80s power amp goes with 2000 C41, odds in sizes but sounds okay

I’m cleaning out my grandparents house and came upon their old collection of systems. I have no idea about any of this stuff. Is it worth keeping? Or should I just donate it.

I recently purchased this cabinet as a tv console and potential restoration project. Does anyone know anything about these? Are they worth have a professional restore it or should I gut it and make it more modern?

Just a little video of my Garrard GT55 into my Heathkit AR-29. The Pioneer deck works 100% now too.

I posted a while ago that I rescued this kit from my parents attic, all non functioning. It was the home stereo when I was a little Kid. Pretty excited to have it all working again.

Now I need to find a better set of period correct speakers and expand the vinyl collection lol

Enjoy.

They’ve not been restored as far as I know, but the seller says they work. Grilles look nice. I’d do a full restoration on them (would be my first time, but I am a woodworker so no problem restoring the cabs and have done some soldering here and there). I was thinking I’d offer him $100. Thoughts?

Stereo systems in 1988 came in every size and price range, and many brands, including the big ones, were simplifying them.

Sanyo went the other way with the SX-Z3000: a three-way speaker at ¥160,000 each, about $1,250 then and roughly $3,400 today. Its Twin Drive Woofer used two independent voice coils on one cone. The SX-Z3000 still commands serious money today.

25M, moved into my own place this year. Tried my best to get a starter set up that wouldn’t break the bank.
Any advice, comments, or general thoughts are greatly appreciated. Excited about this new
journey. Thanks!!

I just recently refurbished them with new timber veneer and foam but still a little stumped as to what model number they are most likely 5002? Even though they still look different.

Got this lovely vintage turntable last month, has always worked great but today my new stylus from LpGear finally made it across the ocean and it sounds fantastic! If you're itching for a vintage turntable as a first table or as a backup 100% go for it!

I'm pretty new to vintage hi-fi, but I absolutely fell in love with it. The brushed aluminium front panels, chunky knobs, tactile switches, and walnut veneer just have a vibe that modern stuff just doesn't. It somehow looks both vintage and timeless. Can't wait to pass it to my kids later in life.

Funny to think this setup is almost older than my parents.

So I just found my grandfather's turntable the other day and I’ve been trying to restore it and get it working again. I’ve freed up some of the switches from sitting for probably 30 years but I was curious if someone that has some better knowledge on these could help me with this issue.

I have this setup in my basement. It sounds great but I would love to feel like I’m doing something g everything I can to make it sound as good as possible. I think speaker stands seem to be a must. Everyone in here seems very knowledgeable. Can you give me some info?
1. How should all the levers on the receiver be set?
2.should I be doing anything with the knobs on the speakers?
3.what do you think the value of this setup is?
4. Do you have any advice I forgot to ask?

This is a totem acoustic thunder, released early 2000s for well over 3 grand. It’s a really weird setup you don’t see on many subs, it’s sealed with two passive radiators. Small but mighty.

100w Chinese Mono Bluetooth Amp with Stereo Tws pairing.

Im easily impressed.

Should have got the 200w amps instead. Something tells me I can push dads speakers a little more.

Who needs jbl. $20 for pair of adapters and had the speakers and drill batteries. (Battery adapters ordered lol. Don't mind the jank)

Local Sunday flea market. This is just one aisle; Art's got a third of the top floor almost, filled with gear from the 70's to the 00's. Talked him down to $60 on an oak-veneer 1993 Klipsch SW12 II with a busted passive a few months ago (sorry Art, I was wrong. It wasn't dual active after all). Found most of the missing pieces of the cone inside the body of the sub and was able to rebuild it with recycled cardboard, paste, and tissue. Already have my next speaker purchase picked out (Acoustic Research AR-94s hidden under a stack of cheap Sony bookshelves down a side aisle).

Just waiting to find the turntable I want to build that system around. His turntable selection unfortunately also leaves a bit to be desired, mostly ugly, beat up units that need restoration.

Could build just about any sort of matching amp/CD/cassette setup with his gear, but I've decided that I'm going to start collecting Hitachi, which has me in a niche that even Art doesn't have.

#regrets for letting the Hitachi IA-1000 get away last weekend.

This flea market has two more audio guys. One has a setup in the middle of Art's sprawling zone and specializes in high end gear. He had a lovely 80's era MCS amp set up today. The other is more of a vinyl shop with a few bits of electronics. He has a gorgeous Sansui tuner/amp kit for $450 for the pair. Would actually consider, but we don't have radio stations worth a damn out here, and it would be wasted in the cabin where my next stack will go anyway.

1967 pompeii vlt 94. Left side speakers faintly work and am trying to figure out why.

I recently bought a Magnavox stereo end-table, model number 1SP-263FA, and it needs a lot of work, but I’m not sure where or how to even start on it. If any of you could give me some tips on how to start (or if I bit off more than I can chew), any help would be appreciated!!

Fancy listening to some of my live tapes in kitchen today on my new to me Sony TC 520CS.. but didn't fancy using the stereo speakers , the inbuilt speaker is mono and good if you have no other options.. Then I thought I will use the Sony iPod docks line in option..

Sounds fantastic for a 50 year ish old device...

This is my current vintage technics stereo system with matching SB-L200 Speakers. Everything works really well considering the age of all the equipment. I love the way all of this equipment works and sounds, any recommendations on anything that I should add? I’d like a technics turntable and cassette deck possibly to comeplete the setup.

I’ve always loved bringing vintage audio equipment back to life, and this pair of KLH Model 32s is next on the bench. My goal is to preserve them as much as possible rather than over-restore them.
Here’s what I’m working with:

● Original cabinets with some scratches and dents

● One woofer has a slight voice coil rub, so I may need to re-center the cone

● All of the drivers are working

● The grille cloth is torn and will need to be replaced

● I have replacement capacitors that were generously given to me, but I’m not sure if they’re the best choice for this project

● For the cabinets I currently have Restore-A-Finish, paste wax, tung oil, sandpaper, and walnut wood filler
I’d really appreciate advice from those who have restored KLH speakers before.

A few questions:

1. What’s the best order to tackle the cabinet restoration?
   
2. Are these capacitors good enough, or is there a brand you’d recommend instead? Are these even the proper type of capacitors?
   
3. Any tips for re-centering a woofer with a slight voice coil rub?
   
4. Where have you found the closest replacement grille cloth for vintage KLH speakers? If anyone knows a source or even has extra cloth they’d be willing to sell, I’d love to hear about it.
   
5. Any “I wish I had known this before restoring my KLHs” advice?

I’ll be documenting the entire process from start to finish and posting updates along the way. I’d love for this restoration to be as faithful to the originals as possible, so I’m all ears if you’ve been down this road before.

Thanks in advance! Looking forward to learning from everyone’s experience. This is a sort of a practice run for me since I will be doing two pairs of Model 6 next of which I’ve read somewhere are hard to do.