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Re: Tube Heaven
exlabdriver #373604 04/18/12 08:10 PM
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MarkS:

They do warm the room, but of course I don't turn on more than 1 or 2 at a time as they do contribute greatly to BC Hydro's coffers.

The tubed radios get used sparingly & I choose a different one everyday & then switch over to one of my SS rigs...

TAM

Re: Tube Heaven
exlabdriver #373640 04/19/12 03:06 AM
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Thanks for sharing the pics, exlab. I enjoy the look of those old radios, as well.


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Re: Tube Heaven
exlabdriver #373651 04/19/12 06:03 AM
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Is das a Grundig?

What a beautiful collection of radios.


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Re: Tube Heaven
2x6spds #373653 04/19/12 06:07 AM
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HH Scott Stereo Master tuner and Antique Sound Labs MG S1 15DT 5 wpc SET tube amp. Under shelf, Ah! Njoe Tjoeb tube output CD Player.


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Re: Tube Heaven
exlabdriver #373680 04/19/12 04:31 PM
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Nope, they are both from one of Grundig's many competitors at the time - Nordmende (both Othello models)- that are quite uncommon today. Grundig, Telefunken & Sata tend to dominate.

The upper one is an export model (stereo) for North America from 1960 that I picked up semi-locally (Victoria craigslist) for $50. A steal considering it is fully operational.

The lower one is a European model from 1955 & is a mono version as stereo was in its infancy at that time. It has been fully restored & is a jewel with its beautiful woodwork. Considering the time & work involved, the $200 (ebay from Quebec) that I paid was another bargain.

With their large speaker complement & tube amps, both sound full & wonderful.

Very nice gear that you have. What is funny, looking at your chess set, we had a carved alabaster set where my MC-100B now sits. I think that my wife prefers the chess set, ha!

BTW, I mustered up the courage to check the KT88 bias voltages yesterday & they are bang on & balanced - no tweaking required...

TAM

Re: Tube Heaven
Ken.C #373707 04/19/12 07:33 PM
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Re: Tube Heaven
exlabdriver #373725 04/19/12 09:38 PM
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Ohhh, that is nice - and only 20X the price that I paid for mine...

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exlabdriver #373774 04/20/12 05:12 AM
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Better picture. Better unit. Beautiful.

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Re: Tube Heaven
2x6spds #373784 04/20/12 11:10 AM
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Better picture. Better unit. Beautiful.


OMG, we've gotten to the point where we're whipping out photos of our units to compare!!??!!


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Re: Tube Heaven
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Only if the units are unique or uncommon.

I'm not going to bore you with pics of my new Denon standard black box DVD/SACD/CD player, ha!!

TAM

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