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I have the eleven III and love it. I had led’s installed when it was serviced. It works perfectly and I also have the matching Kenwood turntable and matching Kenwood speakers. Paid 500.00 for all three at a local pawnshop.

Very unique things took place back then.

What turntable is that one??

Found mine 15 years ago in an El Paso pawn shop. They had it marked down to 23 bucks. Had to carry it home on the plane.

Sure is a beautiful table! Can’t get that quality these days and have it affordable.

8:04 phenomenal camera work. Now we know all the details of your arm hair instead of the turntable. 😂

Q= quarts lock (JVC invention 1973-74) L= laboratory Y= Servo magnetc 6+6= model+ exquisite workmanship (hi end) F= Full automatic

I suggest a less than 5 watt per channel tube amp of high quality, such as Decware with Cryotone tubes. There are lots of options. 300B tube amps are good choices. If you want better sounding speakers, get a better amplifier.

Wow what a machine! Incredible! It's just crazy that they can not made things like that anymore with all the technology nowadays.

I just discovered your channel, and I enjoy listening and watching. Thank you for the great content.....

I have JVC QL Y55F love it

Cool, a beautiful device. I have a somewhat similar in concept Denon DP 47F. Also full automatic, straight arm, with an electromagnetic control of the anti skating. The turntable speed is controlled and stabilized by a magnetic head sensing a magnetic layer on the interior of the plate. The device is surely over 30-35 years in my possession. Optically the JVC looks much better. It is a great piece of industrial design. Compared to that, my Denon looks very pedestrian.

pretty interesting table. Maybe a bit earlier Sony had come out with their biotracer arms to control arm damping. Pioneer also used an electronic arm in their 707 table. This may have been part of JVC's effort to join that group of manufacturers with electronically damped arms.

Hi - Happy to see such a thorough review but it’s very misleading that the khorns are not properly placed at any time in the video. Never use wheels under them, they should be coupled to the floor. And they must be placed in a corner to complete the woofer horn, otherwise there is no way you get proper bass. It’s going to be about -6dB already at 70hz and even worse below. I own three pairs and setup is critical for these to sing. When they do, there nothing quite like it. Hopefully setting them up right will bring tears to your eyes :) and goosebumps

I spent the whole video trying to figure out the make and model of the piece you were standing directly in front of. It's definitely a Yamaha. a CR-840?

Gorgeous table Scott! Been keeping an eye out for a higher end JVC TT... I believe QL= Quartz Lock and the f at the end is for full auto, not sure about the Y, Yen? lol Actually I think Y stands for servo controlled tonearm as these tables were the top tier from JVC only the QL Y77F being higher. As I understand, these were also mostly, if not all, Japan market tables... I stopped looking once I sold my high end JVC 1010 stack, so now I use my Technics SL-M3 linear tracker! Cheers!

That is beautiful!

Beautiful unit. I have a JVC QL-F6 in my collection. It's very nice. But the TT-101 and TT-801 were the killer units.

That looks like a superb unit. It almost makes me want to go back to using vinyl because turntables can be such works of art. Then I remember the snaps, crackles and pops and I'm OK. LOL Great review as usual Scott!

A buddy of mine had one back in the day, those are great. (Hey, I hate correcting people and maybe you're doing it on purpose but, "Niche" is pronounced /neesh, kneesh/ (not nitch). The "i" is pronounced as a long "e" and the "ch" is "sh". Also, there's NO "t" sound like there is in the word... "hitch")

$500 in 1985. Fast forward nearly 40 years later, that turntable goes for four times that amount, SMH.

Every speaker brand has a gem in the bunch. Having owned and heard many of these brands my appreciation lies with JBL, Advent, ADS, and AR.

I am a fairly new owner of speakers which have connections like the first seen. Recently, when moving houses the nuts have gone missing. Please could I have some advice on sourcing the spade you spoke about and what how to choose the right size spade and nut? Thanks!

Gotta love the Mitsubishi LT-30 One of the best Linear Tracking Turntables

I just scored a mint ensemble here in the SF Bay Area on Craigslist for FREE three days ago...!! I know of CSW quality and it wasn't too far of a drive. I was wondering how you connect these. Have to make a special wire OR use the A/B switch on your receiver. Can't wait to hear how they image. 6/27/24

I had bullnose NLAs I regret selling. But I scored a cheap set of Marantz Imperial 6's that ultimately replaced them. Still wish I would've kept them as back up.

Nice review, but just FYI, Henry's last name was pronounced with a long o, like "close."

I am an original owner of the Rectilinear IIIb (Highboy) speakers. Still running then and would not trade them for anything else on the market. Never had any issues.

the "excitement" increases as the models get bigger ,as in more drivers . i had the SDA1 with four 6 inch drivers (or what ever size they were) and two dome tweeters with passive bass radiator . This was back in 1985 and it is still my all time favorite speaker . My good friend at the time was an 'audioholic' and i called him and told him to come and listen to my new speakers . he scoffed and said he didn't listen to low end speakers .eventually he relented and brought a cd of his fav music . he sat down with an arrogant sigh and listened for five minutes. he then turned to me with an embarrassed look and said S**t you were right. the next day he drove an hour and a half to the shop and bought the biggest ones they had .😂 true story .

It’s Heresy that you didn’t show the Advents. Thanks for your review.

Thoughts on vintage Phillips or Magnavox receivers?

Without mentionning the H&K 730 or 930 twin ,not really much sence in watching the video. Considering its supposed to be about vintage.

I enjoy your videos doing the head to head comparison with the New Advents, which I have as a pair of daily listeners. I can't recall on which position you have your crossover switch set to; Deceased, Normal or Increased. I'm usually set to increased, but looking at the schematic for that speaker the increased position removes all resistors and even the inductor for the woofer, leaving only the .3uF cap in front of the fried egg tweeter. It's amazing!

I really appreciate your channel. Because of your Yamaha CR 1020 review, I ended up buying a perfectly restored CR-2020. It sounds and looks sublime!

Your referencing two areas of design, and execution in Stereo Audio: The Sonic (TRULY innovative Pre, and Power amp Circuit Artistry that really yielded the rich high-fidelity goods) & The Aesthetic: (Loudspeaker, and Component Artistry that Denmark 🇩🇰 lit a fire toward, and inspired the greater world at large). Format Wars, and noted industry recognition of obscure, small companies that crafted brilliant work, but sadly couldn’t weather the economic storms of business, and marketing. And today! Very successful corporate strategists w/ vast, Enormous capital reserves have found artisans whose formulas have already taken Audio to its Zenith, with distortion levels SO LOW, its eerily frightening, and thrilling at the same time! It’s awesome.

I love this!! Great job Scott! I would love to find some of those Mitsubishi units! Never see that stuff.. I did have a very nice JVC 1010 series stack that would have been similar, but traded that for my now coveted Sansui AU-20000! couldn't be happier! This was like taking a walk into the past, even the music was spot on! thanks so much!

Hi Scott, great video! I like the idea of Live streaming, but maybe have specific themes? I have seen others streams where it is just 20 mins of hey so and so how are you? I love the idea of a tour! I think you and I have had very similar pieces, but you just have way more! lol I would like to actually hear head to head comparisons of the gear you feature, I know listening on our gear through YT. is not the same, but I do feel you can get a pretty good sense of the differences. I commend you on all your hard work, I don't think a lot of people realize the amount of effort that goes into making good quality videos! What if you had a way that subscribers could share their equipment and experiences? Maybe give a nice Streoniche hat to the system of the week or whatever :) ? BTW I just picked up another fine Sansui amp, AU-555a, needed some love, but well worth it! Cheers from Canada Dan!

If you’re looking for ideas, maybe do a blind test of your gear. Have a fellow vintage fanatic set it up and you won’t know what set up of yours is being used so it would eliminate any prejudice (I know you love all of your babies though). It’d be fun comparing all of the great stuff you own not knowing which is which.

You're doing a great job. Please continue to share what you feel comfortable sharing. I very much enjoy learning from your videos. My parents or maybe older cousins were into this equipment. So, I have fond memories of hearing the classic receivers and big speakers but much of this was before my time of knowing the details. I am not much for paid memberships, I'm patient to wait for the video. If I were to pay for a patreon or channel membership it would be to discuss a topic such as synergy of putting together a system or specifics on setting a tone arm, stylus, perferred ways to bring equipment back to life with the person or people behind a channel. I saw posts on forums and classifieds and like the ideas. Getting the business to work behind it, I have no idea. If you endorsed products as some youtubers do. I completely understand as it takes time to put together videos especially on a regular schedule. As viewer I try to watch the ads, click the like button all that stuff.

Very nice

Hi Steve, just found your channel. I love it. As an audiophile who grew up amongst the original Hifi equipment, I love the way you are going with this channel. I haven't seen many of your videos and I look forward to watching them, learning from you, and reminiscing.. Any chance that you would consider selling any if your gear to make room for new " old" gear ? Just a thought. Be well...

Sei un vero appassionato di vintage ❤

The eBay pricing mention at 18 minutes is so spot on and people need to hear it. I get so annoyed when I find stuff locally on marketplace/craigslist and people price things absurdly because they saw one listing on eBay. These items never sell and the sellers won’t budge.

I'm glad there is a place for all this old gear to go. As a retired EE and 50 y audiophile, I have no interest in old electronics or speakers. The designs and performance of today's gear just keeps me wanting to upgrade, just like I was 21 years old. What I want to see is solid state power amps from the beginning to about 20 years ago. Take a look inside and maybe even power up a few speakers.

I like the idea of seeing some restoration videos. Like you say, it probably won't be at the soldering iron level, but even some tips and tricks for cosmetic restoration would be helpful.

Great stuff- thanks so much for sharing with us! And LOVE that Concept 11.0- absolute sleeper!

Scott, I really enjoy your channel and I like the Speaker comparisons between the Advent and other brand speakers. The only thing that I can think of that I would like to see is a review of some Technics products. But I really like what your doing and your doing a great job and I would not change anything

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There's a couple that utilize Discord for their patrons and members. It's very similar to a forum you can create many subtopics and have ongoing discussions. Also has the advantage of live streaming and chat. Cheap Audio Man and ABX audio both have discord channels.

You have a great channel, Scott. I have watched your channel awhile and decided to add a comment, since I am essentially a vintage audio user/ collector as well. I think you have a great collection and many good ideas, including “memberships”. Suggestions: 1) ask about what audio or speakers that your audience has? 2) Why not feature some equipment/ pics of your audience members, that you find interesting or unusual. I think this participation could add members. I have many original vintage audio catalogs in the 70s, as well as ads, And the gear. Another good discussion: 3) where would a collector go to either find repairs, or to sell/ swap?