|   Should I try to save my old vintage stuff? | Cerwin Vega Fan
Jul 12, 2002 10:37 PM | | I was able to get my hands on some old vintage stuff a while back when I grandma wanted to get rid of pecan cabinet because it was taking up to much room. Well it fits nicely in my room and that is where I sit my Onkyo, XBOX and center speaker on top of. Well like I said I found a Fisher X-100 integrated tube amp, a turntable (forgot what brand), and pair of Magnavox 2 way speakers with a sealed 10inch woofer and 2inch tweet.
At the time I was using a Kenwood AR404 as a 2 channel receiver (this is before I upgraded to the Onkyo) and I was shocked how the Fisher sounded when playing on those old Magnavox speakers, it sounded better than my main system. Made me wish I had came upon the gear before I brought setup.
Well here is the problem after a while the Fisher starting having problems, after been left on for like 5 mins it would start making this light popping noise in the left channel, just enough to get the woofer barely moving. I tried hooking it up to my Vegas but for some reason it would start pulseing in and out really fast and it looked like it was damaging my woofer. One time it made my left CV suck so far back into the cabinet I heard a loud bang kind of noise. So a little later the left Magnavox speaker's woofer blew so I said to hell with it and disconnected everything.
My question is should I spend good money to get this gear back into operation? The cabinet those Magnavox's are made of is some very dense wood and they are solid built, I mean they are even heavier than my CV's and only half the size. Like I said when the Fisher was working it sounded great but hell I don't even know what is wrong with it. And as for the speakers I don't know anything really about them like how big the enclosure is and stuff like that. And if I replaced one woofer I would want to replace both woofers and both tweets.
So what do you think? Should try spending time and money trying to get this stuff into operation or should I just throw it away?
Thanks for the help,
Chris |
| You Have To ASK...........? | TheRecordCollector
Aug 29, 2002 9:52 PM | | 1)
"....and I was shocked how the Fisher sounded...it sounded better than my main system. Made me wish I had came upon the gear before I brought setup".
Well, if the Fisher sounded better than your main system, why would you keep the "main system" that sucks, and throw away the system that sounded so much better?
I'd fix the Fisher. Have it gone through by a qualified TUBE tech, and get that puppy in top condition.
>"...when the Fisher was working it sounded great but hell I don't even know what is wrong with it."
Thats what repair shops are for Chris. :)
>"One time it made my left CV suck so far back into the cabinet I heard a loud bang kind of noise."
I'm sorry Chris, I know we haven't met yet, but you haven't been into audio very long have you? How old are you?
No offense intended, but I would guess late teen's or early to mid 20's?
The "popping noise" you heard was the all-out assault on the the voice coil / magnet configuration. Also some possible cone rupturing.
That vintage gear (for the most part) will be better than most of what is available on todays market.
Especially tube gear. But as with all vintage tube gear, take it to a qualified TUBE tech to have it serviced.
The Magnavox speaker's, well...thats up to you.
I have (among other pieces),
Fisher 800C tube reciever
McIntosh C-22 tube Pre Amp
McIntosh MC-240 tube Pwr Amp
Marantz 7C tube Pre Amp
Marantz 8B tube Pwr Amp
All original's. not the re-issues.
If you really like the way that Fisher sounded, do yourself a favor, and give it the care it deserves.
TRC |
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