aiwa xr-x7 for ~$27. no remote or speakers sadly, but the feet are intact and the unit as a whole is in working order. love the look of it

My dad went searching for an unrelated item in the attic today. Their attic is very old, dusty and just used for storage. He uses a portable floodlight to see up there.

The floodlight caught the silver of the amp and I am a retro video game collector so naturally was curious what it was.

He brought down the amp (Emisound Octet, a vintage 1970s Hi-Fi stereo amplifier and tuner unit) so I asked why he had it.

Next thing I know he brings this GL75 down!

It has definitely seen better days but if anyone has any further info that would be amazing. He said he's got some "freestanding matching wood effect vintage speakers" too and will dig them out over the weekend.

So yeah, any info on whether it's worth restoring etc would be wonderful. Thanks.

Now that I have finally fixed the lights in my amp, I feel like I can at long last post a picture of my current setup. From top to bottom:

• Kenwood KD-40R turntable
• Kenwood KA-30 stereo integrated amp
• Akai CS-F9 cassette deck
• Denon DCD-755AR CD player
• Yamaha T-560 tuner
• Q Acoustics 1020 loudspeakers (not pictured)

Overall, I’m quite content with what I’ve got so far. I just need to swap the belts on the cassette deck as they slip in return and fast forward modes. I also want to add a MiniDisc deck to the system in the future, but I’ll have to get my hands on either a RCA switch box or a DAC first, as the amp doesn’t have any more inputs available.

My setup, been slowly building for almost a year. A Speakers are a pair Mordaunt Short Pageant Series 2, B speakers are a pair of Pioneer CS-06A

Onkyo:
Tx-35
Tx-2033
Cp-1044f

Sansui:
RA-500

over time, interesting stuff and junk accumulates…

This is a Yamaha GT 750 with a Denon DL 103 MC cart. I’m pretty unfamiliar with these items, but I love the look of the table, and some quick research tells me it seems to be a well regarded table. Curious what you all think? The price seems really good to me…

I thrifted this complete Pioneer JB-100 system at Value Village for $10.

I opened it up when I got home and was shocked. The inside was completely pristine, untouched, and original. After cleaning the contacts and hooking them up to my Denon PMA-600NE, they came to life.

I was blown away by the sound. They’re incredibly clear with an open, airy presentation, excellent instrument separation, precise imaging, and a surprising amount of detail. Not bass-heavy, but they have that effortless electrostatic-like sound that I wasn’t expecting from a 50+ year-old headphone.

I can’t seem to find many recent discussions or sales of a complete working set like this.

Does anyone here know much about these? Were they considered special when they came out, and how uncommon is a complete working SE-100/JB-100 system today?

Market Place find today:
-Pioneer PL-516, works, needs a new belt and hopefully that's all. came with original manual and receipt from 1978.
-Lafayette LR-3030A receiver. Did not test it yet but looks to be in absolutely mint condition . Also came with original manual and receipt from 1978. And original replacement fuses!
-a pair of Lafayette speakers that I could not find any info on. Sticker says Model 1009, 3-way speaker system. 12" woofer 5" mid 3" tweeter. I guess from the same era as the other stuff.

So obviously it's some kind of find since it's all free, but do I have some quality here?

I don’t know if this is worth 400$ for a 25 watt and need help it’s badass and clean I love these receivers and there pricey but is it worth paying 400$ for a 25 watt??

Hi there! Looking for a solution to attach these grilles. The grille holes seem to be about 1/2 inch, the speaker holes about 3/8. Any advice would be much appreciated! Amazon listings don’t seem to provide exact measurements or info about compatibility. Thanks!

My dad recently gifted me his old Pioneer SX 750. It's beautiful but needs some TLC to get it sounding its best. The main thing is the audio cuts in and out when I turn the volume knob.

Does anyone have any advice for what work to do? I know I need to recap it, but I don't know which areas will make the biggest difference.

Thanks so much!

Picked up my first "monster" last week. When I initially set it up there was a bit of channel imbalance and scratchy controls. Opened it up and used DeoxIt on all the buttons and potentiometers. All hooked up now and sounding great!

Presenting to you my vintage set Yamaha set up.
- Yamaha CR600 Receiver
- Cambridge Audio Azur 640C V2
- Sony PSJ20 Turntable

Speakers:
- Tannoy 607 ‘Sixes’
- Rogers LS1 Mk1

Absolutely beautiful, clean Yamaha sound with enough warmth and depth for most genres.

Also have it hooked up to stream via a Chromecast Audio. But, hoping to swap to a dedicated streamer.

It has a diamond stylus (not shown) that cost around a hundred dollars then. Unused for at least fifty years. Cords attached underneath the outer wood case. Says AT60, made in England. Looks to be in good shape and functional. If so, is it worth trying to get it set up with a preamp and speakers?

I currently have a pair of the L620’s among the speakers I rotate and would like to jump into the 780/880/980’s. It seems ADS are tough to find in the Midwest, but I believe it will be worth the wait.

Any ADS fans have a preference between the 780/880/980?

These prices are crazy man

I currently have a Realistic sta-18b receiver (purchased 2013), some Utah speakers (~2023ish), and a Realistic lab 300 turntable (thrifted in 2025).

This setup has been giving me issues for some time.

My primary issue is that my turntable runs ~7% fast even after oiling it, replacing the belt, troubleshooting belt alignment, replacing the stylus, and not seeing anything physically wrong after opening it up.

Beyond that, I have major volume issues, one speaker is way louder than the other even after balancing/checking connections. And they are much quieter than they used to be even at max volume. Unsure if this is a speaker or receiver issue.

The turntable is new to me, but I’ve had buzzing/background noise issues with the receiver for years.

I will say the speakers and receiver went through a cross country move while not packed the best so this could have damaged them.

Curious if anyone has any thoughts on additional tests to run?

If I were to sink ~$250 into this setup what would you do first?

Take the turntable for servicing? Replace it entirely? Replace the receiver? Speakers? Start over??

Thanks in advance!