RARE Marantz & JBL Vintage Audio Discovered in 1960s Furniture! (Dallas, TX)
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- The Best JBL & Marantz vintage stereo component system you could buy in the 1969s was just sitting in this cabinet all these years! This included the Marantz Model 9 Tube Monoblock Amplifiers, Marantz 7 Tube Preamplifier, Marantz 10b Tube Tuner, Marantz SLT12 Turntable, Sony 600 Reel to Reel, JBL CL45 Speakers, & JBL C58 Delphi Cabinent!
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00:00 Metzger's Vintage Audio
00:46 Vintage Klipsch Horns
02:02 Lafayette LR-800
03:26 KLH Model 20 Combo
03:42 Sansui G-3000
04:30 Sansui 9900Z
05:17 JVC KD-3030
06:28 Sansui AU-717
07:22 Pioneer RT-707
08:15 Dynakit ST70
08:43 Dynastereo Preamplifier
09:14 Pioneer SX-980
09:49 Pionner PL-550
10:08 Citation 12
10:56 Pioneer SX-780
11:13 Pioneer SX-2500
11:41 Pioneer SX-727
11:56 MAC MA5100
12:23 TEAC X-10R
13:29 Pioneer A35
14:11 Luxman D-100 CD
14:42 MAC 1900
16:38 JBL C58 Delfi Equipment Cabinet
17:18 Sony 600
17:44 Marantz 10B tuner/ Marantz 7
18:05 Marantz turntable SLT12
18:55 Marantz Model 9
19:37 JBL L45 Flairs
20:25 Thanks Metzger Vintage Audio - Věda a technologie
So there’s another? Back in 1990 when I worked in a stereo shoppe, a doctor retiring to a Florida condo brought in the stereo he bought from us decades earlier and asked if we were interested in buying it. In a custom Barzilay cabinet was a Technics turntable and cassette deck, a Marantz 7 preamp, a Marantz 10B tuner and a Marantz 8B amplifier (35 wpc), all mint with even the original tubes, including all Telefunken in the pre. Alongside were matching Barzilay speaker cabinets loaded with JBL drivers, a 15” woofer and a big horn covered by one of those lattice wood grills. I offered him a thousand bucks cash, he was surprised and delighted and I had a new stereo, though I sold off everything but the Marantz trio. Still have the 8B.
That JBL Console at the end is just fantastic and to see Marantz Model 9’s in that condition, rare treat
Best of the best. Finest in the world, then and now..
That cabinet at the end with the holy grail marantz stuff. Wow!
Craziness
Wow now that's an amazing collection these will all just go up in value with time
There is just something special about vintage gear. Great store and an interesting video.
Couldn't agree more!
I love vintage audio equipment. I still own a Marantz 4270 quadraphonic. Thanks for helping keep these old masterpieces alive.
I visited this shop earlier this year. That guy is very nice and we spoke for quite a while and he showed me all the gear he had on display at the time. He had a full set of B&O gear from the 80's, similar to but not the same as the set in Christmas Vacation, which was cool to see. He also does repair and restoration work.
Yeah the B&O set was cool!
I did as well, purchased a turntable and am looking forward to returning later this year.
Beautiful equipment and knowledgable dudes 👍 Thanks for sharing these treasures.
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful items from the HiFi era
What a great video and another great vintage audio find by you guys, especially that ultra rare JBL/Marantz console setup. Now a little fact about those JBL Flair speakers .....those came in two versions, the standard version was just called the L45 Flair and was a 3 way speaker using the same midrange and tweeter as the famous L100 Century along with white paper cone 15 in. “Lansalloy” rubber/cork surround.During the concept stage these where actually called the Super L100s due to their driver configuration along with the bigger cabinet and larger woofer (ref: Lansing History Website). I restored and sold a pair of these years ago ....wish I could have kept them they where magical sounding...just didn’t have the room. The version shown in the video is the custom version hence the CL45 designation. These where sold as empty cabinets that could be configured as either a 2-way or 3-way speaker using several different combinations of JBL drivers!
The JBL cabinet loaded up with Marantz equipment,wow I have never seen or heard one. Absolutely the nicest package ever. Bet it sounds as good or better than a lot of today’s stuff .
Awesome! I frequent Nick's shop a lot, he's a great guy and has spent a lot of time helping me (a novice in audio in general, let alone vintage audio) and answering all the questions I have and giving advice. I definitely recommending stopping by if you're ever in the DFW area!
And speaking of Pioneer turntables (which I saw one in this video), I got a PL-560 from Metzger Vintage Audio maybe 1-2 weeks before this was filmed (I think). Its a battle tank of a turntable and I'm loving it.
Did you guys have time to listen to the customized K-horns? They sound great.
Just for a minute. We typically don't have time to ever listen to anything during our travels.
Woow, this Marantz SLT-12 !! 😍😍👍
That console with the marantz… 😘
That last piece was amazing, wow!
Yes it was!
So I happened upon your channel I'm guessing because I love audio stuff and CZcams actually got it right this time! I'm listening to you talk and I say to myself, "This dude has to be from Baltimore..." I start clicking your about link and stuff and go figure you are! :) Great video man! Westside born and raised (living in PA now).
I'm glad CZcams got it right! Welcome to the channel!
The Sansui AU-717 is built like a tank and sounds incredible. Wide open soundstage. Pair it up with L-100's or HPM-100's and your good to go.
I was drooling throughout the whole video thanks guys
You are welcome!
HOW COOL! that console is something else man...groovy
Au-717 was an excellent int amp. The dented volume control was faux professional attenuator - where the control is a rotary switch with precision resistors to, a among other things, maintain accurate attenuation curve between channels- especially when you get to the minimum levels.
LIKE 365 just like the number of days in a year. Metzger's Vintage Audio certainly has amazing stuff and I like how the mid-century modern furniture really showcases the vintage gear. :)
The floor model is a beauty. Very lovely. Guys, keep an eye out for another must have, one day. Sonny and Cher, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon & Tony Bennett's favorite the Clairtone Project G. For anyone interested I recommend a beautiful book. The Art of Clairtone, The Making of a Design Icon, 1958-1971. If you find a Project G buy it at once.
I own an AU-717, and its matching tuner. The AU-717 is true dual mono, power supplies and all. The only thing in common on the two channels are the power cord and the balance control. The tuner is the best performer I have ever come across, including the tuner in my Marantz 2325 (purchased brand new in 1977, and still own).
As for that last system, I'll bet it went for close to six figures. Several years back, a guy on AudioKarma got those very same Marantz components, excluding the TT, from a house being demolished. They were just as clean as these, and he got them for the price of.......... FREE. He got them checked out and running. He kept getting offered ridiculously large sums of $$$ for them. He finally caved, and sold it all.
Love the JBL Cabinet. I like the idea of everything mounted up. Beautiful . Today they are making junk mostly. I’m still listening to my 2325 Marantz, Klipsch K-Horns and a set of beautiful Belle’s on B-Channel just to help when I really want to Rock. Together they sound outstanding. Most people have never heard two pair of big Klipsch rocking together. That’s something everyone should hear ! G D Bless the United States.
That last piece was incredible, I'll bet the price was incredible too.
Thank you! This was a fun trip!!
i grew up in the 60s and 70s i got a hold of a sansui tube type stero from a pawn shop that was over 100 watts per channel great stero
Hey, cool! I have one of those KD-3030's too. Didn't know they were that rare. 😎
Definitely keep doing these!!
More to come!
Fantastic tour fellas! Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do!
That console system, is the stuff of dreams.
This Tour Was So Cool I Love It When I Retire In About 6yrs This is What I Want To Do Tour The Country/World Checking Out And Buying Vintage Hi-Fi
I'm sure that console sounds a lot better than the Magnavox console my Dad had when I was a kid!
I'm sure!
My dad got a 6 foot Magnavox console. It was used from 1966 to 1984. It was time for a change.
Don't be too hard on the Magnavox consoles...when I was a kid I had my little system upstairs in my room, but when my parents left us alone I would take my Bachmsn Turner overdrive Not Fragile album downstairs and crank that sucker up and it was incredible!! Shout out to Magnavox consoles!!😊
Simply wonderful (and amazing). I'm a vintage marantz fun! Since ever! 😊
OMG that Marantz console is magnificent. This is possibly the best "console stereo" ever built.
Very true!
That looks phenomenal! What’s the current value of something like that? Will somebody have ‘built’ that with those components from different manufacturers or will it have been sold like that new??? Those Marantz have blown my mind. Shildon Uk.
Thanks for the video from Metzgers. I had my pioneer sx 950 repaired there. They did an excellent job and the owner was nice and knowledgeable.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
I've got a pair of klipsch khorns that I'm listening to that we're manufactured in 1952.
OUTSTANDING
What awesome show room/shop.
I had a Model 7 pre amp , wish I still had it! Beautiful system !
Another cool video; thanks
Cool! That JBL set up was over the top!!
Yes it was!
My brother bought a couch in 1979, it came with MARANTZ stereo/cassett in the right armrest, mids & woofers on bottom ends & mids/tweeters in upper ends facing forward. His Couch ROCKED, you not only heard it you felt it
Oh thats cool!
Guys.. just here to tell ya that I love you guys. The content you put out gives relief from the the day to day hell that is work. And you know your stuff. Keep up the good work. BTW hpm100s are the best speakers ever. Discussion over!!
My God I drive through this area every few months and had absolutely NO idea about this place!! Drove right past it last week!!
It's hidden
That JBL cabinet is to die for. Oh man
Please keep the vintage Gear hype going , my collection just keeps getting more valuable as we speak😂
Doing what i can
Yep. I have a modest collection myself.
It's kind of funny, when I was on audiokarma back in 2013-14, everybody would always complain about how I overpaid for everything. Now everything's worth double what I paid sometimes triple. Some guys even said that the vintage market had already then.
@@danielknepper6884 I hear you. I just wish I would of bought a few other components I passed up back then. A lot of those threads are still running and the prices discussed so low compared to now. It's crazy.
Everyone has a collection. Awesome.
The JVC cassette was so lustworthy and unobtainable for us when they came out. Nice.
This is cool!
Nice!!!
Well done and quiet interesting. That JBL console, save the best for last.
Class shop
In the 1990s through 2009, I had a nice Lafayette receiver that had bass, treble, and volume controls for the left and right. It also had a bass boost and scratch filter. I haven't been able to use the center speaker hook up, I think it needed to be a powered center. You could hook up 2 sets of 4ohm speakers, your choice of magnetic or ceramic turntable with a high or low switch in the back. For a solid state it had a nice warm tube sound. With the power knob, you had a choice for stereo, left channel, right channel, reverse speaker, or monaural. The radio had a loop in back that could be adjusted a bit besides having terminals for an independent antenna. It even had a variable muting knob.
Wow that console damn !!
So cool to see the Lafayette. I've got the "Trio" version of the exact same Reciever ... I just happened upon it recently at a thrift store.. How many watts would you say they are?
Wow! So much great vintage gear. Wish I lived near Plano, Texas. I really enjoy these videos of vintage gear shops. Thanks for doing them.
Thanks for watching!
The volume control on that AU-717 is made of unobtanium, so I wouldn't be allowing anyone to be twiddling it, if I were you.
So Kenwood (previously known as Trio) made receivers for Lafayette, and Pioneer, before they introduced their name into the USA, made receivers for Allied Radio, Lafayette’s biggest competitor. Keep your eyes peeled for an Allied 395 receiver.
When I was in the AF in 78 those black Sansui integrated amps were all the rage in the base exchange. Around 4 to 500 bucks.
Smokin' Video!
I fixed a KLH 20 and gave it to my mom. It was her favorite back in the day
I grew up near there, and I can tell you that the D/FW/Denton area is a great place to find all kinds of cool electronics, especially audio gear, if you know where to look.
It is quite likely that the console for the Marantz gear, etc. was made by a company called Barzilay. They made a lot of console and other audio furniture back in the sixties. They also made a lot of speaker cabinets to match their consoles, same height, looks and finish. It all was the same design. Truly elegant. I have a pair of Barzilay speaker cabinets that are loaded with all JBL components, but I've also seen them loaded often with Altec 604's, etc. Whatever floated your boat. I've seen the matching console for my speakers for sale on the Bay but I don't have the room for one. The L to L+R and vice versa mode controls were used most often help you more quickly determine if something was wired out of phase, or if a driver was not working correctly in one speaker or the other.
Nice video
Thanks Mandeep!
Very nice buatifull Awasome
Nice 👍
That POS LaFayette 6BQ5 (or 6BM8) outputs cannot be mention in the same breath as a Fisher 500 with ultralinear output transformers and 7591’s. 😊shame!
Are those NAB hubs on that Teac R2R a specific brand?
Hi my friend i wanted to know what horn drivers are in the Klipschhorn speakers.
Sweet!
AMT: Analog Man-cave Treasures! ...would be a store!
9:05 ... That looks like a PAS-3 or PAS-3x. The PAS-2 had a different front panel and there was a PAM-1 which was a mono preamp that was powered from the octal sockets of the Stereo 70 or from the Mark III monoblock. The PAS 3x had circuitry to support the Dynaco Stereo 120 power amplifier.
I’ve found a old telefunken table with telefunken speaker at my uncle place, has a radio am/fm radio and receiver and weird international channel, maybe record as well, idk. I believe he said he bought in mid 60’s in Germany, is it worth anything?
Sometimes just eyeballing vintage audio is enough for me. The price is not an issue if the desire is greater. I’m not sure how much I would haggle over great works of art if I were in that market. As a matter of fact I grow weary over rhe $$ conversations when it comes to vintage audio. Best U Tube vid I’ve seen in a long long time. Thanks.
Thanks Tommy! Much appreciated!!
Sansui , Luxman , Mac , 60s - mid 70s Scott receiver my faves
Left and right mono mode is most useful to me when listening to audio program with one weak channel (I.e. less than ideal live recording, low bitrate file streams, etc.
An elaborate, multiple option mode selector switch can be useful for many purposes however it is very much overkill for most average listeners. It’s most advantageous and helpful for technicians essentially.
If the left channel is stronger signal, use L mode mono to send that stronger signal to both channels instead of having a noticeably unbalanced source audio program.
Actually, Trio was the manufacturer of Kenwood, Realistic, Lafayette as well as many house brand stereos.
Who made Allied stereo equipment ? And have you ever seen or heard of Stephan's loud speakers ?
Hi, at about 14:30 in the video what model Toshiba CD player were you talking about? And do you have a recommendation for a silver faced CD player. Also I would love to add that JVC kd 3030 to I my JVC collection. Hope the guy at Metzger ships?
Its a Luxman D-100. I'd go with an audiolab if looking for silver. shopjustaudio.com/products/audiolab-7000cdt
Cool 😎
Those JBLs gave me a woody
Didn’t know that store existed! I just left TX last week. I’ll be there next time I’m home.
I try to find the spots everywhere!
@@LennyFlorentine You are a genius Lenny! Your channel is better than any TV Channel! Your documentary history of Hi Fi companies, would win awards, if it was on Television! I was never taught about the history of these great companies in education! What a disgrace!
I heard lot of system but the best sound system I heard was a old rca victor console. It's was a special model special signature special wood limited called the perfect stereo. It had a reverb. I research back and I could never hear another reverberate as that, it was low and in a concert hall slight echo. It was perfect .The guitar high note was so damm crisp and they pick the note echo. That was a natural sounding reverb. What close is listen to that old S-wow it had that same spacious sound but added a echo on the instrument height notes as it effected the crisp sounds
And yes I agree listening to all other on utube sound horrible and weird. But it was a whole system so tuned, and called perfect stereo in gold lettering my friend father had it. These was tube amps also so sweet and mellow
Actually these are real equipments when you want to listen to real music. Unfortunately with time everything deteriorated and even music itself. So good too see such shops and wish I had one here.
I was Audiophile junkie, then come 50 years old and STOP. I am happy with my music at home. Like your videos, but i dont change anything.
Teac R2Rs were nice. The only thing is Teac didn’t want to pay the licensing for Doldy NR
Is that first receiver Lafayette real good sound
Should have mentioned that the 72 wpc SX-2500 has the auto-tuning for both AM and FM.
Hi my friend i wanted to what horn drivers are in the Klipschhorns.
I did not catch what the manufacturer of the CD player that was on top of the McIntosh 1900?
Luxman
What model toshiba cd player? Thanks
Still prefer the sx-750 over the sx-780. Not a fan of those stk chips in the sx-780.
What exactly was that CD player you were talking about? I don't think you mentioned the name and model number.
Luxman D-100
I bought my wife a tube console that was branded Korting however it has Telefunken components and I also have a console that is tube mono but came with a Record lathe that unfortunately has gotta go we now live in a very small house ..
My Adcom stack does most of the heavy lifting but my wife loves her console
Please turn on image stabilization
What's the name of the song playing at the end
What's a reasonable price for a used Citation 12?
Oh man how i like your enthusiastic narration
No Kenwood Eleven II's or III's?
2:19 Golden Ears interconnects?