My Vintage Pioneer

[Ken Creamore]

Hi
I just joined the group. I have owned every kind of audio gear over the years and there has been alot of years . I am a retired 64 year old Vintage Pioneer freak. A few years ago I sold all my digital gear and started collecting and restoring the Pioneer pieces I could only dream of back when I was just a kid. I simply love this old stuff. Most of the peices I have today are restored inside and out. After more then thirty years I am spinning vinyl again ... amazingly therapeutic for this old man. Anyway looking forward to talking and discussing music and gear with you all.

 

[50nstillhifi]

Wow... your Pioneer gear looks great! I particularly like the silver face on those rack or stacked components. I have found the Pioneer brand to be worthy of collectors and been well built back in the day. I am curious about the power amp, I don't recall Pioneer having an amp of that stature? Is that a special edition or one of the few mass produced amplifiers Pioneer "pioneered"

Also.. what is the spec on the amp?

 

[Ken Creamore]

Hi
The Pioneer power amp is the Spec 2. It is 250 watts a side into 8 ohms. The preamp above it is the Spec 1 that was the matching preamp back in the day. I beleive these were among the highest end separates that came to North America. I had the SX1980 reciever and sold it when deciding I wanted the separates.

 

[redk9258]

What is the component at the bottom below the turntable?

 

[Ken Creamore]

What is the component at the bottom below the turntable?

It is two component. The top piece is a timer that pioneer made back in the dayand the bottom piece is a RG 2 Dynamic Expander. I have them stacked with one peice of wood on the sides rather than separate pieces of wood for each. It looks a little wierd, but I was not going to spend much on them as they are more novalty pieces.

 

[hugo454]

Awesome,real nice, plenty of pioneer fans here.

 

[OfficeMax]

Wow. Very nice setup that you have. Everything looks brand new. Do you do anything novel to clean the silver face?

 

[Ken Creamore]

View attachment 1389514Awesome,real nice, plenty of pioneer fans here.

You have a very nice setup yourself. Got to love this Stuff!

 

[try1256]

Hi
I just joined the group. I have owned every kind of audio gear over the years and there has been alot of years . I am a retired 64 year old Vintage Pioneer freak. A few years ago I sold all my digital gear and started collecting and restoring the Pioneer pieces I could only dream of back when I was just a kid. I simply love this old stuff. Most of the peices I have today are restored inside and out. After more then thirty years I am spinning vinyl again ... amazingly therapeutic for this old man. Anyway looking forward to talking and discussing music and gear with you all.

Welcome!
I have a few Pioneer pieces myself. Great stuff.

 

[Hajidub]

Ken very nice setup! Welcome to the board.

 

[onwardjames]

That is one fine collection! Drool-worthy, for sure!

 

[Cactus Bob]

Welcome Ken . . . Love that Pioneer Gear!!

 

[Ken Creamore]

Wow. Very nice setup that you have. Everything looks brand new. Do you do anything novel to clean the silver face?

No I don’t do anything other than wipe it down with a damp cloth. I was very fussy when I bought my components. They had to be in very good condition.I was also willing to spend a little more to get clean pieces. I take each piece into a local tech and have then restored if I plan to keep them long term. I am lucky in that I know a really good cabinet maker who does all the woodwork for me. My HPM 100b look brand new after he redid the cabinets for me. Its all what you want I suppose? I am a bit of a freak when it come to get this stuff pristine. I am older now and can afford to get what I want. One of the only good things about getting old. LOL

 

[Watthour]

Welcome Aboard!

Pine-Ear? What's that? I don't believe I've seen those before...

Nice arrangement you have there.

 

[Sharpstik]

Pine - Ear.
Mind if I steal that ? Lol .

I’ll never get into the op’s territory . But I’m happy where I am .

What didn’t Pioneer do right ?
Answer : Nothing .

 

[redk9258]

It is two component. The top piece is a timer that pioneer made back in the day and the bottom piece is a RG 2 Dynamic Expander. I have them stacked with one peice of wood on the sides rather than separate pieces of wood for each. It looks a little wierd, but I was not going to spend much on them as they are more novalty pieces.

LOL. I thought it was ONE component. I was wondering what had a clock and fluoroscan meters.

 

[Watthour]

Pine-Ear.
Mind if I steal that ? Lol .

It's public domain. It's like walking into your WaWa and punching in extra mayo on your Ciabatta Chicken sammich - Anyone can use it.

 

[tjg79]

Are those custom wood side panels on the RT-909?

 

[Ken Creamore]

Are those custom wood side panels on the RT-909?

Yes. I had custom wood panels made for all of my components in Hawaiian Koa. My PL-570 is done in the same wood. The original plastic finish was peeling off the turntable so I decided to get it redone in Koa. Once I got it back, I like it so much that I had side panels made up for the rest of the system. The picture show the turntable and side panels on the RT 909 a little better.

 

[Fury161]

Welcome, from one Pioneer Freak to another!