Archive for August, 2008

How should I go about buying a turntable? ?

August 21, 2008  |  Vintage Audio Q & A  |  1 Comment

vintage turntables
M. asked:


I 'm. examining the purchase of my mother a turntable of the year for Christmas. Being 16 years youngin ', I know absolutely nothing about them. I want to play vinyl, lps and course notes. I also don 't want the guy that plays the CD and is all the' refurbished 'vintage untrue. I 'd really Gradica get a real turntable, with a covering of wood.   I 'm. looking on E-bay, but I 'm. tired of the fact. I don 't really know what to look for in the decision of that' good condition 'is. And this sounds stupid, but as the sound comes out of the turntable? I have to buy separate speakers? What are some certain brands? I think that is a dual brand, right? Are there key words that I know when trying to turn the tables? C 'the oldsters on Monday, the instruct!

Vintage Gibson Falcon Tube Guitar amp for sale | Tonedango

August 20, 2008  |  Uncategorized  |  No Comments

Up for sale is this vintage Gibson Tube guitar amp .

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Noise, Bikes, & Brews (with occasional Bratwurst): 6D30 – An amp …

August 17, 2008  |  Uncategorized  |  No Comments

If you're trying to clone a specific vintage amplifier , you might go out of your way to acquire "obsolete" carbon comp resistors that are widely known to change value at different temperatures, paying as much as $3 for a single Riken or ...

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What is the value of a General Electric Model 201 vintage radio?

August 12, 2008  |  Vintage Audio Q & A  |  2 Comments
vintage tube
DunnoYet asked:


I have this radio that 'the s of brown plastic, the facilities, good condition (no cracks) some leads on the radio tube screen ... the speaker ... not sure which year ... 1963? maybe? Don 't that the value of it ... want to sell on ebay for the right price. The idea that what should I sell it for?

I’m a high school jazz band guitarist looking for a tube amp. How much power/watts do I need?

August 8, 2008  |  Vintage Audio Q & A  |  3 Comments
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Michael K asked:


Guitar: Vintage American 'New Edition 52 Ampère is cushion shock Princeton '65 did in Mexico Looking for a tube amps with the fat jazz sound that can pierce through a range of High School. Estimate around $ 600 ~ 800.