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Restoring cassette decks is not for everyone. It requires one heck of a lot patience. That said, it's incredibly rewarding to get one restored. Idler tyres can be madening. I'm about to venture into my CT F9191. Thanks for the videos.

curious what the age is on the Pinnacle Speakers? Thanks for the video -- needing to address static on a Sony HP-179A when adjusting volume. New Sub!

I have a pair of Opera M-15 speakers and a pair of JBL L55 Lancer speakers, even with single ended tube amps my bass is fine. Now my AR4 speakers are another story.

Beautiful

I just built my own TNT FleXy Table® using the TNT web page as a design guide. Mine is 48” wide x 16” deep with 6 3/4” x 36” threaded rods. My turntable and Pioneer RTR tape deck are on the top. My pioneer amp, tuner and receiver are in the middle, with my records on the bottom. In order to accommodate the records one of the shelves is only half the with of the unit. The worst part was spinning down all those nuts. I live in Lancaster County, is Lancaster HIFI just a channel name or an actual store?

Do you know how to get a vinyl engine account? I tried for a long time but nothing changed on the website.

Taking into account what you say and the audible hiss in your video, you have been away from good tape decks your entire life....

I have a pair of these I think they are alright I kept them cause most of my headphones are open back but they feel underwhelming

Try to resell your digital files

Cheap scotch and expletives??? Syd Little would never stoop so low! 🤣

Merry Christmas

My experience is the same as yours. I have vinyl, CDs and I have gone back to my old JVC turntable of the 80s. I have inherited vinyl. I have inherited my parents mid 60s Kriesler Multisonic Stereo 6 radiogram. Records sound better to me. I wash the old records too! 😊👍🏻

Love it 🔥

you have tin ears and are easy to please. I also gather that you listen to basic music that is not that demanding. Most of the speakers you mention (with a few exceptions) are meh at best. NHT 3.3's for me. Otherwise I agree! Merry Christmas!

Dam, good haul

G l o r i o u s ! Tubes are simply Awesome to see in action!🌹🌷☀️✨

Before there was internet I owned 200 albums around 50 cassette tapes and easily 200 cds then I bought a home computer in the 90’s if I was a teen now I don’t think I would buy music on any physical format but since i bought albums the day they hit the music store I might as well listen to them

I thought about purchasing one of these, but after seeing the insides, I passed. I ended up buying the F4242 much easier to restore. The head was in excellent shape hardly used so I got lucky.

If you know how to maintain your tape deck and keep the roller and the tape path clean. You should be fine.

Damn it if you're "not wrong" about all this

I had the cx27 angd cx17 i found the cx17 had a better balanced sound and didn't need that extra woofer. These sound very nice!

Agree vintage speakers sound the best I've had many of them repaired and sold them .played with them at a very young age I just loved stereos from tube amp to transistors and now chips analog..I did keep a set of vintage BIC venture with the 10 inch drivers horn and paper dome tweeters.. however I don't like a ported box liveing in a Apt your can't be rocking people next door..the bass Carry's bad...so with all the different types of speakers we have worked on I don't need something huge so we bought a set of Rockville small PA speakers the sealed box with the 8 inch speakers we then took out everything speakers ex..we put 2 paper drivers tweeters that BIC venture uses they now have reporductions of these at 8 ohms..and looked and looked for a pair of radio shack raw speakers the 8 inch poly cone 50 watts 100 watts max..we use a inter M R300 to push them.. perfect problem with new generation speakers there all stiff and high power and don't sound good at all..and I love the punchy bass these shack speakers do in a sealed box...so your mixing old with new technology we do use the Gemini PA 7000 preamp with a up grade and use the dbx 231s EQ.. I've yes had nice vintage stereo however rebuilding them can be costly..and just are not as clear as I would like them to be or muddy sounding..so I do watch your videos and others I do bring in old guitar tube amps to repair ex..tubes out of Russia sound the best in like a Marshall guitar head..ex...thanks for the videos on wards..

I found a pair of Infinity Quantum 3s a few years ago and bought them for 150 bucks. Refoamed the Watkins' dual voice coil woofers, refinished the cabinets, and made new grills for them. My son was able to make very authentic looking logos for the grills and I must say that these bad boys crank and sound amazing! Needless to say, I love vintage audio stuff! 🙂

I build and repair pro audio and audio equipment in general tube amps and vintage recording consoles and compressors and equalizer specifically I just found your channel and subscribed look forward to more content I know this video is over a year old

I have an AA100 in my collection. It uses four 7591 tubes for 25 wpc.

I think there is a lot to be said for a modern Pro-Ject or Rega. I have a Debut Pro and a Debut Revolve and they just work, no motor noise and great tacking ability with stable pitch. Replacement parts and upgrades are easily obtainable and everything is made in Europe.

Those DIY day have returned!!!!

What speakers are those?

I have over 25pairs of vintage speakers, including: 2 pairs of Klipsch Heresy's, Klipsch Belle's, Electrovoice Marquis (1960), JBL L53 Libras(1972); 4 pairs of Celestion's, 3 pairs of Focal's; 2 pairs of Advents; B&W dm302; 2 pairs of KEFs; and multiple Compression Drivers, Woofers,Tweeters,Crossovers, etc... from the 60's,70's. I've been Building Speakers for 30 years. Speakers have not gotten any better over the years! They have been cheapened up.

I found a pretty decent place for belts because I was having the same problem as yourself and a place dynamic lamps on the internet cheap prices but quality products

Currently using a vintage Rotel RP-2500 and an Akai AP-207 both with NOS Shure cartridges. Couldn't be happier.

also looking to reduce heater voltage -use a .33 at ? Watts is 3 OK

Enjoyed watching you work on this unit. I am the original owner of the same model that still works great. It is scheduled for Cap replacements and some other recommended work to prep it for many more years of enjoyment. Love how you explain your steps and thoughts.

How about operating the tube in its linear region or put a constant current source on it?

Vraiment très intéressant ; vous savez de quoi vous parlez.

I refuse FM for a couple reasons. One is the ads. Another is the constant loop of the same top 100 songs. This caused me to get burned out on a lot of great tunes. To hear the same songs now? Not going to do it. I use streaming for it's discovery function. This has allowed me to listen well outside my typical genre preferences. Vintage gear does not really offer any advantage for me even though I have some. I hate using up something I know that is even on more borrowed time, even after restoration. Not a fan of analog pots and they don't last as long the second go around. I listen every day and often marathons on weekends. I just don't want to flog a vintage amp/receiver like that. My speakers don't need tubes or vintage gear. They hold their own sound signature regardless of what amps I use. Ultra-silent class D is worth doing. Mostly I prefer older, pre-HDMI AV receivers. Sub/pre outs and bass management for what amounts to a quite potent 2.1 system for pennies on the $. The one I am using now is vintage in it's own right, going on 23 years and still looks and functions like new. Add a PC for a music source and there really is no want for anything else. My speakers offer enough of the aesthetic value. Those with rubber surrounds may outlast a couple receivers/amps. Vinyl I only revisit a few times a year. There's almost too much of my past tied up in those records. I have to be in a certain good mood to take that trip. I don't buy new vinyl. These are the same 70 or so I always had.

I've had many speakers over the years and finally ended up with altec Lansing model 19 they sound amazing and i will never part with them.

Currently restoring a pair og Goodmans 201s from the 60's.

are tube amps better than solid state?

don`t take so much apple soda !!!!

you been born in digital probably

Every adventure with the vintage equipment is interesting, and you answered a question I had which is if you still have the LAB-400, I see it made an appearance in this video!

That is an impressive repair! I definitely liked the strengthening of the plinth, I have a LAB-420 that I am going to be servicing and I think i am going to adopt your technique to it. Is this your personal turntable or did you find it a good home?

In 2007 I bought a pair of Altec Lansing Model 17’s with 604-8g drivers at a church yard sale for $150. They are still in my system and paired with a pair of McIntosh MC40 tube amps from 1963.

I used to have AKG K-92's headphones and if I would like to have Headphones again, I would choose them again. This Model must be around over 40 years, so... Not sure this was the review the company was looking for.🤣

I hear ya, all this boy has is cheap headphones. It's that relaxed, honest style, nice.

I like "mixing" and bought a used Nakamichi BX300

A very balanced, informative review - and I am actually still considering buying the cans with the noted concerns! My only disappointment was hearing you employ a leafblower 😂

interesting results. i do think it’s worth spending $30 - 50 on quality cables, mostly to ensure quality materials are used with good construction) but i highly doubt we would be able to measure any significant difference beyond that. i totally agree that money is much better spent on other things. i think if most of the cable believers actually opened up their equipment and laid eyes on all the basic copper wire used inside their amps and speakers it might open their eyes a bit

The music man lol how about some Alan Parsons or Steely Dan or Gerry Rafferty?