Posts by Chops

Quote: Originally Posted by MattTCG      I certainly appreciate the alternative on vintage amps and have heard many here that I respect praise them for their ability to drive orthos to their full...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrspeakers  Hm, the proper way to put them on is essentially to pre-stretch the elastic "waist" the forms the innermost edge of the mounting gasket.  You are the first person I mailed...

Quote: Originally Posted by BleaK  Was this the dog pads?   Yes sir. When I ordered my Mad Dog's, I got the full blown version with the pads and strap. However, when I received them, I noticed that the...

Edit...     I just installed the new replacement pads that Dan sent me a few days ago. What a royal PITA that was. For the life of me, I could not get these things to go on at all. I would get about a third of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by ardgedee  When you have vintage equipment (especially receivers and integrateds), it's a good idea to get an account on audiokarma; there are a lot more people familiar with older equipment...

Bump on post #6319 above?...

Quote: Originally Posted by palmfish  I remember that series from Technics. My father had an integrated amp and tuner from that line. I have no idea about the quality, but my dad did have excellent taste,...

I was just thinking, when we moved, I dropped of a very nice Technics SU-8099 back off at my father's house to save some space in our new apartment. More so because the last few times I tried using it, it was producing a lot of...

Quote: Originally Posted by beyondthepale35  Thats all I needed to hear. I definitely dont need as huge a soundstage as the 701s; while impressive, definitely took my mind off the music and i spent more time trying to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skylab  It sold for $1,295...in 1978! Adjusted for inflation that would be over $4,500 today. On eBay working ones seem to go from $1,500-$3,500 depending on condition, how many are on eBay...