re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

Lagniappe in beauregard town and capitol city(new one near perkins/lee intersection) are both cheaper
check them all out

Just refurbed my dads old gear from the seventies
Waiting on new tweeter to finish and add his large
Advent loudspeakers

That's awesome looks great. Did he give you any old records?

That is a nice receiver and turntable. I owned a 2252b a couple years ago. Loved it, and kinda wish I still had it. I'd love to own a 2270 or 2325

Both the 2325 and 2330 are highly regarded as one of the receivers that Marantz made.

I almost got my hands on a 2325 one time. I saw one go up on ebay and I sent the seller a message asking about a trade. I tried to trade my 2252B for it plus $200 cash. I made the big mistake of doing this all outside of ebay and didn't require signature for delivery on my 2252B. Of course the guy said he never got it, and wouldn't send the 2325. Even though it showed as delivered to a screened in porch of a duplex. So I lost the 2252B...still bumbed about it. I actually had another 2252B at the time, so it wasn't a huge deal. At that point, I was buying, fixing, flipping so many marantz receivers that I was still ahead, money-wise, so it wasn't a huge deal. But still, very dumb on my part.

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The vintage audio can be an addictive hobby

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Truth. I don't do it as much anymore because I have a lot less time now compared to a year or two ago.

My dad gave me his old Sherwood receiver. It's a great receiver but I think I blew a capacitor recently. It kept having a burning smell, and one day I heard it pop and started smoking. I'd fix it but just don't have time. It will sit in my garage for a while before I get around to it.

I don't knwo much about the s-8600. It looks like something from the early 80's, since it has the digital tuner display.

I have the S-7900A



It's a great sounding receiver. Sherwood made and still makes good quality receivers.

Going to Good Records right now to browse, been a long rough week and I need some therapy

I just put the Pro-Ject Debut 3 Carbon 'table in the rig for shits and grins (the white one), and I gotta say...while it doesn't have the extension and fluidity of the big VPI to its right, that little table can hold its own. I am impressed with it every time I use it.
The U-turn is also a good table, but the Pro-Ject allows a few upgrades as you get more into vinyl (such as acrylic platter upgrade, power supply upgrade, center weights, and speed control boxes). That may be something to consider.

They are both hard to beat for the $$.