SoundTowne

Hey Trey, Dave, and Mark, Glad to see you guys on here. I bought The Sound Towne from Bruce in August 2005 lock, stock, and barrell, building and all. We are still a Klipsch dealer since the early 70's. I am trying to change some plans around to attend. If you wanna plan something in Texarkana, let me know and I'll do what I can to help. We have been known to kick a few back while cranking on some good old Klipsch speakers. I know some resturaunt owners here if we want to plan something. Just let me know... BTW Trey, how can I get an Authorized Dealer Logo put on my avatar?

Dave you guys be careful down there. I have some friends coming up from the coast tomorrow. Looks like I'm gonna have a house full! I'll talk to Mike and see if he will come for the party. Todd

Hey David, I'll talk to Mike and see if he will drive the Shelby GT500 down. I'll put my ST 70 in the trunk.

Thanks Paul, will do. From what I have researched looks like a mmc20en was the factory installed cart. Which ones will work best on the linear tracking models?

I personally know this seller and he is a great guy. He is an a/v rep in Texas. I have talked to him on these, but thats alittle much for me to spend. I would be a buyer at around 2 grand. I may contact him if they don't sell. If he can get $2700 for them I want him to. If he dosen't sell them, I'll make him an offer.

Thank you very much for the info guys. I am watching a couple of cartridges on the bay now. Missed a good buy on one today. I will keep you posted. Thanks again, Todd

OK guys tell me what you think. After alot of looking and asking I settle on a vintage Bang & Olufsen 4002 (1974-1979). I found the little baby on the bay and got it for $115 bucks. I have to buy a cartridge which I can find used for about $100 bucks. We sold B&O back in the day and Bruce told me the linear tracking B&O's were very good. He also told me he sold Thorens with Rabco arms and they were hard to beat. Do any of you guys have experience with these B&O's? What do I need to do to it to insure it is working at it's best? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Todd

I couldn't have written it better Gary. You are dead on!

Artto, looks kinda complex for me, maybe one of the guys could help me build it!

Thanks for the words of advise guys. This is definitely new territory for me. I am enjoying sound tracks of Dolby True HD and DTS Master Audio on Blu Ray on a RF83 system. This tube stuff has really sparked my interest. Dave let me know when you are stopping by, would be great to meet you.

OK guys what would be my best bang for the buck for vintage gear to use with in the new Heritage Room? BUDGET MATTERS LETS DON"T GET OUT IN LEFT FIELD......

OK the lamp warning message will start displaying at 950 hours. The lamp reset is in the setup menu. Hope this helps.

I am almost positive the lamp on that model is rated for 1000 hours. I remember customers complaining about it. I would not let it run over the 1000 range. I have seem the lamps explode and destroy the projector. Make sure you reset the lamp timer after replacement.

That 1,000 hours comes around pretty quick, be sure and don't leave it on if you not watching it.

The budget for the electronics is going to be tight. Probably need the best bang for the buck. What do I need to look for turntable wise? Whats affordable for a pre and power amp? Still......Looking for a nice set of Khorns for the collection..........

Gary you have mail..

Greg that is some awesome work. It's nice to see someone that takes that kinda pride in what they do. Todd

BTW How do I upload pic on here??

I'll be honest, after what I heard today I am excited! Man it really sounded great. Got a couple of buds that have some turntables and some vinyl. Next step get a preamp and listen to them on a tt. I'll take some pics for you guys. I'ff try and do it tomorrow. Thanks for the tips on the tube gear. I have NO experience with it. It was alot of fun listening to that 30 year old + gear. I don't have an unlimited budget, please think about me if you come across anything I might be interested in. BTW my new (1983) Brazilian Rosewood Laquered Belle's are beautiful......

Today we used a Yamaha CD player with a variable preout straight to the amp.The Belles looked to have AA networks they looked factory. I just glanced at them, I uncrated them hooked them to the Dynaco and enjoyed. The guy that owns the amp said it had been in the attic for years.After he built it, he took it to PWK at the factory and they hooked it up and Paul tinkered with it. He said Paul was impressed with the sound of it. He used to work on Paul's airplane years ago. We just turned it on and let it warm up for a few minutes and cranked it up. Man it sounded wonderful! What caps do I need for them? I can install them.

What bad experience did you have with the Yamaha? Been selling them a long time and they are rock solid. Sounds like to might have got that lemon. Check out the Yamaha RXV 663 or RXV863. Both have no problem driving Klipsch speakers.

Well to answer question one... I did not start the business in 1969 I was only 4. Bruce was a McIntosh dealer (among others of the era) and had Heritage gear playing. I went to work for him in 1985 as a car audio guy back in the boom days. I moved to the home side around 2000 and bought Bruce out in 2005. We are in a small market and the majority of what we sell is receiver based product for home theater. We don't have any 2 channel customers. That is one reason for me buying up old Klipsch gear and displaying it. Maybe it will generate some interest. As for for question 2 we set the bias on the Dynaco and it sounds great. My Belles arrived my truck this afternoon, so we hooked the Dynaco to them...awesome....So buy it or not, thats the way it happened my friend. Absurd or not, I have to buy what will sell, and in my market multi-channel sells. I can only invest so much for pleasure.

Hey guys I have an old customer of mine, (he is in his 80's and was a personal friend of PWK) that built a Dynaco 70 watt tube amp back in the 70's. He told me it was in his attic. I asked him to get it down and bring it by the store and lets fire it up. I have no experience with tube amps. All I can say is WOW. I connected them to some HeresyII's and the sound was absolutely awesome. I have heard people talk about tubes but I thought it was a bunch of BS. Well the BS s on me. The Heresy's sounded better than I have ever heard. They were so natural sounding it was amazing. My Belle's are scheduled for delivery tomorrow, can't wait to hear this amp on them. Guess I'm gonna have to start looking for some tube gear. OK Guru's what do I need to look for as far as a preamp and power amp to demo the old Heritage stuff on?

I'll buy it if we can get together. Shipping is going to be tough!

Is that the one on Ebay going for around $1250.00?