Post photos of your systems/rooms here! (Part 15)

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by Halloween Jack, Mar 28, 2015.

  1. jcn3

    jcn3 Forum Resident

    Location:
    NH
    love the vibe of your room!! how do the speakers do up against the wall? were they designed for that positioning?
     
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  2. weavzy

    weavzy Needle Dropper

    Nothing noticeable.

    The picture is a touch deceiving. Theyre about 10-12inches off the wall, which is close by a lot of standards, but thy sound great to me sitting where they are.
     
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  3. UltraDNS

    UltraDNS Staying in Seattle?

    Location:
    Seattle, WA
  4. UltraDNS

    UltraDNS Staying in Seattle?

    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    The whole thing when I stand before it: And hey, I'm a bachelor, so you'll have to excuse the mess!

    [​IMG]
     
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  5. bever70

    bever70 Let No-one Live Rent Free in Your Head!

    Location:
    Belgium
    Bachelor you say ? That's no excuse for all that dust on your amp :mad: !
     
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  6. Echoes Myron

    Echoes Myron Forum Resident

    Location:
    USA
    Ha yes dust that amp. :) How do you like the LS50s with the Yamaha?
     
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  7. psulioninks

    psulioninks Forum Resident

    Location:
    KC Chiefs Kingdom
    He should take that sock on the table and put it to good use! LOL
     
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  8. Slippers-on

    Slippers-on Forum Resident

    Location:
    St.Louis Mo.
    Nice "Flat". Have not heard it called that in years.....like 30 years...lol! Can you kindly show a close up of the Technics 1210M5G,with the Origin Live tonearm? I believe, in my estimation, those "Origin Live" tonearms are some of the best, tho some like to "Hate" on them with false notions. They also make some very Musical turntables as well.
     
  9. UltraDNS

    UltraDNS Staying in Seattle?

    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    Yeah, I was afraid somebody was going to call me out for that. What am I supposed to use? Is it okay if I just lightly moisten a paper towel?
     
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  10. UltraDNS

    UltraDNS Staying in Seattle?

    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    I love my Kef speakers with my Yammie!
     
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  11. UltraDNS

    UltraDNS Staying in Seattle?

    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    I would love to have my set up looking like this!
     
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  12. bever70

    bever70 Let No-one Live Rent Free in Your Head!

    Location:
    Belgium
    :help: keep on 'bacheloring' man !
     
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  13. Slippers-on

    Slippers-on Forum Resident

    Location:
    St.Louis Mo.
    Its a nice rig man. Next time you're out shopping at grocery store , Target, Walmat or whatever look for those" Swiffer Dusters". They work great!
     
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  14. Tullman

    Tullman Senior Member

    Location:
    Boston MA
    Yeah, I use these in those hard to reach places.
     
  15. Tullman

    Tullman Senior Member

    Location:
    Boston MA
    Apartment, I suppose.
     
  16. Art K

    Art K Retired but not tired!

    Location:
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Yes, actually that works just fine.
     
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  17. action pact

    action pact Music Omnivore

    Summer is starting to wind down, so last week I tried swapping out my Rega Brio-R and putting my '59 Fisher X-100 back in its place. To my disappointment, it was sounding pretty anemic and 2D, and the volume knob had to be really cranked, so I figured the EL84s were going bad.

    Damn, I had the JJs in there for not even an entire year! This time I ordered a matched quad of Sovtek EL84M's, which arrived today.

    I just re-biased the amp and am having a listen now.

    Aaahhhh.... There's the magic I had been missing...

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. cat9

    cat9 Forum Resident

    G - Love the colour....the room....the decor but props especially for the mid-century lamp!
    .... I have a bit of a thing for mid-century lamps :)

    J
     
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  19. action pact

    action pact Music Omnivore

    Thank you! I love old stuff.

    I found that lamp at a flea market in Alameda, CA many years ago, for not much money.
     
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  20. SunSon

    SunSon Lucky Boomer

    Location:
    Sea Of Holes
    C'mon man you can water a plant can't you?;)
     
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  21. Rick58

    Rick58 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Eagle, ID, USA
    YAAAAAAASSSSSSSS !!!!! GOOD for you man !!!

    PS/Edit: Antique Radio Forums • View topic - Is an 7189 Tube Replaceable With an E84L Tube? **Correction* goes into more details than I care to comprehend, but possibly the Fisher (having come with 7189 tubes) is hard on other varieties that aren't designed for higher than typical voltages? One comment talks about a Scott 222C: "The 222C uses 420V on the output tubes, so 7189s must be used. The Russian 6P14EB is a good substitute - I've used them in a Lafayette receiver at 420V. These are also sold as EL84M - Jim McShane has them at 4 for $49.50 - http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/tubes.htm"

    SO maybe the EL84Ms are beefier (being military-grade) and can handle circuits mere mortal EL84s give up the ghost in prematurely.
    But in any case, VERY glad to read the Fisher is back in service. Enjoy!

    PPS/Edit: seems like the X-100 uses 390V plate voltage, my old Dyna SCA-35 used 360V. So not as high as the Scott ... but maybe 390V is still tough on JJ or other generic EL84s. Seems like the EL84Ms are the way to go in this baby ...
     
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  22. slovell

    slovell Retired Mudshark

    Location:
    Chesnee, SC, USA
    Hey, tell 'em it protects the finish! :biglaugh:
     
  23. timind

    timind phorum rezident

    Keep an eye on those Sovteks for a while. I put a new set in my Fisher KX-90 and after maybe 10 hours of use one of them red-plated. Scared the heck out of me.

    I still have the other 3 tubes, want'em?
     
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  24. action pact

    action pact Music Omnivore

    :yikes:

    If you really don't want the three leftovers, I'll gladly take them off your hands.
     
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  25. action pact

    action pact Music Omnivore

    I bought this amp about 4 1/2 years ago, and it was loaded with '80s USSR 'Reflektor' power tubes, and they lasted until last year, when I put in the JJ's. Hopefully these EL84M's will have similar longevity. :agree:

    [​IMG]
     
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