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  1. 13 hours ago, Coytee said:

     

    I once had that exact GX-747.  Decided I wasn't using it much anymore....gave it to a friend.  To give it to him, I loaded it into my car (along with all my tapes) and drive about 4 hours (one way) to deliver it to him.

     

    Of all the things I've given away...  if I were to be offered any of them back, this is probably the one thing I'd accept.

     

     

    Although I bough my GX77 new, my 747 is the king of my RTR's. Love this thing. I can't see myself parting with it. In fact, I would love to get my hands on one in BLACK. The only thing better than a RTR is TWO RTR's! LOL

  2. On 9/17/2016 at 1:08 PM, HDBRbuilder said:

    BTW, back when I worked at Klipsch I put on a few parties at my little rent house out in the country south of Emmett, AR.  I used my old H/K 900+ receiver (32 wpc in quad mode) in those days (still have it!), and I would throw a pair of plant loaner LaScalas  backed up to the rear of the house so that they projected out across the back yard, where MOST of the partying was going on, and I had the Heresys in the living room, where the equipment was...Lascalas on speakers A- LF and RF, and Heresys on speakers A- LR and RR with the receiver in quad mode, with my TEAC A2340-R LF and RF outputs going into the H/K LF and RF inputs on quad tape-in, while the inputs for LR and RR on the same receiver input had the cassette deck (Technics R-676-AUS) R and L outputs in them.  This allowed me to have country music in the living room through the receiver's same tape monitor, and Rock going to the LaScalas outside at the same time...and all I had to do was raise or lower the joystick balance control and volume control on the receiver to crank more or less output into whichever pair of speakers needed it.  My turntable (Technics SL-1300) was used only while changing tapes...and lots of folks could NOT understand how I was dong it!  LOL!

     

    NICE!

  3. On 9/17/2016 at 9:15 AM, audiodogster said:

    I'd like to see if I could just touch up the original finish. It wouldn't be perfect but maybe a paint correction pen would do the trick.

     

     

    EDIT: Is Duratex probably what was used on these in the first place?

    Some one else will have to answer that. I know duratex is commonly used by folks but not sure what Klipsch used. If you veneer, I can help.

  4. 14 hours ago, HDBRbuilder said:

    The simple answer to "Is Reel-to-Reel really that good..." is....if it WASN'T, then why do Neil Young and so many others still use it for their mastering?  Fidelity in R2R is all about quality tape, great tape recording and playback heads, and a dependable quality drive unit....COMBINED with high tape speed, and physical tape/head track width dimensions...PLUS making sure everything is adjusted properly.

     

    It is the king of analog recording, the king of analog mixing, and the king of analog playback.  And for those who highly prize classics re-mixes, or re-mastered originals, from pre-digital days, then those re-mixes or re-masters come from tape masters, no matter whether the final output source YOU prefer is digital or not. So, that pretty much covers the answer in a nutshell.

     

    Back when recordings were cut directly to the record itself was a VERY long time ago, but since then recordings were put on tape, and quite often put on synchronized multi-track tape machines in separate tracks depending on how many mic sources were used and how many overdubs would be needed to "assemble the music" for final use on two, or more tracked playback media, such as stereo, quad, etc.  The same thing is done digitally nowadays more often than not, but how can you possibly take a NON-digitally recorded media from back when digital had not even been invented (yet) and re-master or re-mix it without using the original tape masters to begin with, and still maintain FIDELITY?  Everybody has their own opinions of what they LIKE best, but this is about SOURCE material...and analog does NOT lose a thing that was recorded, providing the recorded media was high quality, recorded on the right equipment, and the work was done by somebody who knew what they were doing!

     

    And yes, I still have my TEAC A-2340-R...and I still play tapes recorded back in the 1970's with it, although I play digital media much more often, simply because good tape is so much more expensive now.  And I have been using a DBX II model 124 ever since I bought the tape deck and it together in 1975!

     

    Trust me, when you KNOW HOW to "run a party" using music, you can literally choreograph with that music when people will leave the dance floor, get another drink, or be romantic ON that dance floor (or off of it)...and having two or more hours of music on one tape, which YOU can record...and another two or three to follow that first one, can take you away from the DJ table and let you be a real party PARTICIPANT!...for quite some time!  So what do you tell a partier who keeps asking for a particular song request?  You simply tell them that "it is coming", or "you missed it, because you got here late!" because you know what you recorded, and about when it will pop up, if it hasn't already done so.

     

    Well said!!

  5. 1 hour ago, Angryvet73 said:

    Not to be obnoxious or rude but how old are you? I started in 1962 with "audio" and hence have seen and heard many changes over the years. Back in the day 70-73 was in the Army overseas at that time my main system was a Pioneer SX 1080 receiver a Pioneer PL 71 turntable, Pioneer CS 99A, and a Teac 2010 R-R. If you ever are so fortunate to hear a system even close to this vintage your questions would be answered!


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    Who are you asking? LOL

  6. 1 minute ago, Mallette said:

    Those things you mentioned as reasons to dislike DBX are amateur errors.  A correctly set DBX actually does NOTHING!  By that I mean the best setting is the one you can't hear except that the dynamic range is that of the original sound and the noise floor reduced.  I find not having DBX in use more objectionable by far that these complaints. 

     

    Getting the right setting isn't rocket science but some seem to be unable to hear "just right."  I use a Re-equalizer post phono stage for 78s that allows adjustment for the varying curves used prior to RIAA standardization.  Same there.  You either hear "right" or you don't.  While there are tables for the various labels and years, I find using those mainly to get in the neighborhood best, then a quick adjustment or two to "tune in." 

     

    Dave

    Could not agree more!

  7. 26 minutes ago, Mallette said:

    I am totally devoted to DBX noise reduction and have been since it appeared in the late 70s.  AAMOF, I still have my original 116 and it still works nicely.  Aside from eliminated such hiss as there may be, I use it to restore the dynamic range to both LPs and to tapes.  After so many decades it takes me no longer to get it set than to set the volume...and no more thought.  Main DBX these days is a 4BX. 

     

    I've always felt the bias against DBX as silly as that against RIAA.  Reasons are similar, and the result is greater accuracy not "enhancement." 

     

    Dave

    There is a lot of hate for the DBX Range Expansion systems. I bought my 3BX III new in 1983 and it's been in my system since new. Granted, moderation is the key. Heavy amounts of expansion and impact restoration results in the sound "breathing" or "pulsing" for lack of a better word.

     

    I would LOVE to own a 4BX!

     

     

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  8. I've found with just a little eq tweak, mine sound great! I have some very LARGE Cerwin Vegas as rear speakers that do assist with bass as needed but I've found the La Scala stand on their own very well. Given the tastes in music you cited, I doubt you will be disappointed.

     

     

  9. Reel to reel was mentioned in another thread and I got all excited as I had not seen a thread on the subject. BUT... being the forum newb I am, I just haven't been around long enough to see one pop up. I ran a search and this appears to be the most recent discussion and I, for one, am thrilled there IS a thread. I don't care how old it is! LOL

     

    In some ways RTR is experiencing a slight renaissance. Revox has plans for a new machine next year and there are at least 3 sources for NEW magnetic tape. ATR, RMG/Pyral and Splicit.

     

    I don't know where to start in terms of a comment after reading this entire thread but I have 5 reel to reels and I love each and every one of them. I am the original owner of an Akai GX-77 I purchased in Tokyo while in the service in 1983. I love the Akai's for the GX heads (glass and crystal ferrite) and also own a GX-747 and GX-630 (both 10.5" units) as well as Pioneer RT-909. Reels are played in our house OFTEN. While in Japan, I purchased lots of vinyl and the majority of it has a SINGLE pass on it as I dubbed all my vinyl to reel and I still practice this today with my new vinyl purchases.

     

    No shortage of vintage gear in our house...

     

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  10. On 9/11/2016 at 4:25 PM, dwilawyer said:

    2 Channel has always been a welcome home to discuss vinyl and reel to reel.

     

    I understand the thinking about a subsection,  but there is a downside to getting too many subcategories. 

     

    One is that there are thousands of posts on vinyl already in 2 Channel and there is some advantage to having it all in one place.  Second, in two channel if will be seen by more people, making the chance for more responses and interest.

     

    Vinyl and turntables have always been a major part of 2 Channel, but like everything else it ebbs and flows.

    What?! Reel to reel is being discussed? Reely? <-- haha get it?

     

    Being somewhat of a newb, I hadn't noticed and discussions of said topic. They say it's coming back, you know! ;)

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  11. 8 minutes ago, audiodogster said:

    It was on Atlanta Craigslist, past week or so. It could have been less than $1200 it went for but that's what they wanted. The cabinets had been spray painted black, looked pretty bad in the pictures. 

     

    You don't happen to need another pair do you? :P

     

    LoLz... I'm good. I bought mine almost 2 months ago. Seller was a flipper... had some Chorus' for sale and some other gear. Nice guy. I think $1200 was fair for all original 1981's.

    LaScala2.jpeg

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  12. On 9/7/2016 at 1:36 AM, audiodogster said:

    A set of the vanilla La Scala sold locally for $1200. I have listed mine on Atlanta Craigslist with a high price of $2000 or best offer to see if I get any nibbles. That should give me some time to play around with some of the relatively cheap/easy modifications like the ported bass box and side braces. If anyone is interested, let me know, I am very open to offers, worst I can do is refuse. I may end up keeping these but I want to keep options open. My main motivation to sell these is for size considerations (they will fit but will make me have to change my bookshelfs sooner than I want to)  and the commercial finish which clashes with the antique French and English furniture in my home. I also don't have an incredible amount of time to devote to modifying them to perfection like so many people do. I may be better suited to find something my ears like better without modification. If I do sell/trade these, I am hoping to be able to pick up some Monitor Audio floorstanding speakers and some good amps, basically the money will go into improving the parts of my system I haven't even been able to touch.

     

     

    So beyond that announcement, I do have an inquiry. As I mentioned before, I will have to change bookshelfs sooner than I want to if I use these in my setup. Currently I have some nice English bookcases but upon actually seeing them in my room for the first time, I need something to fill the wall better. That would be built in bookshelfs. So my question would be, ideally, how would I place these? How far from each wall? I know I should angle them in to set the convergence point slightly behind my listening position.

    When you say locally, do you mean Atlanta? I bought mine off a guy name Corey in the Marrietta area not long ago.

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