What vintage amp/preamp do you have/want?

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  1. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Vintage HH Scott 222C from 1962 ...

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  2. ls35a

    ls35a Forum Resident

    Location:
    Eagle, Idaho
    Naim Nait circa 1989.
     
  3. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Carver Silver Seven 700 ...

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  4. Manimal

    Manimal Forum Resident

    Location:
    Southern US
    [​IMG] [​IMG] New amp from a friends aunt, like new and sounds incredible. Complete with manual, service center list and fold out schematic. They new how to do it back in the day. When the average middle class family spent good money on audio entertainment, in today's money it cost $1800 dollars.
     
  5. Manimal

    Manimal Forum Resident

    Location:
    Southern US
    Beautiful! Wow!
     
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  6. Manimal

    Manimal Forum Resident

    Location:
    Southern US
    Pretty much my dream:)
     
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  7. Walter Koehler

    Walter Koehler Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hamburg, Germany
    Aloha
    Are this beauty,s on sale ? :D
    Guess it's incredible fun if you're the owner
    Cheers
    Wally
     
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  8. Manimal

    Manimal Forum Resident

    Location:
    Southern US
    That's like black belt Jedi stuff. Nice man:)
     
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  9. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Strongly :agree:

    Wooden side panels and detailed owner's manual on top of superb build quality. You cannot buy much audio today with $1800 ...
     
  10. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    One of the two I have was purchased by me in 1971 when I was in the Army stationed in Germany. I hadn't listened to it in over 20 years and then a few years ago I pulled it off the shelf, Deoxitized all the knobs and switches and tried it out. Now it's my main amp for daily listening. :)
     
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  11. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Looks like the lack of a remote for the receiver does not bother you ...
     
  12. Chupacabra

    Chupacabra Active Member

    Location:
    Philadelphia
    All I can think is retube cost...

    But to the point of the thread, I'd like to find a Mac C22 at a good price.
     
  13. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    I hear you. The price of admission for the tube-rolling fun will be exorbitant as well ... :winkgrin:
     
  14. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    It's good exercise for this geezer to get up off my lazy butt and adjust the volume. :edthumbs:
     
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  15. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    If I start to fire up my vintage Tandberg TR-2075MKII receiver, I will need to use bookshelves as the bipolar towers are probably too much for receiver with 75 watts/ch to handle ...
     
  16. Walter Koehler

    Walter Koehler Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hamburg, Germany
    Aloha
    This afternoon did some exercise and prepared a mixed setup with Pioneer M-25 with Sansui CA-3000 as preamp
    After all warmed up I'm surprised listen to a very clear and detailed enormous big soundstage
    must say really nice !!!!
    :edthumbs:
    Wally
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  17. misterdecibel

    misterdecibel Bulbous Also Tapered

    Which version of the Musical Concepts is it? I've got a DH220 and have been tempted. Stock, I'd describe the 220 as having "bleached textures". I suppose I can't complain too much since the amp was free, I've been considering it as a place-keeper until something better comes along.
     
  18. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    So the Pioneer M-25 does not really have a chassis per se. It looks somewhat like a tube amp without the tubes ...

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  19. Walter Koehler

    Walter Koehler Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hamburg, Germany
    Hahahaha kind of cool Design end of the 70th the
    M-25 and M-22 with great Sound in my ears together with the CA-3000 it's more brilliant as with the Pioneer C-21 preamp
    Cheers
    Wally
     
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  20. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Here is the Sansui CA-3000 preamp ...

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  21. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Lamm Industries LL1 Signature line preamplifier, a $40,000 preamp ... :crazy:

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  22. timind

    timind phorum rezident

    There's a local guy, fairly young, who runs a small guitar and amp repair/sales shop in my small town. He sells almost exclusively vintage stuff and builds his own tube amps. Here's a listing he has up for one of those beasts. Vintage Pioneer M22 Class A Dual Mono Amplifier

    For some reason he doesn't list anything on ebay.
     
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  23. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Interesting! So the Pioneer M-22 is actually a Class A amp ...
     
  24. Walter Koehler

    Walter Koehler Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hamburg, Germany
    Buy if the price is right !!! :righton:
    I got both M-22 and M-25
     
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  25. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011 Thread Starter

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Did you buy them new?

    It is kind of hard to figure out the reasonable prices for some 40 year old amps ...
     

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