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In Reply to: RE: More Confused Every Day posted by 70padams on January 09, 2017 at 12:39:07
What about finding and pulling a Magnavox tube amp out of an old stereo console. Upgrade all of the components (not a lot involved), and than matching it to some highly eff. speakers. Maybe you guys could recommend the best Mag amp type to look for. This would be a dirt cheap amp approach that he could rework himself. Google "magnavox tube amp" for what I'm suggesting. Look at the pics and Youtube sites. Just a thought.
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First, I appreciate all the suggestions. They have given me routes to explore.
Second - about the Magnavox idea. WTH! I never thought about the amps in console radios. I have a stereo Mag console sitting in my house (bought new by my parents amazingly enough). It will be donating its amp next time I get a chance to work - I do not even know what model - only that it is from the 60's. Cannot beat free for a trial (well free for the base amp I will recap and work on it before firing it up).
I'll post when I know what model amp it is.
There is a large amount of info online on what others have done to rebuild Magnavox amps. A Mr. Dennis Had is exceptionally well know for his work on these amps. I believe he was the founder of Cary Audio, a manufacture of tube amps. He's worth googling. Also, you will find a lot of posts on this site under the Vintage Asylum section. Just search Magnavox Amp. Good luck.
You might want to consider just rehabbing the console. Takes care of the speakers, enclosures etc. Modifications can be made for higher fidelity sound, many consoles were designed fro boom and hiss with steep bass and high mid boost. this can be taken care of if you can get the print.
One thing though is it will have ceramic cartridge that needs to go if you intend to delve into vinyl.
But you'll have that old tube sound and that paper speaker sound. Stuff this old will probably fire up and play something, if nothing else out of AUX input. Just watch very carefully for smoke the first time you turn it on. People talk of using a DBT or a variac to fire up old equipment but that simply does not work all that well on tube equipment. (and a few solid state amps as well)
Maybe add in the new Saga Preamp, and you may have a really decent sounding system for not much dollars, with remote control. But would need the perfect speaker matchup. See URL link below.
The design of the Saga and Freya seem to have a common design of the of WYRED SE PREAMPS.Was looking at the manuals. But do not know how the former would play with stats.
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