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Who here still has their old cabinet rack home stereo systems?


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You mean those old receivers? Yeah, 2 beautiful Kenwoods, a Sony, & a Lafayette. A Pioneer power amp too. All from the 70s. Keep finding them at estate sales in mint condition for $10. Still using my dad's Kenwood from the 70s -smooth.


Unfortunately Kenwood makes {censored} in china now. Bought a Kenwood extra home CD player, barely used it & it was dead in just a couple years.

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I wouldnt have it any other way. My big wood cabinet, three way speakers with 10" woofers still blow away {censored}ty computer speakers. They always will...

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Yes I do. And some laugh at me for keeping these Dinos.. Till they hear them actually move air!


Remember, all those little marvels are really just modeling these old beast>;o}

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Kenwood KA-6000 receiver with MacIntosh ML10C speakers. Not the big array that I used to have, but it's the perfect size for an apartment and sounds great.

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I still have a 45W Pioneer SX780 and the bigger 1080 that blows away most of the audio {censored} today in basic stereo sound and the stereo field. Discrete channels from the in to outs just sound pure compared to all the integrated circuit {censored} that replaced discrete channel amps.

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Not any longer. Up until last year I had a Marantz 2270 and (I forget the model #) floor standing Advent speakers. I had to recone the speakers some years back, but they still sounded great.

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Quote Originally Posted by GREC

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You mean those old receivers? Yeah, 2 beautiful Kenwoods, a Sony, & a Lafayette. A Pioneer power amp too. All from the 70s. Keep finding them at estate sales in mint condition for $10. Still using my dad's Kenwood from the 70s -smooth.


Unfortunately Kenwood makes {censored} in china now. Bought a Kenwood extra home CD player, barely used it & it was dead in just a couple years.

 


I lost my old one and couldn't fix the thing. I'm using a crap kenwood that doesn't sound as good. Still got the old three way tower speakers and a 10" jbl bass sub that will rattle the windows. The new stuff out these days just doesn't sound as good to my ears but surround sound is nice to have. I've been keeping my eye out for an old tube stereo but haven't had any luck yet.

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I'm trying to piece my setup back together. Right now I'm using a sony stereo receiver, a pair of speakers from an old Sharp boombox, and a 10" polk subwoofer.


Doesn't sound too bad but I'm definitely looking to upgrade to some proper bookshelf speakers and a new receiver. Thinking Paradigm speakers and a Pioneer receiver.

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2 Sony bookshelf speakers, Sony double cassette deck, JVC receiver & CD player, Technics diret drive semi automatic turntable.

The receiver, speakers, casssette, & CD player are early 90s vintage. The only original component is the turntable, got it around 1980-81.

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Quote Originally Posted by Kenny Powers

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My grandparents are about to throw away their old system. {censored}ing beastly set up too cry.gif

 

RESCUE IT!


Most of these old systems generally get dirty scratchy pots/switches with age. Get a can of contact control lubricant cleaner from Radio Shack. Does wonders.

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