kevin gilmore Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Here are some blasts from the past proving i'm more nuts than the rest of you. Circa 1976 to 1977, my first and only apartment, before i decided i needed several thousand square feet to be happy. Notes: The panels are magnaplaner tympanii 1's The tripple stack are 3 pairs of quad esl 63's with the levinson supertweeters The two turntables are thorens td125's with rabco arms The other turntable is a b&o 4000 with a specially fitted arm to take any cart. Stax electrostatic phono cart Original Ma Bell speaker phone First sony color projector and "portable" color camera Betamax 1 Revox A77 mark 4 (i think) At one time with both sets of speakers at the same time, 200 watts per channel x 8 http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp1.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp2.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp3.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp4.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp5.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp6.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Here are some blasts from the past proving i'm more nuts than the rest of you. Circa 1976 to 1977, my first and only apartment, before i decided i needed several thousand square feet to be happy. Notes: The panels are magnaplaner tympanii 1's The tripple stack are 3 pairs of quad esl 63's with the levinson supertweeters The two turntables are thorens td125's with rabco arms The other turntable is a b&o 4000 with a specially fitted arm to take any cart. Stax electrostatic phono cart Original Ma Bell speaker phone First sony color projector and "portable" color camera Betamax 1 Revox A77 mark 4 (i think) At one time with both sets of speakers at the same time, 200 watts per channel x 8 http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp1.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp2.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp3.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp4.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp5.jpg http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/bfp6.jpg Don't you mean stacked ESL57's, gran maestro? I've heard double stacked 57's, but I've never had the pleasure of 3. That must have been a killer setup, but a bitch to keep the stereo image properly focused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted May 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Oops, yeah quad esl 57's... I still have 2 pairs of 63's in the basement It was definitely a rock and roll system. The wood box is a helmholz subwoofer with a 15 inch jbl driver. 18hz, no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Oops, yeah quad esl 57's... I still have 2 pairs of 63's in the basement It was definitely a rock and roll system. The wood box is a helmholz subwoofer with a 15 inch jbl driver. 18hz, no problem. I miss my regretfully sold ESL988's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 So you've always been nuts I take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Hammer Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 i know that there has got to be a bong and a bag of weed in those pictures somewhere, i just cant seem to make them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 this den looks like the soul of an audiophile who can't wait for the Internet to become widespread enough to share his passions. audio passions. we're glad you did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 this den looks like the soul of an audiophile who can't wait for the Internet to become widespread enough to share his passions. audio passions. we're glad you did! what would poor Jahn-bot do without the interweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 what would poor Jahn-bot do without the interweb can i please add these posts to my head-fi count somehow? huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 can i please add these posts to my head-fi count somehow? huh? Maybe Tyrion can help with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhd812 Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Dammmmm KG you been Audiophiling before I was born..haha thats pretty cool to see pics like this, I hope I look back one day like this... umm..is that smoke in the last pic dude? 1976-77 so were you smokin up or what? lol j/k cool pics thanx for the view man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Nope, no smoke. I'm reallly allergic to just about all kinds of smoke. A single cuban puts me away for weeks. However there is that 1 gallon bottle of J&B Significant deteriation in the pictures, which is why i scanned them in. I do have the original negatives somewhere, probably not in much better shape. 50 to 100 year archival life. HA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 So was the world really black and white back then? Out of curiousity, what speakers are you using now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Wilson MaXX series 2 (main system) B&W 801 matrix 3 (family room) Quad esl 63 (basement) B&O 4000's stacked (bedroom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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