got SR325's (the old gold ones, not the new silver one) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Wood 19 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Grado phones are awesome. I've got SR325's (the old gold ones, not the new silver one) Grado makes great headphones. I have a pair of the SR225's myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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