Something Vintage

Yes, my lp's

I'm pretty much all vintage:

Micro Seiki MR-711 DD table with MA-202L arm

Gray ST-33 table with Papst motor and ESL S-2000 arm

Russco Cue Master idler drive table with Micro Seiki B-77 MKll arm in rolling studio base

Denon DP3000 table in white ash base with Grace 707 arm.

Nivico idler drive table

Logic Tempo "E" table with Logic Datum arm

Shure V15Vmr, Shure V15lllhe, Denon DL103D, Denon DL103, Supex 900 Super E+, ADC XLM MK2 improved, various Grados, and Audio Technicas

Stromberg Carlson ASR-433 EL84 12wpc integrated.

Dynaco PAS3 preamp

Two Dyna 70s, one being rebuilt

Heath mono tuner, two Heath tube multiplexes

Klipsh Forte speakers

Pioneer CSX-99 (I think that's the number) speakers. Who puts a 15" woofer in a bookshelf speaker? Please don't answer that.

Best,
Marty

i just wish i still had some of my old Lafayette catalogs so i could look at all of the pictures and descriptions of vintage gear. when you're 15 yo even $500 for a Reel-to-Reel (or maybe a Crown international deck for $1500!) seemed so out of reach... and the quality level of the receivers and turntables were SO much better than the TV-Stereo consoles that were selling at department stores.
but STILL i could stare at the pictures for hours on end.
FINALLY with all of my nagging and whining (and by the time i was in high-school) my Father bought a Fisher Stereo Compact Receiver-Turntable with a pair of 10" two-way speakers. even with just 28W/CH i thought it sounded wonderful. and because he had pretty good taste he started bringing home some terrific jazz and classical alblums- Beethoven, Sarah Vaughn, Dave Brubeck. (i still wasn't satisfied until i added some Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, etc.) BUT i will NEVER FORGET how much i enjoyed EVERY MINUTE of listening to FM Radio and Vinyl- maybe even more than i do now...

Marantz 10B

Sansui TU-517 tuner - unmodded

How old before something is "vintage"? 20 years? 30? more?
I can see the "topper" now.
System:
TT- Edison phonograph
Speakers - Bell shaped tube
Amp - none
Power supply - bicep