I bought most of my audio gear from mid 1970's to early 1980's. I lived in NYC and the number of hifi shops was mind boggling. We had Tech Hifi, Harvey Sound, Great Sounds, Stereo Warehouse, Churchill Audio, Sounds Great, Crazy Eddie, Lafayette Electronics, Audio Graveyard, The Wiz and even E. J. Korvette's sold audio. One thing was that the sales staff didn't try to screw with you. They were talented and knowledgeable about their components and really tried to assist you in a smart, satisfying purchase. Sadly, those days are gone and caveat emptor has never been so relevant as in todays audio market (vintage or new), fuhgeddaboudit.
❤ beautiful collection. My heart leaped seeing the Kenwood KD 550 turntable. My wife told me not to give it up. She throws that at me, should have listened. 😢
For the nostalgics, as I am, is a fascinating world but in terms of timbre and sound performances these products are light years behind the current production, no question about it.
I was ahead of the curve about 25 years ago because I bought a lot of great, gorgeous, working vintage stereo equipment on eBay for much cheaper prices than today (even with shipping costs) from brands like Bang & Olufsen, Pioneer, Sansui, Akai, Sony, Technics, Denon, etc. I bought a lot of wonderful receivers, amps, turntables, CD players, cassette decks, reel-to-reel decks, speakers, etc. that I still enjoy today.
I have a CR-2040 that a friend and I went through about 2.5 years ago. Found it under a bunch of junk in the basement of a deceased relative and was in rough shape. Looks and works perfect now. Such effortless power.
Would love to see a review of that Hafler DH-500. I have the P version powering my home theater subs. Very tight bass. It came from a local theater powering BIG Klipsch MWM subs. Mine needs some repairs, but it's almost too heavy to ship...
Really enjoy the channel! I may have missed it, but are you going to share the name of the store? We live near Bryan/College Station but go through Austin every couple of months.
Wow the Aiwa 660...I had that model ir the one up abd it was an excellent unit... Nice as usual Lenny...and lol....I had either that Akai R to R or the Model up from that one the controls on mine if I remember correctly weren't the same. It all worked well with my CA-800 HPM 60's...etc . I agree Techneeks lol...
4:39 harman kardon citation 16 vas my first amplifire 2*150watt 8ohm and it vas break and kill you watts crushed my lab1000 so damn much it vas less watts on paper then it vas irl it must be atleast 2*250watt 8ohm or somthing best amp i ever own but i exhange it for a lab1000b instead and i hate me for it 😞
It just kills me ,speakers with no dry rot for or nothing. Meanwhile, I got a pair of l 112s & l 96 s ,apair of Dalquist dq 20s all needing bass drivers the dalquist I'll send to New York for repair, ,I also got 2 broken nakamiichi decks ,lx- 5 ,CD 1 a carver 752 bad preout channel ,HK PA 2200 bad channel and a DennisDp-45,I really want my JBL'S fixed ,sorry for rambling, if you guys got suggestions please advise. Its a good thing I got 3 stero sets.,I have a Yamaha Cx-1000u and 2 Dennon Poa's .
Lenny dude I love my Pioneer RT-707 over the 701 All Day! The RT-707 lets you listen to music all day with "Auto Reverse". Also the RT 707 has bright green arrows. Yeah I'd take a 701 if I did not have four Pioneer RT 707's. Just brought a Technics SL-QD33 Quartz Direct Drive Automatic Turntable and hoping to have Just Audio replace its old caps if you can. The Technics SL-QD33 Quartz Direct Drive Automatic Turntable is a good turntable with rotten caps. I'm thinning my heard by selling my Hitachi SR-2004. I don't have room for 9 receivers and all that goes with them. My Pioneer SX-1250 is taking its spot. Now I have EIGHT receivers, 3 turntables, 5 CD players, 10 cassette decks, 4 reel to reels, 8 audio expanders, and 4 EQ's. That's enough collecting for me!
Finding someone to work on most 40 year old equipment could be a channel of it's own.. Much of this vintage audio is hard to work on and many time's the parts are not made anymore.. McIntosh if you can afford it was designed to be repaired and why it holds it's value, do your research before dropping any money on old audio..
I would love to own these Klipsch KG I have the small Klipsch KG 1.5. They are so good. That is when Klipsch loudspeakers were designed, made wholly in the US under the control of the master himself Paul Klipsch according to his philosophy of well made locally, great sound and affordable. Not the mass produced, made for profit in China garbage and the uber expensive so called heritage line. Greed has won big time. Sad
All this Audio equipment is doing nothing ,but sitting in a room silent . How about we operate like a Business and lower the outrageous prices and get this great old audio equipment out to people who would love to own them and use them . Or if your still going to run a Audio Museum ,then charge people to see relics of the past.
Hahaha! I presume you're being sarcastic. Not once have I ever whined, "Oh, I wish my awesome Marantz 2270 and my Pioneer SX-D5000 receivers had Atmos." :)
I bought most of my audio gear from mid 1970's to early 1980's. I lived in NYC and the number of hifi shops was mind boggling. We had Tech Hifi, Harvey Sound, Great Sounds, Stereo Warehouse, Churchill Audio, Sounds Great, Crazy Eddie, Lafayette Electronics, Audio Graveyard, The Wiz and even E. J. Korvette's sold audio. One thing was that the sales staff didn't try to screw with you. They were talented and knowledgeable about their components and really tried to assist you in a smart, satisfying purchase. Sadly, those days are gone and caveat emptor has never been so relevant as in todays audio market (vintage or new), fuhgeddaboudit.
❤ beautiful collection. My heart leaped seeing the Kenwood KD 550 turntable. My wife told me not to give it up. She throws that at me, should have listened. 😢
Hitachi gear is super underrated
For the nostalgics, as I am, is a fascinating world but in terms of timbre and sound performances these products are light years behind the current production, no question about it.
Amazing collection of vintage audio systems.
Thanks for showing us.
Glad you enjoyed!
I lived in ATX for 13 years and I JUST recently moved. I miss end of an ear so much….one of the best.
I was ahead of the curve about 25 years ago because I bought a lot of great, gorgeous, working vintage stereo equipment on eBay for much cheaper prices than today (even with shipping costs) from brands like Bang & Olufsen, Pioneer, Sansui, Akai, Sony, Technics, Denon, etc.
I bought a lot of wonderful receivers, amps, turntables, CD players, cassette decks, reel-to-reel decks, speakers, etc. that I still enjoy today.
Quality stuff like that will be enjoyed by your grand kids some day.
I have that Yamaha receiver. One thing I like about it is the light green dial and the turn switches.
I have a CR-2040 that a friend and I went through about 2.5 years ago. Found it under a bunch of junk in the basement of a deceased relative and was in rough shape. Looks and works perfect now. Such effortless power.
Granite Kenwood 💪💪💪 one solid turntable for it's era ✌️
Stuff right up my alley, I love it
You truly have the vintage staff, even the valve type.I had a powerful Rowland power/turntable 1070w ,a real monster of a machine.
End of an Ear is great! I pop in at least once a week.
touching and twisting and flicking everything.... i was waiting for you to shake them tubes XD
The Hitachi HA 330 amplifier has an Inverted Darlington Circuit. They really sound amazing,very spacious!
The place I got to in tacoma has a ton of vintage stuff like this
0:02 I even like the H.G. Wells' 'Food of the Gods' movie poster on the ground there. :)
Cool collection
I notice one of the ground breaking self speaker Ar4 never shows up I had a pair in 1966 for 20 years
I have a B & O turntable but always wanted a Sota.
Name of the Outlet Please...when I go home late spring mid fall I want to check them out. Thanks Lenny....GREAT Series... D'oh! I see the info...😂
Would love to see a review of that Hafler DH-500. I have the P version powering my home theater subs. Very tight bass. It came from a local theater powering BIG Klipsch MWM subs. Mine needs some repairs, but it's almost too heavy to ship...
I love these videos you’re doing, Lenny.
Thanks Steve!
It's always a fun place to visit and browse.
Thank you for being genuine and sharing the love ie no clowning in April (it's rote)
The smell of the electronics in that room must be fantastic, I'm jealous of you.
I just bought SANSUI 771 and YAMAHA NS1000 under 100 dollar......I'm so happy when I see in your video😄😍
Those Bose 901s! My 901s and my pioneer sx1250 are excellent. Don’t 😴 on the Bose 901s
Vintage Pacific Stereo ads on google images. Didn't know it was that big a chain.
I got into audio because i got a free kenwood ka74 amp with an old set of sony monitors with an rca aux cable and i love them
how much is that Macintosh amp?
Hey, how can you get in contact with this audio store?
How much was the granite 550 turntable?
Just got restored Technics 1600 mk2, sweet TT
This video had me acting like kids with trading cards. "Got it...got it...need it...want it..." :)
Hahaha thats hilarious
I'm Loving This Tour Your On As Usual Imagine Going Across The World Reviewing Vintage Hi-Fi Man That Would Be A Dream 👍
Reasonable prices
Yes, surprisingly very reasonable prices. That blew my mind.
That's The PCR 800 my first component separate Amp 201 wpc 1986 from SOUNDCRAFTSMEN
is that SOUNDCRAFTSMEN PCR 800 for sale
Really enjoy the channel! I may have missed it, but are you going to share the name of the store? We live near Bryan/College Station but go through Austin every couple of months.
End of an Ear, give them a visit!
Cool video thanks I just happen to send my Marantz 2265B to just Audio to be inspected and to be restored to original Specs
Great!
Wow the Aiwa 660...I had that model ir the one up abd it was an excellent unit... Nice as usual Lenny...and lol....I had either that Akai R to R or the Model up from that one the controls on mine if I remember correctly weren't the same. It all worked well with my CA-800 HPM 60's...etc . I agree Techneeks lol...
I am curious that if you get into one of these '70s, '80s amps or receivers, do you get a lot of nicotine film and residue from smokers??
Definitely
Welcome to ATX!
OMG. My mind is blown
4:39 harman kardon citation 16 vas my first amplifire 2*150watt 8ohm and it vas break and kill you watts crushed my lab1000 so damn much it vas less watts on paper then it vas irl it must be atleast 2*250watt 8ohm or somthing best amp i ever own but i exhange it for a lab1000b instead and i hate me for it 😞
It would be nice knowing the prices.
I noticed they flipped the price tags to not show prices.
You gotta go there
The ones you can see are really not that bad
It just kills me ,speakers with no dry rot for or nothing. Meanwhile, I got a pair of l 112s & l 96 s ,apair of Dalquist dq 20s all needing bass drivers the dalquist I'll send to New York for repair, ,I also got 2 broken nakamiichi decks ,lx- 5 ,CD 1 a carver 752 bad preout channel ,HK PA 2200 bad channel and a DennisDp-45,I really want my JBL'S fixed ,sorry for rambling, if you guys got suggestions please advise. Its a good thing I got 3 stero sets.,I have a Yamaha Cx-1000u and 2 Dennon Poa's .
I love your video vlog man may i have one of your amp any brand as long as it is functioning ok man.
KINDLY SUGGEST A STYLUS FOR MY PL 518 AND PRE AMP ALSO❤❤❤
How can I import to India
Lenny dude I love my Pioneer RT-707 over the 701 All Day! The RT-707 lets you listen to music all day with "Auto Reverse". Also the RT 707 has bright green arrows. Yeah I'd take a 701 if I did not have four Pioneer RT 707's. Just brought a Technics SL-QD33 Quartz Direct Drive Automatic Turntable and hoping to have Just Audio replace its old caps if you can. The Technics SL-QD33 Quartz Direct Drive Automatic Turntable is a good turntable with rotten caps. I'm thinning my heard by selling my Hitachi SR-2004. I don't have room for 9 receivers and all that goes with them. My Pioneer SX-1250 is taking its spot. Now I have EIGHT receivers, 3 turntables, 5 CD players, 10 cassette decks, 4 reel to reels, 8 audio expanders, and 4 EQ's. That's enough collecting for me!
I've still got a couple of AIWA F 660 units
Its a treasure ❤
It's a heaven you are born lucky
What I realize is my love for vintage audio is like plastic surgery for men. What's a second system for the garage and a third room?
Perfeitas me de papai
Audiophiles apparently still swear by these older components.
Did you buy it all or is this just to torture us?
Torture, but I may be buying something soon...
No Cerwin Vega D9??
Man, do you have to touch everything. Anyway great channel
Wow so cool
So nice
So amazing
So buatifull
So Fantastics
Shiping in india
Finding someone to work on most 40 year old equipment could be a channel of it's own.. Much of this vintage audio is hard to work on and many time's the parts are not made anymore..
McIntosh if you can afford it was designed to be repaired and why it holds it's value, do your research before dropping any money on old audio..
R K FROM NEW DELHI.INDIA❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I would love to own these Klipsch KG I have the small Klipsch KG 1.5. They are so good. That is when Klipsch loudspeakers were designed, made wholly in the US under the control of the master himself Paul Klipsch according to his philosophy of well made locally, great sound and affordable. Not the mass produced, made for profit in China garbage and the uber expensive so called heritage line. Greed has won big time. Sad
Am I the only one hearing 150 here ? It is clearly not ..
All this Audio equipment is doing nothing ,but sitting in a room silent . How about we operate like a Business and lower the outrageous prices and get this great old audio equipment out to people who would love to own them and use them . Or if your still going to run a Audio Museum ,then charge people to see relics of the past.
Wow what a load of crap doesnt even support atmos
Hahaha! I presume you're being sarcastic. Not once have I ever whined, "Oh, I wish my awesome Marantz 2270 and my Pioneer SX-D5000 receivers had Atmos." :)
If you're being serious, then vintage stereo equipment isn't for you, so why are you here? It makes no sense unless you're joking.
AKAI Reel to Reel, the glass heads do fail, and the sound is nails on a chalkboard.