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Would love to add my two bits to my lil vintage audio setup!
First up, my Philips turntable 242.
Bought it from a dealer in Mumbai,I overpaid,paid almost double its price. What the heck,this was my first TT and experience with vintage!
Having said that,it's in great condition. Neat and tidy to look at! It came with a e400 cart. Cosmetically in very nice condition I must say!
I have replaced the cart and stylus now with a jico stylus from Japan and a shure m44-7 cart. The sound quality and experience has gone up ten fold! The combination really makes the TT sing quite beautifully! I can't thank shafic Bhai from Mumbai and Selvin sir from Blr enough! More on them later!
The belt on the TT is a lil old,need a replacement for that for sure.
Next up, vintage pioneer speakers! Model CS 205. Absolutely mint condition,picked them up locally in Mumbai from an old gentleman. Hooked them up to the denon, occasionally felt they sound just as good as my polks! Just a lil bit of lows were missing, needed a lil push from the Polk sub. The speakers are about 20 inches tall,look gorgeous in the wood veneer finish. Need to keep them at least 10 feet apart to experience a nice open and wide soundstage. The Polks are definitely more crisp,wider and clearer,but the pioneers have a warm vintage kind of sound. Ideal from my turntable and amp.
Last but not the least, my sansui AU777! Now this is the heart and soul of my vintage lp setup! I nearly missed this sale, the moment I saw it,I called up shafic bhai and booked the amp! Eferd,who is a member told me regarding the amp for sale on the forum so thanks to him! What can I say about the amp! Beautiful to look at and the sound is to fall in love with! Sweet sounding and close to tube like! Don't be fooled by the lil 25 watts 8 ohm per channel rubbish that the specs say! I have yet to go beyond 40% on the volume knob! Really really powerful for home use. Puts my denon to shame for sure! Has so many features on the amp that I'm yet to learn! Such a lovely yet powerful amp! Believe me, after hearing this amp, I've stopped believing in watts ratings. The amp is in really good shape for being so so old! All the pots and the internals are original.
My first lps were bought from Selvin sir from Blr who incidentally also was instrumental in advising me for the jico stylus from Japan that I bought. All thanks to him! Very nice man to talk to!
Shafic bhai, I don't know what to say about this man. I have been to his house a few times, bought lps from him, bought the amp from him. He is one of the very few lovers of vintage music I know! Such a nice and humble man! After I bought the amp, I wanted to get it checked out and serviced. Shafic bhai immediately made time for me. Again I went to his place with the amp. We sat for 4 hours at his place while he so patiently cleant the amp internals. He used a lil bit of deoxit on the pots and viola! Brand new! All the junk was cleared off the knobs and pots! Along with that he inspected my Philips 242. The platter was making a lil sound, guess what, he fixed that too. So patiently he helped me solve these lil niggling problems. He even changed my cart and stylus and put the shure and jico on the TT.
This gentleman spent 4 hours of his time with me that day,and all he got from me was good wishes and a thank you! He is a true gentleman who just loves his music! Thanks to shafic bhai for all the help he has given not only to me,but to countless of forum members without anything in return!
I listen to about 5 to 6 records on my off day everytime.No skip at all with the new cart and stylus, just beautiful sounding music!
Very soon,I want to upgrade my turntable. Looking for something more intermediate. Also looking out for a dancing lights equalizer. Will make my vintage setup complete!
Thank you for reading!
First up, my Philips turntable 242.
Bought it from a dealer in Mumbai,I overpaid,paid almost double its price. What the heck,this was my first TT and experience with vintage!
Having said that,it's in great condition. Neat and tidy to look at! It came with a e400 cart. Cosmetically in very nice condition I must say!
I have replaced the cart and stylus now with a jico stylus from Japan and a shure m44-7 cart. The sound quality and experience has gone up ten fold! The combination really makes the TT sing quite beautifully! I can't thank shafic Bhai from Mumbai and Selvin sir from Blr enough! More on them later!
The belt on the TT is a lil old,need a replacement for that for sure.
Next up, vintage pioneer speakers! Model CS 205. Absolutely mint condition,picked them up locally in Mumbai from an old gentleman. Hooked them up to the denon, occasionally felt they sound just as good as my polks! Just a lil bit of lows were missing, needed a lil push from the Polk sub. The speakers are about 20 inches tall,look gorgeous in the wood veneer finish. Need to keep them at least 10 feet apart to experience a nice open and wide soundstage. The Polks are definitely more crisp,wider and clearer,but the pioneers have a warm vintage kind of sound. Ideal from my turntable and amp.
Last but not the least, my sansui AU777! Now this is the heart and soul of my vintage lp setup! I nearly missed this sale, the moment I saw it,I called up shafic bhai and booked the amp! Eferd,who is a member told me regarding the amp for sale on the forum so thanks to him! What can I say about the amp! Beautiful to look at and the sound is to fall in love with! Sweet sounding and close to tube like! Don't be fooled by the lil 25 watts 8 ohm per channel rubbish that the specs say! I have yet to go beyond 40% on the volume knob! Really really powerful for home use. Puts my denon to shame for sure! Has so many features on the amp that I'm yet to learn! Such a lovely yet powerful amp! Believe me, after hearing this amp, I've stopped believing in watts ratings. The amp is in really good shape for being so so old! All the pots and the internals are original.
My first lps were bought from Selvin sir from Blr who incidentally also was instrumental in advising me for the jico stylus from Japan that I bought. All thanks to him! Very nice man to talk to!
Shafic bhai, I don't know what to say about this man. I have been to his house a few times, bought lps from him, bought the amp from him. He is one of the very few lovers of vintage music I know! Such a nice and humble man! After I bought the amp, I wanted to get it checked out and serviced. Shafic bhai immediately made time for me. Again I went to his place with the amp. We sat for 4 hours at his place while he so patiently cleant the amp internals. He used a lil bit of deoxit on the pots and viola! Brand new! All the junk was cleared off the knobs and pots! Along with that he inspected my Philips 242. The platter was making a lil sound, guess what, he fixed that too. So patiently he helped me solve these lil niggling problems. He even changed my cart and stylus and put the shure and jico on the TT.
This gentleman spent 4 hours of his time with me that day,and all he got from me was good wishes and a thank you! He is a true gentleman who just loves his music! Thanks to shafic bhai for all the help he has given not only to me,but to countless of forum members without anything in return!
I listen to about 5 to 6 records on my off day everytime.No skip at all with the new cart and stylus, just beautiful sounding music!
Very soon,I want to upgrade my turntable. Looking for something more intermediate. Also looking out for a dancing lights equalizer. Will make my vintage setup complete!
Thank you for reading!
