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chicks' Goodwill Systems

chicks said:
Spotted this at the GW today, partially hidden beneath a shelf. Thought it looked like a quality unit, so pulled it out. Impressively heavy, nice thick extruded aluminum top/front. Popped the hood, and noticed the metal hub.

This is not your ordinary CDP, I thought to myself. But it's a Magnavox... When did they make decent CDP's?

Then I noticed the power cord - that same odd-feeling plastic as the cord on my Philips O'scope. Looked closely at the cord. Holland. Put two and two together, and took it home.

Some minor cosmetic cleaning, and it's sounding pretty good. Cool enough to top the Luxman? Chet, certainly, but a Magnavox? It does have a certain asthetic.

Will take a while to decide if it's a keeper... :scratch2:

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Just curious, Chicks - what's the model number? Is it the FD 1010?

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Just curious, Chicks - what's the model number? Is it the FD 1010?

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There's the rub, it's unmarked, possibly a missing sticker on the underside? From what I've found on the innerwebs, it does appear to be the FD-1010. It has the little "frequency response" graphic on the top, which doesn't appear to be there on the FD-1000.
 
Keeper

Hasn't been in the system very long, but I've already determined that the little Philips/Magnavox is a keeper. Having fun spinning CD's again - not as much fun as LP's, but more involving than the NAS.

I wasn't sure the look was going to match the Luxman and Empire, and looks are important to me. I think the angled front is a great complement to the angles on the Empire and the AR91's. Finally, the build quality, other than some plastic, is nearly up there with the rest of the system.

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That's a rather unique design. Very nice!

Did Philips own Magnavox that early on? I thought the Magnavox acquisition was later in time. I remember it being an American company for quite some time and making one heck of a color TV in the late '70s to '80s?

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Thanks, I like the looks too. The green lights tell which track is playing, up to 15 tracks, when they start over for up to 30 tracks. Simple, but looks better that a digital display, IMO.

How's it sound? I don't have OCD regarding SQ. Sounds pretty darn good to me.
 
Picked up these nice looking B&W DM-302's at the GW today. Need a bit more dusting, but very clean overall. Impressed with the quality sound coming from such diminutive speakers! Now just need to find a place to put 'em. :scratch2:

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Man how the heck are you finding such good gear??

I wish my GW had anything even close to what you get.. if you ever ship to Canada I may buy some of these pieces from you if you ever sell :scratch2:
 
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Love your JVC Chicks,never saw one like it before.I've got my Thorens,my GW Scotts,in my sig,X-101,and my GW Maggie I have been enjoying the last month or so.I have enough gear for now,but I still look.I get stuff like this,but not quite as much as you do.My last GW purchase was an $8.00 Pioneer SX-950,I plan to flip.

I found two Marantz 2230s myself.I gave a guy one,and he restored the second one for me for free.

Chicks,you are in California.I know there are Goodwill clearance stores out there,where you go and dig in the bins.Is that where you go?This is the only place I have seen good vintage gear in years,but word has gotten around,and the competition is getting worse.There are now five other regulars,like me,who come every day,to look for old audio gear.
 
No, I went to one of the clearance stores once, too wimpy to go back. Brutal places. ;)

I don't really look for vintage audio any more, mostly LP's and old SLR lenses for my digital camera. Just stumbled on the B&W's, recognized the brand, and thought they were purdy.

The GW hasn't caught on to the value of some of the lenses yet. Minolta 7000 primes can be quite profitable. ;)
 
chicks said:
Picked up this little Pioneer SX-590 at Thrift Town yesterday. It just looked so pathetic sitting there, covered in filth. After a preliminary cleanup, lots of dusting inside, and a Deoxit job, it's looking great and performing nicely.

Still more cleaning to come. I rather like the black dial, vs. the -580's all-silver look. Just 20Wpc, great for a bedroom or garage system. Can't go wrong with power meters!

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Thrift Town? You gotta be joking. My Thrift Town only has bpc gear starting at $29.99 and up.

They had an early Astro-Sonic in January for $169.99.
 
Decided it was time to rotate the big Kenny Supremes back into the house. They've been relegated to the garage too long, protected inside the nice solid rack I found at the GW.

Crowned with the Pioneer PL-400 I picked up last week at the GW, which needs a bit of work. Currently using a BPC CDP on the bottom shelf. The rack has 24" of record storage at the very bottom, good enough for 100 or so LPs. Driving a rehab'd pair of AR2a's.

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WILL you cut that OUT?!?? It's like you're living just over the event horizon of a spacetime warping singularity that attracts awesome used audio gear, thus draining it from the entire rest of the solar system. :D Good for you, but a little hard on the rest of western civilization out here! :D
 
Amazing finds Shipmate! Makes me have hope for my yard sale, garage sale and thrift store trips. BZ!
 
The New Gal

Ain't she a beauty? Like she just stepped off the showroom floor. Operating like a clock.

Sounds a lot like a my former Dual 1019 with the Grado Black. This one has an ADC cart per the seller, haven't checked for model yet.

The Benjamin on the nameplate? That's the price, including round-trip gas and brunch at IHOP. ;)

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chicks said:
Ain't she a beauty? Like she just stepped off the showroom floor. Operating like a clock.

Sounds a lot like a my former Dual 1019 with the Grado Black. This one has an ADC cart per the seller, haven't checked for model yet.

The Benjamin on the nameplate? That's the price, including round-trip gas and brunch at IHOP. ;)

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If it's an ADC-1, it's a great cart (had one on my 10), but the stylus is unobtainable. One of of the very first light-tracking stereo carts (under 1 gram).
 
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