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Post by sandawa on Jul 28, 2005 13:31:52 GMT 7
sir, check with the Plala website: www11.plala.or.jp/se_ke5583/ yung original prices nung mga speakers na nakita mo, so you'll have an idea before you ask for audition. usually yung well-built are also high-priced sa Jap directories. Davies ang brand nung ginamit kong oil wood stain, P70 per quart.
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Post by sandawa on Jul 28, 2005 13:45:22 GMT 7
...SC306 ...DS66E ...DS 77EX ...Onkyo D77x sir foo, audition mo yung mga nasa taas, magaganda 'yun. kung mas mababa sa P5K, mas maganda, but that price is reasonable for a mint pair for those models.
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Post by Lordfoo on Jul 28, 2005 15:59:27 GMT 7
Ito ba yung mga KABUKI speakers? I gave up on the pioneer VFET. It worked for a while at the store. I asked the people there to have it running for a 30 minutes while I looked around. When I came back the unit was down again. I decided to get a Sansui AUD707GExtra. Nag dagdag na lang ako. Nadoble gastos ko . will try to sell it to my bro. I noticed maraming mas mahal na speakers dun sa nakalista sa post natin. Can i assume na mas mahal mas maganda? Will try to get the Davies wood oil for my wood cabinets.
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Post by sandawa on Jul 29, 2005 7:29:19 GMT 7
Ito ba yung mga KABUKI speakers? ... ...I noticed maraming mas mahal na speakers dun sa nakalista sa post natin. Can i assume na mas mahal mas maganda? the kabukis, as AK puts it, are generally those with over four speakers in a 3-way system. no, it doesn't follow that expensive speakers, as listed, are always good. it still depends on listening and on one's personal taste - so, the bottom line is auditioning and since you only have less than an hour to test-listen, you have to bring and test CDs you're familiar with. it's always better to have a short list and allocate you're time to those that are likely good performers, not necessarily lookers. parang mas magaganda yata ang dumadating diyan kaysa dito sa amin. meron ditong ilan na maganda, pero mahal. good luck .
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Post by sandawa on Aug 1, 2005 18:18:05 GMT 7
Sandawa, thanks for the VFET tip. I brought back the VFET to the store and have been informed that it is up and running now. I haven't picked it up though. I am thinking now of just getting a different unit if the store allows it. What interested me about the amp was a post i read that the VFET sounds "tube like". Did you come across such a review... you might want to check Echo Wars' latest repair of a Sony V-FET: 204.10.140.18/forums/showthread.php?t=11505very interesting especially the usual problems on diodes and bias. baka yan lang ang problema ng units na napapadpad dito sa atin. good thing my Yamaha B-3 V-FET is still working perfectly.
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Post by Lordfoo on Aug 2, 2005 3:40:11 GMT 7
Echowars is one of the reasons AK is a great "solutions" center. Sadly, the VFET is still back there on the store shelf and will probably stay there for a while. The store guy claims it running again after conking out when I brought it back. ------------ Meanwhile, I got the matching tape deck for the Sony CDP333esd... the 333esd tape deck. Amazing unit. I would have really loved this unit back when CD technology was non existent. (was it philips nga ba who invented the CD tech?). I got the tape deck to allow my mother in law to hear her old tagalog tapes from the NS1000 and Sansui aud707xdecade. Boy, was she amazed when she heard Ric Manrique from a good setup rather than the cheapie sony portable she is using. ---------------- By the way i ran into an interesting black metal vintage sansui unit at the pier... I think it was a sansui au5500. The back looked like this. I later checked the net and found out it was a an "affordable unit" from the "black face" units series. From www.sansui US. "In 1972, Sansui introduced the integrated amplifier AU-9500 along with less expensive models AU-6500, AU-7500, and AU-8500. These amplifiers were well built, and very heavy with massive power transformers and heat syncs. With the distinguished look of the front panel, it was simply called, “the Black Face.” Sound-wise, it was the extension of the single number three digits series, and had rich tube like low frequency with the natural mid to high sound. It seems being reached to the maturity of the first generation of solid state amplifiers. From 1973 to 1975, Sansui introduced slew of high end amplifiers, such as the Definition Series; CA-2000, CA-3000, BA-1000, BA-2000, BA-3000, and BA-5000 as well as the famous Professional Series AU-9900, AU-11000, and AU-20000. By maintaining the image of those high end amplifiers, Sansui introduced the more affordable amplifiers in this period also. They are AU-2200, AU-3300, AU-4400, AU-5500, AU-6600, and AU-7700" Nope... i didn't bring the unit home. ------------- Yamaha monitor story. The store guy was also narrating that about a year ago, a heavy solid looking black yamaha speaker fell into their hands. When a customer called up re: new items, the store help mentioned the heavy black yamaha speaker that just arrived. According to him the client was there in 30 minutes in a taxi. They sold the unit to the guy for 3500 php. It was a black yamaha ns1000 monitor. The guy loaded the unit into a taxi and lived happily ever after. p.s. No. Hindi po ako yun.
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Post by sandawa on Aug 2, 2005 8:47:45 GMT 7
sir, sayang yang Sansui. if it's sold P3K below it should be a good buy. i own Sony 333esA and 333esL tape decks, one gold one black both with wood side panels (also got Sony 555esX and 777esD tape decks - all surplus). 333es tape decks, made in early '90s, can be controlled by generic RC units. how much did you buy it?
yes it's a lot of fun listening to the music of our parents. i discovered some old Villar vinyl records a year ago on my files and was soon buying all the Mabuhay Singers' CDs. i'm also trying to complete my Raul Sunico piano CD collection as well as the old CCP vinyl/CD releases.
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Post by akyatbundok on Aug 2, 2005 10:57:04 GMT 7
wow, 3.5k nakuha yun ns1000? kahit ako siguro uunahan ko pa sa bisikleta yun taxi hehe.
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Post by sandawa on Aug 2, 2005 13:44:01 GMT 7
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Post by sandawa on Aug 14, 2005 16:37:36 GMT 7
was bored today due to the cloudy weather, so, i checked out Arjoel's surplus warehouse at R. Castillo St. and found 3 CDPs worth looking at - Sony 333esd, Kenwood 990sg, and NEC 710. i decided on the Sony and Kenwood simply for their weights and their physical appearance. price was P500 each. the Sony was A-okay from the start but the Kenwood's tray wouldn't open. i checked inside and realized it was just a stuck up. wouldn't read a CD-R initially until i cleaned the lens and it's now in excellent working condition. both are fast readers and sound was predictably okay too. the Sony 333esd was selling in 1986 at 89,000 yen. price for Kenwood 990sg was 69,000 yen in 1987. the 333esd was fitted with the Philips TDA1541 DAC, which was a favorite among upscale units during that time. in a nutshell, the two are mid-level models but could be of same quality as upscale units. here's a photo of the two, still for cleaning (innards were already brushed and wiped)
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Post by narayan on Aug 14, 2005 22:01:56 GMT 7
bro, ang mura ng kuha mo at the pier, the asking price for the kenwood is P1.8k. how does the sound from the units compare?
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Post by sandawa on Aug 15, 2005 8:12:43 GMT 7
the Sony 333esd is simply perfect, clean sound even on different CD-R brands, including those difficult to track. the Kenwood 990sg is mechanically okay, but there's distortion on left channel (fixed or variable outputs), i hope this could be solved by spray cleaners. saw a Sony 222esd and would probably go back to buy it too considering how good the 333esd is. also, i have the original remote controls for these Sony CDP series.
the price is low since these are "latak" and "as-is" condition. pinagpilian na at hindi sigurado kung tatakbo, halos junk na ang treatment - very dirty even tossed and thrown around, i guess, by the warehouse staff. btw, i got 3 units of newer, '90s, Sony CDP-X...ES and they're not as reliable as the vintage good CDPs. looks are okay - boutique-type hifi as some would describe - but not as good as those old ESD junks.
OT: sir Obet, were you ever a member of the UP Concert Chorus?
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Post by narayan on Aug 15, 2005 17:55:50 GMT 7
OT: sir Obet, were you ever a member of the UP Concert Chorus? how i wish bro ;D ;D ;D dami ko kapangalan and UE graduate ako.
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Post by sandawa on Aug 20, 2005 13:18:30 GMT 7
had a chance to visit Makati's audio shops yesterday noon before my flight back here in Davao and with prices soaring for "boutique - type" hifi units, i'm just so glad i'm into this vintage surplus hifi itch. truth is i think i heard over P20K brand new CDP units that sounded inferior to P500 Sony ES surplus i have (these are how my ears responded and another pair of ears could respond differently.) anyway, had my weekly surplus warehouse visits today and got two units at P500 each from Arjoel on R. Castillo St. - a Sony CDP-222ES and an ADC CD-250XR. initially, the two units won't play until i made the adjustments inside and they all worked pretty excellent after that. as expected, the Sony ES was really nice but the ADC is something else, great sound despite the minimalist electronic board/layout design inside (just like new Jolida's innards that resemble in design, but almost a third in components, to Revox B226 built in mid '80s.) ADC (Audio Dynamics Corp.) used to be a major British subsidiary of BSR (British Sound Reproduction) hifi company that suffered the fate of Marantz and Harman Kardon, as well as others, got snagged by Jap investors in the '70s. ADC owns US firm DBX which has focused in recent years on professional audio equipment. if you look at the CD-250XR, you'll notice its front panel design was more like British/Yankee work than Japanese. an unsolicited advice - if you're buying Sony ES series, don't get the newer ES that starts with X, those sold in the '90s. my experience is that the late '80s models are much more reliable and easy to adjust compared with the newer ones. these include 333es, 337es, 338es, 555es, 557es, etc. my observation is based on the performance of close to a dozen ES series CDPs i am currently using. here's a photo of my latest good sounding toys (sorry, they're still dirty, just sprayed Pledge a few minutes before the shoot and i'm too excited, as usual, to post and share performance info of these vintage gems):
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Post by sandawa on Aug 23, 2005 12:45:16 GMT 7
here is an example of two unsuccessful cases of buying as-is hifi from surplus warehouses here in Davao. early this year, i bought a Sony TCK-777esII from a warehouse here at P800 and realized it was not working when i got home. today, i saw an older but similar Sony TCK-777es and had it at P250 from the same warehouse. again, the latest surplus unit wouldn't play. i have this itch of buying surplus gear in pairs since if one fails, the other could provide the parts for the better looking unit. it's practical especially for low-cost surplus hifi - i.e., you don't know when a unit would become un-repairable. in this case, both units wouldn't play - talo! a bit frustrated, i promise to check these out tonight and have at least one unit working by tomorrow. TCK-777es was Sony's top of the line tape deck in late '80s. its quality is comparable with high-end Naks and was retailed during its time at 168,000 yen, or $1,500 (roughly P80K at present prices.) this was released in late '80s and even competed with high-end CDPs. both units have fixed and variable outputs like CDPs and even have extra power socket. my latest score is the 13th in my tape deck collection - 4 of which aren't working. here are some photos, the one at the top is the latest acquisition (older 777es), at the bottom is the one i got early this year (newer 777esII): looks pretty common but these are hihg-end machines still highly regarded by tape deck enthusiasts. notice the bulky power supply at the back of the two similar to CDP 555es and 557es, an extra power socket, and fixed and variable pairs of outputs. pretty impressive i would say.
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Post by sandawa on Aug 30, 2005 13:46:51 GMT 7
how can one resist buying a P250 Akai GX-9, which was rated Best Buy by Hifi Choice in late '80s and costing roughly 500 pounds in the UK market? the GX-9, originally sold at 100,000 yen, is currently rated number 9 in a survey of Japan's all-time top tape decks. i got a second Akai too - a GX-R60 auto reverse - also priced P250 working perfectly and almost in mint condition. the GX-9 unfortunately, is defective, but it could easily be repaired at less than P300. my interest in high-end tape decks was a direct result of hearing the Sony 777es (both units repaied last weekend), which are really terrific machines and comparable with my Naks. i'd say these gems sound better than a DVD, or VCD, machine playing a compact disc. this new interest also revives my old cassette tapes recorded from virgin vinyls 20 years ago. not much sonic strain, there's a little tape hiss that could easily be eliminated but definitely analog dynamics in character. sorry, i've been bitten by the Audio Karma bug that insists winners in the hifi game are those who acquire upscale machines at lowest cost, he-he-he! here are two photos of the Akais, the one at the bottom is the GX-9:
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Post by sandawa on Sept 6, 2005 15:15:54 GMT 7
i'm getting crazy over cassette tape decks, i just brought home another one today. kaya lang maganda tunog, pogi (mint condition), at higit sa lahat mura - only P250, approximating daily gas consumption if you're working in Makati and live in QC. sa madaling salita, hindi peligrosong magulpi ni Misis. this one is A&D GX-R65CX, brother of the Akai GX-R60 i bought last week. A&D of course became Akai's brand in late '80s after Mitsubishi bought it. the D in A&D stands for Diatone, the "Diamond" brand of Mitsubishi, as in Diamond Motors Corp. and the sign you find in front of your Mitsubishi car or SUV. here are some photos:
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Post by dennispm on Sept 6, 2005 19:20:17 GMT 7
sir sandawa, what do you use to clean them? they look shiny and bright... ;D
thanks.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 7, 2005 8:59:15 GMT 7
they actually look better, truly mint condition, some without scratches like the Akai GX-R65CX. kaya lang mahina ang camera ko - mumurahin kasi. i know stuffs coming from most traders are really dirty, so i clean the external with cloth moist with detergent. then, i wipe it out dry immediately. the final touch is thru a spray of Pledge. the innards get brushed, vacuumed, and a little WD-40.
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Post by Lordfoo on Sept 7, 2005 22:52:09 GMT 7
I brought home a Sony 222es tapedeck from the pier a few weeks ago.
Lo and behold! When I returned to the shop a week lataer, they've brought out a pair of Sony 555es tapedecks which were languishing in a back room bodega and were only brought out when I took the 222es.
somebody should get those 555Es sony tapedecks. i was flabbergasted happy with my 222ES. Sandawa's 777ES must be TOTL units of a classic model.
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