Midfi-Man
United We Stand!
Hi Guys!
I rediscovered pfm earlier this week (having 'lurked' to find answers to 'audio queries', years ago) when conducting a search to 'price-up' one of my amps (JVC AX-5), to find that one of our members is/was looking for one. So I signed up - then, following years of membership elsewhere, I checked in with the current 'mod-on-duty', to find out the 'lay-of-the-land', so to speak. So, 'Ian' told me about three things:
1. Noobs can't sell!
(until, as I understand it, 50 legit posts and 90 days of membership have transpired)
2. All would have been found in the FAQs (Which I have now located)
3. Ian runs a very 'no-exceptions' type of ship (heartily agreed with by yours truly)
So, I've been a 'wannabe-audiophile' for 'decades'. I've still got a few LPs, of which I'd like more; but don't play enough of. I've got slightly more cds and play those a lot more, but still not often enough. However, I get my main dosage of music from internet and FM radio, plus Y/Tube (not to mention 'Alexa', via an iFi Zen Blue, into my main 2-channel amp).
My equipment, per my chosen name, is mostly 'mid-fi', to my mind - I've bought quite a few 'bits and pieces' (modest budget) on returning to the UK from Canada, in 2009. Selling-off my 'shtuff' before leaving Canada was 'traumatic', to say the least; but looking forward to starting 'afresh', spurred me on. My current 'motley-crew' includes:
(Note: Sorry about length - am not yet able to provide attachments, I believe)
Primary System:
Sansui AU-719 Integrated Amplifier, Recapped, 10 years ago ~ working well; MA Silver RS6s f/s Speakers ~ working well; Marantz CD-5001 cdp ~ working well; Pioneer PL-12D TT ~ 'Trundling' along; Sony ST-530ES Tuner ~ working well.
Second System:
Audio Innovations Series 300 MK I (Tube Amp) ~ In for service/repair; KEF Chorale III bookshelf speakers with stands ~ working well; Technics SL-PG320A cdp ('MASH') ~ working well.
Bedroom System:
Pioneer SX-838 Receiver ~ Recapped 12 years ago, 'phonos' now not working (sounds fantastically 'mellow'!); Celestion Ditton 33 f/s Speakers ~ Some scratches / working well.
'Standing by':
Awai ADF410 Stereo Cassette Deck ~ 'Parts'; Goodmans Magnum K f/s Speakers With (cool) Custom Stands ~ working well; Hitachi SR-802 Stereo Receiver ~ TBA (it's been a while); JVC AX-5 Integrated Amplifier ~ working well; JVC TX-3Tuner ~ working well; KEF Concerto f/s Speakers ~ Some scratches / working well; Marantz ST4000 Tuner ~ working well; Sansui AU-217 Integrated Amplifier ~ Recapped (but, one year later, LH channel 'quieter' than RH); Sansui TU-D99X Tuner ~ working well; Trio KA-4002a (x2 - one HP jack not working) Integrated Amplifier ~ working well; Trio KT-2001a Tuner ~ working well.
Ancillaries in current use:
Colorfly C3 (!) DAP; Epiphany Acoustics EHP-O2 h/p amp; Grado SR-60s; HiFimeDIY Sabre U2 Async USB DAC x2; iPod Shuffle [3rd Gen.] DAP; iRiver IFP-799 DAP; JDS Labs USB O2 DAC; JVC HA-FXT90s; Koss KPH30i; Little Dot Mk III, tube h/p amp; Mac Mini 2.3GHz Intel, quad-core i7, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM; Sennheiser HD580s; Sennheiser PX-100s; Sony MDR V6s...
My 'sob-story' from Canada, back in 2009 was:
* Luxman R117 – Fantastic-performer [160 wpc]. Complete with remote! [Bought new by me in ‘91 and still have the boxes, manuals and ‘reviews’!]
* Luxman F114 [Google it!] – Surround-sound processor/ amp
* Luxman K112 – Hi-spec. cassette deck
* Energy ‘Reference 22’ speakers – excellent!!! I bought them along with the Luxman R117, in ‘91 [and still have the boxes, manuals and ‘reviews’!] Still used, at least, every weekend
* Realistic STA 2300 [120 wpc] – Excellent! One cool monster
* Sansui Model # 6 Receiver- My little [home-office] favorite! Some cosmetic blemishes but sounds really great [‘mellow’]
* Toshiba SA 520 – Great performer, bought it new in ‘77 but someone’s ‘whipped’ [pinched?] the tuner-knob
* Akai 1135 – As my ‘techie’ said when he calibrated the tuner: “That’s a ballsy little receiver”
* Realistic STA “437” – A surprisingly good little performer, however a connection inside is ‘on-again-off-again’ loose
* H/K 730 – Sounds great!
* H/K 930 – Sometimes sounds better than all the others put together. Sometimes the lights flicker and the right channel dies [sometimes!] and two of the knurled knobs not standard
* H/K 630 – Sounds really good, however a connection inside is ‘on-again-off-again’ loose [all knobs authentic & match the H/K 930]
* H/K – ‘Varnished’ wooden case for H/K [930/630 etc]
* Pioneer SLD M90 Laser Disc/ 5-CD Changer – Perfect – ‘mellow’ sound
* Akai GX 4000D – Reel-to-Reel – Really good condition, with speed-change bush in place; and approx 50 pre-recorded tapes
* Two pairs of Dynaco 25 speakers – Cosmetically good [not excellent], however they do sound really great! I listen to them for most of the day [through the Sansui Model 6]
* One excellent pair of EPI 100 V speakers
* One pair of great-looking/ great sounding Realistic T100 [semi-tower] speakers
* One pair of Minimus Seven’s I bought them new in the early ‘90’s. Hardly used [really!]
* One pair of Vintage "Sonics" model AS-331, three-ways with horn-tweeters
* One pair of Advance 7 - 26” tall – 2-way speakers with newly re-foamed 10” woofers
* One pair of KEF K140 bookshelf speakers in good condition
* One pair of Advent “The Speaker(s)” – definitely need re-foaming
* One pair of ‘scuffed’ bookshelf-speakers – three-way 120 wpc, made in East Germany [old “GDR”] – sound good/powerful
* Two turntables, not working – one Dual CS 505-2 [loose wire, I believe], one Sony
* One big JVC “Kaboom Box” – better than A1, with remote
* Various speaker-stands
Hope that's not 'too' long.
Cheers, Dave / mfm
I rediscovered pfm earlier this week (having 'lurked' to find answers to 'audio queries', years ago) when conducting a search to 'price-up' one of my amps (JVC AX-5), to find that one of our members is/was looking for one. So I signed up - then, following years of membership elsewhere, I checked in with the current 'mod-on-duty', to find out the 'lay-of-the-land', so to speak. So, 'Ian' told me about three things:
1. Noobs can't sell!
(until, as I understand it, 50 legit posts and 90 days of membership have transpired)2. All would have been found in the FAQs
(Which I have now located)3. Ian runs a very 'no-exceptions' type of ship (heartily agreed with by yours truly)
So, I've been a 'wannabe-audiophile' for 'decades'. I've still got a few LPs, of which I'd like more; but don't play enough of. I've got slightly more cds and play those a lot more, but still not often enough. However, I get my main dosage of music from internet and FM radio, plus Y/Tube (not to mention 'Alexa', via an iFi Zen Blue, into my main 2-channel amp).
My equipment, per my chosen name, is mostly 'mid-fi', to my mind - I've bought quite a few 'bits and pieces' (modest budget) on returning to the UK from Canada, in 2009. Selling-off my 'shtuff' before leaving Canada was 'traumatic', to say the least; but looking forward to starting 'afresh', spurred me on. My current 'motley-crew' includes:
(Note: Sorry about length - am not yet able to provide attachments, I believe)
Primary System:
Sansui AU-719 Integrated Amplifier, Recapped, 10 years ago ~ working well; MA Silver RS6s f/s Speakers ~ working well; Marantz CD-5001 cdp ~ working well; Pioneer PL-12D TT ~ 'Trundling' along; Sony ST-530ES Tuner ~ working well.
Second System:
Audio Innovations Series 300 MK I (Tube Amp) ~ In for service/repair; KEF Chorale III bookshelf speakers with stands ~ working well; Technics SL-PG320A cdp ('MASH') ~ working well.
Bedroom System:
Pioneer SX-838 Receiver ~ Recapped 12 years ago, 'phonos' now not working (sounds fantastically 'mellow'!); Celestion Ditton 33 f/s Speakers ~ Some scratches / working well.
'Standing by':
Awai ADF410 Stereo Cassette Deck ~ 'Parts'; Goodmans Magnum K f/s Speakers With (cool) Custom Stands ~ working well; Hitachi SR-802 Stereo Receiver ~ TBA (it's been a while); JVC AX-5 Integrated Amplifier ~ working well; JVC TX-3Tuner ~ working well; KEF Concerto f/s Speakers ~ Some scratches / working well; Marantz ST4000 Tuner ~ working well; Sansui AU-217 Integrated Amplifier ~ Recapped (but, one year later, LH channel 'quieter' than RH); Sansui TU-D99X Tuner ~ working well; Trio KA-4002a (x2 - one HP jack not working) Integrated Amplifier ~ working well; Trio KT-2001a Tuner ~ working well.
Ancillaries in current use:
Colorfly C3 (!) DAP; Epiphany Acoustics EHP-O2 h/p amp; Grado SR-60s; HiFimeDIY Sabre U2 Async USB DAC x2; iPod Shuffle [3rd Gen.] DAP; iRiver IFP-799 DAP; JDS Labs USB O2 DAC; JVC HA-FXT90s; Koss KPH30i; Little Dot Mk III, tube h/p amp; Mac Mini 2.3GHz Intel, quad-core i7, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM; Sennheiser HD580s; Sennheiser PX-100s; Sony MDR V6s...
My 'sob-story' from Canada, back in 2009 was:
* Luxman R117 – Fantastic-performer [160 wpc]. Complete with remote! [Bought new by me in ‘91 and still have the boxes, manuals and ‘reviews’!]
* Luxman F114 [Google it!] – Surround-sound processor/ amp
* Luxman K112 – Hi-spec. cassette deck
* Energy ‘Reference 22’ speakers – excellent!!! I bought them along with the Luxman R117, in ‘91 [and still have the boxes, manuals and ‘reviews’!] Still used, at least, every weekend
* Realistic STA 2300 [120 wpc] – Excellent! One cool monster
* Sansui Model # 6 Receiver- My little [home-office] favorite! Some cosmetic blemishes but sounds really great [‘mellow’]
* Toshiba SA 520 – Great performer, bought it new in ‘77 but someone’s ‘whipped’ [pinched?] the tuner-knob
* Akai 1135 – As my ‘techie’ said when he calibrated the tuner: “That’s a ballsy little receiver”
* Realistic STA “437” – A surprisingly good little performer, however a connection inside is ‘on-again-off-again’ loose
* H/K 730 – Sounds great!
* H/K 930 – Sometimes sounds better than all the others put together. Sometimes the lights flicker and the right channel dies [sometimes!] and two of the knurled knobs not standard
* H/K 630 – Sounds really good, however a connection inside is ‘on-again-off-again’ loose [all knobs authentic & match the H/K 930]
* H/K – ‘Varnished’ wooden case for H/K [930/630 etc]
* Pioneer SLD M90 Laser Disc/ 5-CD Changer – Perfect – ‘mellow’ sound
* Akai GX 4000D – Reel-to-Reel – Really good condition, with speed-change bush in place; and approx 50 pre-recorded tapes
* Two pairs of Dynaco 25 speakers – Cosmetically good [not excellent], however they do sound really great! I listen to them for most of the day [through the Sansui Model 6]
* One excellent pair of EPI 100 V speakers
* One pair of great-looking/ great sounding Realistic T100 [semi-tower] speakers
* One pair of Minimus Seven’s I bought them new in the early ‘90’s. Hardly used [really!]
* One pair of Vintage "Sonics" model AS-331, three-ways with horn-tweeters
* One pair of Advance 7 - 26” tall – 2-way speakers with newly re-foamed 10” woofers
* One pair of KEF K140 bookshelf speakers in good condition
* One pair of Advent “The Speaker(s)” – definitely need re-foaming
* One pair of ‘scuffed’ bookshelf-speakers – three-way 120 wpc, made in East Germany [old “GDR”] – sound good/powerful
* Two turntables, not working – one Dual CS 505-2 [loose wire, I believe], one Sony
* One big JVC “Kaboom Box” – better than A1, with remote
* Various speaker-stands
Hope that's not 'too' long.
Cheers, Dave / mfm
