So I shouldn't have let mine go?

Who knows.

It is!!

DUDE! SWEET!

AND IT HAS PMD-100 TOO BEST CHIP EVAR

Two purchases today and both from Craigslist

Purchase #1

Today, I visited a guy who was selling his Sansui 8080 receiver. It wasn't in the best of shape appearance-wise (some lights out, veneer peeling in a few spots) but functionally perfect. I put down $75 and will pay the remaining $100 next week when he will have installed new lights. I had been hedging about buying it but when I told a guy who runs an electronics repair shop about the receiver, he said the price was fair, and that was good enough for me.

This thing is friggin' HUGE! I don't think it'll fit inside any of my racks (Salamander, Boltz). I'll probably have to put it on the top of the rack and then put my turntable on top of the receiver.

I want to pick up another vintage receiver and turntable so I can have a vinyl rig at home. I may need to sell some headphone gear to fund the future purchases. I can hear the dark side that is speaker audio calling me.

Purchase #2

And before I left for work this morning, I left a message for a guy who was selling a PSP Slim with 1GB Sony stick and Jaxter(?) and a Family Guy UMD for $90. He didn't return my call all day so I thought it was a no deal. But while I was driving home from work tonight, he calls me and says it's available. We met at a shopping mall and made the transaction. The PSP is silver and is 8/10 condition. Pretty good price, no? My cousin is updating the firmware right now.

I want to pick up another vintage receiver and turntable so I can have a vinyl rig at home. I may need to sell some headphone gear to fund the future purchases. I can hear the dark side that is speaker audio calling me.

Egad! Vintage TT means vinyl. Vinyl means cleaning machine. Cleaning machine means more finyl. More vinyl means better stylus and hotrod tt-pre.

Mua-ha-ha-ha-ha.........

Two purchases today and both from Craigslist

Purchase #1

Today, I visited a guy who was selling his Sansui 8080 receiver. It wasn't in the best of shape appearance-wise (some lights out, veneer peeling in a few spots) but functionally perfect. I put down $75 and will pay the remaining $100 next week when he will have installed new lights. I had been hedging about buying it but when I told a guy who runs an electronics repair shop about the receiver, he said the price was fair, and that was good enough for me.

This thing is friggin' HUGE! I don't think it'll fit inside any of my racks (Salamander, Boltz). I'll probably have to put it on the top of the rack and then put my turntable on top of the receiver.

I want to pick up another vintage receiver and turntable so I can have a vinyl rig at home. I may need to sell some headphone gear to fund the future purchases. I can hear the dark side that is speaker audio calling me.

Purchase #2

And before I left for work this morning, I left a message for a guy who was selling a PSP Slim with 1GB Sony stick and Jaxter(?) and a Family Guy UMD for $90. He didn't return my call all day so I thought it was a no deal. But while I was driving home from work tonight, he calls me and says it's available. We met at a shopping mall and made the transaction. The PSP is silver and is 8/10 condition. Pretty good price, no? My cousin is updating the firmware right now.

Damn, I've been looking for a PSP Slim for a good price in CL, but haven't found one yet. If you decide you don't want it later one, keep me in mind. I want one for the hour and a half bus ride home after work. Right now, I sleep and it fucks up my sleep schedule at night, so I want something to do for that time. =T

Sagean DT-220V AM/FM radio. Portable, sortof. It's a bit larger than a typical 'pod classic, but does a great job grabbing the few stations I need. At work it actually gets these stations, and in my office, that's a pretty tall order. Mix it with an amp and SE310s, and my day can go by pretty fast.

Some power cables from Reks and finally a M-Audio Transit.

I have a Pioneer SX-5590 that I've had upgraded with black gates. Thing sounded friggin' sweet. I left it on during a thunderstorm, and it got hit -- I still have to get it repaired, but my guy who does work on it is optimistic it isn't as bad as it seems.

Super.fi 5 pro. Time to liquidate my full-size cans.

Super.fi 5 pro. Time to liquidate my full-size cans.

CLEAR COLOUR?

CLEAR COLOUR?

Yes maam.

Yes maam.

Bunch o' tubes for an upcoming project, parts to follow shortly.

Bunch o' tubes for an upcoming project, parts to follow shortly.

Tubes? So you've decided to build yourself a Blue Hawaii?

oh, and as for the last things I've bought - some bread recipe book and America by Jon Steward from B&N's bargain bin.

Bunch o' tubes for an upcoming project, parts to follow shortly.

..... by Jon Steward from B&N's bargain bin.

I meant Jon Stewart.

Tubes? So you've decided to build yourself a Blue Hawaii?

Nah, I'm still a slave to dynamic headphones. NO STATS!

[me=Vince]arms explosive in salty's b22...[/me]

[me=Vince]arms explosive in salty's b22...[/me]

I put on my bomb suit as I plug RS-1 into B22....

I have a Pioneer SX-5590 that I've had upgraded with black gates. Thing sounded friggin' sweet. I left it on during a thunderstorm, and it got hit -- I still have to get it repaired, but my guy who does work on it is optimistic it isn't as bad as it seems.

Dusty,

Your post got me to thinking, I have a mint condition Pioneer SX 1010 in my office which I haven't used in years, would it be worth upgrading caps, RCA and speaker jacks? I would use it as a second office system, front channel for home theater or bedroom system. It has bridged connectors so that it can be used as just a pream, amp or PHONO PRE. What dayah think?

L, yeah, absolutely. The Musical Fidelity muscle amp I have is still better, but get this: the Pioneer was actually competitive with it, after the upgrades. It was surprisingly close. Pleasingly so.

Even if you don't upgrade, at least get it recapped, as those caps dry out.

Thanks loads for the tip Dusty. Now I need to find a local modder because shipping this beast back and forth would cost a bundle.

Jyeah, those things are monsters, aren't they?

Where is you (feel free to PM if you don't want to post publicly)? My guy is in Lee's Summit, MO. You could also ask around on audiokarma.org.

I live in Southern California and have not found anyone competent or trustworthy in fifteen years of searching. Thanks for the AudioK reco I never though of that, will give them a try. Thanks again.