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user-inactivated  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are the topics you wish were discussed more on Hubski?

...wow. What a beauty. It works on the lamp technology, even! That's amazing! Do you have any more photographs?

I might suggest using #vintage or #retro (whichever is appropriate, if any) to start with. I'd love to see such things alive and kicking.





WanderingEng  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you'll pardon the mess, here's a picture from a few years ago from further back.

My speakers and turntable are modern, but the amplifiers are a pair of MC30s, and in the middle is a McIntosh MX110 from the mid 1960s. The MX110 is a tuner/stereo preamp. In the world of vintage McIntosh tube gear, the MX110 is a steal.

It's a fun hobby. It isn't the most practical at times, but that's what makes it a hobby. I have a few other pieces lying around, but the McIntosh stuff is my favorite.

nowaypablo  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We don't talk about Pablo Honey.

user-inactivated  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a hefty collection. I feel like a pleb around such sophistication.

Do you have any other close-ups of the thing, by any chance?

someguyfromcanada  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Very nice. Is that a Rega Planar 2? I used to have one of those and absolutely loved it. Put a Grado cartridge on it and ran those through a Mission Cyrus amp on the way to PSB 500 speakers.

WanderingEng  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a Music Hall MMF-5. The cartridge is a Goldring something. For the money, I've been really happy with it. My speakers are Paradigm Monitor 7s. It all suits me fine and is very decent. My speakers are probably the weak point, but for now I'm happy with everything. I probably need to buy a house before buying new speakers.

someguyfromcanada  ·  3395 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hear you. When I moved into a condo I had to store those PSBs. At something like 50 lbs each they needed a lot of room and air to push around. That looks just like the Rega except I now notice it has a double plinth and so is probably much heavier. I always bolted mine to a solid wall.