What's your stereo? Whatcha got?

[bobabode]

I know, I know - only an a-hole would ask something like this on a political forum....let's debate stereo equipment!

Vandersteen3 & JBL100t3- Adcom555x2- Marantz 2270 as a preamp in my main system

JBL L80t3- Maggotboxes 150 biampx2- M Audio Audiophile sound card in my computer system

[Charles]

I'm using a vintage Short-o-matic AM/FM w 8-track player, a custom directional antenna I made out of an old clothes hanger, and have it pushing a collection of old drivers I took out of junked automobiles, wired them in series, and mounted them in old shipping containers.

The big trick is how many styrofoam peanuts to add to the shipping containers to get the tone just right.

I also have the drivers out of a couple of Realistic pocket sized transistor radios. I've been thinking about mounting them in a futball helmet and making a set of cans.

Chas

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Charles

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I also have the drivers out of a couple of Realistic pocket sized transistor radios. I've been thinking about mounting them in a futball helmet and making a set of cans.

Chas

This is the picture that comes to mind when I read this..

[d-ray657]

OK, I'm a real piker here, but:

Living Room

Pioneer SX-950 (But I'm gonna go back to the Sansui 5000x)
Sony PS-X5/ Grado Silver
Nakamichi CR 1A
Pioneer PD F807
Acoustic Research Connoisseur 325T

Work Bench:

Pioneer SX-680
EPI M60
Whatever source I happen to be working on at the time.

ManCave

Sonance Sonamp 60/using NAD 7240PE for a pre
Acoustic Research AR-XB
Sony Jukebox DVD/CD player
Acoustic Research AR-93
Denon Cassette.

HT -

Some BPC Pioneer receiver
Pioneer Elite DVD player
Infinity Reference Four front
Baby Advent rear

Bedroom

Sansui R-7
Boston Acoustics A40
Zenith portable DVD

This setup is kind of fun, really. The speakers are up at the head, on each side of the bed, facing the bed. I'll put on a CD when I go to bed, and get my head right in between the speaks. It makes for an interesting soundstage.

The Garage system is usually a mish-mash of whatever I am working on at the time as far as speakers, and whatever I have to spare as amplification. I have way to many mid-fi speakers out there. I re-capped the EPI M100, and I love the sound, but I have to find a place for them. I also have some ADC 300b, and some real off the wall Aztek speakers, some store-brand speakers with Utah drivers, horns and nice wood cabs, Fairfax 300x cabs that I put Dynaco drivers in and several others. Just kinda got carried away, and haven't moved them all out yet.

Regards,

D-Ray

[merrylander]

Starting in my workshop;

Yamaha CR-800, Polk Monitor 10Bs, Yamaha K850 cassette, Pioneer PL44fs TT, Pioneer CDF505.

Plaroom;
Yamaha CR-3020, Yamaha NS-690s, Yamaha K-1000 cassette, Yamaha CDP-755, Yamaha PX-2 TT, Teac x-1000R RTR, Teac 1230 RTR and Pioneer RT-707 RTR.

Family room;
Yamaha CR-2020, Polk Monitor 7Bs, Sony DVD

Bedroom;
Yamaha CR-2040, Yamaha NS-670s, Pioneer PL-88fs TT, Yamaha K-1000 cassette, Onkyo 1400 CDP

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Starting in my workshop;

Yamaha CR-800, Polk Monitor 10Bs, Yamaha K850 cassette, Pioneer PL44fs TT, Pioneer CDF505.

Plaroom;
Yamaha CR-3020, Yamaha NS-690s, Yamaha K-1000 cassette, Yamaha CDP-755, Yamaha PX-2 TT, Teac x-1000R RTR, Teac 1230 RTR and Pioneer RT-707 RTR.

Family room;
Yamaha CR-2020, Polk Monitor 7Bs, Sony DVD

Bedroom;
Yamaha CR-2040, Yamaha NS-670s, Pioneer PL-88fs TT, Yamaha K-1000 cassette, Onkyo 1400 CDP

Have you ever considered NS-1000's?

Chas

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Charles

Have you ever considered NS-1000's?

Chas

If a pair ever show up locally, although even Yamaha's own specs say the NS-690 goes 5Hz lower. The Polk 7Bs and a Rega Planar 2 TT followed me down here from Ottawa. I have owned both since new back in the 70s. The Rega sits beside this computer along with a K-1000 cassette (yeah I own three of them) for burning to CD. Thr Rega sports a Signet TK5e, the two Pioneer TTs have the Pioneer HOMC cartridges and the PX-2 can run Signet TK5e, AT31e LOMC or Denon DL-160 HOMC

[epifanatic]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Starting in my workshop;

Yamaha CR-800, Polk Monitor 10Bs, Yamaha K850 cassette, Pioneer PL44fs TT, Pioneer CDF505.

Plaroom;
Yamaha CR-3020, Yamaha NS-690s, Yamaha K-1000 cassette, Yamaha CDP-755, Yamaha PX-2 TT, Teac x-1000R RTR, Teac 1230 RTR and Pioneer RT-707 RTR.

Family room;
Yamaha CR-2020, Polk Monitor 7Bs, Sony DVD

Bedroom;
Yamaha CR-2040, Yamaha NS-670s, Pioneer PL-88fs TT, Yamaha K-1000 cassette, Onkyo 1400 CDP

Rob, you do realize that X-1000r is a piece of junk. Send it to me and I'll upgrade it for you, I'll have it back to you in a few years.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by epifanatic

Rob, you do realize that X-1000r is a piece of junk. Send it to me and I'll upgrade it for you, I'll have it back to you in a few years.

It had just been gone over, a gift from a satisfied customer. He also brought me two RT-707s and said see if you can make one good one out of them, so I did. The Teac 1230 was given to me about 8 years ago by a co-worker, no line cord so I put in a standard ISO 3-way connector and use a spare computer line cord. Three RTRs and all free.

[Oerets]

Right now in rotation.

Marantz 2230 & Imperial 6 in the bedroom.

Marantz 2218 & Infinity Reference One Kitchen combo.

Living Room a Fisher R-200 Tuner Marantz 1070 as a pre-amp to two Carver M 200T's driving a pair of Advent NLA and Boston Acoustics A-100's also in the mix for the TV/movie sound is a Marantz SR-68 and Mission 701 and a Denon DVD 1600.
Sony CDP-90 and a Technics SL-M1A TT with a Grado Silver.

Upstairs in the cave and computer room, a Hitachi system HCA 7500 MK II, Tuner FT 5500, HMA-7500MKII, JVC QL-Y55F/Grado Red, Polk 12B's, B&W CDM1, Sony CDP 302
On the computer a Marantz 4060, Superscope T220 and T210 tuners (set to my two favorite public stations) Harmon Kardon T-40/Signet TK3Ea and Bozak LS-250 speakers.

Basement area a Project One Mark XX and XXX tuner and Int amp set up with EPI M-50 speakers and a Sony CDP

Garage a Sansui 2000 and EPI 100's

Spare bedroom a Marants SR-4120 Anthony Gallo's Nucleus speakers Model MPS 150 and a Phillips 312/Grado Blue

My youngest room Son's Nad 412 /314 & Infinities 2000.3

But have a Marantz 2325 on the bench that going somewhere soon. Also a Sansui G-8K looking for a space to sing once again.

After looking at the list I might have a problem, but don't care to think about it now......



Barney