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There is a guy over in St. Louis that dabbles in vintage stuff that has both the EPI 120's and the Polk 7's. They both look to be super clean and ready to go. Thanks for the opinions and ideas.

I have let my passion for audio gear kind of die out in the past 7 or 8 years due to health issues/ relocation and a few other things that life has thrown at us. We moved back to Illinois in 2021 after living in Tennessee for 20+ years and now we are settled in and I am getting ready to unpack...

Due to my frugal nature, my question is why they are using missiles at $400,000 a pop when a $20 cannon shell would suffice.

Love both Braun and ADS speakers, but never had experience with any of their electronics. I had a pair of Braun 830's in Teak finish and thought they were exceptional as well as a pair of 1030's.

There will be high powered tube gear with American made tubes and have remote controls, turntables and vinyl with zero static or pops.

I have shipped quite a few items and my vote would be FedEx, double boxed. Receiver wrapped in a soft non abrasive cloth or foam wrap and packed fairly tightly in the inner box, then spare no material to cushion the inner box from sturdy outer box. Pack both boxes to allow NO movement of...

Back in 1969 I managed to acquire a black on black 66 Corvette coupe 427/390HP engine with factory side pipes. I lived in a small town in Illinois close to St Louis MO and purchased it from a local guy for $2700. It listed new for about $5400. I thought I was hot stuff until one day I was...

I haven't been logging in to the forums for a good while, but my wife's 2020 drive to "organize" has me rearranging some stuff. I dug out my trusty Sony STR-6055 and got it hooked up. Still rocking since 1971. Listening to some Winwood and just enjoying the old workhorse, the tuner on it puts...

Yesterday I got a cryptic email from my old buddy Chuck in Colorado, he told me to expect a package from him today. I had with no clue as to what was in the package and I was curious to see what the heck it was. It was a good sized box and I quickly opened it to find a 1972 era Sony STR 6055...

S/c 433 There is usually one glued inside of the bottom cover.:banana:

If I didn't "enjoy" building my own computers, I would just keep an eye open for a clearance computer at one of the office supply stores. A couple of weeks ago, the local OfficeMax had a couple of HP's on clearance for $499. They were loaded, with Intel Quad Q6600 processor, 4GB Ram, 640GB hard...

Over the years I have witnessed and not complained(too much) about the practice of product downsizing. Coffee has gone from one pound (16oz.) to 13 oz. and to even smaller sizes. A half gallon of ice cream is now down to 56 or 48 oz. , I could go on and on. A sad trend, but at least the down...

Walked into a little junk shop this past Thursday and asked my standard question-"Got any vintage audio stuff?" Seeing as how I had never gottten an affirmative answer before, I was shocked when the owner said that he had an old Scott tuner. He set it up on the counter and sure enough it said...

Posting in the tube forum is probably not the best place to get an unbiased opinion. I'm more on the poor side than on the rich side, but I like the sound that a tube amp produces. The point to point wireing and the simple construction of most tube equipment makes it easier to tinker with and to...

Try the search function with the word "cleaning" and you will get a world of usefull tips and methods to help you in your quest for a clean machine!!:banana: P.S.-I would stay far away from the general use of spray silicone.

Thanks everyone for your words of kindness-it helps!

This is my birthday week, which is normally a time to celebrate. This year I have a dark shadow hanging over the day, my mother died last week on her 78th birthday. I got in the habit the past few years of calling her and asking "What were you doing fifty-xxx years ago today?" and then thanking...

Building and tinkering with computers. I also love old cars, but can't afford to do anything but look!!:banana:

I love my Imperial 6's, I prefer them to the larger Advents that I had. I spent many hours refinishing mine and they came out great. The cone tweeters are a blue color, but are easily bleached out by sunlight.

ReEdger, I am planning to work on them at some point. I just had cervical spinal surgery this past week and am forbidden to do just about anything for a month or so. I just had my staples removed today and the Doctor ordered no bending, twisting, turning and no lifting above a few ounces...

Available locally-there are no labels on them. They look familiar, but I can't place them. I just had cervical spinal surgery and can't go look at them in the flesh. Any help would be appreciated.

Here is a pretty good shot of a W60E tweeter.

Thanks Pickoid, that is exactly what I needed. I have emailed three foam retailers and they have all confirmed that no ready made foam is available. Do you still have the Advents ?

Thanks for the replies. I thought maybe stacked Advent 2's might sound good.

Just got back from a visit to our old home area in Illinois and my sister gave me two sets of Advent 2's that she had in storage for many years. They are in nice shape except for the woofer foam which is totally shot. I know that they have an odd size woofer and have not been able to find any...