Vintage Smut (formerly Show Us Your Pictures)

Mr. Orange · « **Reply #100 on:** 19 Dec 2012, 03:05 am »

Quote from: doug s. on 18 Dec 2012, 03:20 am

i had one of each of those as well. (i still own 3 sansui's - a stock tu717, a refurb'd modded tu-x1 and a mint almost nos rare fm-8 tubed mono w/mpx out.) the sansui's sound fantastic - as did the tu719. the mac was one of the most mediocre sounding tunas i have ever had in my system. almost as bad as the refurb'd mr77 i also was happy to sell!

doug s.

I would agree with your assessment the Mac wasn't that impressive of a tuner and I had no problem selling it. I only recently sold the Sansui and only because I just wasn't using it anymore. I never used the tuners for critical listening and with the advent of internet radio with NO or very few commercials I've gone that direction.

pumpkinman · « **Reply #101 on:** 19 Dec 2012, 09:11 pm »

Sansui AU-9500 and TU-9500

JoshK · « **Reply #102 on:** 20 Dec 2012, 01:07 am »

wow pumpkinman! Love me some Sansui

ecramer · « **Reply #103 on:** 20 Dec 2012, 02:50 am »

Phase linear all the wsy

doug s. · « **Reply #104 on:** 20 Dec 2012, 04:03 am »

Quote from: Mr. Orange on 19 Dec 2012, 03:05 am

I would agree with your assessment the Mac wasn't that impressive of a tuner and I had no problem selling it. I only recently sold the Sansui and only because I just wasn't using it anymore. I never used the tuners for critical listening and with the advent of internet radio with NO or very few commercials I've gone that direction.

most of my listening - critical or otherwise - is fm. it's amazing how good a truly fine sounding tuna properly set up can sound. if you saw my earlier post, you will see what is still in use in my rig presently. nice jazz on wpfw tonight. i usually swap out tunas every coupla months; this one's sound is stellar, w/m studio-12 mpx decoder...

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=108032.msg1155587#msg1155587

doug s.

pumpkinman · « **Reply #105 on:** 23 Dec 2012, 01:30 pm »

Latest addition to my vintage stable

SteveFord · « **Reply #106 on:** 23 Dec 2012, 02:27 pm »

Congratulations!
Do those sound as good as I remember?

pumpkinman · « **Reply #107 on:** 23 Dec 2012, 04:08 pm »

Quote from: SteveFord on 23 Dec 2012, 02:27 pm

Congratulations!
Do those sound as good as I remember?

I would think so

I never owned a pair but so far they sound way better than I expected.
I had a pair of Lafayette Criterion's that I wish I had back.

jhm731 · « **Reply #108 on:** 24 Dec 2012, 07:02 pm »

My first speakers, can't remember the Lafayette model #:

Lafayette Radio was a great place to exlore, they had lots of fun toys like this one:

kbuzz3 · « **Reply #109 on:** 29 Dec 2012, 12:07 am »

Here's some lousy pics of great equipment. Too bad my iphone pic skills are not as good as the subject matter

pilot 216-1, fisher 400c and dual 1019, chartwell LS 3/5A

pumpkinman · « **Reply #110 on:** 31 Dec 2012, 11:15 pm »

Recently added a Pioneer CT-F750 cassette deck to my vintage goodies.
Refurbished by one of our very own. Sitting on top of a Scott 460A integrated amp.

SteveFord · « **Reply #111 on:** 1 Jan 2013, 12:18 am »

You really are the Pumpkinking!
Those look great together.

pumpkinman · « **Reply #112 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 02:10 am »

I picked this up today I found it on Craigslist
This will go great with the Pioneer cassette deck

SX-3800

SteveFord · « **Reply #113 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 04:48 pm »

The Vintage System for my equally vintage wife is done!
Not pictured is a Hafler XL280 which runs the MMGs and the other speakers: Magnepan CC5 and SVS sub.

Sherwood S2100-II tuner,art di/o dac, BillD modified Carver C1 preamp, Oppo 971, APC H15, Carver TD-1700 cassette deck, Bryston 3B Pro.
It looks like I can do some shelf rearrangement to tidy things up a bit and gain some additional storage space.
My project for the day!

opnly bafld · « **Reply #114 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 05:37 pm »

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George3 · « **Reply #115 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 07:00 pm »

Telefunken Opus 7…. On in the morning, off at night and for 26 years nary a hiccup.

Nine tubes, six speakers and a most glorious sound……

GBB · « **Reply #116 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 08:05 pm »

Here's my Sansui TU-9900 tuner. It's been sitting in the closet for the last few years, so today I decided to rotate it back into the system. It looks great, sounds great, and picks up more stations than what I'd been listening to previously. I don't know why it took me so long to do this.
---Gary

SET Man · « **Reply #117 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 03:09 am »

Hey!

Wow! Gary, that's one hell of a tuner you've got there.

I have a baby Sansui tuner here, the TU-317 of which I rarely use.

Take care,
Buddy

doug s. · « **Reply #118 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 02:04 pm »

Quote from: GBB on 13 Jan 2013, 08:05 pm

Here's my Sansui TU-9900 tuner. It's been sitting in the closet for the last few years, so today I decided to rotate it back into the system. It looks great, sounds great, and picks up more stations than what I'd been listening to previously. I don't know why it took me so long to do this.
---Gary

most beautiful tuna ever? certainly in the running. the only reason i sold mine, is cuz i have this:

sometimes i think i sold the wrong one, if only for looks. sonically the one is kept is only marginally better...

doug s.

orthobiz · « **Reply #119 on:** 14 Jan 2013, 06:02 pm »

Quote from: pumpkinman on 13 Jan 2013, 02:10 am

I picked this up today I found it on Craigslist
This will go great with the Pioneer cassette deck

SX-3800

You silver-faced devil, you!

Paul