Time travel to the Mono era - A Hi-Fi System

An excerpt from Heifetz's Korngold concerto, RCA LM-1782. Playback through a Bogen B60 turntable, Velvet Touch tonearm, GE RPX cartridge, DIY preamp based on a 50s RCA design and DIY SE10 triode amp driving an Altec 605B duplex speaker mounted on an open baffle. Other components in the background are for stereo playback, mostly DIY (do it yourself) and vintage.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• JELabs
• DIY
• Hi-Fi
• Mono
• SE-DHT
• tube
• triode
• amp
• idler
• turntable

[MrJag1958]

fantastic!

[TullioWalker]

What a huge collection. I am not a fan of SET in open baffle, Altec, Lowther or other fullrange speakers. Sounds old to me. It is a matter of taste, of course. But you have a really nice collection here. Congrats.

[beatlespaz]

WAAAAAY COOOOL!!!!! Beautiful system!!!

[kheitny]

@RetroCaptain

Why not have both?

I have a solid state system with Bryston pre and 500w mono amps and big powerhungry B&W's. Its very fast and musical.

But i LOVE seeing this (opposite approach) rig.

Nicely done, je2a3!

i'd love to hear it in person.

[SMERGHEED]

wow crack out the TARDIS....get those mono recorded vinyl out.....

[DOBBSA87]

@amceagle1 Yes, exactly! A lot of older equipment has warmth, soul, and a sentiment that mass produced items these days just don't. The most important thing is- he loves his music.

[RecordILoveiT]

More video please,

[RetroCaptain]

Good Day!

This does the job. For such an uncomplicated set, Proof that you don't HAVE to be accessing 400w of output, or remortgage one's house, to buy overpriced stereo! Just keep fresh stylus, do not use dull one!

I inherited my grandparents' Electrohome "Clarion MK1" It is 1950's mono. Sounds good. I can watch my antique B+W tele. not crazy! Colour nice,..but not necessary!

Kudos, my friend...good show,EH

[amceagle1]

Folks, it's not really that important what equipment he has, it's the fact that he has made HiFi a "Hobby"! That's a concept this new generation, with their MP3-Ipod hardware can't understand. (My son for one). This man enjoys the craft and that gives him peace of mind and/or quality of life. I too have a lot of vintage gear from the 60's/70's and I'll state here & now that fiddling with hardware for that elusive sound is what its all about. ...Love the horns..I'm a Klipshorn owner myself.

[keplermission]

ShitFromShinola - you should just say what US State offers 'fine accommodations for potential customers'. Better yet may even be a dealer or dealership that help people more than many prefer to! Our ears take months to get used to very different speaker voices, so not everybody cares for Altec 604 sound, though the looks sure mean business & that's why Urei made their 604 studio version. Certain the Realistic Mach Two ported bass 15" woofer does wonders for similar age Shack stereo receivers.