Good evening and Happy New Year to all.
I've pondered getting into vintage audio for years and ended up pulling the trigger. I was reorganizing stuff in a storage area and discovered under a rug a Pioneer SX-780 I bought a few years ago at from a thrift store. Completely forgot I bought it. I fix things around the home and rehab old Coleman lanterns. I figured I could learn how to restore the old receiver if I had to. I don't know how to read schematics or solder wires yet, but I figured I can learn those skills. Have a buddy who is an electrical engineer who can help me out. I'm a trouble shooter and problem solver by nature.
Been online a bit learning about Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz, Sony, and Yamaha receivers. Been learning about old speakers too. I'm not trying to build the most impressive home stereo system ever. I just want to play my old CDs and tapes. Physical media going through equipment that is wired together is better than streaming through a puny little bluetooth speaker. I hope to learn a lot, fix up some old equipment and enjoy it. Might sell something after I've enjoyed it for awhile. This old equipment was meant to be used and almost all of it was built like a tank compared to today's equipment.
I hope everyone bears with me as I'm a newbie and I will always ask plenty of questions when I'm learning something. I hope I'll enjoy plenty of good vintage audio in 2025.
I've pondered getting into vintage audio for years and ended up pulling the trigger. I was reorganizing stuff in a storage area and discovered under a rug a Pioneer SX-780 I bought a few years ago at from a thrift store. Completely forgot I bought it. I fix things around the home and rehab old Coleman lanterns. I figured I could learn how to restore the old receiver if I had to. I don't know how to read schematics or solder wires yet, but I figured I can learn those skills. Have a buddy who is an electrical engineer who can help me out. I'm a trouble shooter and problem solver by nature.
Been online a bit learning about Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz, Sony, and Yamaha receivers. Been learning about old speakers too. I'm not trying to build the most impressive home stereo system ever. I just want to play my old CDs and tapes. Physical media going through equipment that is wired together is better than streaming through a puny little bluetooth speaker. I hope to learn a lot, fix up some old equipment and enjoy it. Might sell something after I've enjoyed it for awhile. This old equipment was meant to be used and almost all of it was built like a tank compared to today's equipment.
I hope everyone bears with me as I'm a newbie and I will always ask plenty of questions when I'm learning something. I hope I'll enjoy plenty of good vintage audio in 2025.
