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[thsmith]

[treitz3]

Ah, the good ol' Anthem1 amp with the new Psvanes. That's one combo I'd like to get my ears on...

Tom

[mhardy6647]

oooh, that Hafler hybrid is neat; no need to make apologies :-) I assume (??) that the driver stage was converted to 'the vacuum state'?

How does it sound?

... and you're in NH, eh? :-) Cool.

back to the matter at hand - not too many pretty tubers here, either... but no dearth of photos (so far) to share. I am trying to find interesting ones (i.e., that I haven't posted here before).

How about this guy? Sitting in the queue to be restored, or awaiting the Receiver Rapture (whichever comes first):




(this little hk has, in the intervening years since these photos were taken, been reunited with its missing knob, I am pleased to report)

[mhardy6647]

Not sure if you can tell from the photos, but this is a Peavey 50/50 push-pull parallel EL84 stereo vacuum tube PA/MI amplifier - nominally (yeah, right) 50 wpc. Looks a tad cheezy but it has pretty substantial output iron and actually sounds pretty good as a hifi amplifier.




The eight output tubes are mounted in a horizontal 2 x 4 array in the back of the amp (and are barely visible in their little steel retainers). The phase splitters and voltage amps, if memory serves, are 12AX7s (or maybe 12AU7s... I haven't looked at its guts in a long time).

[Leftplumma]

[QUOTE=mhardy6647;1886363]oooh, that Hafler hybrid is neat; no need to make apologies :-) I assume (??) that the driver stage was converted to 'the vacuum state'?

How does it sound?

... and you're in NH, eh? :



Yes the driver stage was converted.
Also the whole unit was rewired with monster wire and they added some capacitance as well.
I heard them when they were done and they sounded fantastic.
I'm going to get them serviced soon and hopefully return them to near new condition.
I'm in the Lakes region area of NH by the way ( think motorcycle week ie; weirs beach)

[mhardy6647]

we're on the other side of the state (well... we're transitioning to there from MA)... but it's a small state, width-wise :-)
We have good friends in Alton (speaking of the Lakes region) so we're up that way more than occasionally.
Do you know/have you been to SMAC? http://www.stonemountainartscenter.com/ArtsCenter/

Cool amp!

Back on topic - let's see, what's left in the photobucket files...?

OK - howzabout a Dynaco PAS-3 (I think it's a PAS-3) I rehabbed for an AK friend? Not a preamp for the ages, but it does its job and it is certainly easy to work on :-)




Orange Drops are more than good enough for a PAS :-)

[Leftplumma]

[QUOTE=mhardy6647;1886579]we're on the other side of the state (well... we're transitioning to there from MA)... but it's a small state, width-wise :-)
We have good friends in Alton (speaking of the Lakes region) so we're up that way more than occasionally.
Do you know/have you been to SMAC? http://www.stonemountainartscenter.com/ArtsCenter/

Cool amp!

So you must be west then.
I have a good bud that lives in the Lebanon area.
Look me up on one of your trips out this way.

[mhardy6647]

Yup, not too far from being Lebanonese :-)
We should keep in touch!

meanwhile... more tubes!

Sherwood S-5500II integrated amplifier surrounded by some silicon sisters (or cousins, or great-grand nieces and nephews...).
Nice 7591pp stereo amp with - interesting - cosmetics :-)
This was for many years the basement hifi in "House v. 3.0".

[mhardy6647]

I meant to mention that the Philips AF-877 tt in the photo above is the one I purchased new from Soundscape in Baltimore in 1979 :-)

[michaeljhsda2]

[michaeljhsda2]

1958 Valvo ECC83's labelled as Bugle Boy's

[michaeljhsda2]

Harman Kardon TA-5000X

[michaeljhsda2]

Harman Kardon Melody II

[mhardy6647]

My failed attempt at a glamour shot of my decidedly unglamourous EICO HF-81. PP EL84 stereo integrated amplifier (and a fine example of the genre it is).

[michaeljhsda2]

Harman Kardon Rondo

[michaeljhsda2]

Harman Kardon

[michaeljhsda2]

Channel Master 6600

[mhardy6647]

I have an hk "Tempo" tuner - cosmetically quite similar to the "Rondo"... don't have a photo of it, though.
It's sitting downstairs underneath this very cute little Bell (which needs new P/S filter caps)...

[michaeljhsda2]

1958 Siemens Long plate. These tubes were in the Channel Master 6600.

[michaeljhsda2]

I have an hk "Tempo" tuner - cosmetically quite similar to the "Rondo"... don't have a photo of it, though.
It's sitting downstairs underneath this very cute little Bell (which needs new P/S filter caps)...

Cool!

[mhardy6647]

just tubes...? Here're a couple.

Single-plate 2A3 (Ken-Rad) with a nice (albeit mismatched) Raytheon box. Such cool names in the days when radio was magic.



Arcturus Blue 27

[mhardy6647]

This EICO AF-4 (single-ended EL84 stereo budget integrated amp) has been in my family since it was new :-)

[marvda1]

consonance cyber 800 78 watt monoblocks
belles 21a preamp (too lazy to take off all the screws to show 2 tubes)

[mhardy6647]

Three ugly sisters awaiting either cosmetic and restorative surgery... or... the Receiver Rapture :-)



Left to right: Fisher 500C, 400, 500B

[allstock]

1958 Valvo ECC83's labelled as Bugle Boy's

How do you like those? I have that phono pre and am in the process of rolling some tubes thru it. Are those bugle boys not worth more than the pre itself?

[michaeljhsda2]

How do you like those? I have that phono pre and am in the process of rolling some tubes thru it. Are those bugle boys not worth more than the pre itself?

They sound really good even with a very modest turntable and cart. I'm pretty sure the Valvo's are worth more than the pre and turntable combined.

[polkfarmboy]

Attachment 82120Attachment 82121Attachment 82122consonance cyber 800 78 watt monoblocks
belles 21a preamp (too lazy to take off all the screws to show 2 tubes)

I have wanted a pair of them 800's forever

[michaeljhsda2]

How do you like those? I have that phono pre and am in the process of rolling some tubes thru it. Are those bugle boys not worth more than the pre itself?

I rechecked the date code and they're actually from 1957, not 1958. It's amazing that most of the lettering is still intact after all these years (I never touch the lettering when handling them). Pretty neat tubes.

[txcoastal1]

Attachment 82120Attachment 82121Attachment 82122consonance cyber 800 78 watt monoblocks
belles 21a preamp (too lazy to take off all the screws to show 2 tubes)

Gettem' warmed up in May 'cause I am coming to listen

[mhardy6647]

The Antique Electronics Supply version of the S-5 Electronics "amp on a board" kit (the stereo push-pull 11BM8 variant) in an S-5 enclosure (with the top popped open)...




I was goin' for a Stanley Kubrick, 2001 kind of vibe... unfortunately, I didn't get there. :-P