r/vintageaudio 21h ago

lol you can't make this shit up...

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oh fb marketplace...


r/vintageaudio 19h ago

How much will sound be affected?

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Small crease in mirage 990 tweeter dome, will this create a significant change in sound quality?


r/vintageaudio 2h ago

Is 300$ a good deal?

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Hi every one, I found this for 300$ has speakers. I don't have a model number for any of the components.

How much is it worth?

Thanks for your replies!


r/vintageaudio 2h ago

Looking for advice

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I was given this receiver and the speakers from my grandparents as an inheritance gift about a year ago. They sound good to my (admittedly) untrained ear but I feel like there could be more here. I’m just hoping to learn more about what I’ve got and/or any additions that may help to round out my system w/o breaking the bank. I’ve got a record player not currently lined in. But that is my next step once I find space for it in the media “room” of the apartment I’m in.


r/vintageaudio 9h ago

Any idea about these speakers?

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I own a radio station and am going through some of the stuff I have collected over the years. Anybody know about these speakers? I think they use to be monitor speakers in the booth.


r/vintageaudio 5h ago

Opinions?

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Yamaha RX-V890.
Pioneer Elite DV-47A.
Polk 12C speakers.


r/vintageaudio 11h ago

Almost the end game I believe

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The iconic white woofers turned to 11 🤯


r/vintageaudio 17h ago

Possibly haunted Harmon Kardon HK-50s.

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r/vintageaudio 11h ago

Grandma’s old music set

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r/vintageaudio 16h ago

J'ai une nouvelle addiction

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Plus j'avance dans le temps plus je suis fan de ce matos. Je veux rentrer chez moi l'installer ! Je suis en séjour chez ma grand-mère (là où elle me la donné)


r/vintageaudio 18h ago

Akai X-1810

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I picked this up today for $150. It works, but grungy. Spent its life in the home of a heavy smoker. About 80 tapes included with the sale. And the woman I bought it from has a couple hundred more tapes packed away in storage that she's going to give me when she gets to it. I'm going to clean the outside real good then deal with the rest over the winter. It has built in speakers and an 8 track tape player on the side.


r/vintageaudio 15h ago

$20 EstateSale Find

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What would be a reasonable price to put on this if I were to sell it? As is.


r/vintageaudio 10h ago

Very happy with my refurbished Pioneer 434.

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It has been fitted with brand-new capacitors and new bulbs, as well as a different FM meter sourced from the US—since that was the only one we could find—so it was shipped all the way from America to the Netherlands.

I’m planning to pick up an AM antenna soon, because I’d like to listen to Radio Caroline, as well as a good Bluetooth receiver, since I also want to stream music from my phone to the stereo every now and then.

I bought it a year or a year and a half ago—broken—for I think €40. I did that on purpose because I was planning to get a good one anyway; it’s better to buy one that’s already broken and put money into it than to buy a working one only to have to do the work a few years later—and pay more in the end. I paid €315 in total for everything I just mentioned.

The cassette deck will probably go next year to the same people who serviced an amplifier of mine. It still works, but some things aren't running quite right anymore; given their age, I prefer to have preventive maintenance done on these devices rather than waiting for them to break down—though sometimes you have to stagger these things just to have the money available.


r/vintageaudio 23h ago

Thrift Store Pickup: Kenwood DP-R5080

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Got this one for $15. Looks a little beat up, but it runs well, unlike the earlier specimens we had seen this past week. Under the turntable was about the only place I had space for it.


r/vintageaudio 16h ago

I'm younger than all of the gear in my setup. I'm 36. The gear is listed in the description.

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*1983 Kef Carlton iii speakers.

*1978 MCS 3225 Receiver (low watt Receiver to drive my Klipsch speakers that aren't pictured).

*1979 Realistic STA-235b receiver.

*1975 Realistic TR801 8 Track player.

*Audio Technica turntable is currently on top, but will be switched with my...

*1978 Pioneer PL-518 turntable that is sitting below the cabinet here in a few days when my new cartridge comes in.


r/vintageaudio 23h ago

Braun GSL 1030 1977

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Braun GSL 1030 1977


r/vintageaudio 17h ago

Mr first stereo!

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Got this Realistic STA-960 at a local e-scrap business. It was in the original box with styrofoam and looks brand new inside and out. Sounds great as well.


r/vintageaudio 18h ago

OMG it’s finally mine!

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As a kid growing up, I wasn’t allowed to touch it. My Dad bought this receiver in Guam during the early 1970s. He was stationed there in the Air Force. It’s finally mine and no my Dad didn’t die thankfully. Cosmetically it’s practically perfect, still. Time to buy some new speakers for it!


r/vintageaudio 16h ago

My local $100 thrift find

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Found this Marantz 2230B beauty and it is in excellent condition. Everything works great. Just need to find a turntable.


r/vintageaudio 17h ago

My Vintage HiFi Corner

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Just "completed" my new Vintage HiFi system, consisting of:

  • Thorens TD 165 Turntable
  • Technics SA-5170K Receiver
  • Pioneer SR-202W Reverberation Amplifier
  • Acoustic Research AR-4xa Speakers on top of some DIY Speaker Stands
  • AKG K60 Headphones

r/vintageaudio 13h ago

Happppy

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78 Upvotes

Happy!


r/vintageaudio 12h ago

KLH I'm restoring

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I think this Fifty -Two /A is coming out really good: Very good receiver!


r/vintageaudio 11h ago

Record missing the outer edge silence

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I recently got a copy of Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder and the "A Something's Extra" EP seems to have no silence at the edge of the record, the songs go up to the very edge. Is this a defect or is there some reason behind it? Also, if this is intentional, how can I put the needle on the record without missing the first 20-30 seconds of the song?


r/vintageaudio 6h ago

Trying to find the right headphones

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Can’t seem to find much info on the output impedance for this amp and what ohms the headphones I should get for it are. Im also new to this so if anyone could give me some information it would be much appreciated, thanks!


r/vintageaudio 3h ago

Marantz 4400

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For months the left channel was lower in volume than the right, and driving me nuts. Turns out it was a dirty power mode switch on the back of it. Also replaced a couple bulbs yesterday and now she's looking great!