Speaker Safari

[SEAWOLF97]

JBL's are getting harder to find....settled for some OK Advents....the GW cashier called a "price check" on them, the EXPERT supervisor came over and pronounced the "woofers are BLOWN" , so $5....;)

[SEAWOLF97]

the roads in Portland are getting more bike friendly..there are dedicated bike lanes everywhere and bike only paths and green boxes at some intersections...even some bike corrals downtown..
One of the city transportation planners let on that the goal is to have more than half of all transportation via bike by 2020.

That said..it can still be dangerous out there....:( We still get 1 or 2 killed a year...most have been hit and run and it is thot to be the work of illegals with no license or insurance.

Darned..I missed the annual blessing of the bikes yesterday

Following the speeches, Reverends Dennis Parker and Ken Arnold blessed the bicycles with a prayer and by placing a few drops of bike lube on their chains. The service ended with the ringing of bike bells.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/04/portland_church_develops_bicyc.html

it was at a small church downtown...but at least the newspaper reprinted the text, mebbe I'll print it out and tuck into the rack bag..:D

Leader: The Portland Bicycle Shrine was established as a place of prayer and memory in support of those in our community who travel by bicycle and in supplication for the safety of everyone on our streets. Named for the Madonna del Ghisallo in Italy, the Patron of Bicycles, our shrine is for everyone. All are welcome to come here to pray. We also welcome all who wish to dedicate a plaque in memory of loved ones who have died or give thanks for prayers fulfilled.

We will now bless the bicycles you have brought with you today, praying for your safety and joy as you ride.

Bicycles are blessed; bicycle bells are rung together at the end of the blessing.

Litany for Safe Journeys (All Standing)

Leader: May the spirit of the morning sun warm us

Response:

Protect us, Holy Spirit, breath of God, as we ride
in joy and safety

May the spirit of the rains cleanse us

Protect us, Holy Spirit, comforter of souls, as we ride
in joy and safety

May the spirit of the Douglas Firs enfold us

Protect us, Holy Spirit, sustainer of hope, as we ride
in joy and safety

May the spirit of this ancient land uphold us

Protect us, Holy Spirit, fire of love, as we ride
in joy and safety

May the rivers and valleys be our guide, and the mountains be our haven

Protect us, Holy Spirit, mother of our days, as we ride
in joy and safety

May those who have died continue in our hearts

Protect us, Holy Spirit, bearer of peace, as we ride
in joy and safety

[SEAWOLF97]

need their 2 wheel time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGH7vBC2nw

[SEAWOLF97]

Have not even dusted them yet.....sound fantastic - 2 eights, both active, I think- , beautiful veneer
( i'm a veneer junkie) .....they were set to bi-amp, but the wrong posts had been used, the correct ones were screwed down tight , the wrong ones were half way up ..

So I had the L7's in the HomeTheatre -tho more for the attached turntable, dont really watch that many movies- and the computers are there too, so no need to go out to the living room to hear vinyl....

L7's went away...replaced them with the Yammy NS-690II's which were great in the LR,,but never sounded that nice in the HT environment ...bass shy ..dont know why.

Got energetic today and pulled the Yammys and substituted the A/D/S 1290's ...I felt bad abt storing and not using them- anyway,,WHAT A DIFFERENCE :applaud:

WOW ...back to the sound the L7's were producing ...I dont really know why, but a Happy Camper am I...:D ....they really do deserve the rave reviews they garnered

[SpeakerLabFan]

I bet those sound really nice. :applaud:

I have a pair of aDs 710s with those same wonderful mids and tweeters.

They sit out of the rotation, but I swapped them into the bedroom system a couple of weeks ago while I had to put new foam on the JBL 4425 monitors.

I was very happy with the 710s, using with a Manley tube amp and Cambridge Audio 640p phone amp. Wonderful sounding mids and HF's.

[SEAWOLF97]

I bet those sound really nice. :applaud:

I have a pair of aDs 710s with those same wonderful mids and tweeters.

They sit out of the rotation, but I swapped them into the bedroom system a couple of weeks ago while I had to put new foam on the JBL 4425 monitors.

I was very happy with the 710s, using with a Manley tube amp and Cambridge Audio 640p phone amp. Wonderful sounding mids and HF's.

YES..between cast drivers , German walnut cabinets , bi-ampability , (even a hidden compartment for the elusive Energiser ) they are clear and very detailed and musical...a nice quality speaker...I walked into a thrift and saw them as I was crossing the doorway..:D ...couldnt check them out in store as there is a hidden screw down panel hiding the binding posts, so bought them on faith....worked out well...:bouncy:

[SEAWOLF97]

biking around today and found this pair of AR90's at GW...electric guy assured me that the hf & mf's are OK...but the front 8 and the 2 side firing 10's all need refoaming....the veneer was fantastic,,grills not too bad ....downloaded the manual..AR claims a FR of 23hz to 30khz..101 pounds not bad .(no, didnt bungie them to the bike, had to make a return trip with the truck...GW drone & I had trouble lifting them to the truck)
we'll see.

LATER;SUNDAY ...got up and put low signal to them briefly , hf and mf very clear and good condition....:applaud::applaud::applaud:

.HiFi engine says http://www.hifiengine.com/manuals/acoustic-research/ar-90.shtml

"The Acoustic Research AR-90 are very high precision devices, designed and built to tolerances comparable only to professional studio microphones. They far exceed the performance capabilities of the classic laboratory reference standard and AR LSTs.
All of the modern technology in speaker design, as well as the most sophisticated of computer techniques, were used, not only in the development, but continually throughout their design and manufacture.
The three most distinctive applications of this technology in the AR-90s are the Acoustic Blanket, the vertical, upper-range driver array, and the positioning of the two woofers, one on each side of the enclosure.
The former two insuring unprecedented imaging and precision of localization and the latter unequalled flat frequency response in any listening environment, particularly at lowest music frequencies.
Indeed, the clarity of the AR-90s will make you aware of limitations in associated equipment, including the finest electronics. As a result, any improvements in the chain preceding the AR-90 will seem to continually improve the overall performance."

[SEAWOLF97]

well, I finished them up and could only get 10 minutes listening in....but they are
very nice.....extended highs and powerful bass.:D

similar to the departed L7's....as least with the limited listening so far..

on the very last screw of the last driver to be installed , the powerdriver slipped and poked
a hole in the foam of the 8 ...first time I've ever done that, prolly because they are so heavy to
lay on their backs to work on ....installing drivers vertically is a bitch...:( (last time I'll ever do that)

so 1 eight to re-refoam .....and I'm very critical of my own work, and there is 1 ten incher that
works fine, but I wasn’t happy with the appearance of the refoam, so I'll redo that also.

they are nice enough to make sure they are done right, even if I'm the only one who knows what isn't 100% perfect.:crying:


got to wondering about the surface area comparison of the 14 on the 250ti's and the 2 tens of the AR's.

according to my HS math

a 14 is abt 154 sqin.
2 tens are abt 157 sqin
a 12 is abt 113

[SpeakerLabFan]

on the very last screw of the last driver to be installed , the powerdriver slipped and poked
a hole in the foam of the 8 ...


Been there, done that ...and I didn't have the excuse of installing the driver vertically. :blink:

Those look well worth the effort, and lots of fun listening ahead.

[SEAWOLF97]

Been there, done that ...and I didn't have the excuse of installing the driver vertically. :blink:

Those look well worth the effort, and lots of fun listening ahead.

thanx...glad I'm not the only one.....a dumb rookie mistake and I've done so many that its nearly inexcusable......that new glue was great stuff, very difficult to remove, guess I paid my penance for stupid damages. The 8 is out for re-re-foaming right now.

I had them up and going at good volume yesterday and was blown away ....the highs and mids are really nice , and the bass sounds like a much bigger box...the walnut veneer is furniture grade , oiled them up...Oh My !!! If my Denon AVR is 4 ohm compatible, these may displace the a/d/s L1290's

One of my rehabbing friends sent me an email saying
"Those are in my top 5 wants of ANY audio gear.......if you sell them let me know."

My AR experience goes back to AR3's, 3A's, 4's, 4x's and PS 428 towers in the HT ......these certainly are a different animal......since they are a little earlier, they seem like an inspiration for JBL L7's ...ie: 4 way , hf, mf, 8 in lm on the front and side firing woofers , very close in physical size.

[SEAWOLF97]

If the L7's looked like this , wud still have them :D

[SEAWOLF97]

what most 250ti owners are looking for......18ti's

BUT ...

only 1 logo , 1 rat shack woofer , no grills , 1 dented 044ti , 1 frayed screen etc..etc

BUT

they sound very nice....I think that a nice non-donor pair should now be on my radar..

[jblnut]

Very nice AR's!

This 250Ti owner eventually discovered that the 120Ti is a better "spare" to have in the house because you get a set of 104H's in the deal too. Plus they seem to be more common and a bit underpriced at the moment. Not to mention that they have bass the 18 can only dream of :).

YMMV...but I'd encourage any 250Ti owner wanting to have spares in the house to find a nice pair of 120Ti while they are still cheap...


jblnut

[SEAWOLF97]

4406 + OEM stands

[SpeakerLabFan]

4406 + OEM stands

Nice looking speakers and stands. Interesting -- OEM ... as in, JBL sold those stands?

I ran across and rescued a pair of JBL L-46s. one bent back corner, small scratches but they sound good, and do produce a lot of in your face fun for such small boxes.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/gear/nameit001.jpg

[SEAWOLF97]

Nice looking speakers and stands. Interesting -- OEM ... as in, JBL sold those stands?


I think they were designed for the Decade/Century series. There are a couple of threads about them , slightly low for my needs.

You remember those AR90's from a bit back ?? they are in the BR/HT and being placed on both sides of the bed kinda muffled them....Recalled that I have 2 super valuable BIC passive subs...that now lay on their sides, raising the AR's about 16 inches , sounds really fine now...best function those subs ever performed.


I have a JBL brochure that shows two bases. The nature walnut wood one appears the JBL emblem is painted on in black, but it could be
Bill

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?5623-Speaker-stands

[SEAWOLF97]

new motto...."Let them come to Me" ....

retailers sticker on rear: Graham Electronics 2/75

A compact 2 way speaker system.
A cabinet is a natural oak and, in a grill, a color becomes a brown by fabric finish.

As for a unit, a Woofer adopts a 1.1kg Alnico V magnet with 20cm aperture with 2 way stream compositions, and a tweeter is a 3.6cm cone type which carries a 15,000 gauss magnetic circuit.

LATER: hooked these up and played at dinner...very nice :bouncy:

[SEAWOLF97]

Stopped at GW on the way home from the VA...one of my buds was hot to show me what he'd pulled off the tables...I was impressed and told him if he changes his mind that I'd be happy to take it ...he came by later on and said...It's yours. Cashier called price check and the asst. ran his finger under the cart and noted that the stylus was bent ,,so .....$5

using the Wiki guide ,,,looks like it was produced in June of either '81,'91,'01 or '11 ..it weighs 28 pounds.

Powered up at home..speeds are right on....:bouncy::D:bouncy::D:bouncy::D:bouncy::D:bou ncy:

[grumpy]

nice grab. I've got the dark gray version that rotates vinyl well enough... pretty sure you
can get parts if you need them (e.g., dust cover, pop-up light, arm bearings, 45rpm puck etc...).

[SEAWOLF97]

I hope this isnt the start of THE SLIPPERY SLOPE

AudioQuest Interconnects..:crying:


My system sounds better since buying them, and I havnt even installed 'em yet....:p

[macaroonie]

Just make sure you got em in the right way round. If you think I am kidding just try it , you may well get a surprise. To make sure there is no ' cleaning effect ' caused by the insertion of the said wonder cables take an rca plug and insert it in and out of all the relevant sockets.
Please report your findings. :)

Glad to see your are keeping busy , best regards Mac

[SEAWOLF97]

Ha -- you're hooked

Just make sure you got em in the right way round. If you think I am kidding just try it , you may well get a surprise. To make sure there is no ' cleaning effect ' caused by the insertion of the said wonder cables take an rca plug and insert it in and out of all the relevant sockets.
Please report your findings. :)

Glad to see your are keeping busy , best regards Mac

Had a hard time justifying them , but heck, just carrying them in the bike pack made my iPod sound better....luckily it was half price weekend , would not have spent the marked $5 on them otherwise....:o:

[grumpy]

They were worth that (probably just in the connectors).
Just don't expect magic, or you might hear it :p.

[macaroonie]

The best opf this is it costs nothing to try out. I was a major sceptic and I am not kidding until avery nice fellow tried me out on it blind test :D
Do your own test..

[grumpy]

I certainly agree with 'hear it for yourself' and be satisfied with your own findings.

I've done this myself and have no problem spending cash where I find value such
as in workmanship and quality connectors (or shiny things) and appropriate cable,
having made more than a few to very high standards.

[macaroonie]

True story

I was selling Hi Fi in Glasgow so I have a customer for a tasty small system. I remember this very well because it hinged entirely on the cable direction thing.
The system was :-

Oracle Alexandia TT
Denon Dl 103 cart
PS audio pre amp /PSU
Quad 303 power amp ( UK equivalent of a Crown D60) ish
JBL 18Ti

Hooked it all up and it sounded like doggy doo. It should not have, at all. The one component that was unique was a custom cable about 20ft long rca- 4pin din to get into the quad power amp as the guy wanted the power amp as near to the speakers as poss and out of sight.
After a lot of head scratching I re made the pre power connection with the cable in the OTHER direction.
The transformation was extraordinary. I will not waste adjectives but suffice to say the system was sold instantly.
Bet you that fellow still has that set up coz it sounded lovely.

Now please tell me why that works. :dont-know: but all I need to know is it does and all you need to do is try it out -- and its free !!

I must emphasise again I was THE biggest sceptic of this , it just went against everythig I was ever taught , but ??????????????????????????

[grumpy]

I don't doubt it at all.

I'd -guess- shielded cable, with the shield only connected on one end, with the ground
connected to shield at the reference/source end sounding better (or component grounding
arrangements that happened to be more compatible with the cable the other way 'round).

There are many ways to improperly ground/shield or otherwise attach a sensor/source to
an amp or pre-amp. University of Rolla-Missouri used to offer a good course on shielding
and grounding...

[Steve Schell]

Ha! Grumpy, you beat me to it as I had the same thought. What else could it be, since it is an AC signal?

There is much mystery surrounding interconnects and speaker cables, and it is not all caused by hind-end audio marketing foolishness. After all these years I really don't know why my field coil compression driver horn systems sound much better wired with simple 26 gauge copper magnet wire than with most any heavier/more complex geometry audio salon speaker cable, but they do. Lucky for me, my favorite cable costs about 50 cents per mile!

[SEAWOLF97]

They were worth that (probably just in the connectors).
Just don't expect magic, or you might hear it :p.

I've never been a big believer in megabuck cables (and dont have the discretionary cash to play around with them) , but did make a connector change that IS audibly superior...

I pulled my modest "interconnects" from the "CD out" to "MD in" ...and replaced with a TOSLINK ...WOW :applaud::applaud:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toslink

The guys over on the MD forums claim that the MD deck has a better DAC than most CD players and so , despite ATRACS , a CD digitally dubbed to MD can sound better than the original CD.

I'm seem to generally hear more clarity and am very happy with the results.

[SEAWOLF97]

stumbled into these L77 lancers today .drivers test out OK .cabs are a beautiful pale yellow enamel .:eek:

anybody need LE10A's ?? LE20-1's ? (domes not pushed it - does not affect sound) ,

PR10's ? LX4-2 network , grills ?

[SEAWOLF97]

went out on CL safari today to a multi-million dollar home on the river with private dock and picked up this Adcom GTP500 mk2 with remote...long as I was there, also took an Adcom GDA600 DAC ...seller is a dentist and kept gear in good condition.

Owner said he got emails from all over inquiring abt the old DAC...:bouncy:
he advirtised it as a Adcom phase inverter

Funny, on the way home I stopped off at GW surplus....grabbed an air cleaner of the model that I rehab and clean and flip...I've sold at least 10 of them in the past 3 years...its a $750 unit , works fine and will make more than enough to pay for the Adcom gear.

[SEAWOLF97]

snagged these today...I knew the store was going to call "price check" ...so I made sure that they knew the surround was rotted b4 they took a look. :o:

If anybody in PDX area wants free cabs/grills ...PM me.

[SEAWOLF97]

visited a local forum member (thx Magna) today and we loaded my truck (double stacked to the gills) ...lots of JBL remnants.

this will be my first exposure to Be tweeters with a pair of Yammys.

http://www.thevintageknob.org/yamaha-NS-590.html

[SEAWOLF97]

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?17712-Speaker-Safari&p=288573&viewfull=1#post288573


If the L7's looked like this , wud still have them :D

absolutely amazing :applaud::applaud::applaud:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270648872505
VINTAGE AR ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-90 AR90 AR 90 SPEAKERS

RARE!!! Holly Grail of Vintage Speakers



Item condition:Used
Ended20 Oct, 201019:58:48 AEDST
Bid history:28 bids (http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=270648872505)


Winning bid:AU $1,402.00 (1,382USD)

[SEAWOLF97]

.
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did some horsetrading with a local LHF member , essentially that SL-1200 and some refoams for some JBL carcasses and a pair of Yammy NS-590 3 ways ...the Yams are funny as they have the Be tweeter from the NS-1000 , but in a cheap faux wood vinyl print cab..

finished up the refoams and reassembled the speakers,,,,WOW :D:bouncy::applaud:

that may be the best HF that I've ever heard anywhere ...I thot beryllium was just a selling point....but WOW...never heard paper or titanium sound like that ...geeze..:bouncy:

still need to do the cosmetics..

I also have a pair of NS-690's with better cabs and LF drivers...going to swap that 590 Be tweeter into the nicer pair and see if they work properly.

[Mr. Widget]

I
....I thot beryllium was just a selling point....but WOW...never heard paper or titanium sound like that ...geeze..What, you never believed me? :D

Widget

[Robh3606]

I thot beryllium was just a selling point....but WOW...never heard paper or titanium sound like that ...geeze..:bouncy:


No you can hear it alright. Compression drivers as well.

Rob:)

[SEAWOLF97]

What, you never believed me? :D

Widget

sometimes ...

[SEAWOLF97]

.
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people do seem to have money when it comes to buying quality ..;)

L40's
4406's
and
L16's went out the door this week

making the old bear happy about gaining some space ...till I moved the 4671's in..:eek:

[SEAWOLF97]

.
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..
people do seem to have money when it comes to buying quality ..;)

sold the L86's last night...buyer came back today and grabbed 21 more pairs (JBL,Advent,AR,Infinity) ...all 21 prs. will be in Asia by Xmas ...buyer is off to reload wallet for another pallet. Think the 4410's , AR90's , Yammy's and 4671's may be on their final days here when buyer returns from Sandy Eggo.

[SEAWOLF97]

the 4410's , P20's and some Advents & AR's just disappeared....return buyers were so happy that they brought a large carved jade horse over as an Xmas gift. 4 CRV loads of speakers gone to one couple. :D (on the way to SE Asia.) ...the offers on the Walsh F's get bigger with each meeting......;)

coming back tomorrow for the last CRV load (for now.....:bouncy: )

in the pic of the prior post , there are white post it note prices on each set , they ran around snatching the prices of the ones they wanted and brought them to me to add up ....only passed on 1 pair.

[SEAWOLF97]

OMG :eek: ...I just realized that my vast pre-owned JBL empire has been reduced to just 250Ti's , L26's and P20's..:eek: (oh, and the 4671's)

please dont kick me off for not having enough

[boputnam]

OMG :eek: ...I just realized that my vast pre-owned JBL empire has been reduced to just 250Ti's , L26's and P20's..:eek: (oh, and the 4671's)Amazing...


please dont kick me off for not having enoughThat would never get my vote! :no: This remains one of my favorite threads...

:)

[SEAWOLF97]

please dont kick me off for not having enough


..

That would never get my vote! :no:

:)

Pheew , that a relief...the L26's & P20's just walked , and once he figures how to ship the 4671's , they will go too.:crying: (and possibly the big Walsh's)

250Ti's only ?? (and the CL505) ....luckily I've got lots of JBL drivers.

With the departure of the L26's that were my PC's system, I was scrambling for something to hook to the PC's receiver....found some all SEAS L86 clones that are not bad.

[hjames]

Pheew , that a relief...the L26's & P20's just walked , and once he figures how to ship the 4671's , they will go too.:crying: (and possibly the big Walsh's)

250Ti's only ??

No no, NOT the Big Walsh!

[SEAWOLF97]

No no, NOT the Big Walsh!

yea, well ...when the price is better than right , most everything is for sale

where'd them pesky kids go ?

Ah yes, yesterday picked up one of these Sony CD & MD all in one decks ....I've been going Sony ES CD via Toslink to a high end Sony MD deck for my dubbing...but this does just as well ..:D

[SEAWOLF97]

So we packed up the 4th CRV load (4410/L26/others) last night (veh full again) ....

buyer calls back after we had gone to bed....excitedly he tells me that they are going for the Ohm Walsh F's . beryllium Yammys , Sony transmission lines and the JBL 4671's (whose new life will be in a Saigon dance club) :bouncy:

The AR90 towers are still in the mebbe column ..if sold then the AR-ps428 powered towers will be pressed back into HT duty (where they were for the last 10 years) and the big a/d/s towers will take the slots vacated by the Ohms...

the 250Ti's and my sons L100's are the only untouchables in the house.

the JBL/Ohm/Yam/Sony deal will push the total to more than half of the price of my 4x4 truck. :applaud:

31-32 pairs gone ..cant remember exactly. :crying:

my back hurts....:eek::eek:

[hatrack71]

Amazing, you have the best hooks for acquiring and flipping. Excellent thread and a very fun read. Will be looking forward to more.

[SEAWOLF97]

Amazing, you have the best hooks for acquiring and flipping. Excellent thread and a very fun read. Will be looking forward to more.

best hooks ??

actually I dont have anything special ... grabbing at thrifts, garage sales and mostly trading with friends is how things come in...burned out on eBay and now sell only on CL.
I have a permanent demo setup, amp, stands, wiring so that I can sub in any set on short notice , the source is loaded with best tunes...like a real demo room.

BUT...

I sell at reasonable prices , nobody bargains with me ....and I've got a good eye for what has value
(most of the time, not always)

and ..(this is weird)

I seem to pick up groupies along the way (return buyers , to be nice abt it) ...the VNs with 30 some odd pair speakers ...on eBay, I had 1 buyer win OVER 3000 auctions that I put up ...yes, three thousand ..anything I wud list..he wud buy.

[Mr. Widget]

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sold the L86's last night...buyer came back today and grabbed 21 more pairs (JBL,Advent,AR,Infinity) ...all 21 prs. will be in Asia by Xmas ...buyer is off to reload wallet for another pallet. Think the 4410's , AR90's , Yammy's and 4671's may be on their final days here when buyer returns from Sandy Eggo.Wow!!!

I knew you were always on the hunt, but had no idea you had amassed such a collection.

Congratulations on the sale!!



Widget

[SEAWOLF97]

had no idea you had amassed such a collection.
Widget

this 30+ sale comes after the 4 JBL pairs sale last month and the B&O 4004 and the Pioneer PL-L1000 and the Advents and 72 prs. rca cables and ...:dont-know:...I cant even remember it all.

wish I cud keep the cash , but son in University of London is top priority.,


Later: it was funny..the VN couple came by this afternoon , they wanted to take pictures , both of them posing with the 250Ti's..:blink:

[SEAWOLF97]

now that the bigger speakers are out of my storage room , I can actually see what other treasures are in there :barf:

was hauling out smaller speakers yesterday....found a pair of Advent Baby III's and some Logik L-10's
(made in Canada) .....put them on the test rig to evaluate.

Now I always kinda liked the sound of Advents, BUT , those little Logik's just outclassed the bigger Baby's by a large margin. Remembered that Logik wasnt around for very long...did they morph into somebody else or just disappear ??

[SEAWOLF97]

a tasty Denon TT ( we like their yogurt too) with DL-160 cart and dynamic servo tracer arm ....unfortunately had to put out cash/money on this...they just dont turn up at GW in this condition...;)

[hjames]

a tasty Denon TT with DL-160 cart ....unfortunately had to put out cash/money on this...they just dont turn up at GW in this condition...;)

Looks like very nice condition! Do you like how it plays?

[SEAWOLF97]

Looks like very nice condition! Do you like how it plays?

mechanical operation is silent and sure and smooth ....sounds good , tho I think it can sound better ...printed out the manual (thanx) and will double check all the settings. Appears all original and doubt the anything has been adjusted since being boxed.

[SEAWOLF97]

Looks like very nice condition! Do you like how it plays?

put on a newerish (50g ?) disk yesterday ....it was quite a bit floppy...one of those TV ad specials...the center hole was very tight over the spindle and I didnt get it all the way on/down...so when it started up , well..it was like a carnival ride.:eek::eek::eek:

the Denon dynamic servo tracer arm tracked it beautifully, up & down with abt 1/2 inch deflection...but no problem.:D


the owners manual showed a DL-60 cart supplied, but it has a DL-160 ....looked up the specs and recommended tf is 1.6g (+- .3) ..it was set at 1.8 , I like to go light as operationally feasible , so set it at 1.3g , and its really nice there.

[SEAWOLF97]

.
got this fugly pair of no name towers today with ratty Pyle drivers hanging out. :o:

[SEAWOLF97]

.
got this fugly pair of no name towers today with ratty Pyle drivers hanging out. :o:

there is a prize ....;)

[SEAWOLF97]

FORTURA speakers ??? has SW finally lost it ??


knocked them down today , besides 42 cents in change ...there was somebody's full key ring...bet they searched all over the house for those car keys :blink:

(open ports and small kids dont mix well) :eek::eek::eek:

[MikeBrewster77]

...there was somebody's full key ring...bet they searched all over the house for those car keys :blink:

(open ports and small kids dont mix well) :eek::eek::eek:

Please tell me there was a 70's era pentastar MOPAR ignition key on the ring. I swear, after the day I've had that would absolutely make my night! :p

I think I mentioned in another post quite some time ago that I had a pair of ESS Labs Heil Air-Motion based speakers, and as I recall them (though we're going back quite some time, and I hope my tastes have refined over the years) the top end was marvelous. Did you ever hook these up for a run?

[SEAWOLF97]

Please tell me there was a 70's era pentastar MOPAR ignition key on the ring. I swear, after the day I've had that would absolutely make my night! :p

OK...bring your Swinger over here and we'll give the keys a try...


So I was back out on the bike today and walked into SA ....I could see large speakers in the back of the store that sure looked (from 60 feet) like Jubals .... scurried over to them and NO,
not JBL ...they were Bozak , Listener Series LS400 .....no price on them, called for a price check and the manager gave me a deal ..paid for them and gotta go pick them up tomorrow.

(stock web pic of the later A model ) - except the ones I bought have 2 tweets twinned together aimed 90 degrees apart

[SEAWOLF97]

.
So I went to GeeDub salvage abt 2 weeks ago, as I was walking in ..a friend was walking out. He asked if I wanted the stuff in his cart as he was tapped out....I took a look..a tired old HK receiver and a pair of SpeakerLab 1's ....the SL1's looked like cheapo's ...8 inch, 2 way ...
vinyl peeling around the edges, woofer sealed in with bathroom caulk ...etc

Even tho i estimated them to be 5 , mebbe 10 bux , I left them there.

Last weekend I went back ...the SL1's were still there , tho now over in the speaker section...I looked at them again ....price sticker WAS $135 :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: ....get me outta there, NOW.

But today went over to a church retail thrift and found a pair of RS MiniMouse 7's ....
in "LIKE NEW CONDITION" ....tag was $2 ...seems I'm now better off in the retail thrifts than the salvage ones...:o::(

[hjames]

Ran across this today on Jerry Pournelle's site - figured with your biking and such you might be interested in helping green up the Pac Northwest - it seems to be a nicely done site ...

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

[SEAWOLF97]

.
But today went over to a church retail thrift and found a pair of RS MiniMouse 7's ....
in "LIKE NEW CONDITION" ....tag was $2 ...seems I'm now better off in the retail thrifts than the salvage ones...:o::(

them guys sold fast..tho only a 2700x margin


Ran across this today on Jerry Pournelle's site - figured with your biking and such you might be interested in helping green up the Pac Northwest - it seems to be a nicely done site ...

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

havnt seen many tree octos ...lots of skunks (mainly on CL) and its squirrel city ...and rather weird , we've had multi generations of house finches living in my patio rafters since 1977 ..all of a sudden last weekend , a new behavior from the flock ...for 2 days they would hover just outside the windows starring IN and sometimes pecking on the glass ....never figured what that was all about ..mebbe they just want to listen to the tunes ?? :dont-know:

[SEAWOLF97]

I hope this isnt the start of THE SLIPPERY SLOPE
AudioQuest Interconnects..:crying:
My system sounds better since buying them, and I havnt even installed 'em yet....:p

My flirtation with higher end interconnects has ended ,,,,I did some A/B with the Philips and the AQ's and heard NO/ZERO difference ....figured the AQ are worth more on CL than in my system.

I redid the 3 active systems with 100% Philips and they have never sounded better :D ..I'm on an anti Ch1na products jihad , but the rca's were just peachy.

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?29904-24kGold-6Ft-RCA-patch-cables-NIB-cheap

[SEAWOLF97]

not JBL ...they were Bozuk ,

well the Bozies sold yesterday , to a TV investigative reporter :crying:

(oh oh, hope I dont end up on tonight's local news..:eek::eek: )

traded some foams, headshells and TT belts for an Adcom GSP-560 today,
will check it out soon, mebbe a decent backup amp ?

[SEAWOLF97]

snagged a little pair of Mission760i's ...sound pretty good , but the build quality is WORSE than Ch1na made..these are UK produced........cabs & grills are cheap & cheesy. :eek:

[SEAWOLF97]

rode the Fuji way down to the GW as-is store yesterday and ran into an audio collector acquaintance of mine...he was telling me that a couple of days earlier they wheeled out a bin
of VHS VCR's ....but a guy closer to it than he noticed a black box that didnt have the large tape opening and snagged it....my friend had to go check and see what it was ....?? :confused:

a Krell CD player ...for $5 ..... (but no remote :eek: )

[grumpy]

Hoping the transport and pickup/laser assy are working...

[macaroonie]

No point in calling Dan about that these days. http://www.twice.com/article/391301-Krell_Founders_Sue_Equity_Fund_To_Return_To_Compan y.php

[SEAWOLF97]

.
and snagged up a Teknix M2.... :D
(I tossed the DC ...too far gone)

[SEAWOLF97]

.
and snagged up a Teknix M2.... :D


started on it today..most everything was set wrong ...cueing a no-go.
downloaded the service manual and got it all back to optimal ...I had never
hear an old Grado XC+ before..but wow ..this sounds great.:bouncy:

when cleaning, I pulled the platter and it seemed really heavy...tossed it on the
scale and it comes in at just under 7 pounds ..:applaud:

[Uncle Paul]

Wow - that's a looker and sounds great to boot! The platter, controls and arm have the professional SP15/SP25ish look to them. I wonder how much it might share with them under the hood?

[SEAWOLF97]

Wow - that's a looker and sounds great to boot! The platter, controls and arm have the professional SP15/SP25ish look to them. I wonder how much it might share with them under the hood?

it seems "beefier" than the sl-1200 mk2 that I had...nothing like flash to show you the places that still need cleaning....:crying:

the platter pad says" tri pad eon r&d corp canada" , it's cork on one side and a padded leather (?) on the other

[Uncle Paul]

Took some pix of my SP-25 for comparison. The platter is much lighter then your M2, but my SP-15's platter is about the same weight. The SP-25 and 1200 series share many of the same parts, and I suspect the M2 does as well.

Note the similar styling queues
52635

Motor appears very similar, though the bushing is slightly different
52633

SP-25 platter
52634

Heavier SP-15 platter for comparison
52632

[SEAWOLF97]

Took some pix of my SP-25 for comparison. The platter is much lighter then your M2, but my SP-15's platter is about the same weight. The SP-25 and 1200 series share many of the same parts, and I suspect the M2 does as well.



thanx for the pix, Paul ...it does seem that the SP-15 and M2 share a lot ...tho the border around the platter mat on the 15 looks wider ?

about a year ago there was a CL ad ....."Stereo & record player ...$125" ...no models listed.

looked at the photo and it was an SP-15 mounted in an oak plinth/table with an EPA 250 arm, Kenwood 96xx receiver and large Infinity towers ....I called and left a message ...she called back during dinner to let me know that it was sold, but "would I be interested in the record collection ??"

everything belonged to her brother who was a Portland DJ , he died of AIDS in 1981 and all the stuff had been sitting since then...I was pissed at missing the gear (same TT turned up on CL about a month later for $600) .....but went over to Tigard to check the vinyl ....wow, looked mint.
She was in a hurry, so I was only able to take out 60 ( at 3/$1) , but went back next week and snagged 25 more.

Whenever I see a SP-15 that old story is dredged back to active memory ...:crying:

[Uncle Paul]

thanx for the pix, Paul ...it does seem that the SP-15 and M2 share a lot ...tho the border around the platter mat on the 15 looks wider ?

about a year ago there was a CL ad ....."Stereo & record player ...$125" ...no models listed.

looked at the photo and it was an SP-15 mounted in an oak plinth/table with an EPA 250 arm, Kenwood 96xx receiver and large Infinity towers ....I called and left a message ...she called back during dinner to let me know that it was sold, but "would I be interested in the record collection ??"

everything belonged to her brother who was a Portland DJ , he died of AIDS in 1981 and all the stuff had been sitting since then...I was pissed at missing the gear (same TT turned up on CL about a month later for $600) .....but went over to Tigard to check the vinyl ....wow, looked mint.
She was in a hurry, so I was only able to take out 60 ( at 3/$1) , but went back next week and snagged 25 more.

Whenever I see a SP-15 that old story is dredged back to active memory ...:crying:

Platter is 13 3/8" at the widest point, the mat is 11 5/16".

Sorry you missed out on that great deal - what a shame. My SP-15 is a fixer-upper with speed control issues. I've done some homework and have found that this particular problem is cured 99% of the time by resoldering the PCB's. If that doesn't fix it, then its most likely the failure of the speed control chip, which is NLA. In that case its nice cosmetically, so will be used to salvage a working but fugly table. Hope to get to this one this winter - plinth, tonearm, cart, etc.. I plan to AB the 15 and 25 since they are dimensionally the same.

[SEAWOLF97]

Platter is 13 3/8" at the widest point, the mat is 11 5/16". .

measured the M2 platter at 12 15/16 , mat is the same as yours.

didn't know you were into vinyl .... seems like you have some worthy projects there ...

I discovered record shows this last year , and absolutely love trips to CrossRoads Music (co-op) down on 31st & Hawthorne...have found some great deals in the dollar boxes,

pics here:
http://dkpresents.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/portland-rocks-5-great-local-record-stores/

CROSSROADS MUSIC is a unique music store located in Portland, Oregon. Our store consists of over 35 music dealers who each maintain their own inventory in our store on a consignment basis. Consequently, we have the largest selection of hard to find records, posters and CDs in Oregon, and reasonable prices, too!
STORE HOURS: Monday thru Thursday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday Noon to 6 p.m.

[SEAWOLF97]

saw something I wanted in a thrift yesterday , but today is 50% day ...so hid it and went back at opening this AM ....got it. Then went looking around , found this pair of Rock Solids - British, but made in Japan ...unique metal support with rubber feet that will support the speaker in all 4 orientations and even mount to the wall .... darned little things sound fantastic ...wont displace any of my JBL's, but fun anyway :D

[lgvenable]

Seawolf, those things look like Robocop's feet. :blink:

[SEAWOLF97]

Seawolf, those things look like Robocop's feet. :blink:

guess so .. I dont watch much RoboCop :crying:

did not know that the Solids were a B&W product, but sure are nice for their size.

B&W previously offered a range of electronics (amplifiers etc.) under the Aura brand, but it was discontinued in 1997. Other sub-brands were 'John Bowers' for the Active One loudspeaker and preamp and 'Rock Solid' for a lifestyle speaker range. The B&W 'Blue Room' brand for 'Pod' speakers disappeared as these are currently produced and sold by Scandyna.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers_%26_Wilkins#cite_note-0) From 1988 to 1996 B&W ran their own record label (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers_%26_Wilkins

[SEAWOLF97]

My SP-15 is a fixer-upper with speed control issues. I've done some homework and have found that this particular problem is cured 99% of the time by resoldering the PCB's.

Paul
here's a local PDX guy who has done nice things with his SP-15
mebbe he can give tips on fixing yours ?

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ele/2580521119.html

I have a Technics SP-15 turntable in a custom baltic birch plinth with Rega RB250 tonearm, Mitchell Technoweight, Cardas rewired with DIN plug and external RCA cabling. The plinth is wrapped in 1/4" cherry and rosewood trim, arm board is Peruvian walnut. This is the 12th plinth that I have built. I will include an Audioquest 404B phono cartridge with low hours at my asking price. I will also include a TTweights Delrin/Walnut mat. I have various other cartridges from $125 to $550, please call for more information. Not willing to part out or sell individual parts from the turntable, all or nothing. It's complete and sounds very nice. I have been building and setting up turntables for many years and this one is superb

I wonder if the pictured record cleaning brush is included ?? ;)

[Uncle Paul]

Thanks Tom, I've been looking that one over... it even has the arm I was planning to start with. It would save me money and effort in the long run. Also, I can swap the SP15 and SP25 as they have the exact same mounting requirements.

Unfortunately all cash right now has to go into the house. :( so the timing is bad. A couple of months from now and I'd jump on it in a heart beat.

If nothing else I'll make contact as you suggest - I hadn't thought about that before.

Also another CL seller has the factory plinth for the SP15/SP25 but wants much more than its worth. Also, not the style I'm looking for.

[SEAWOLF97]

it's been a JBL famine for quite a while ...saw these little AR's yesterday and looked them up last night ..quite a following and I'm a sucker for 8 inch 2 ways ....sure they need foams , a nice winter project, but the cabs & grills looked fine ..

[midlife]

If the Safari uncovers a Technics SL 1100 TT that appears to have been played only on Sundays, I'd appreciate a shout :applaud:

[SEAWOLF97]

If the Safari uncovers a Technics SL 1100 TT that appears to have been played only on Sundays, I'd appreciate a shout :applaud:

did pick up an OK SL-1200 mk2 last year ...traded for a load of JBL carcasses .....new owner rebuilt it ....
check CL, there are decent ones out there for not too much ....
oh and my beautiful , ready to play (after cleaning) SL-M2 for $5 last summer (its a high gloss rosewood finish, like the big Denon's)

snagged an M&K Goliath today , too big to bungee to the bike, have to take the truck back tomorrow.

[SEAWOLF97]

went back to p/u the Goliath today (its a passive Volkswoofer)
and snagged this AR TT ...both for same price.. :D

[SEAWOLF97]

the goliath is refoamed and ready for a demo tomorrow ..vaguely remember that it was sold in the early 70's with satellites called "Davids" :ie Davids and a Goliath ..dual voice coil sucker has a pretty substantial magnet and beautiful cabinet ....I bought it Saturday and had to go back Sunday to pick it up ....thats when I found the AR-XB ....on the way home I stopped at the record store ....they have a little segregated area next to the front door to leave FREE stuff ...sometimes good records are there. this time there was a Technics TT ....free, so I hauled it along with my purchases ....gave it power at home and NO JOY... snapped a couple of pix and stuck it up on CL for parts or repair - $35. A rep from a local playhouse just came to buy it ...to be used as a prop in a stage production :p :rotfl:

later: http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/136/
in 1973, Walter Becker, from Steely Dan, asked me to design a speaker system to use in mixing Pretzel Logic. That system included a new subwoofer I'd developed that had excellent transient response. Everybody fell in love with that subwoofer. All the guys in the band wanted one—and so did our customers with Quads and Magnaplanars, because they blended extremely well with those speakers. Other Quad and Maggie dealers noticed how many of those speakers we sold and wanted to know what our secret was; when we told them, they wanted to buy our new subwoofers, too. In 1974, we formed a separate corporation for manufacturing subwoofers on the second floor of our Beverly Hills store on Wilshire Boulevard. I continued to record, and I even cut some demo records from my tapes. One day, mastering engineer Doug Sax walked into the store and heard his Missing Linc album playing on the radio. He got so excited hearing his record that I got excited too, and decided this would be a great business to be in, and that I had to start doing direct-to-disc recordings. We recorded two direct-to-disc albums at an outside studio, which meant we had to lug all of our gear over to an empty office that was next-door to the cutting lathe—not an ideal way to work. So we bought our own Neumann lathe and set up our own operation back at the store. We'd record at night and sell hi-fi during the day. About that time, we got our hands on some tiny loudspeakers by a company called Visonik [David]. We hooked them up with our subwoofer and everyone was amazed at how good they sounded together. The Visoniks had wonderful, clean, natural midrange and highs, and the woofer just put the frosting on the cake. We decided to build a subwoofer with a crossover built-in for those speakers—we called it the Goliath. The "David and Goliath" system marked the beginning of the modern era of small satellite speakers mated with subwoofers.

[SEAWOLF97]

traded some little black 6 inchers for some crappy DJ speakers with 10's ....:o:
plus this 320 - B in pretty nice shape ...strange connections (to me)

flash sure shows you where cleaning is needed .;)

[tomt]

with satellites called "Davids"

:ie Davids and a Goliath ..dual voice coil sucker has a pretty substantial magnet





was blessed with a pair of 'davids' a few years back, from a thrift store.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4945/photo15mn0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/photo15mn0.jpg/)

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/4527/photo14eh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/photo14eh4.jpg/)

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the local speaker outlet started selling those eminence subwoofers in the late 70's-early 80's,

($29.95 as i recall)

went to some noted (and unnamed) sound enthusiast's home late one night.

he and a friend had built a subwoofer w/concrete, with the same driver,

then overlaid the same with multiple layers of wood.

had an intricate inlay pattern and glass top, was now the coffee table.

said it weighed 400 pounds.

[SEAWOLF97]

.
so I rolled down to GW 'as-is" Friday , didn't snag much ....but on one of the bins a guy did grab something interesting .... an Atmos clock , had the retirement plaque from an expensive jeweler in Portland ...was behind him in the checkout line when they called a price check .......$4
came home to do a little research , since I'd read abt them, but never seen one ..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flawless-1980s-Jaeger-LeCoultre-ATMOS-Clock-Working-/160712952921?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256b3d0c59



Winning bid:
US $1,300.00




today , walked thru a GW retail store and grabbed these Sennheiser wireless cans ..like new condition, charged them up and sound great ...same price as the clock

sure glad their pricers have NO clue ...;)

LATER: Amazon sells these Senns for $205
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS-130-Wireless-Headphones/dp/B0007QN18U/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1326669522&sr=8-4

spent a couple of hours with them last night ..wirelessly streamed Pandora to the iTouch and then to the Senns ..it was very good, happy with the purchase.

Product Features

Wireless, rechargeable hi-fi headphones with SRS surround sound mode
Intelligent auto tuning and automatic signal control ensure high-quality reception
Transmission range of up to 150 meters; 18 Hz to 21 kHz frequency response
Lightweight, comfortable design; 22 hours average battery life per charge
Includes Rechargable NiMH batteries, charging stand, transmitter, and 1/4-inch plug adapter

[BMWCCA]

I was at the local SPCA rummage facility today and came across a Sony Minidisc set in-box including the Minidisc Walkman and a home recording deck, plus (according to the box) some discs and cables.

Hmm, do I know anyone who's into these? Box was marked $40 and this place isn't known for their bargains. :dont-know:

[SEAWOLF97]

Hmm, do I know anyone who's into these? Box was marked $40 and this place isn't known for their bargains. :dont-know:

my son came to visit at thanksgiving , brought along his filled up 160GB iPod ....if you've ever read any of my posts ....MTBF has been mentioned a couple of times ..

TIE IN ...his super Pod hard drive with entire collection croaked. 160 GB of music gone :eek:

he has no hard copy to go back to ...
IE: I strongly believe in hard copy backups ..comes from years of mainframe ops.

I grew up making LP anthologies to 8 track, then cassette , then R2R ...now they go to CDR or MD ...MD to me has a fuller, richer sound and the little portables drive my headphones better than the pod.

Your sale is prolly out of my riding radius and I already have "pro-type" decks on each system , but if you are a person who does home taping , well MD sure is a lot of fun , sounds great and has nice editing capabilities. :bouncy:

[BMWCCA]

Your sale is prolly out of my riding radius and I already have "pro-type" decks on each system , but if you are a person who does home taping , well MD sure is a lot of fun , sounds great and has nice editing capabilities. :bouncy:I have a good friend with a couple of pro MD decks, if I ever need them. I do record infrequently but I'm using the Tascam DR1 for analog-to-digital transfers. Tough to beat a WAVE file.

[boputnam]

..so I rolled down to GW 'as-is" Friday , didn't snag much ....but on one of the bins a guy did grab something interesting .... an Atmos clock Dood!

My dad left one of them behind - it is incredibly impractical but a GREAT mantle piece. Very easy to fine-tune - love the thing. He was awarded it after decades at American Cyanamid. You know, back in the day when jobs were careers...? :(

[SEAWOLF97]

Dood!

My dad left one of them behind - it is incredibly impractical but a GREAT mantle piece. Very easy to fine-tune - love the thing. He was awarded it after decades at American Cyanamid. You know, back in the day when jobs were careers...? :(

I talked to the guy today ...evidently it had small defects and didn't go high



Winning bid:

US $698.00




http://www.ebay.com/itm/Le-Coultre-Atmos-528-8-mantle-clock-/170765677523?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c26d73d3

did grab a very nice Sansui SR-2050C today ..... didn't have enough bungies for all that I bought to strap to the bike , so gotta drive back tomorrow...

http://www.classicaudio.com/forsale/san/SR2050C.html

[SEAWOLF97]

so recently I picked up an M&K sub, AR-xb TT, Akai Pro PEQ6 - EQ ..then 2 pairs of Sennheiser headphones and had traded some little Monitor audio bookshelves for a BGW 320B , and that Sansui TT that's coming along nicely..thot it a pretty good haul.

yesterday was raining so hard that couldn't get out on the bike ...I have a CL search for JBL on an icon and hit it a couple of times a day ....250Ti's in Portland for a good price came up :D ...checked the ad time and it was only 12 minutes old :bouncy::bouncy: ...shot off an email with my phone number and waited ...lots of incoming phone calls, but not the one I wanted (even the OL's friend who jabbers for 2 hours) ....got rid of them quick ...just in case .....;)

middle of lunch and THE CALL comes through ...the ad calling ...I was first responder.. got all the info and packed up to roll. 2E was going to bring lunch over to her sis instead, but I talked them into a road trip to be my bodyguards. :o:

Got to this hard to find home in L.O. in a pouring rain ..street so narrow that I cant turn around, had to go to the corner and back all the way down to his house. ....walk in and he and wife looking glum.:eek::eek::eek:..they had broken the speakers. :eek: .. while the 2 of them wrestled the 250's out to the LR , they bumped something into the 108H and made a little hole. the rest of the cabs were immaculate and together with grills are better shape than my set...Teak had esp beautiful grain. ......so we knocked another hundred off for the driver damage and hauled them to the truck ...non eventful drive home (driving like a 90 y.o.) ...so these 2 little Viet women and I pulled them out and onto the dolly and into the inside storage room.

Veneer very dry ..responded great to oil. removed the 108H and smoothed the puncture from the back side ...used refoam white glue on the front and back and it came out pretty well ...OL couldn't spot where the repair is ...debating whether to replace it or not.
Cabs & grills so good that now not sure which pair to keep and what one to sell ...ordered up a Rick Cobb refoam kit last night ...and been oiling some more this AM ....picture is in UN-oiled state w/ my old grills on them. Cannot find any skirt veneer damage as is standard on this model

wish I had room to run a second pair ..:( but these will be a nice catch for someone when I'm done ..in a month or so...

here is the redacted ad:

JBL 250ti speakers - (Lake Oswego)


Date: 2012-01-29, 11:47AM PST
Reply to: sale-ksqws-2824342088@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads? (http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/replying_to_posts)]



I am selling a pair of JBL 250ti speakers in good condition. The bottom woofers need to be re-foamed (I have included pictures of them) but the drivers work fine and the case only has some minor nicks and scratches from being moved several times. They are big, heavy and take up more space than I have to give. I called around and if you want to have them re-foamed by a professional it will cost between $110 and $175 depending on who you take it to. I have also included links to a do-it-yourself kit and a video showing how to do it if you have the time and motivation (which I do not). Cash only, I will not do payments and they will need to be picked up. This is already a pretty good deal as these speakers usually go for $1000 or more depending on condition so please don't try to low ball me and only contact me if you are serious about purchasing. Thank you

P.S. If the ad is still up they are still available

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JBL-250Ti-Speaker-Foam-Repair-Kit-LE14-Woofer-Refoam-/300309902459
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGwEhGo20M

[jblnut]

Congrats seawolf!

Jblnut

[SEAWOLF97]

Congrats seawolf!

Jblnut

thanx JBLN


sometimes when looking for speakers you find other cool sound producing gear.

from my ad:

this is a beautiful table top music box with music player & 6 bells and 4 pairs
of twirling/dancing couples ...nice wood case with glass top ...it is run on
wall current (includes power adapter) ....there are 10 perforated disks
that store in a rear compartment ...

[Krunchy]

Great score on the Ti's Seawolf, if I was in your neck of the woods I would seriously consider them.
They look great, enjoy! :)

[SEAWOLF97]

I had a "first to me" problem on the Sansui TT ....the platter would not spin ....motor ran, replaced belt ...NO SPIN so I wondered for the first time " do spindles turn or are they stationary" ?? on the old Duals, it locked into place with a notched bottom , but my Denons move with the platter this one DID NOT move ...opened the bottom and removed the keeper screw , still no turn or answer. there was a little room on the topside between the splindle bottom flange and securing nut ..got a pryer in there and slowly the spindle came off ..from there it was easy to see that it should turn, so cleaned it up , lubed it and now spins like crazy ..

[SEAWOLF97]

the Sansui TT is gone .... to be somebody's wedding present :blink:

traded the Tech M2 for an Empire 598 Troubador III ...have no need or time to fix so FOR SALE soon
picked up a L212 Ultrabass , have been told it will work well with the 250Ti's :dont-know:
also a couple of V15T3's that need stylus's and a T4 also
and one of those large Thorens vented headshells (TD165 ?)

and a big box of vinyl

Oh, and the 4671's are paid for..awaiting pickup

pix to follow, when I figure out why USB doesn't want to play today..:crying:

[SEAWOLF97]

well now, the headshell (TP60 ?) sold, paying 1/3 of the UB212 :D

here's the Empire ...wish I had a need for it ... super heavy platter , smooth.quiet motor and even includes the often missing special plug to rca cable. Rather cute ..;)

LATER : it only lasted 5 hours on CL.

[SEAWOLF97]

Friday I picked up a Denon DP-32F ...good cart & stylus ...cart has a big purple "N" on it, and made in Japan, but thats it. Nagoaka ???

Also a pair of ROCK SOLIDS. havnt even cleaned them up yest but did hook them to signal ...little pups sound pretty good ..:bouncy:

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stellar condition ..all drivers work , need refoam, of course

all feet intact and there
both glass tops immaculate
black felt and logos perfect

don't even need oiling ..:(

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rode down to GW yesterday ....found a decent Technix SL-D2 with a good Shure R1000-EDT (good stylus too) ...
I'm reading that it's an M75Ed ...anyhoo, I bungied it to the rear rack and carefully ferried it home.

seems to work OK

then the OL came home, she bird dogs things that I mite like to flip.
she noticed a good Yamaha 320 TT at the GW retail store...so I went back
with her...it seemed OK, but had a note "needle at checkout counter" , so I
had no idea what came with it.

went up to the checkout and asked for it .... wow :blink:, the elusive, never b4 seen (by me)
and rather rare Shure V-15 ...P-mount :D (with a good looking stylus)

I've seen and used many V-15's and only heard rumors of a P-mount version,
but here was an actual one, with the adapter to use in a standard CD4 arm.

could not leave it there for some other knucklehead to buy...;)