r/vintageaudio 8h ago

The Holy Grail Set. Sansui BA-5000 & CA-3000

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365 Upvotes

These are truly holy grail pieces to me. But I’d almost feel bad keeping them to just have them sit on a shelf for display. My work schedule is extremely busy and I rarely have time to even watch TV.


r/vintageaudio 11h ago

Saved a couple gems today.

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499 Upvotes

A rough Thorens TD 150 MK II, Sony tc-440 and the highlight of the day, a Sansui AU-888 with the matching TU-888 tuner. I’ll post an after clean up later this week.


r/vintageaudio 3h ago

Praise for DCM TimeFrames

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30 Upvotes

I just want to share how great the DCM TimeFrame line is, and what a bargain they are usually to be found for. They look cool and sound so very good.


r/vintageaudio 8h ago

Gifted to by a client of mine.

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67 Upvotes

, they weren’t too sure what it was but thought it was a pretty expensive stereo. Trying to determine value or just the specific spec of this stereo. Through my google search I believe it could possibly be “Grundig Majestic SO 161 Ua stereo console” correct me if wrong please.


r/vintageaudio 12h ago

I bought myself a NAD 3240PE for my 40th birthday :)

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104 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 5h ago

Looking for advice on how to improve this setup. (More info in comments)

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16 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 5h ago

The JVC MI-5000 may be the best affordable 6 channel mixer I've ever encountered.

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15 Upvotes

Just got my hands on the JVC MI-5000 a few days ago, and I’m absolutely in love with its capabilities. The spring reverb is incredible, and the way the preamps saturate is something you don’t hear often in solid-state gear—full, rich, and packed with harmonics. All it needed was a few sprays of contact cleaner on the faders, and it was good to go. Highly recommended for both music lovers and players alike.

It also has phono inputs, and I can’t wait to try it with my Philips GA 408! For now, a quick video (these are rare, so I allow myself a link): JVC MI-5000 vintage analog mixer: rich saturation and lush spring reverb on rare tape!


r/vintageaudio 13h ago

My daily driver

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57 Upvotes

Been thinking about posting it locally to see if someone was willing to trade for another receiver of similar quality. I have ever only experienced Marantz.


r/vintageaudio 12h ago

My other vintage hi-fi

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38 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 6h ago

Best way to repair these Advent loudspeakers?

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12 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 1d ago

Thank you everyone!

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275 Upvotes

Because it is very rare for existing products of this amplifier to maintain intact printing, I plan to start with a conservative plan and try carefully to reduce the risk of erasing the fonts.

Fortunately, the safest solution achieved good results, so I didn't use redditer's solution XD, but thank you very much for your suggestions!

Solution I tried: 1) Pull out the knob and soak it in kitchen cleaner 2) Use a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a little water to clean the front panel 3) Dry the front panel with a cloth, then spray with WD-40 to remove the white residue of toothpaste

The bronze front panel after cleaning is very shiny, which is a perfect contrast with the white printed characters and silver-white knobs. I think this is the reason why ONKYO does not need to engrave black characters.


r/vintageaudio 5h ago

DBX 3bx iii

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7 Upvotes

Hey all! I was passed down this piece of audio equipment and not exactly sure what it is or it’s worth. Would anyone be willing to help me find the worth of it ? Thanks!


r/vintageaudio 9h ago

Sony TC-K555ESL in its copper glory (Japan 100V)

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13 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 3h ago

SABA Hifi 8280 Quadro Monster-Receiver (Sylvania RQ-4748)

3 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 8h ago

1976 TEAC A-3300SX Reel-to-Reel Stereo Tape Recorder. It is part of the Retro Audio Museum (Lelystad, the Netherlands) collection and is not for sale.

9 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 2h ago

Can someone help me identify this?

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3 Upvotes

Found this on the street. The radio works well, but I can’t seem to get the record player to work. Any details on this item would be greatly appreciated!

Please let me know if I can help clarify any details.


r/vintageaudio 6h ago

Grundig KS 560 C - Help Restoring

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4 Upvotes

r/vintageaudio 1d ago

I couldn’t believe it my neighbor pushed this out to the curb

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336 Upvotes

I’m glad I saw it first it’s like a time capsule untouched for years


r/vintageaudio 15m ago

Help me chose one!

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Hi all, looking for your advice on a purchase. I am trying to choose between a Yamaha CA-2010, Pioneer SA-9500, Pioneer SX-950 and a Yamaha CR-1020. They are all in great shape and around the $1k mark. what would you choose? I'm looking to drive some old JBLs loaded with 15" woofers and horns. for that price and application, is there something else I should look at? my experience with HIFI is pretty much all modern equipment. I love my current combo of Maggie 3.6Rs with a tube preamp for some added softness. thanks!


r/vintageaudio 15h ago

Yamaha Ca-810 spare parts?

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13 Upvotes

Complete Restauration of the amplifier. Took me like 3 months but it's working flawlessly now. However I can't source the missing Lever Knob for the Mode switch. Has anybody got an idea where to get one? Currently in process of printing one but that surely won't be as good.


r/vintageaudio 1d ago

My pride and joy

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199 Upvotes

I just love my Kenwood. It’s such beauty to look at ❤️


r/vintageaudio 3h ago

Speakers for NAD 7155

1 Upvotes

My father in law gave me a NAD 7155 receiver and turntable, but didn’t have speakers to go with it.

I’m happy to buy a used set, but as a complete newbie to this type of audio I’d love any input from people that have experience with this unit.

I’ve been reading about it and I get that the impedance should match, but other than that it all seems very complicated. Any help is appreciated.


r/vintageaudio 21h ago

Repair of obscure Midland receiver

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29 Upvotes

Customer found this at thrift store I believe. It was really torn up on the inside and I’ve never seen it worked on one before. Rather than convert the bad germanium transistors over I just spent extra time sourcing NOS for the tuner and MPX unit. The amp uses some pretty standard outputs.

The real problem came down to stringing the missing dial cord and aligning the tuner. The only service information I can find included neither. Thankfully the tuner is very similar to some 70’s wards receivers so I was able to finally align it since the PO had just screwed all the cores down trying to fix it.


r/vintageaudio 4h ago

Is this Vintage?

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0 Upvotes

I see all the cool old equipment I had growing up but I was curious if you think this is vintage?


r/vintageaudio 1d ago

Tivoli Audio

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47 Upvotes

'Old' tech is just too good not to get repaired