Recent content by Jayrosc

I've asked this before a couple years ago but gotta ask again. Anyone know what's up with Bob Speece? Former upstate NY Marantz fixer that still has my receiver. Don't wanna be grim, but if he's toast I'd like to know. Best case, I'd get my unit back.

Anyone got a Bob Speece update? He's had a Marantz of mine for 4 years....

Crutchfield is devoted to making it sound like the old stuff sucks....... https://www.crutchfield.com/learn/vintage-vs-modern-stereo.html

Yikes. Okay. Just read that thread. Seems as though he's been making an effort recently to get things done. That said, I live right nearby Bob's place in NY and was shocked to see that he has apparently moved to West Virginia. Not sure what to say about him taking my unit down there. He's had it...

Hi all, Bob is a great Marantz fixer and he's done a couple things for me, but I've been unable to reach him of late. Starting to worry a bit about him. His handle here is wlhd1610

Perhaps not too big, but the real distraction is the black grills. I have a pair of Boston A150's that are as big as yours but I changed the grills from black to tan and it did lots. I'll bet when your tv is on those speakers disappear though.

I ruined a pair of JBL L26's with a recap. Unlistenable.

Yeah, thanks for the info. I actually already tried the stuff from roy C but DID NOT clean the surrounds first with toluene. That's why they are still stiff. That said, are you saying the woofers in the model 23 are the same as those in the model 5? I've got a set of 23's here as well. I'd...

So I've had a great working set of KLH Model 6's that look awful. Recently found a great looking pair Model 5's but the cloth surrounds on the woofers are a bit stiff so bass is a little lackluster. Was gonna take the woofers out of the 6's and put them in the 5's but just now saw they are...

Thanks for posting this. Starting to think I was the only one in this predicament. I'm not even trying to sell my stuff anymore. Allison, JBL, A/D/S, KLH, Klipsch. All in great sounding and looking condition. Not giving them away to low ballers and that's who nibbles at the listings!

It's been a monkey on my back for years. I love the thick bass and bright treble every day when I turn my rig on. But, in my heart, I know that there might be a better path. All I need do is turn off the loudness switch and enjoy a different type of fidelity. I've tried, but most days, after a...

Hey Mayank, I just got a KA-3500 and it sounds great after a little deoxit to get rid of the scratchy sounds in the volume control. Thinking of putting a little time and money in this unit but your post scares me. Are you saying the output transistors are unobtainium? Seems like there's no point...

Just got a Kenwood KA-3500 and it seems to work great. Found some info that talked about setting the bias on this thing. Seems to be a simple turn of the screw, but can anyone tell me about how important this is? As I say, it sounds really god right now. What is "bias"?

Agreed. Whoever did it knew what they were doing. Much brighter sound than original 2A's. Had to dial back the mids like someone on this thread suggested. Playing them know. They've got a rock speaker sound to them. Jeff Beck's "Wired" LP sounds great. One of these days I'll pull a couple...

For what it's worth, I hooked these up and they sound really good. Plus I have a use for them. With the nice looking retro grills and cabinets I can put these to use in my MCM vibe airbnb where I have a nice vinyl set up. They have the right look and it won't kill me if the get damaged. Happy...