JKent
J. Kent Hollingsworth
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Greetings from across the pond!
As a long-time member of the classicspeakerpages forum which is devoted to classic New England speakers, I was interested to find this forum, in "old" England.
Most Americans don't recognize my avatar but I suspect most members here will! As a DIYer I'm aspiring to Gromit's level of expertise but usually commit Wallace's goofs. I enjoy restoring vintage hi-fi equipment and have gone through a succession of speakers. My real passion is restoring KLH Model Eight tube radios.
Recognizing that we are separated by a common tongue, I'll describe my "kit" ("gear" to us Yanks) and post a couple of photos.
The vintage set-up:
This is as "all American" as possible:
McIntosh MAC4100 receiver, recapped per an AudioKarma thread
old Toshiba DVD player for playing CDs
AR-3 speakers restored and modified to 3a specs
VMP Larger subwoofer
MicroStatic supertweeters
a pair of AR-91 serve as extension speakers in the hallway. Too big but I have nowhere else to put them.
waiting in the wings: The Mac may be replaced by a DB Systems DB-1 preamp, an Adcom 555 amp, Scott 350 tube tuner. Also awaiting restoration is the AR XA turntable I bought new in 1969.
The home theater:
An "old" Pioneer 50" plasma
Onkyo TX-NR1008 receiver
Onkyo DX-C320 carousel CD player
Harman-Kardon T-60 turntable with Shure V-15 cartridge
Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Blu Ray
Cambridge Soundworks Newton sub
Main speakers: Cizek KA-1 in solid koa wood
Wide speakers: Minimus 7 with Zilch mod
rear surrounds: Cambridge Soundworks Ambiance in solid oak
rear: Cizek HTA in solid oak
I keep switching things around. "so many speakers, so little time and space".
Here are the KLH radios, AR-3 and Cizek KA-1 speakers. I resized them so they are all under 100KB but can't upload any more because I've exceeded my quota (?). Oh well.
Kent
Greetings from across the pond!
As a long-time member of the classicspeakerpages forum which is devoted to classic New England speakers, I was interested to find this forum, in "old" England.
Most Americans don't recognize my avatar but I suspect most members here will! As a DIYer I'm aspiring to Gromit's level of expertise but usually commit Wallace's goofs. I enjoy restoring vintage hi-fi equipment and have gone through a succession of speakers. My real passion is restoring KLH Model Eight tube radios.
Recognizing that we are separated by a common tongue, I'll describe my "kit" ("gear" to us Yanks) and post a couple of photos.
The vintage set-up:
This is as "all American" as possible:
McIntosh MAC4100 receiver, recapped per an AudioKarma thread
old Toshiba DVD player for playing CDs
AR-3 speakers restored and modified to 3a specs
VMP Larger subwoofer
MicroStatic supertweeters
a pair of AR-91 serve as extension speakers in the hallway. Too big but I have nowhere else to put them.
waiting in the wings: The Mac may be replaced by a DB Systems DB-1 preamp, an Adcom 555 amp, Scott 350 tube tuner. Also awaiting restoration is the AR XA turntable I bought new in 1969.
The home theater:
An "old" Pioneer 50" plasma
Onkyo TX-NR1008 receiver
Onkyo DX-C320 carousel CD player
Harman-Kardon T-60 turntable with Shure V-15 cartridge
Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Blu Ray
Cambridge Soundworks Newton sub
Main speakers: Cizek KA-1 in solid koa wood
Wide speakers: Minimus 7 with Zilch mod
rear surrounds: Cambridge Soundworks Ambiance in solid oak
rear: Cizek HTA in solid oak
I keep switching things around. "so many speakers, so little time and space".
Here are the KLH radios, AR-3 and Cizek KA-1 speakers. I resized them so they are all under 100KB but can't upload any more because I've exceeded my quota (?). Oh well.
Kent
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