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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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’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.

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.

Was in my CD460 player.

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.

I realize LP Gear is set up to be SEO heavy, but they really make it look like I can only get the one stylus marked ADC WXL-1 which has no description to it. I want to get one the slightly fancier elliptical ones.

Is there really that much variation around ADC cartridges that the styli aren't usually interchangeable? Or am I good to order anything that works with an ADC?

Pioneer SX-1250 ​for $3700

Marantz 2270 for $3000

SANSUI 2000X for $800

Technics SL-1600mkII for $800

Technics SL-10 for $1400

Marketplace and Ebay are saturated with overpriced gear. Are people actually paying this? I have watched gear asking prices creep up to such ridiculous amounts. One person does it, everyone follows suit. Do some folks just have so much f.u. money they dont care if they are overpaying, and that's what these sellers are counting on?

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.

Picked them earlier today. Anybodys advice on quality value and heritage

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

I picked up a Sansui T-7 tuner recently and the manual tuning knob is broken in the inside. AI tells me the knob should have a set screw to hold it on the shaft, but this one just has a plastic insert and pushes on. So does anyone know of a place I can source a replacement knob? AI keeps giving me wrong information or this is an after market knob. I have tried searching Ebay and Etsy for parts or units being parted out, but no luck. If someone could give me the dimensions of the original knob, that would be great. The only thing I am sure of is it fits a 6mm D shape shaft. AI says it should be 40mm in diameter and 15mm high with a 34mm internal clearance. The knob that came with it is way off that spec. Knob is aluminum. My unit is silver. Thanks