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Trev
··The ArchitectAttempting my first speaker build and started a new thread about it:
Would appreciate any feedback or advice from you guys, cheers 😀
Would appreciate any feedback or advice from you guys, cheers 😀
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Harbormaster
·Not sure if this is the right thread for this but while still going through my dad’s house where I found this…
…I also found some electronic equipment. I do know some is from his boat but most of it looks very old. Any thoughts to what this stuff is?? He also had an airplane if that helps at all.
Sorry, I had to throw the speedmaster photo in there. I just love it!
As always, thanks for your help!! 😎
Sorry, I had to throw the speedmaster photo in there. I just love it!
As always, thanks for your help!! 😎
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·I see quite a lot of vhf equipment, ship to shore vhf etc, also what might be an early GPS system. I will say this is more ship stuff than boat, note I only really know boat, think sub 80 feet, not much about commercial or military ships. Looks super interesting though
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Harbormaster
·Thanks for the reply! My old man always had cool stuff.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.AV room upgrade. Just installed a new Firestick and these Aperion A5 Immersive Height Modules for Dolby Atmos. They sit perfectly on my B&W CM5 stand mounts and the results are amazing for both Video and music. Sense of soundstage and space is greatly expanded. Highly recommended.
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GreenNeedle
·I lean towards vintage 70s 😀 I have a Trio KD-1033 turntable and a Trio KR-3600 Stereo receiver both from the 70s. My other source is a 90s Denon CD player although I only use that for transport and it feeds into a modern Topping D30 DAC.
Also have (an over the top modded) Bottlehead Crack Headphone Amp with "grail" tubes in it. I have a couple of the Tung Sol 5998 and several late fifties early 60s 12AU7 variants. My fav combo with the TS5998 is a Brimar 12AU7 square getter from 1955.
For Speakers I have some Mordaunt Short Aviano 2 for listening to music. From just before they went bankrupt I think.
Headphones I have Senn HD600 with the "avant Garde" (marmite) marble finish and they have the custom cans copper weight mod in them as well as replaced the 600 cables with 650 cables. Also I have 2 pairs of the 70s AKG K240 Sextett 600ohm. One is the mid production which I like the best and the other is the late production which is a little lighter on the bass.
Media I don't really fuss too much about. Yamaha RX-V361 AV receiver, Pioneeer DVD/SACD combo that rarely gets used and these all feed into the same Aviano 2s as LR fronts, Aviano 5 as the centre and Mordaunt Short Alumni as LR rears. 5.0 system. No sub. The aviano 2s go down to 45db so they're good enough for me for the bass shockwave test 😀
I'll take a photo at some point when things are tidy 😁 I have all this setup right next to where I always sit in the living room. Its my spot and on the Yamaha all the speaker distances are measured to where my head is. lol
Also have (an over the top modded) Bottlehead Crack Headphone Amp with "grail" tubes in it. I have a couple of the Tung Sol 5998 and several late fifties early 60s 12AU7 variants. My fav combo with the TS5998 is a Brimar 12AU7 square getter from 1955.
For Speakers I have some Mordaunt Short Aviano 2 for listening to music. From just before they went bankrupt I think.
Headphones I have Senn HD600 with the "avant Garde" (marmite) marble finish and they have the custom cans copper weight mod in them as well as replaced the 600 cables with 650 cables. Also I have 2 pairs of the 70s AKG K240 Sextett 600ohm. One is the mid production which I like the best and the other is the late production which is a little lighter on the bass.
Media I don't really fuss too much about. Yamaha RX-V361 AV receiver, Pioneeer DVD/SACD combo that rarely gets used and these all feed into the same Aviano 2s as LR fronts, Aviano 5 as the centre and Mordaunt Short Alumni as LR rears. 5.0 system. No sub. The aviano 2s go down to 45db so they're good enough for me for the bass shockwave test 😀
I'll take a photo at some point when things are tidy 😁 I have all this setup right next to where I always sit in the living room. Its my spot and on the Yamaha all the speaker distances are measured to where my head is. lol
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vibe
·Recapping my Naim Nait 3R. This is my first time using a solder sucker, OMG what a game changer. I have recapped so many things using desoldering braids.
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··The ArchitectRecapping my Naim Nait 3R. This is my first time using a solder sucker, OMG what a game changer. I have recapped so many things using desoldering braids.
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ghce
·Try heating and adding a bit of fresh solder to all the old solder joints first, then make a pass with the solder sucker. Not sure why, but it helps to clear them out way easier sometimes.
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ab613
·Fun thread! Here’s my 1959 Samba built in…sadly the turntable didn’t work when I got it so I’ve wired in a Yamaha one…still sounds great though !
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Trev
··The Architectif you are using an electric solder sucker, with the tip of the sucker over the lead rotate the tip in a circular manner while sucking this helps keep the lead free from sneaky remaining solder ensuring its easier to pull the offending component out ( don't apply downward force as you don't want to dislodge the pad with suction, friction and heat!).
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ghce
·Would adding a bit of leaded solder to non-leaded joints make them easier to remove? Seems likely.
Non lead solder is excruciatingly expensive these days compared to leaded but even that has risen a lot in the last couple of years.
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Waltesefalcon
·I finally replaced my long dead Sony CDP CX153 CD Changer. My new player is a simple old Rotel RCD 855. It is a very nice sounding player with the old Phillips TDA 1541 chipset, dual 16 bit D/A converters, and four times oversampling.
So far I'm very impressed with this CD player. It is very warm sounding, almost like a good turn table, and has great dynamic range, especially for a thirty year old unit.
So far I'm very impressed with this CD player. It is very warm sounding, almost like a good turn table, and has great dynamic range, especially for a thirty year old unit.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.I finally replaced my long dead Sony CDP CX153 CD Changer. My new player is a simple old Rotel RCD 855. It is a very nice sounding player with the old Phillips TDA 1541 chipset, dual 16 bit D/A converters, and four times oversampling.
So far I'm very impressed with this CD player. It is very warm sounding, almost like a good turn table, and has great dynamic range, especially for a thirty year old unit.
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Waltesefalcon
·Given Rotel’s reputation for build quality, I’m sure it will perform well. Japan made I’d assume.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Taiwan, actually. I've listened to it for about three hours now across several genres and it is an impressive player.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.I could not resist the Prime Day deal on the WiiM Ultra. My Pro remains in the main room connected to my Rotel gear whilst this just kills in the Man Cave .. took 15 minutes to set up and boy does the EQ make a diff on the basement. It’s got a great DAC and of course file serving capability.
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·Office system Naim Nait 3 with Flat Cap. Also a hot rodded 1200
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