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re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:17 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:17 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Now on...
Yes--"Fragile"...Atlantic Records CD...1972/1988 CD release.
Yes--"Fragile"...Atlantic Records CD...1972/1988 CD release.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:05 pm to Marco Esquandolas
On now...
Santana--"Milagro"...Polydor Records CD...1992
This is a more laid back record for Santana--lots of slower, but really soulful playing and tight percussion/cymbal work. Really smooth yet tight bass playing too.
But it also has some jam moments as well...
The recording is also stellar, as Santana always paid attention to audio quality, and it was done in 1992, so the gear was also better than in his earlier days.
Great record!!
Santana--"Milagro"...Polydor Records CD...1992
This is a more laid back record for Santana--lots of slower, but really soulful playing and tight percussion/cymbal work. Really smooth yet tight bass playing too.
But it also has some jam moments as well...
The recording is also stellar, as Santana always paid attention to audio quality, and it was done in 1992, so the gear was also better than in his earlier days.
Great record!!
Posted on 11/22/16 at 7:21 pm to Marco Esquandolas
The last 2 days have been pretty interesting for me regarding audio gear...
I was in my attic and stumbled upon an old EICO Audio mono integrated amplifier that I got from my dad years ago. He bought it new in 1960. I guess that I put it up in my attic about 10 years ago with the intentions of one day getting it working again.
10 years went by and I forgot about it.
So after finding the amp, I brought it downstairs and opened it up and took some pics. It had 6 pretty valuable vintage Mullard grey long plate tubes in it that all tested "very good" on the tube tester. They were (3) 12AX7, (2) EL84, and (1) 6QB5 rectifier--all Mullard, made in Great Britain, and dated January 1960...!!!!
It is a 14 watt mono integrated amp...the EICO hf-12.
The tubes alone were a mega find (worth about $100 each now).
So, I decided I would see what it would entail to have it restored, but since it is only mono (stereo was still rare in 1960), I would need a second one to make a stereo---so off to eBay I went. Within a couple hours, I found a second EICO hf-12 that seemed to be in good shape, so I bought it. The working condition really didn't matter though, as I was going to have it rebuilt anyway. It was sold without tubes (the person selling it bought it just to scavenge the tubes and then sell the amp off--quite a common thing).
So, here is the one that was in my attic...
And the inside (I already took the vacuum tubes out--hence the empty sockets)...
Notice the "Tested" date of 1960...!!!
So I found a fellow in Ontario that not only rebuilds these amps, but also does museum quality restorations, so I spoke with him today. The following pics are what these 2 amps I have should look like when he is done (all new capacitors, pots, resistors, all new wiring, new tube sockets, all new solder joints, new RCA jacks, new speaker lugs, new modern power plug and socket, chassis re-chromed, frame sanded and painted, and front brass plate mirror shined)...a complete rebuild!
I also stumbled across a great little pair of open baffle speakers to use with these 14 watt amps--the Decware Betty Baffle (an open baffle speaker), and will sing with just 5 watts of power...uses a single 8" full-range driver with a center whizzer cone...so I ordered a pair. They are quite compact at 22.5 inches high!
Total investment...
First EICO amp....................free (thanks dad!)
Second amp-eBay...............$180
Total restoration for both......$700
New Gold Lion tubes...........$600
Decware speakers...............$450
Total.......$1930
Less the $600 I will get back from the sale of the vintage Mullard tubes that was in my original amp...my total for this system will be $1330.
Also to note--this integrated amp has 4 analog inputs, one of them being an RIAA phono stage...so I don't need to add a phono pre amp--just plug and play.
I can also add a CD, and a small DAC for computer, and still have a free input!
It also has a tape out, which can be used to throughput a pre-amp, thus allowing me to use these 2 integrateds as just power amps, and use a separate pre amp (maybe an old EICO pre?) to adjust volume (as it is now, I would have to adjust 2 volume knobs--a true dual mono system!)
Here is the pre amp I am trying to find to mate with this rig...I may get it tonight and have it restored with the amps...
Not too bad for an attic find!!
The fellow restoring them said he could begin the process the first week of January--so I should have these by mid February.
I was in my attic and stumbled upon an old EICO Audio mono integrated amplifier that I got from my dad years ago. He bought it new in 1960. I guess that I put it up in my attic about 10 years ago with the intentions of one day getting it working again.
10 years went by and I forgot about it.
So after finding the amp, I brought it downstairs and opened it up and took some pics. It had 6 pretty valuable vintage Mullard grey long plate tubes in it that all tested "very good" on the tube tester. They were (3) 12AX7, (2) EL84, and (1) 6QB5 rectifier--all Mullard, made in Great Britain, and dated January 1960...!!!!
It is a 14 watt mono integrated amp...the EICO hf-12.
The tubes alone were a mega find (worth about $100 each now).
So, I decided I would see what it would entail to have it restored, but since it is only mono (stereo was still rare in 1960), I would need a second one to make a stereo---so off to eBay I went. Within a couple hours, I found a second EICO hf-12 that seemed to be in good shape, so I bought it. The working condition really didn't matter though, as I was going to have it rebuilt anyway. It was sold without tubes (the person selling it bought it just to scavenge the tubes and then sell the amp off--quite a common thing).
So, here is the one that was in my attic...
And the inside (I already took the vacuum tubes out--hence the empty sockets)...
Notice the "Tested" date of 1960...!!!
So I found a fellow in Ontario that not only rebuilds these amps, but also does museum quality restorations, so I spoke with him today. The following pics are what these 2 amps I have should look like when he is done (all new capacitors, pots, resistors, all new wiring, new tube sockets, all new solder joints, new RCA jacks, new speaker lugs, new modern power plug and socket, chassis re-chromed, frame sanded and painted, and front brass plate mirror shined)...a complete rebuild!
I also stumbled across a great little pair of open baffle speakers to use with these 14 watt amps--the Decware Betty Baffle (an open baffle speaker), and will sing with just 5 watts of power...uses a single 8" full-range driver with a center whizzer cone...so I ordered a pair. They are quite compact at 22.5 inches high!
Total investment...
First EICO amp....................free (thanks dad!)
Second amp-eBay...............$180
Total restoration for both......$700
New Gold Lion tubes...........$600
Decware speakers...............$450
Total.......$1930
Less the $600 I will get back from the sale of the vintage Mullard tubes that was in my original amp...my total for this system will be $1330.
Also to note--this integrated amp has 4 analog inputs, one of them being an RIAA phono stage...so I don't need to add a phono pre amp--just plug and play.
I can also add a CD, and a small DAC for computer, and still have a free input!
It also has a tape out, which can be used to throughput a pre-amp, thus allowing me to use these 2 integrateds as just power amps, and use a separate pre amp (maybe an old EICO pre?) to adjust volume (as it is now, I would have to adjust 2 volume knobs--a true dual mono system!)
Here is the pre amp I am trying to find to mate with this rig...I may get it tonight and have it restored with the amps...
Not too bad for an attic find!!
The fellow restoring them said he could begin the process the first week of January--so I should have these by mid February.
This post was edited on 11/22/16 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 11/22/16 at 9:47 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Wow, pretty sweet find and plan for the pair
And that tested date looks like 1950 to me, though may just be the angle.
And that tested date looks like 1950 to me, though may just be the angle.
This post was edited on 11/22/16 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 11/22/16 at 10:16 pm to drockw1
Yeah, it looks like 1950, but these were made from 1959-1962. I am putting more into them than they are worth, but it is part nostalgia.
I am not going to tell my dad I am doing it--just gonna surprise him one day when he is over here..."hey dad, check out this little system that I put together--that amp look familiar?"
He bought it when he was 19--now he is 74.
I am not going to tell my dad I am doing it--just gonna surprise him one day when he is over here..."hey dad, check out this little system that I put together--that amp look familiar?"
He bought it when he was 19--now he is 74.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 11:12 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Love it. Looking forward to seeing final setup.
I should be packing for a flight tomorrow, but I'm currently in a Big Star state.
I should be packing for a flight tomorrow, but I'm currently in a Big Star state.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 9:35 pm to PhilipMarlowe
On now...
Supertramp--"Breakfast in America"...A&M Records CD...1979.
Supertramp--"Breakfast in America"...A&M Records CD...1979.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 10:37 pm to Marco Esquandolas
On now...
Talking Heads--"77"...Warner Bros. Records, 180g reissue, 1977.
Talking Heads--"77"...Warner Bros. Records, 180g reissue, 1977.
Posted on 11/24/16 at 12:15 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Some Thanksgiving rock 'n roll while I watch "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"...
Blue Oyster Cult--"Don't Fear The Reaper--The Best Of..."...Columbia Records/Friday Music, (2) 180g blue translucent records, 2000, 2016.
Blue Oyster Cult--"Don't Fear The Reaper--The Best Of..."...Columbia Records/Friday Music, (2) 180g blue translucent records, 2000, 2016.
Posted on 11/25/16 at 4:37 pm to Marco Esquandolas
What did everybody score today? I somehow managed to only buy Iron Maiden's "Brave New World".
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:14 pm to TheFolker
I managed to score a Denon DP-62L turntable over the weekend. I plan on selling it but I have no idea what the cartridge is in it. Is there an easy way to ID it without taking it out? I'd be afraid of dissembling and messing the balance up.
For reference (not my picture) this is what it looks like.
For reference (not my picture) this is what it looks like.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 7:31 pm to RaginCajunz
Take a pic of it an post it...
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:49 pm to Marco Esquandolas
quote:
Take a pic of it an post it...
I was able to kind of lay under it and see DL-55[] It almost looks like II at the end or possibly a rectangle. DL-55something
ETA: I guess it is a Denon branded cartridge. Perhaps original to the unit?
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:25 pm to RaginCajunz
It is a Denon cart. Around 1982 or so. It will still play, but the suspension is probably worn or weak.
If you are interested in moving the table, let me know--I may take it off your hands.
If you are interested in moving the table, let me know--I may take it off your hands.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 11:47 am to Marco Esquandolas
quote:
It is a Denon cart. Around 1982 or so. It will still play, but the suspension is probably worn or weak.
If you are interested in moving the table, let me know--I may take it off your hands.
Thanks for the info (as always). I do want to audition it just a bit to see what kind of improvement I hear with my ears vs my regular Uturn table. I sincerely doubt the improvement will be worth it to me for ownership. In that case you certainly have first dibs on it. I did notice one small crack on the plastic shell under the arm. It's also a bit dusty from storage so I need to give it a good wipe-down. I just have not had the chance.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 11:23 pm to RaginCajunz
Picked up a few Christmas albums - Elvis's Christmas Album, Bing Crosby, and frank Sinatra
Posted on 12/2/16 at 4:32 pm to JumpingTheShark
Now spinning...
Temple of the Dog, 25th Anniversary Edition.
I always loved this album, this 180g reissue sounds pretty damn good.
Temple of the Dog, 25th Anniversary Edition.
I always loved this album, this 180g reissue sounds pretty damn good.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 6:04 pm to river_man
John Coltrane "Lush Life"
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:18 pm to river_man
Just got back home from dinner out this evening. I spun a Simply Red album before I left.
I got the new Robert Palmer double LP retrospect in the mail this week, so I'll probably play that after I finish this cigar I'm burning out back...I haven't listened to Robert Palmer in years. His stuff with the Power Station really rocked!
The new Phish LP shipped yesterday, so maybe I'll have that tomorrow.
I also got the second EICO amplifier that I ordered off eBay, and it is in really great condition--I was pleasantly surprised. I will box them both up this weekend and ship them off to Ontario for their full restoration.
Pics to follow...
I got the new Robert Palmer double LP retrospect in the mail this week, so I'll probably play that after I finish this cigar I'm burning out back...I haven't listened to Robert Palmer in years. His stuff with the Power Station really rocked!
The new Phish LP shipped yesterday, so maybe I'll have that tomorrow.
I also got the second EICO amplifier that I ordered off eBay, and it is in really great condition--I was pleasantly surprised. I will box them both up this weekend and ship them off to Ontario for their full restoration.
Pics to follow...
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:51 pm to river_man
On now...
Robert Palmer--"Collected"...Universal Music, (2) 180g LPs, 2016.
Robert Palmer--"Collected"...Universal Music, (2) 180g LPs, 2016.
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