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Category Archives: Audio
The Speaker Spotter – Speakers of Craigslist – April 4th, 2014
There’s always something interesting for sale on Craigslist, especially in Seattle. Do click the titles to see the original postings with more photos and additional information if you’re interested – otherwise, enjoy the virtual window shopping! Rain City Audio is not … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Collections, Hi-Fi, Photos, Speakers, Stereo
Tagged 2001, 8320, audiophile, C35, dome, Duntech, Duntech Soverign, Empire, Empire Royal Grenadiers, Famous Johnzer, Grenadiers, Greybeard, Greybeard Audio KB22, hi-fi, Horn, James B Lansing, jbl, JBL C35, Johnzer, KB22, kenwood, Kenwood KL-8080X, KL-8080X, marble, MCS, MCS 8320, mid, Modular Component Systems, Petroff, Petroff Labs, Petroff Labs Reference, Polk, Polk Audio, Polk Audio RTIA9, Polk RTIA9, PPX-1, Reference, Royal, RTIA9, Soverign, Speakers, tile, tweeter, vintage, Wharfedale, Wharfedale PPX-1, woofer
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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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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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Ohm Acoustics Model D Speaker Refurbishment
Classic speakers are always a delight to work on, and speakers have capacitors and other parts which require service, too. Over the years those components can fail and result in poor sound and even potential speaker damage. In this case, … Continue reading
1962 Zenith MK2670 Classic Tube Hi-Fi Console Stereo Repaired
A version of this article appears in the October 2014 issue of Nuts and Volts magazine. I recently got to work on something a little bit different – a tube hi-fi stereo console! This particular one, a 1962 Zenith MK2670, was a very high-end … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Stereo, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, hi-fi, MK2670, radio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio, zenith
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1977 Yamaha CR-2020 Vintage Stereo Receiver Repair
The Yamaha CR-2020 drives 120W/channel into an 8 ohm load and supports 3 pairs of speakers (but only plays 1 or 2 pairs a time), dual phono inputs supporting both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) pick-ups, tape-copy functionality … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Electronics, Hi-Fi, Music, Stereo, Vintage
Tagged amplifier, audiophile, capacitor, capacitor replacement, classic, CR-2020, hi-fi, receiver, repair, stereo, vintage, vintage receiver, walkthrough, yamaha, Yamaha CR-2020
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Bose 901 Series I Active Equalizer #50911 Repaired
I recently had this Bose 901 Series I Active Equalizer, serial number 50911, in the shop for repair. These are a lot of fun to work on and very rewarding for the great sound they produce when they’re working properly. … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bose, Electronics, Projects, Vintage
Tagged Active Equalizer, Bose, Bose 901, repair, Series 1, series I, vintage
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