Face Lift......

Wayner · « **on:** 25 Sep 2014, 07:36 pm »

As you may or may not know, I have the original Ultravalve amp proto-type. Dr. Dean Kayser was also very nice to me and built me a FET Valve preamp, without any frills. It has a 6 position line level selector switch, a volume control, a balance control and the left over remnants of the Dynaco Pat-5 speaker selector switch (it works, but I don't use it). I have just finished a new, wood faceplate, that replaces the old Dyna plate (it just had too many holes and an ugly factor) so I made a new oak faceplate.

I've also dressed up the Ultravalve a wee bit.

This is my garage system, powering a pair of Pioneer ~~SP-BS42-LR~~ SP-BS22-LRspeakers.

Wayner

PSB Guy · « **Reply #1 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 07:47 pm »

Wow, beautiful work...

Cornelis

SlushPuppy · « **Reply #2 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 07:47 pm »

That is a VERY nice garage system!

JonnyFive · « **Reply #3 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 07:55 pm »

Nice work, those look great!

Austin08 · « **Reply #4 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 08:17 pm »

Wow...look way better than the stock AVA

WireNut · « **Reply #5 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 08:50 pm »

Damn that looks good

Minn Mark · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 09:57 pm »

Wow! Nice replacement for, what was it, a Marantz 2015? 2020? Cool AVA equipment wayner. Are you still running a TT in the garage?

Mark

Wayner · « **Reply #7 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 10:08 pm »

There has been a number of "garage" systems over the years. Perhaps you will recall the Marantz 2385...
Or the Marantz SR-4021. There is no longer a TT in the garage, but there is Mini-disc...

Folsom · « **Reply #8 on:** 25 Sep 2014, 11:34 pm »

Is it the dog house too? What a garage...

Big Red Machine · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 12:09 am »

Hey Wayner, what is the tube amp powering?

rockadanny · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 12:19 am »

Sa-weet lookin' there Wayner!

NIGHTFALL1970 · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 01:10 am »

Wayner,
Your "garage" stuff is better than most people's "main" stuff!

Guy 13 · « **Reply #12 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 01:47 am »

Hi Wayner.
Really nice looking wood front audio stuff.
Don't leave that in the garage.
I wonder what look like you main system in the living room
or in your main cave ???

Guy 13

Austin08 · « **Reply #13 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 02:10 am »

Quote from: Big Red Machine on 26 Sep 2014, 12:09 am

Hey Wayner, what is the tube amp powering?

".....This is my garage system, powering a pair of Pioneer SP-BS42-LR speakers...."

dB Cooper · « **Reply #14 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 02:54 am »

What do the Chinese (or Japanese, the characters of both languages are the same AFAIK) mean?

+1 on the 'sharp looking' comments.

Folsom · « **Reply #15 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 03:22 am »

Quote from: dB Cooper on 26 Sep 2014, 02:54 am

What do the Chinese (or Japanese, the characters of both languages are the same AFAIK) mean?

+1 on the 'sharp looking' comments.

Kanji?

mresseguie · « **Reply #16 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 03:49 am »

Wayner,

Nice looking. I've often wondered if that could be done fairly easily.

"Yue Qu".....Lyrics?Lyrical? It looks like Simplified Chinese rather than Kanji.

srb · « **Reply #17 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 05:26 am »

Quote from: Big Red Machine on 26 Sep 2014, 12:09 am

Hey Wayner, what is the tube amp powering?

Quote from: Wayner on 25 Sep 2014, 07:36 pm

This is my garage system, powering a pair of Pioneer SP-BS42-LR speakers.

I don't believe there was an SP-BS42-LR (?). The original "1" series had both a BS21 (4") and a BS41 (5.25"), but the 2nd generation "2" series only had the BS22 (4").

Bob2 · « **Reply #18 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 11:40 am »

Excellent work there Wayner!

Wayner · « **Reply #19 on:** 26 Sep 2014, 11:55 am »

I must have had too much time on my hands....