I thought I'd share a photo of my latest venture. I decided that I would like to put together a vintage stereo system, but I couldn't spend over $200. I went over, but not by much.
Scott 335R receiver, Advent Legacy III speakers, and Realistic LAB 395 turntable. It's not vintage, but I also sneaked a CD player in that I had stuck in a closet.
I picked up the receiver for $35 at a flea market. I gave it a good cleaning inside and out, checked the output voltage bias, and hooked up some speakers. All of the pots were noisy, but a little Deoxit took care of that. It sounds wonderful.
I bought the speakers from guy who specializes in refurbishing vintage speakers. This was the most expensive item at $140. He did a great job of refoaming these speakers and they are very nice sounding.
I found the turntable on Craigslist for $35. It was nasty and I gave it a good cleaning inside and out. I also had to clean out all of the old grease and regrease it. Some damping grease to the tone arm kept it from rising and falling too fast. Replacing the cartridge and needle busted my $200 limit, but I only paid $35 for the replacement. I wasn't going to spend a great deal on this old turntable, so no expensive cartridge. It works amazing well and sounds very good for what it is.
I also grabbed a set of Realistic PRO 60 headphones (made by Koss) at a garage sale for $7. I replaced the ear foam and they sound pretty good.
Shot with Fuji X-T2, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI with Lens Turbo II.
I thought I'd share a photo of my latest venture. I decided that I would like to put together a vintage stereo system, but I couldn't spend over $200. I went over, but not by much.
Scott 335R receiver, Advent Legacy III speakers, and Realistic LAB 395 turntable. It's not vintage, but I also sneaked a CD player in that I had stuck in a closet.
I picked up the receiver for $35 at a flea market. I gave it a good cleaning inside and out, checked the output voltage bias, and hooked up some speakers. All of the pots were noisy, but a little Deoxit took care of that. It sounds wonderful.
I bought the speakers from guy who specializes in refurbishing vintage speaker. This was the most expensive item at $140. He did a great job of refoaming these speakers and they are very nice sounding.
I found the turntable on Craigslist for $35. It was nasty and I gave it a good cleaning inside and out. I also had to clean out all of the old grease and regrease it. Some damping grease to the tone arm kept it from rising and falling too fast. Replacing the cartridge and needle busted my $200 limit, but I only paid $35 for the replacement. I wasn't going to spend a great deal on this old turntable, so no expensive cartridge. It works amazing well and sounds very good for what it is.
I also grabbed a set of Realistic PRO 60 headphones (made by Koss) at a garage sale for $7. I replaced the ear foam and they sound pretty good.
Shot with Fuji X-T2, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI with Lens Turbo II.
I thought I'd share a photo of my latest venture. I decided that I would like to put together a vintage stereo system, but I couldn't spend over $200. I went over, but not by much.
Scott 335R receiver, Advent Legacy III speakers, and Realistic LAB 395 turntable. It's not vintage, but I also sneaked a CD player in that I had stuck in a closet.
I picked up the receiver for $35 at a flea market. I gave it a good cleaning inside and out, checked the output voltage bias, and hooked up some speakers. All of the pots were noisy, but a little Deoxit took care of that. It sounds wonderful.
I bought the speakers from guy who specializes is refurbishing vintage speaker. This was the most expensive item at $140. He did a great job of refoaming these speakers and they are very nice sounding.
I found the turntable on Craigslist for $35. It was nasty and I gave it a good cleaning inside and out. I also had to clean out all of the old grease and regrease it. Some damping grease to the tone arm kept it from rising and falling too fast. Replacing the cartridge and needle busted my $200 limit, but I only paid $35 for the replacement. I wasn't going to spend a great deal on this old turntable, so no expensive cartridge. It works amazing well and sounds very good for what it is.
I also grabbed a set of Realistic PRO 60 headphones (made by Koss) at a garage sale for $7. I replaced the ear foam and they sound pretty good.
Shot with Fuji X-T2, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI with Lens Turbo II.
