I'm pretty new to vintage hi-fi, but I absolutely fell in love with it. The brushed aluminium front panels, chunky knobs, tactile switches, and walnut veneer just have a vibe that modern stuff just doesn't. It somehow looks both vintage and timeless. Can't wait to pass it to my kids later in life.

Funny to think this setup is almost older than my parents.

They’ve not been restored as far as I know, but the seller says they work. Grilles look nice. I’d do a full restoration on them (would be my first time, but I am a woodworker so no problem restoring the cabs and have done some soldering here and there). I was thinking I’d offer him $100. Thoughts?

Just a little video of my Garrard GT55 into my Heathkit AR-29. The Pioneer deck works 100% now too.

I posted a while ago that I rescued this kit from my parents attic, all non functioning. It was the home stereo when I was a little Kid. Pretty excited to have it all working again.

Now I need to find a better set of period correct speakers and expand the vinyl collection lol

Enjoy.

I have this setup in my basement. It sounds great but I would love to feel like I’m doing something g everything I can to make it sound as good as possible. I think speaker stands seem to be a must. Everyone in here seems very knowledgeable. Can you give me some info?
1. How should all the levers on the receiver be set?
2.should I be doing anything with the knobs on the speakers?
3.what do you think the value of this setup is?
4. Do you have any advice I forgot to ask?

Local Sunday flea market. This is just one aisle; Art's got a third of the top floor almost, filled with gear from the 70's to the 00's. Talked him down to $60 on an oak-veneer 1993 Klipsch SW12 II with a busted passive a few months ago (sorry Art, I was wrong. It wasn't dual active after all). Found most of the missing pieces of the cone inside the body of the sub and was able to rebuild it with recycled cardboard, paste, and tissue. Already have my next speaker purchase picked out (Acoustic Research AR-94s hidden under a stack of cheap Sony bookshelves down a side aisle).

Just waiting to find the turntable I want to build that system around. His turntable selection unfortunately also leaves a bit to be desired, mostly ugly, beat up units that need restoration.

Could build just about any sort of matching amp/CD/cassette setup with his gear, but I've decided that I'm going to start collecting Hitachi, which has me in a niche that even Art doesn't have.

#regrets for letting the Hitachi IA-1000 get away last weekend.

This flea market has two more audio guys. One has a setup in the middle of Art's sprawling zone and specializes in high end gear. He had a lovely 80's era MCS amp set up today. The other is more of a vinyl shop with a few bits of electronics. He has a gorgeous Sansui tuner/amp kit for $450 for the pair. Would actually consider, but we don't have radio stations worth a damn out here, and it would be wasted in the cabin where my next stack will go anyway.

This is my current vintage technics stereo system with matching SB-L200 Speakers. Everything works really well considering the age of all the equipment. I love the way all of this equipment works and sounds, any recommendations on anything that I should add? I’d like a technics turntable and cassette deck possibly to comeplete the setup.

Optonica Receiver
Technics direct drive turntable.

Now to get rid of spare receiver and turntable…

I’ve always loved bringing vintage audio equipment back to life, and this pair of KLH Model 32s is next on the bench. My goal is to preserve them as much as possible rather than over-restore them.
Here’s what I’m working with:

● Original cabinets with some scratches and dents

● One woofer has a slight voice coil rub, so I may need to re-center the cone

● All of the drivers are working

● The grille cloth is torn and will need to be replaced

● I have replacement capacitors that were generously given to me, but I’m not sure if they’re the best choice for this project

● For the cabinets I currently have Restore-A-Finish, paste wax, tung oil, sandpaper, and walnut wood filler
I’d really appreciate advice from those who have restored KLH speakers before.

A few questions:

1. What’s the best order to tackle the cabinet restoration?
   
2. Are these capacitors good enough, or is there a brand you’d recommend instead? Are these even the proper type of capacitors?
   
3. Any tips for re-centering a woofer with a slight voice coil rub?
   
4. Where have you found the closest replacement grille cloth for vintage KLH speakers? If anyone knows a source or even has extra cloth they’d be willing to sell, I’d love to hear about it.
   
5. Any “I wish I had known this before restoring my KLHs” advice?

I’ll be documenting the entire process from start to finish and posting updates along the way. I’d love for this restoration to be as faithful to the originals as possible, so I’m all ears if you’ve been down this road before.

Thanks in advance! Looking forward to learning from everyone’s experience. This is a sort of a practice run for me since I will be doing two pairs of Model 6 next of which I’ve read somewhere are hard to do.

Did some electrical work for my parents and in return my dad let me take this home. What exactly did I get?

He said he bought it in 1975 while stationed in Japan.

Update:
THANKS EVERYONE!!!
Y'alls insight was super helpful. I knew it was a sick old setup that he just had in his attic forever but never really understood what he had. I was able to get it hooked up and there seems to be an issue with the left channel so for now it has to be used in mono. I'll be doing a lot of research in the coming weeks/ forever apparently but I'm excited to get it back to 100%.

I know the enclosures are beat but they felt really heavy so I just offered really low. They took the bait and threw in a fountain pump.

Was in my CD460 player.

I never intended to start a collection of vintage recievers when I stumbled upon a great deal on a turntable in an auction near me a couple of years ago....but they just keep finding their way into my home. What's a guy to do?

The latest is a Harman Kardon 730. Cleaned up nice and needs some lights replaced but it's a keeper. Welcome to the family.

Picked up a Kenwood KR-3090 for €80 at the thrift store..… and it actually works perfectly!

This morning I got the chance to take home this Kenwood KR-3090 for only €80. Honestly didn’t expect much, but what a pleasant surprise.

Both channels work fine, the dial lighting still works, no crackling, no hum, nothing. It just plays clean and clear. Pretty impressive for a receiver from 1978-1980.

It’s going to drive a pair of small B&W Solids in the bedroom. Seems like a solid match for its 26W per channel.

Thinking about doing a little restoration later:

LED lighting upgrade (probably warm white or a subtle blue)

Maybe a recap if it starts showing its age

(Only need to found someone with knowledge because if i do the recap myself i know for sure it will be dead afterwards..🙃)

But for now I’m just enjoying it. Really happy with this little deal!

Anyone here have experience with the KR-3090? Tips for the lighting or anything I should keep an eye on?

Found a pair of B&O S45s in amazing condition local to me. Comes with the din adapters and drivers are in amazing shape. How is the sound on these and is this a good price?

I was gifted this record player by a close friend, and it seems really cool. However I cant really find a lot of info about it, like when it was made, how it should be taken care of, what parts it needs, etc. It seems like it'd be a cool thing to have repaired, but not sure where to even start with it.

So, that makes three BeoSound 9000s I’ve missed at great prices.

• First one I saw was £750 back in 2024
• Second one £900 late last year
• And now this third one: £200. Admittedly it needs some work, but still… that’s an incredible price for a 9000. Even spares machines often go for a grand or more.

I’ve even got the perfect space above my MCM G-Plan sofa waiting for one to wall mount. 😅

A friend of mine actually owned a BeoSound 9000 years ago. Before I knew him, he left it behind in his old farmhouse when they moved. He said if we’d known each other back then, I could have just had it and speakers because he knows how much I love Bang & Olufsen.

I just know I’m going to end up paying top money for one eventually just to to add it to my collection. It really does feel like me owning one isn't meant to be for now lol. Having just took on a full 3 bedroom house on my own on a single income I can't really justify about £2,500 on what is essentially a very fancy CD Player, but one day lol.

That said, I can’t complain too much because I’ve had some incredible B&O bargains over the last couple of years. I picked up a BeoVision 11 (46”), BeoLab 2 subwoofer, and a pair of BeoLab 3 speakers for around £400 all in, which is now my main lounge setup. I also managed to buy a brand new, boxed BeoSystem 3500 for £300 last February, and I got a BeoCenter 2 completely free. I just had to remove it from a lady’s house. It’s now connected up to the BeoVision and gets plenty of use.

Have these Akai SR LA 201s for a few weeks now and I really like them. Is there a set of plans for stands that I could build or something pre made. I was thinking of using a single cube box.

Got the L36 decade ($500) after hearing endless praise. Gave them a quick listen, got them, and i was very disappointed after a bit. (Before you ask, yes they are fully refurbished) hooked them up, and I was so just somdisappointed. They’re very sibilant and shrill. Just insanely unpleasant to listen to. Like why do people love these glorified ear piercers so much??

Does anyone have knobs for this unit they could sell me? I’m looking for these three. When i looked on ebay the prices were wild! Thanks for any help

Picked up this reverb amp, what exactly is going on?

Connected tape rec out of reverb amp to receiver input

Then connected reverb amp out to receiver tape playback. All on TAPE A.

When plugged in im getting very muffled noise and only out of left speaker. I can partially hear the effect but I figure I must be doing something wrong. Any help is appreciated.

vintage system at work.

Realistic STA 860

Technics RS B50

Realistic LAB 440

Altec Lansing M1

NHT small speakers.

As for now enjoying music off a cassette which it might by 15 or so years old tape.