The "Do You Have One Of These?" Thread
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OK, I'll play.
I know there are a few of these floating around in here. But they are not "common".
Ampex console stuff. 6973 amps and audio control center.
The simulcast tuner is not shown and the rest of the console with the JBL/Ampex speakers in what its sitting on. Ignore the black CDP.
OK, I'll play.
I know there are a few of these floating around in here. But they are not "common".
Ampex console stuff. 6973 amps and audio control center.
The simulcast tuner is not shown and the rest of the console with the JBL/Ampex speakers in what its sitting on. Ignore the black CDP.
Flammaster
DrumCorpsZappaFreak
I have a Sherwood 8600 from 1966-67 but have no server to post pics from.
Arkay
Lunatic Member
The rarest pieces that I own (as far as I know, and off the top of my head) are:
E.A.S.E. Magnum Opus One Line Stage (only 50 were ever made).
Esotec SD-4000 cassette deck. (The Esotec branding makes this very rare; as a Marantz-branded unit, it is not so rare. I've only ever seen ONE other Esotec one, in an online listing on Japan Yahoo a couple years ago.)
The "Dragon" receiver. a classic silver-faced monster receiver that vaguely resembles a rebadged Pioneer, but doesn't exactly match any receiver that I've been able to find. I haven't found any evidence of another one in existence. (And no, it is NOT a Nakamichi!
) I suspect it might have been made in Taiwan, but that is pure speculation based on some apparently Taiwan-made internal components.
Harmon Kardon "Citation The Receiver". I believe two other AKers have these, but they make up about half of the total owners I've ever found online; these receivers were sold in small numbers, and apparently are very rare. My "Emerson" rebadge of the 930 receiver is rare as a rebadge, but the basic unit under the original H/K brand isn't so rare. I also have an early H/K "Stereo Fiesta" receiver, which has the distinction of being the first stereo receiver ever commercially sold.
Musical Fidelity MVX-2 preamp, with separate power supply. A Tim de Paravicini design from the earliest days of the brand (it was originally sold under the "British Fidelity" moniker), seldom seen on the market. I've seen at least two others online (one in an eBay auction).
The Pioneer Pl-L1 linear-tracking turntable. Considered "XXX-rare" or "ultra-ultra rare", but a diligent and patient searcher could get one from Japan. I know five of these were originally imported/sold here, and there are at least three still in Hong Kong (probably a few more?), but I don't know of any other AKers who own one.
Peerless speakers. These are early (50s? 60s?) vintage, and definitely appear to be factory-made, NOT kits, which makes them very unusual. While Peerless drivers and kit speakers are fairly common, I've never seen another pair exactly like these, neither in real life nor online.
I have some others that are not exactly commonplace (eg, SX-1980, PL-C590, H/K Citation 11 and 12 deluxe, GT-2000 --the latter rare only outside of Japan) but which I know at least several other Akers have, so they aren't all that rare --esp. on AK-- either. I might be forgetting one or two other obscure rarities of lesser note.
Oh, do Boomboxes count? I have several of the very rarest models on the planet, ones that even most hard-core collectors don't have.
Future rarities:
The two other rarities that are "on the horizon" for me to bring home soon are the Yamaha 101M and the Sequerra Signature Series speakers, both of which I've talked about in previous threads. While a few other AKers have the commercial equivalent of the 101M, and local AKer Sundog used to have one, I think I might be the only active AKer to have a 101M. The Sequerra Signature Speaker is vaguely similar to some other AKer-owned Sequerra Pyramid spealers, but not the same. There were probably only a couple dozen of that model made in total, and there might be fewer than 20 on the planet today, so I wouldn't expect anyone else to have those same speakers, except by extreme coincidence.
E.A.S.E. Magnum Opus One Line Stage (only 50 were ever made).
Esotec SD-4000 cassette deck. (The Esotec branding makes this very rare; as a Marantz-branded unit, it is not so rare. I've only ever seen ONE other Esotec one, in an online listing on Japan Yahoo a couple years ago.)
The "Dragon" receiver. a classic silver-faced monster receiver that vaguely resembles a rebadged Pioneer, but doesn't exactly match any receiver that I've been able to find. I haven't found any evidence of another one in existence. (And no, it is NOT a Nakamichi!
) I suspect it might have been made in Taiwan, but that is pure speculation based on some apparently Taiwan-made internal components.Harmon Kardon "Citation The Receiver". I believe two other AKers have these, but they make up about half of the total owners I've ever found online; these receivers were sold in small numbers, and apparently are very rare. My "Emerson" rebadge of the 930 receiver is rare as a rebadge, but the basic unit under the original H/K brand isn't so rare. I also have an early H/K "Stereo Fiesta" receiver, which has the distinction of being the first stereo receiver ever commercially sold.
Musical Fidelity MVX-2 preamp, with separate power supply. A Tim de Paravicini design from the earliest days of the brand (it was originally sold under the "British Fidelity" moniker), seldom seen on the market. I've seen at least two others online (one in an eBay auction).
The Pioneer Pl-L1 linear-tracking turntable. Considered "XXX-rare" or "ultra-ultra rare", but a diligent and patient searcher could get one from Japan. I know five of these were originally imported/sold here, and there are at least three still in Hong Kong (probably a few more?), but I don't know of any other AKers who own one.
Peerless speakers. These are early (50s? 60s?) vintage, and definitely appear to be factory-made, NOT kits, which makes them very unusual. While Peerless drivers and kit speakers are fairly common, I've never seen another pair exactly like these, neither in real life nor online.
I have some others that are not exactly commonplace (eg, SX-1980, PL-C590, H/K Citation 11 and 12 deluxe, GT-2000 --the latter rare only outside of Japan) but which I know at least several other Akers have, so they aren't all that rare --esp. on AK-- either. I might be forgetting one or two other obscure rarities of lesser note.
Oh, do Boomboxes count? I have several of the very rarest models on the planet, ones that even most hard-core collectors don't have.
Future rarities:
The two other rarities that are "on the horizon" for me to bring home soon are the Yamaha 101M and the Sequerra Signature Series speakers, both of which I've talked about in previous threads. While a few other AKers have the commercial equivalent of the 101M, and local AKer Sundog used to have one, I think I might be the only active AKer to have a 101M. The Sequerra Signature Speaker is vaguely similar to some other AKer-owned Sequerra Pyramid spealers, but not the same. There were probably only a couple dozen of that model made in total, and there might be fewer than 20 on the planet today, so I wouldn't expect anyone else to have those same speakers, except by extreme coincidence.
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Introducing the "Athena Polyphaser"
There is actually another AKer who has a version of this as well. It does something...phase related...?...and was quite expensive at one time. I tried it and it didn't do much, but you can hear a very subtle phase shift or something going on.
There is actually another AKer who has a version of this as well. It does something...phase related...?...and was quite expensive at one time. I tried it and it didn't do much, but you can hear a very subtle phase shift or something going on.
onepixel
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Nice Nikkos Sam. How about twos?
Had two of these too.
btw... there is already a similar thread. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=121514&highlight=olson
Had two of these too.
btw... there is already a similar thread. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=121514&highlight=olson
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Nice Nikkos Sam. How about twos?
Had two of these too.
Sweet Nikko's. Do you still have your blue one?
Yeah close but :worthless
onepixel
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I never picked up a blue one. The color scheme just looked kinda weird.
How about one of these? Cary SLP-50B.
Rex Aeterna
Gigolo of Gigolos
to me my 1976 h500 craig am/fm component stereo receiver
i don't know how rare or unusual this piece is but i never see this name mention before or at all among audio equipment. i assume it's an odd ball out of the other brands and cause it uses component connectors instead of speaker terminals
i don't know how rare or unusual this piece is but i never see this name mention before or at all among audio equipment. i assume it's an odd ball out of the other brands and cause it uses component connectors instead of speaker terminals
Rex Aeterna
Gigolo of Gigolos
I never picked up a blue one. The color scheme just looked kinda weird.
How about one of these? Cary SLP-50B.
that is sweet looking. loving the purple.
onepixel
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In reality it's not purple. It was a crappy photo so I tired to enhance it and it turned that color.
The rarest audio items I have are my Victor SSL-71B tube receiver, JVC QL-L2 turntable and the remains of an old Quintessence Group preamp.
Rex Aeterna
Gigolo of Gigolos
i see. well it's still a sweet looking amp. i never owned a tube amp before.
Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
Well Jim, I have one of those 5580s also. Have you compared it to the R-1120, yet? I'm going to in a few months now that the 1120 is up and running. Still needs some fancy LEDs for the meters, though. Gonna be hard to top your unit.
I have discussed my Musical Fidelity AC-1 Moving Coil Cartridge Amplifier in Grainger's post about unique components owned and no one recognized or could even confirm that it was a Musical Fidelity offering. That was confirmed on another board. But it is not unique as I now have two of them.
I have discussed my Musical Fidelity AC-1 Moving Coil Cartridge Amplifier in Grainger's post about unique components owned and no one recognized or could even confirm that it was a Musical Fidelity offering. That was confirmed on another board. But it is not unique as I now have two of them.
Probably only semi-rare on these shores, my Pioneer SX-5580; the European version of the SX-1050.
I'm the only one on my block with one...
Might actually be more rare in Europe - those were made for the European military PX stores. A friend has one with a blown channel - I'm supposed to be fixing it in payment for a whole bunch of junk he gave me, but we haven't gotten together on it yet.
Grommes G-75 A mono tube amp - 75 watt mono amp.
Grommes stereo receiver tube amp - Dont remember the model ... but its a 16 watt a channel amp.
Pioneer gm205 a stereo tube receiver and amp.
Then a set of grommes G52-A rack mount SS mono amps.
A HK 800+ quad HK amp - it is famous for having a joystick on the front for adjusting - I have 2 of those.
Advent TSW 910's. 5ft 4 inch tall and 140 lb a piece 6 way speakers.
Sorry no pics of any of this. Prolly should get some I am missing out on the full experience of bragging about it ... he he.
Cool.
Srinath.
Grommes stereo receiver tube amp - Dont remember the model ... but its a 16 watt a channel amp.
Pioneer gm205 a stereo tube receiver and amp.
Then a set of grommes G52-A rack mount SS mono amps.
A HK 800+ quad HK amp - it is famous for having a joystick on the front for adjusting - I have 2 of those.
Advent TSW 910's. 5ft 4 inch tall and 140 lb a piece 6 way speakers.
Sorry no pics of any of this. Prolly should get some I am missing out on the full experience of bragging about it ... he he.
Cool.
Srinath.
doucanoe
Registered Audio Abuser
I bet no one has one of these.
This is one of the very first antenna models offered by Magnum Dynalab. It a very rare piece and it went by the name of the FM Audio Superlative II.
It works like a charm but read somewhere that it didn't sell well and was discontinued shortly after it was introduced. People apparently thought it looked too much like a roll of paper towels.
RC
This is one of the very first antenna models offered by Magnum Dynalab. It a very rare piece and it went by the name of the FM Audio Superlative II.
It works like a charm but read somewhere that it didn't sell well and was discontinued shortly after it was introduced. People apparently thought it looked too much like a roll of paper towels.
RC
Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
Another one that is paid with junk.
I bet no one has one of these.
This is one of the very first antenna models offered by Magnum Dynalab. It a very rare piece and it went by the name of the FM Audio Superlative II.
It works like a charm but read somewhere that it didn't sell well and was discontinued shortly after it was introduced. People apparently thought it looked too much like a roll of paper towels.
RC
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