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MCS seperates

highping

highping

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I picked up a nice stack of MCS seperates @ GW today. As usual I'm confused by all of the knobs and switches, nothing a stiff drink won't solve. :D
The amp is twin powered. I'll get a nudie shot of it submitted shortly.
3865 Amp
3710 Tuner
3563 Cassette
6700 Direct Driver TT
 
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Stuff looks halfway decent. Looking forward to nudies.
A stiff drink works for me. It's the series of stiff drinks that cause the problems~~
 
Wow, that gear does look great. The only MCS gear that im familiar with was the late 80's early 90's stuff, that was quite uninspiring. My old man had an MCS rack system that he thought was an upgrade to his older rig.:nono:

let us know how they perform.
 
Sexy, sexy, sexy. Let us know who it's OEM'd by. From the look of it, I'd guess TOTL - any guess as to the wattage on the amp?
 
winters860 said:
Sexy, sexy, sexy. Let us know who it's OEM'd by. From the look of it, I'd guess TOTL - any guess as to the wattage on the amp?
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I'm not aware of who manufactured them for JC Penny. I read (here) that NEC made some receivers for MCS. The amp is 65 watts.


The turntable is nice. I had to swap out the cartridge/stylus. Someone had literally pulled the stylus out of the cartridge.

The cassette player doesn't need belts, nor eat tapes (a shocker for me). Unfortunately it makes machine gun like noises (pushing the woofer in and out rapidly) and you can barely hear music.

The tuner had two seperate outputs, one fixed and the other variable....damned if I know what that means. :D

I didn't/couldn't crank up the amp to see what kind of "sound" it has. I'll do that this afternoon with some larger speakers.

This is the first time I've seen gear like this from MCS. The rack handles give it a nice look.


Here's a nudie shot: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=168459&d=1252385373
 
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highping said:
The tuner had two seperate outputs, one fixed and the other variable....damned if I know what that means. :D

I didn't/couldn't crank up the amp to see what kind of "sound" it has. I'll do that this afternoon with some larger speakers.

This is the first time I've seen gear like this from MCS. The rack handles give it a nice look.
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I can't tell if you were joking about saying that you didn't know what the "fixed" and "variable" means - but (just in case you weren't) the fixed is a non-adjustable audio output and the variable is the same output but w/the ability to adjust the volume/level (should be a control for it on the front panel).

Those MCS are some of the really really nice ones. MCS was a complete crapshoot sometimes. Some of the gear 'looks' amazing and performs 'so-so' and some of it looks crappy and performs very well and the other stuff (what you've got) looks absolutely killer and probably sounds about the same. They had companies (as you said) like NEC - I believe also Sanyo, Technics, Philips and maybe a few others over the period of that house-brand's life. The good stuff was good indeed. I've had a number of MCS units and they were all very unique.
 
highping said:
The cassette player doesn't need belts, nor eat tapes (a shocker for me). Unfortunately it makes machine gun like noises (pushing the woofer in and out rapidly) and you can barely hear music.
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The machine gun noise, if I am not mistaken is because it is half in and half out of record mode. Put your finger in the tape compartment and activate the record lock out so you can push the record button down. Moving the record button up and down should clear it up. Chances are the record mechanism inside the deck could use some de-oxit or other electronic cleaner. Pretty common for older decks. I can say the deck looks Technics, although the other items, I am not too sure. The turntable definitely does not look like anything Technics produced.
 
Thanks guys. I wasn't joking about the outputs, and I sure do appreciate the help with the cassette player.
Thanks again for the explanation and help. :)
 
Hi Highping - That's a great set you found. That was all TOTL in 1979. I have the whole set up in silver, and it sounds and performs very nice.

The amp, tuner, and cassette were made by NEC. You'll find your system on the vintage knob in the Vault 2.

The TT was a Technics made changer similar to their SL-1950, only in black with better styling, IMO.

I have 3 of their NEC cassette decks, and all of them still work perfect, after a good cleaning, and more Deoxit than I usually use. The record slide switches inside are prone to issues.

Deoxit to death, and see how it sounds. It sure looks nice in black.

Rob
 
Whoopeeeeee! The cassette player is working now, thanks to TAGO MAGO's help.

OK, one more pic, with a little help from days light:
 
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I love that MCS stuff. I have the cassette deck, but only with analog meters.
You may have the same problem with the machine gun noise and if so there is a mechanical slide switch inside that needs DeOxit. Mine did the same thing and that cured it for good.

Great Find. Some of the coolest equipment around IMHO. :)
 
That is great looking gear! I had no idea that any of the later MCS was of that quality. :thmbsp:
 
FWIW, I have the casette/ integrated amp type device in the upper left hand corner of the MCS ad in Hifirobs signature..I''ve no use for it, and I would gladly give it to whomever wanted it, if shipping costs aren't too much for you to bear....if someone wants it, i'll get pics and so on together..:yes:
 
kneeOhFight said:
FWIW, I have the casette/ integrated amp type device in the upper left hand corner of the MCS ad in Hifirobs signature..I''ve no use for it, and I would gladly give it to whomever wanted it, if shipping costs aren't too much for you to bear....if someone wants it, i'll get pics and so on together..:yes:
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Hi kneeOhFight - that's the 3563 cassette deck with fluorescent meters. Is yours black or silver?

Rob
 
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