[Dynaco ST-70 series 3]

2 hours ago, Marvel said:

 

A $150 dollar purchase back then would be a bit over $975 today.

 

Bruce

For sure.  I also had a couple of Stereo 35's.  I think they were Stereo 35's.  Built all of them without any problems, good instructions.  I also bought the PAS-3 preamp.  For the money it was pretty sweet sounding.  I had a Dual 1019 Turntable and whatever Shure cartridge was the latest and greatest.  Same store also carried Altec Lansing Speakers which were considered very good at the time.  I loved those Voice of the Theater speakers they had.

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On 11/19/2017 at 2:14 AM, garyrc said:

MultiEQ is a low grade version, MultiEQ XT is better, and MultiEQ XT 32 is reputed to be the best.  Even if you stick with MultiEQ, read this through; it's the best I've seen.  "Audyssey FAQ Linked Here"

 

Thanks for the link.  Very interesting.  After reading your equipment list I am pretty impressed.  I can just imagine what that sounds like.  I once heard a pair of Klipschorns at a high end stereo shop in Detroit.  It was just awesome and when I got home and listened to my system, I never turned it on again for almost two weeks.  Back then I thought I had a decent system consisting of a Empire Troubadour Turntable, Fisher 500 receiver and Acoustic Research AR3 speakers.

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22 hours ago, MetropolisLakeOutfitters said:

 

There are significant reasons to go from R-26F's to RP-280F's, the biggest of which is the titanium tweeter instead of aluminum plus the new horn, they are significantly smoother and less harsh at higher volume.  And yes I'm a seller, but that don't make it a false statement.  

I thank you for your suggestion but with a fixed income, the RP280F's are a little out of my budget right now.  What I did notice yesterday while watching a Blu Ray movie is that there was no brightness, at least not like I experience with music CDs.  Same goes with TV viewing.  Just hear the nice detail and no harshness.  My CD player certainly isn't state of the art.  It's an old Sony recorder/player I specifically bought to transfer about 500 45rpm records to CD's.  I was a wedding/party DJ many years ago and many of the tunes I had cannot be found, especially the ones by the one song wonders.  Granted, not the best quality coming from 45's but good enough for background party music.

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On 11/18/2017 at 6:45 PM, wuzzzer said:

Imo Onkyo to Denon would be a lateral move.  Marantz would be an upgrade.

 

Also as willand stated your room will have a bigger impact on sound than amplification will unless there's something wrong with your amplification.

Nothing wrong with amplification.  I just believe Onkyo amps do sound a little brighter than say Denon or Marantz.  That was the first think I noticed when I replaced by old Denon receiver with the Onkyo and that is when I was using Def Tech Pro Monitors.  I'm a newbie here but have been around the hobby quite some time.  First receiver was an HH Scott so that will give you an idea of my age. :-)

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I am running a 5.1 system and have no real desire for Atmos and buying more speakers, etc.   I have no idea which version of Audyssey I'm running.  All I can see is Audyssey MultEQ dynamic volume.  I would say my room is very well dampened with thick wall to wall carpet and a few couches.  Nothing on walls to cut down or absorb any harshness.  Not so sure the Audyssey is working correctly.  This was the first time I calibrated the system and got a low subwoofer level where I had to crank it up 5db.  I calibrated twice with same results.  When I had the Def Tech subwoofer I had to back it down.  Doesn't make sense to me.

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I presently have an Onkyo TX NR626 reciever that is now powering my new Klipsch R26 F's.  The Onkyo's have a trait for being slightly on the bright side and is more amplified with the new Klipsch speakers.  Was thinking about going with Denon or Marantz to tone that brightness down a bit despite going through a complete calibration with the Audyssey EQ.  Wondered if anyone else did the same.  I love the detail in the Klipsch but just a tad on the bright side.  I'm not sure if "bright" is the correct word to use.  Maybe it should be the horn sound. :-)

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This sounds interesting because I just bought a pair of the R26 F towers and SW12 woofer replacing a pair of Def Tech Pro 800 wall speakers.  The receiver I have is an Onkyo TX NR 626 which is on the bright side to begin with and now with the Klipsch towers it sounds even brighter.  I previously had a Denon but the unit was outdated in terms of Dolby.  Thinking maybe I should consider selling the Onkyo and getting a Denon or Marantz receiver.

[Dynaco ST-70 series 3]

Back in the mid 60's I bought a Dyna Kit Stereo 70 and boy it was no where near what one would cost now but I'm thinking the ST 70 of today would use better grade components.