wualta
Orthodynamic Supremus
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True, although the example I had was just... good. To my ears, typical mid-'70s transistor sound, albeit from one of the better manufacturers of the time.
The Yamaha CR series put a plastic plug in the headphone jacks that said, "Reserved for Yamaha Orthodynamics". A pretty amusing bit of marketing hype. A few people on the ortho thread have the CR-620 and really like it with Yamaha orthos.
One of my latest acquisitions and despite the name, it's a well made receiver and sounds pretty good, a bit too much hiss with the HF-2 though, probably likes higher impedance headphones more.
Too bad it has that "brand"The guy i bought my Kenwood from said that his (wanted me to buy his, or the "steal" price of anothers on craigslist) Bose speakers and said they would be better than my B&W.
@sphinxcv - I was honestly just getting the list started. I was using this thread and some of the Ortho threads to start my research on some of the usual suspects. The prices are all over the place on this vintage gear. When Frank and others mentioned the Pioneer SX line it jumped out at me as very capable, had the features I wanted, and seemed reasonably priced. The fact that the HPO out on these were praised was a very big factor in my decision as I preffered it to speaker tapping... just my preference. I also don't have any current plans to drive speakers with it. As luck would have it I found one right away on Craigslist for $50 and figured I couldn't go wrong... So my list creation got cut short.
So I picked up this monster today. The good, it's clean inside and out, and the front silver face, dials, etc... are in perfect condition. The not so good, the "wood" sides do have some cosmetic issues so it's not pristine, but for it's age it looks pretty good. I'll do some work to clean it up and think about potential ideas to refurbish it. The VERY good is the sound. It's dead quiet with the orthos hooked up to the HPO and it is sounds wonderful. Wow, the power! I was struggling with the sound of my LCD-2's from my previous headphone amps, but beleive this '76 vintage gear has just changed that. Yes, this 35 year old receiver seems to be the key for me to really appreciate my new orthos. I've been listening since I got it home and it's just got me grinning from ear to ear. A quick listen with the HE-5LE (which I found much better with my other gear) gave me a similar reaction.
I have to say that I was hesitant that this vintage craze was a bit of FOTM, but I am now a believer!
If there is any downside to this new aquistion for me it's that I have no idea where it's going to live at my place. It's big and doesn't really fit at either of my listening spots. But for sure it's going to find a place where I can get some serious listening time with it.
@sphinxcv - I was honestly just getting the list started. I was using this thread and some of the Ortho threads to start my research on some of the usual suspects. The prices are all over the place on this vintage gear. When Frank and others mentioned the Pioneer SX line it jumped out at me as very capable, had the features I wanted, and seemed reasonably priced. The fact that the HPO out on these were praised was a very big factor in my decision as I preffered it to speaker tapping... just my preference. I also don't have any current plans to drive speakers with it. As luck would have it I found one right away on Craigslist for $50 and figured I couldn't go wrong... So my list creation got cut short.
So I picked up this monster today. The good, it's clean inside and out, and the front silver face, dials, etc... are in perfect condition. The not so good, the "wood" sides do have some cosmetic issues so it's not pristine, but for it's age it looks pretty good. I'll do some work to clean it up and think about potential ideas to refurbish it. The VERY good is the sound. It's dead quiet with the orthos hooked up to the HPO and it is sounds wonderful. Wow, the power! I was struggling with the sound of my LCD-2's from my previous headphone amps, but beleive this '76 vintage gear has just changed that. Yes, this 35 year old receiver seems to be the key for me to really appreciate my new orthos. I've been listening since I got it home and it's just got me grinning from ear to ear. A quick listen with the HE-5LE (which I found much better with my other gear) gave me a similar reaction.
I have to say that I was hesitant that this vintage craze was a bit of FOTM, but I am now a believer!
If there is any downside to this new aquistion for me it's that I have no idea where it's going to live at my place. It's big and doesn't really fit at either of my listening spots. But for sure it's going to find a place where I can get some serious listening time with it.
RexAeterna, that Yamaha looks great. For the life of me I can't get a good shot of my B-2's. The black makes it hard to get a good picture. Was the the R-9 that was on sale in Canada? Enjoy!
@sphinxcv - I was honestly just getting the list started. I was using this thread and some of the Ortho threads to start my research on some of the usual suspects. The prices are all over the place on this vintage gear. When Frank and others mentioned the Pioneer SX line it jumped out at me as very capable, had the features I wanted, and seemed reasonably priced. The fact that the HPO out on these were praised was a very big factor in my decision as I preffered it to speaker tapping... just my preference. I also don't have any current plans to drive speakers with it. As luck would have it I found one right away on Craigslist for $50 and figured I couldn't go wrong... So my list creation got cut short.
So I picked up this monster today. The good, it's clean inside and out, and the front silver face, dials, etc... are in perfect condition. The not so good, the "wood" sides do have some cosmetic issues so it's not pristine, but for it's age it looks pretty good. I'll do some work to clean it up and think about potential ideas to refurbish it. The VERY good is the sound. It's dead quiet with the orthos hooked up to the HPO and it is sounds wonderful. Wow, the power! I was struggling with the sound of my LCD-2's from my previous headphone amps, but beleive this '76 vintage gear has just changed that. Yes, this 35 year old receiver seems to be the key for me to really appreciate my new orthos. I've been listening since I got it home and it's just got me grinning from ear to ear. A quick listen with the HE-5LE (which I found much better with my other gear) gave me a similar reaction.
I have to say that I was hesitant that this vintage craze was a bit of FOTM, but I am now a believer!
If there is any downside to this new aquistion for me it's that I have no idea where it's going to live at my place. It's big and doesn't really fit at either of my listening spots. But for sure it's going to find a place where I can get some serious listening time with it.