Good morning - My name is Mike (not Peter Franks - Peter is a discrete fictional character who's life doesn't end well) and one of your members reached out to me thru a CL ad I placed and told me about this audio forum - looks like a nice place. Thought I'd say hello and show you what I'm into. I've been into vintage HIFI for about the last 15 yrs and have two systems - one a dedicated mono system and the other stereo:
Stereo
Fisher KX100 - was my father-in-laws who gave it to me before he passed. He bought it new in c1964. I did a total recap and restore (I do my own work). Still has all original Fisher branded tubes.
JVC QL-A2 turntable - It's great and I love it.
Denon DL-110 - best all around cartridge and stylus for the money in my opinion. This is my second one.
Altec 605Bs - Epic speakers from 1965 (date codes within a few weeks of each other). Mounted in cabinets dated 1961 and near the same internal volume as the Altec 612s.
Sony C77ES - CD player. I love CDs.
Mono
Altec A-339A Melodist Amplifier - picked up at a junk store cheap. Totally rebuilt and new cabinet made.
DJ Pre II - phono pre-amp - The preamp in the A-339A leaves a lot to be desired when matched with my mono cartridge. I think it is better suited for a vintage cartridge and not the new modern day stuff. The DJ sounds good.
Sony TTS-3000A transcription turntable/plinth - from c1968. Picked out of a junk bin.
Grace G-545 Tone arm - came with the turntable.
Audio Technica VM610 mono cartridge
Altec 604C mounted inside a Karlson cabinet - 604C re-coned/refurbished by GPA.
Running a Sansui 7070 + KLH28 speakers in the family room.
Spares: Sansui Six & Eight, Sherwood S8000 (fulling recapped and overhauled by me), Eico FM tuner (father-in-laws)
This is my story and I'm sticking to it.
Thanks for having me here.
Stereo
Fisher KX100 - was my father-in-laws who gave it to me before he passed. He bought it new in c1964. I did a total recap and restore (I do my own work). Still has all original Fisher branded tubes.
JVC QL-A2 turntable - It's great and I love it.
Denon DL-110 - best all around cartridge and stylus for the money in my opinion. This is my second one.
Altec 605Bs - Epic speakers from 1965 (date codes within a few weeks of each other). Mounted in cabinets dated 1961 and near the same internal volume as the Altec 612s.
Sony C77ES - CD player. I love CDs.
Mono
Altec A-339A Melodist Amplifier - picked up at a junk store cheap. Totally rebuilt and new cabinet made.
DJ Pre II - phono pre-amp - The preamp in the A-339A leaves a lot to be desired when matched with my mono cartridge. I think it is better suited for a vintage cartridge and not the new modern day stuff. The DJ sounds good.
Sony TTS-3000A transcription turntable/plinth - from c1968. Picked out of a junk bin.
Grace G-545 Tone arm - came with the turntable.
Audio Technica VM610 mono cartridge
Altec 604C mounted inside a Karlson cabinet - 604C re-coned/refurbished by GPA.
Running a Sansui 7070 + KLH28 speakers in the family room.
Spares: Sansui Six & Eight, Sherwood S8000 (fulling recapped and overhauled by me), Eico FM tuner (father-in-laws)
This is my story and I'm sticking to it.
Thanks for having me here.
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