Recent content by Vintage999

Thanks guys for the info on the Scott transistor. Would have taken me weeks to figure out what you did in minutes.

Purchased a Scott 477 receiver in excellent exterior condition - not a scratch of the face. Ran it for about two weeks in the insides caught firs, Actually, two resistors on the output board went up. I traced the problem to a pre-output driver motorola transistor. A pretty standard looking...

The Eminent Technology sub would be perfect for large movie theaters. The sub and its installation is expensive, but a reasonable business expense for an I-Max or large 3D theater. Listening to music is noble...

Bruce Thigpen of Emminent Technology developed the most powerful sub I have ever heard. It was at winter CES in Vegas a few years back. The unit was a huge fan. Bruce designed it to modulate frequency by changing speed and amplitude by changing the pitch of the blades (at least I think it...

Your power amplifier with its larger power supply puts demands on your ac that source components do not. Put your best cord on the power amp. If you acquire a new cord and using it results in an image shift to hard left or right, or images become diffuse with a change of tonality, it is likely...

Marc is a class act that is trustworthy and worth a serious reading. He will not betray your trust - plus he's like really smart. He's fully capable of circuit analysis, knowing more about circuit construction than most manufacturers. Good reading...

No rule is absolute in audio, but for the most part, I don't care for the sound of plated wires... Good listening...

Clearaudio Maestro

David Ogden Stiers has died from colon cancer. Stiers was a true audiophile and music lover. Unlike so many tv stars, Stiers did not crave attention nor did he try to focus the spotlight on himself. I first met David in the early 1990s at the Chicago CES. He was in the Lineaum room checking...

If I recall, Roy Hall imported those to the States. They are a nice speaker. Good listening...

Paid exactly $100 for my KLH 5 pair. Elderly couple had them in Fort Wayne, Indiana - physically perfect. Paid $11.00 for a rough pair of Jensen Model 15. Rebuilt from the bottom up... all recapped and refoamed. ..Yummy old style sound. Good listening...

Played with the controls till blue in the face. Even pulled the tweets and installed a set of Philips domes from a pair of Avid 103s. Much to our surprise, the sound did not change. It's my understanding that when I bought my 5's in 1975, the model was nearing the end of it's production run -...

During my years as a reviewer I had the opportunity to audition many speakers - not only in my home, but at CES in Chicago, then in Las Vegas. Some of my favorites over time were the VMPS RM40, Silverline LaFolia, Merlin VSM, Speaker Art Super Clef, Krix Euphonix, Osborn Eclipse, ACI Sapphires...

Makes me wonder... When I bought my first pair of KLH 5 speakers back in 1975, I auditioned the speaker in a nice audio shop near Chicago. I remember loving how they sounded. I ought a pair, though not the pair I auditioned, they stayed on the shelf at the store. When I got them to my dorm...

Nice job with the crossover. I love the KLH 5. Bought my first pair in 1975. Let them go. Came back in 2012, and I'm glad I did. Listen regularly my 5's and a rebuilt pair of AR3a's. Viva la differance!!! Good listening....