Want to start a great looking quality vintage setup
Hello, I’m looking to set up a secondary system for my office which would be purely vintage equipment. As this is not my main listening source I’m really just looking for something that would be attractive, but of course have good quality components but at a budget. I love the look of the silver face and the blue lights of the bygone eras. Macintosh, options of that sort of beyond my budget, but I’ve been reviewing some of the Pioneer spec options, but was wondering what else was out there that folks here would recommend. Essentially looking for a coordinated preamp, amp and phonograph. I can probably find a good set of vintage speakers locally to go with whatever my components are. I’m open to receiver combos as again, this is as much about the look of the components as it is about the audiophile quality, perhaps even more about the aesthetic.
ok, good start, you might keep an eye out for a second MC502. for more power, that amp can be used in mono, 150 wpc/8 ohms so, avoid speakers with low impedance dips, it will do stereo 50 wpc @ 8 ohms; 75wpc @ 4 ohms, or 150wpc mono @ 8 ohms (no 4 ohm use in Mono) gives you a bit more freedom when choosing speaker's efficiency. |
for remote volume, mute, balance of my vintage system, I use a Chase RLC-1 Remote Line Controller. S/N 105 db, no one has ever been able to tell if it is in or out. https://reverb.com/item/90939763-chase-rlc-1-remote-line-controller-new-open-box
Remote balance is wonderful, you never want to live without it once you have it. |
Elliott - Would your recommendation about a second MC502 be the same as double amping, or mono-blocking? Run both L&R from one amp to the left speaker, and both from the other amp to the right speaker? Is that correct? And I assume my connection from the pre-amp to each would only be from the L OR R? |
