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| Pioneer RT-707 reel to reel decks J-Corder chose it for their 7" machine and the auction prices tell the story. (Up to $1500, if realigned/restored.) Arguably the best Quarter 7" track machine ever made. I've always been seriously underwhelmed by the Scandanavia "Uber Alles" me... | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? I've owned many tuners and receivers and the ones I didn't move along because they killed (these are usually multiples owned, but in the case of the Mac only one) the competition in both RF and Audio are:Pioneer Elite F-93 (The American undergroun... | |
| Carver Power Amps I've owned an A-760x since it was new in 1998. And it eats (yes at the frequency extremes as well, I have the test gear and have been there and DONE THAT) the lunch of any Parasound, Adcoms (I still own two 555's, they're in my garage system) or ... | |
| MAC Autoformers? If you read Ken Kessler's book, there's significant disagreement about Autoformers between the various designers. I think it might've had marginally better relevance in the very early days of Solid State. Now there are even CAR stereo amps that ... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? In Music programs (Public, Private, Parochial, it doesn't really matter, but if you're interested, the Parochial fared the best, and I take no pleasure in saying it, because those gigs are the ones that pay the most execrably) kids can't be bother... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? Insight from a retired Musician/Teacher/Audio restorer? Most people (over the age of 40 or so now, more than ever) have never been TAUGHT to listen critically. Don't believe me? Here's a non "My Brand's awesome and yours is pathetic" analogy: ... | |
| Carver Power Amps This thread is ancient, but DanVetC had it right. I’ve owned one new (since 1998) and it runs some VERY difficult to drive Stereo Integrity 15" D2’s (a pair of them) and the in room (on just those two subs) is 14Hz, minus 3dB. People who don’t lik... | |
| Marantz vs. Pioneer Receivers Pioneer. Hands down. Followed closely by Marantz. None were bad, but they all have their house sound and therefore all have their own adherents. But the integrity of the Marantz VR's and circuit boards (just one aspect) never seemed to hold up... | |
| Best Mac tube FM tuner: MR67 or MR71?? I agree with preferring analog (as a system) to Digitally synthesized (as a system) tuning. But it got better in the most ambitious units of the '90's, and "average" doesn't do a good job of carrying the torch for Digital Tuning technology.Tube f... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? The money that's spent on them tells the whole story. In particular for Pioneer's receivers. The SX-xx50 and xx80 series hold their value for the same (good) reasons classic Mac gear does. But they are meant to be used with the speakers (Bart L... | |
| Exotic Reissue Lps VS. Rare orig Which one? $$=$$ Better's continually in the eye of the beholder. I have the Mercury Scythian Suite/3 Oranges in the original LP, the Classic Reissue, The CD reissues all in excellent shape (including the original). The best "presentation" resides in the reissue v... | |
| Sunfire Signature... what is this? I've had mine (SS 600x2 and CG 405x5) since about '02 (and '06) and they're both KEEPER's . Incredible performance, never loses its "cool". I have had to replace the meter lamps once or twice. If they ever sound less than 100% it's time to seek ou... | |
| Pioneer F-93 Elite series tuner Sent to your email. Check your spam filter. | |
| Chime in.What's the Best Cassette Recorder ever ? In order:Pioneer CT-93 Nakamichi DragonNakamichi RX-505Nakamichi DR-1Nakamichi BX-300Pioneer CT-1250The only real mitigation involves NR systems, azimuth correction and ability to print MOL cleanly, which is tape dependent. There are any number of... | |
| Your Favorite Top 10 tuners all time I defy anybody to tell the difference between a Pioneer F-91 or an F-93. If there is any, it's the 93's superior separation and S/N. After spending years investigating what people's beef was with it, it turns out that somebody offered it up for a ... |