My badass hifi installation- Ken Rubenstein

Kenneth R.

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I'm a 'tard.........for some reason I didn't see this forum first time around...

Anyway, some of you may appreciate my setup...under $7000.00 for everything including receivers, turntables, speakers and misc.

Exploiting 8 to1 RCA merger boxes to the hilt...tons of KLH and Realistic...vintage gear...around 35 turntables in use over 1100 sq ft of space.



HiFi Installation Using 8 to 1 RCA merger boxes

Station 1
Receiver : Onkyo TX8511
Turntables:
Akai ADP 210
Dual 506
Panasonic RD7703
Akai AP M3
Accessories:
Speakers:
KLH REF18
Cambridge Audio SX50


Station 2
Receiver: Realistic STA 2270
Turntables:
Dual CS505-4
Realistic Lab 2100
Technics SL1200MK2
Realistic LAB 340
Panasonic RD7673
BSR XL1200
Garrard 40 MKII
Accessories:
Speakers:
Realistic Nova 5
KLH Accords


Station 3

Receiver: Sherwood RX5502
Turntables:
Realistic 2100
Realistic LAB 400
Technics SLJ2
Sony PS FL7II
Accessories:
Speakers:
KLH337
Paradigm Monitor 3 v 4


Station 4

Receiver: Realistic STA2600
Turntables:
Dual 721
Panasonic SLN15
Realistic LAB 340
BSR XL1400
Sanyo TP1010
Toshiba SRV 10
BSR 78 player
Mitsubishi LT70
Accessories:
Mitsubishi DA-L70
Speakers:
KLH4
KLH17


Station 5
Receiver: Realistic STA2280
Turntables:
Garrard SL75

Accessories:
Sony
Speakers:
4x MC1000

Station 6

Receiver: Realistic STA870
Turntables:
BSR XR-50 Accuglide
Accessories:
Speakers:
KLH32
POLKTSi100

Station 7

Receiver: Realistic STA790
Turntables:
Realistic LAB 1600
Accessories:
Speakers:
KLH REF18
Realistic 2001


Station 8
Receiver: Alastair
Turntables: Classical Phonograph/AM.FM/Cassette/CD Recorder/Aux in/Line out
Accessories:
Speakers:


Station 9
Receiver: Jensen Jta-460
Turntables: Jensen Jta-460
Accessories:
Speakers:

Jensen Jta-460 Turntable (Usb Am/Fm Receiver) Turntable
3-SPEED STEREO TURNTABLE WITH MP3 ENCODING SYSTEM AND AM-FM STEREO RADIO Belt Driven 3-Speed Stereo Turntable - 33-45-78 RP USB and SD-MMC Slots Bass Boost Multi-Function Blue Back-lit LCD Display AM-FM Stereo Receiver with Digital Frequency Display Dust Cover, RCA Line-out Jacks & Built-in Stereo s Stereo Headphone Jack Remote Control Power: 120V AC-60Hz Remote: 1 x CR2025 Lithium Battery (Included) Size: 4-3-4(H) x 13-3-4(W) x 11-7-8(D)


Station 10

Realistic Clarinette 122
Speakers: Realistic Minimus 21
 
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Nice! Ive got that realistic turntable that opens up and comes out, love it! Enjoyed the vid and all the gear, especially realistic. Lots of choices and great gear!
ilusndweller....vintage Realistic TT's, receivers and speakers are some of the best audio engineering out there....incredible and beautiful tech.
 
Mark is a smart dude!!

What makes for a strong sonic performance are
1)quality sylus/cartridge
2)proper tonearm/antiskating/counterweight calibration
3)clean vinyl
4) good speakers
5)acoustics

All of my TTs are lower end price range...some I bought for 10 bucks on ebay. The Panasonic 7703 for instance sounds AMAZING...same with the Lab 2100 and many others.
The BSR XL 1400 is in my opinion the best linear tracker ever produced..it's a tank of a turntable. I believe I picked it up NIB for 150 dollars. The Panasonic RD7673 I picked up for about 25 dollars and it kills...sounds totally incredible. Holy shit!!
 
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Kenneth,
Is it safe to assume that you`re not a married man ? :)
(Or is this some secret hideout that the wife knows nothing about ?)
 
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