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Monthly Archives: March 2014
1938 Zenith 5-S-220 eBay Tune-Up Special
I’ve had the opportunity to work on several very nice Zenith radios lately and this one is especially interesting. It’s the Zenith 5-S-220 Cube. This is the first time I’ve seen one of these in person, they’re somewhat uncommon. Electrically, it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged 5-s-220, 5s220, antique radio, antique radio repair seattle, buyer beware, capacitor, capacitor replacement, Craigslist, cube, eBay, repair, restoration, shortwave, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio, vintage radio repair seattle, zenith, zenith 5-s-220, zenith 5s220
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The Speaker Spotter – Speakers of Craigslist – March 21st, 2014
There’s always something interesting for sale on Craigslist, especially in Seattle. Here’s a selection of especially notable vintage speakers and other audio products for sale on the local Craigslist. I’m not affiliated with any of these sales, but if you’re interested, you … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Collections, Photos, Speakers, Stereo, Vintage
Tagged 1A, 4330, AX5-4, bi-radial, biradial, butt cheeks, Cerwin, Cerwin Vega, CX-300, DCM, hi-fi, Horn, jbl, JBL 4330, JBL L88, JBL LE-8, Klipsch, L88, La Scala, Lascala, LE-8, loudspeaker, LSI, Monitor, monitors, Revox, Revox AX5-4, Snell, Snell C, speaker, speaker spotter, Speakers, studio monitors, Time, TimeWindow, Totem, Totem ARRO, Universal, Universal CX-300, Vega, vintage
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The Speaker Spotter – Speakers of Craigslist – March 14th, 2014
There’s always something interesting for sale on Craigslist, especially in Seattle. Here’s a selection of especially notable vintage speakers and other audio products for sale on the local Craigslist. I’m not affiliated with any of these sales, but if you’re interested, you … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Collections, Photos, Speakers, Stereo, Vintage
Tagged 12W, 15W, Active Equalizer, Akai, altec, altec lansing, Bose, Bose 901, cornwall, Craigslist, Duchess, E-V, Electro-Voice, Electrovoice, Equalizer, EV, heresy, heresy II, KG4, Klipsch, Regency, S-1117, Sansui, series I, series II, series IV, Series V, SKO, SP-100, SP-12, SP12, speaker, speaker spotter, speakerlab, Speakers, speakers of craigslist, SW 177, T25, T25A, T35, The Duchess, Voice of the Theater, Voice of the Theatre, W-35, WD-35, Wharfedale
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1939 RCA K-60 Console Radio Repairs
This beautifully preserved RCA K-60 radio came to me after a Golden Retriever puppy got a little too up close and personal. Otherwise, it’s been beautifully refinished in the past, and was fully overhauled in the late ’90s according to … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, grill cloth, grille cloth, K-60, rca, RCA K-60, tube radio, vintage radio
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The Speaker Spotter – Speakers of Craigslist – March 7th, 2014
There’s always something interesting for sale on Craigslist, especially in Seattle. Here’s a selection of especially notable vintage speakers and other audio products for sale on the local Craigslist. I’m not affiliated with any of these sales, but if you’re interested, you … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Collections, Photos, Speakers, Stereo, Vintage
Tagged Allison, Allison One, Bose, Bose 601, Corner Horn, Craigslist, Fisher, Fisher XP95B, Infinity, Infinity Kappa 8, Infinity RSe, k horn, Kappa 8, kenwood, KL-333D, KL-777A, klipschorn, LS-20, Marantz, Marantz LS-20, OA-14, photo, photos, RSe, series III, Seven, Six, Sonab, Sonab OA-14, speaker, speaker spotter, speakerlab, Speakers, speakers of craigslist, Super Seven, vintage, XP95B
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Craigslist and eBay Antique Radios – Be Careful!
It’s not uncommon to run across antique or vintage radios on Craigslist, eBay and other sales site which are advertised as “working”, “repaired” or “restored”. Many times these are in fact professionally reconditioned items – just like you read about … Continue reading →