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Wow, I’m really upset about this video. I gave away my AR Sub because I couldn’t figure out how to hook it up. I should have kept it anyway

FYI I have a working Phase Linear 5100 digital synthesized tuner for sale very good cosmetics no box, manual on line

Even better a HQ DAC/Pre. Mine is a Audio alchemy DDP1 + AA PS 5 outboard power supply

I have had a pair or Mordaunt Short MS-904 two way towers since 2001. My next speaker purchase was the Dayton B652 in 2012. Now due to watching RUclips videos I have DCM Timepiece, Polk Tsi100, Bose 201, Bose 141, Bose 301 iv, Baby Advent II. I recapped the DCMs and they sound better now. I had to refoam the Advents and wow what a good sounding speaker. My hearing rolls off at 14-15khz so extended high end doesn't matter as much as midrange quality. I'm eyeing some RTRs local to me for a decent price.

Off topic question… In your shop, I’m assuming you have some way to select a particular receiver and pair it with a variety of speaker options without constantly moving wires back and forth. What selector box are you using or recommend? I have the Douk Audio One Little Bear, but that only allows for two source inputs and two speaker outputs. I’d love to have a similar ability for all the receivers I’ve accumulated so far in my hobby.

JBLs don’t do much for me. I liked my Kenwood better than the JBLs I had

On the Kenwood, what does "Sound Inject" (rightmost knob) do? And the Acoustic selectors ... how used? For my tastes, I like its looks the best. Really enjoyed the video.

I have the Sansui 7070 , and NOTHING on the market today even comes close to the amazing sound of this unit . Mine is NOT for sale . Ever . And it was my dads .

Thanks for running down the history of the change from tubes to solid state.

So cool to see my old Toshiba - wish I never sold it - great unit.

lol lol it did happen to me even when I was skeptic about it they insisted so much that I end up convincing them to accept a hundred $$’s which they accepted then got home and find out that my instincts were correct. I didn’t lose any money cause a greedy ol man in my block saw me unloading them and offered me 150$$ so I made him suffer a couple hours then I said you know what I’ll sell them to you cause they’re too big he was so happy and so was I. Guess that day anyone could have called me a con artist lol.

Hey Kevin. Sorry about those Oilers. We need a cup north of the border REAL bad. Last one being 1993.

I own 1 set of JBL speakers , they are the N38 studio speakers 8” woofers slim style a they are black cabnets with a rose metallic look of color on woofers an other areas , tweeter on one has burnt out but other than that for 35 bucks an minimal scratches , almost perfect I think All the dust keep um preserved lol I got them from an older dude who’s house was clean but room they were in was really really dusty as if he’d not been in there since he bought um lol , but they sound crisp an clear to me , I ordered a new tweeter, I’ve owned JBL in past an there titanium tweeters always burnt out after a few yrs , replaced 3 over the time I owned the others , so we see how these hold up once it’s repaired

My 1970 kenwood ka 4002 was recap few monts ago for new nichicon caps and its still sound glorious. Unfortunately 2 transistors of a left channel get cookwd so now im waiting to replace them . I hope it will sound ame as the old one

Kenwood KA-1000, Basic M2a, Basic C2, KA-9150, Thorens TD-160, TD-166, Kenwood KD-3070, B&W Matrix 802 S2, B&W SS30

Love it! Sound rings!😮

How do you view the 2275 versus the 2270. I know the 70 is a little warmer. Could the 2275 also take the #1 spot, or are there reasons why you feel the 2275 has a much lower ranking?

Thank you for your work. I am getting back into the hobby and this channel is exactly what I was looking for. Love the early 70’s sound.

A great pair of OHM H's an SG9500 Eq an SX850 is a great core system.

Really appreciate the information Thank You!

I just bought a Sansui AU - G77X (1985) on eBay $192 + $60 shipping. I was the second bidder. I wanted a more recent Sansui integrated amp than one from the 70's. This one has a moving-coil input for its phono stage. Important for me because I use lomc cartridges.

Do u have a spec 1 for sale

A MCS series from J C Penny's was my first purchase after high school on my first credit card. It served me well until 2004 when a lightning strike took it out.

Tube rolling is easy.I have a Advanced Paris A12.After the outer cover is removed, take a picture of the wiring on the tube circuit board then remove 2 screws on the board.Unplug all the wires on the board and put them out away when sliding out the board.The tubes can be removed from the board.I put some NOS Mullards and the amp is really sweet.Thx for the video.

So, I found a SL-230 at a garage sale last year for basically free, took it home and thus began my journey into vintage audio. I went ahead and disassembled the deck and got all of the automatic functions working, including the repeat function. Based on this success, I felt emboldened to start looking at vintage receivers. Since then, it has become an obsession and I've refurbished a few other turntables as well as a number of receivers. I am now in the process of building out a home hi-fi listening room for some of my favorite pieces. This journey led to me finding Skylabs Audio. Kevin, you do a great job on these videos and I really appreciate your commitment. To everyone, get out and support Skylabs Audio. I've personally purchased a number of t-shirts, not that I needed any more, but just to show my support to Kevin and the entire team! Keep up the good work!

Also some turntables (Dual comes to mind) have cam screws that lock the table to base for transport. Don't be lazy, use them. And release them at the other end of the trip.

SL 2000, fully manual, cheapest Technics DD, still working after 46 years

The young need to be exposed to something other than a phone. I'm happy that quality cassette decks are starting to appear.

Good Day as an influential audio reviewer can you please call attention to the fact that WiiM removed AirPlay casting (the feature that allows you to send what’s playing on the WiiM to HomePods) with the latest firmware update and forum posts referencing this “upgrade” keep disappearing. It worked reliably and was also the reason I pre-ordered a WiiM Ultra for another room. Thanks.

Greetings form Sydney Aust! Here in the very early 70s our High School was redecking out thier projector/media room with new hi fi and this unit was at the heart of it. I was into Hi Fi even then and so admired this "piece of Beast!"

It’s awesome just listening to you talk !! You’re cool as shit bro , the McIntosh stance you made in your other video was so spot on but hilarious and relatable for me !! Haha anyways I was born in 82 so I grew up between the vinyl to cassette to cd days and my dad still to this day has his Mac … can’t remember which model but what’s funny is he recently retired and moved to AZ from here in North Dakota, and when he left he gave me everything from his entire vinyl collection to his snow blower ….. but when I asked for the McIntosh he just laughed and I wouldn’t be surprised if the damn thing had its own plane ticket 😂 but you’re right , listening to those amps is something special, I grew up watching my dad and his buddies just gawk over them, trade and sell etc …. Elite amplifiers for sure

I have an interesting proposition for speakers. And it involves sanyo in the 80s.(yes i know what you are already thinking) but hear me out. They bought a few companies, fisher and otto etc. Now i will say they made some absolute junk speakers. However they attempted to kinda rival the square flat diaphragm sony apm speakers. A lot of them were poor. But amongst all of that they had the Fisher sme-m27, the ste-m27 and the sanyo sx-m17-2. These speakers listed are identical to each other. Made in japan. They are good quality with a really cool metal facia. Drivers are overbuilt and don't suffer from foam rot. They're 6ohm 120w peak. Really nice sounding. Really sound projection. Really underrated and cheap, got 8 of them 😂

I have a 1989 Technics 1200mkll that sat in a garage in Phoenix for 10 years, mat ok as long as I've had it. I think the mat rot is a late 70's early 80's thing. Also have a 1950 that I serviced myself. I'll trust it with 3 records but not 6. Keep that 1950, really fun.

SL-23 is probably Technics' best belt-drive table. The D1/D2/D3 are indestructible.

Do some Kenwood tables plus minus

I really would love you get an Advance Paris A-10 Classic but those tubes being so difficult to get out means it's a no-go for me. I don't care about tube rolling but they do wear out and would need replacing at some point. I don't want to have to send a product back to a manufacturer just to replace a part that will need to be replaced regularly. Damn shame as if it wasn't for that, it would be the next amp I buy.

I am curious of what actual treble frequencies are effected when adjusting the treble of each receiver.

you can make your own ground cord.

I absolutely do not agree with you I am a collector of vintage amps and I own Kenwood, Technics, Kenwood KR 9600, Kenwood ka 9100, Technics SE-A5 TECHNICS SU-3500 and others don't forget that Accuphase was created by former Kenwood employees and therefore its brands built very good amps

I still own my two technics Sl1200mk 2 I’m never going to sell them .

Hola. Muy buenos tus vídeos. Realmente los frentes quedan como nos gusta a los que tenemos plateados. Sabes si se pueden quitar rayas en el aluminio? Muchas gracias.

How come on your website I cannot find any vintage amps to buy ???

I'm the original owner of an SL-D202 that I bought in the mid to late 70s. Still works great, though I rarely use it. I have an in-line pre-amp so that I can feed it into my computer and "digitize" my LPs. The dust cover's hinges are fine, but, it has a crack in the middle-top; back in the early 80's, my wife had placed a vase on my stereo furniture. One time, when I had the volume cranked up high, the vibrations caused the vase to fall on it. That broke my heart, but I go over it.

Been using a SL-D3 bought NOS for $100, 20 years ago. Changed the Empire 1000 cart with the usual green AT, diyed my way to clean, lube and adjust and it has been my everyday ride. More than decent sound, fun and easy to use. Best buy. My other tt is a VPI MkIV, Audioquest PT9 arm and Ortofon 2m Blue.