[Skylab]

That depends what you want to accomplish.  If you want to use the receiver just as a power amp, and not have its volume control active, then you would go into the "main in" jacks.

 

[Rawrbington]

ahh.  yeah thats what i wanted to do.
but the 950 must not have that feature.  no "main in", just "power in" and "pre out". 

 

[RexAeterna]

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if i wanted to use a pre amp with the pioneer would i use one of those?  or just run the pre into  the aux?

no.

the main-in allows you to use other preamps with the receiver's power amp section. the pre-outs lets you use the receiver as a dedicated preamp with other power amps.

 

[Skylab]

Main in and power in are the same thing.

 

[Rawrbington]

oh they are?
hooray!
 
are you sure?
heres a better picture:

 
i just don't want to destroy something, namely my wa2 lol

 

[5aces]

If I didn't just buy the Marantz 2500.....I'd be all over that Sansui AU22000, she's a beaut!!

Sansui AU 20000 sold today after 13 days in the system.

Here's a couple .gifs,one is avatar size,even though it's the Model 2600...
Maybe that 250 watts can tame the titanium tweeter in the JBL's.

The G 33000 @ $4,700 looks good (better condition) compared to this one on stereolist.com,even though it is listed as restored:

 

[BmWr75]

Quote:

i wonder how much space is between each rack?  the pioneer is just shy of 7 inches tall

8" I think is the spacing on the Sanus rack.  You can buy 12" poles in sets of 4-5 too, that is what I did to make the spacing on one shelf bigger.

 

[jc9394]

Quote:

The fuse-type lamps are incredibly easy to replace.  These are the ones I bought:
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marantz-LED-Custom-Made-Blue-Fuse-Lamps-7-PACK-/250966474271
 
Just take the cover off, unscrew the small circuit board holding the lamp and holder, pop out the only one, put the new one in, making sure the LED will be facing the meter, screw back together.  Done.  

Great, I will get a set and post pic when it is done.

 

[colinharding]

Had a few Dynacno SCA-35 integrated amps.  Really nice if you replace all their caps with vintage aerovox v161 or cornell dubilier greenies.  Very nice amp with a great sound.

 

[Skylab]

That's the tube integrated, right?  That is a highly sought after piece for modding, just as you said.

 

[colinharding]

That's it! I believe it's a quad of el84 with 2 12ax7 for the amp stage and then two 12ax7 for the phono stage. It is exactly the same as an ST 35, but that is just the amp.  A lot of people don't seem to realize this and end up paying quite a bit for the highly sought after ST when they could have saved a few bucks and gotten the SCA version.  There was a vintage Lafayette integrated amplifier that sounded surprisingly good as well.  It had about 6 12ax7's in it and a "bridge" for a center channel, but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called.  Also had a preamp version of that integrated that is wonderful sounding i think it is called a Lafayette KT315 and it is a really impressive preamp for its size.  Of course 99 percent of all their other gear is terrible but these two really do shine.  
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LAFAYETTE-KT315-STEREO-TUBE-PREAMP-MADE-IN-1959-USES-12AX7-TUBES-NO-TONE-CONTROL/290667602103#ht_500wt_1287
 
That should be a pic of the preamp I'm referencing.

 

[BmWr75]

How's this for something different?  A buddy on AudioKarma built a SET amp inside this old HP Oscillator case.  To quote the builder:
 
"SINGLE ENDED, ULTRA LINEAR.
(6AV5's are a hot ticket TV tube, in triode similar to 2A3 specs)

STEREO, 5.5 WATT AMPLIFIER.

TV TUBE. SEUL.

SOLID CURRENT ON OUTPUTS WITH LED BIAS ON DRIVER.

SCHADE FEEDBACK, PLATE TO PLATE/GRID. (LOCAL FBK)

It uses binding posts on the front, has new rca inputs, all the supply
caps and resistors, almost everything but this classic chassis is new."
 
You can read more about it here:  http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=376120
 

 

 

[wotts]

That is pretty awesome. I think I'll have to dig through my tubes and see if I have some of those 6AV5s around. I bet that would be a fun project.
 
Quote:

How's this for something different?  A buddy on AudioKarma built a SET amp inside this old HP Oscillator case.  To quote the builder:
 
"SINGLE ENDED, ULTRA LINEAR.
(6AV5's are a hot ticket TV tube, in triode similar to 2A3 specs)

STEREO, 5.5 WATT AMPLIFIER.

TV TUBE. SEUL.

SOLID CURRENT ON OUTPUTS WITH LED BIAS ON DRIVER.

SCHADE FEEDBACK, PLATE TO PLATE/GRID. (LOCAL FBK)

It uses binding posts on the front, has new rca inputs, all the supply
caps and resistors, almost everything but this classic chassis is new."
 
You can read more about it here:  http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=376120
 

 
 
So the guy I picked my HPM-110s from has a Sansui G8000 and a Marantz 4340 he's looking to sell as well. Either one worth looking at?
 

 

[BmWr75]

Got the amp hooked up this morning with a Marantz 3200 preamp.  This flea-watt amp sounds great through some high efficiency speakers, Tyler Acoustic PD-10s in this case.
 

 

 

[5aces]

What was your draw to this particular config?

How much gain will that amplifier take matched to the PD 10's?

Everytime I see a subwoofer,a scene conjures up from a recent comedy sketch.
A man was arrested for having 5 wives,the comic recanted: "I suppose he wanted to be nagged in surround sound and hear all the complaints travel around his head"
The largest size wife stood near his feet,she was the woofer,all she did was go Bwap Bwap Bwap Blah Blah Blah.
Stand up comics come up with some peculiar outlooks.