Wardsweb Vintage Room

[Wardsweb]

Here is a pic of my vintage "catch all" room. Made for mixing, matching, build it up and tear it down kind of fun. It is a real plethora of audio: JBL, Altec, M&K, Carver, Krell, Pioneer, SAE, Yamaha, Teac, Mission, Parasound, Sumo, SST (spread spectrum technologies), Bottlehead and a lot of DIY. There is more in the garage and shed that I should just set up in this room. If for no other reason than to be able to look at it. Just things like Apogee Duetta Signatures are large and take up floor space.

 

[Steve Williams]

wow, how many distinct systems do you have running in your house

 

[Wardsweb]

Dedicated 2-channel (mainly vinyl) in the living room, 2-channel (main digital) in the dining room, home theater in the den, and vintage mix and match in the sun room (wife calls it the man room).

Hello my name is Luther and I'm an audioholic.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

That is some display Luther! There are dealers around town who have less gear on display! Anyway, I'd love to see some close-up shots if you have pics handy!

 

[slowGEEZR]

That is some display Luther! There are dealers around town who have less gear on display! Anyway, I'd love to see some close-up shots if you have pics handy!

I agree! Take us on a trip down memory lane with a show and tell about each piece.

 

[Wardsweb]

I'll get some pics and stories this weekend. I've spent my entire life into audio at many levels of buying, selling, trading, bartering, repair and building. Here is the room from a different angle. You can see the Danley sub that fires into the den.

 

[mullard88]

You are a true audiophile.

 

[Wardsweb]

You are a true audiophile.

While I appreciate the name, I really don't take it or myself that serious. I prefer to think of myself as an audio enthusiast. Then again, I may just be in denial. LOL

 

[flez007]

I liiiiiiike it!

Some Sansui stuff missing thou

 

[kach22i]

I prefer to think of myself as an audio enthusiast.

You have it bad, but it's all good.

Have you seen Jim's SAE site?

http://www.jims-sae-site.com/

 

[Wardsweb]

Yes, I've know Jim since before he had an SAE site. I met him when I flew out to Montebello to meet up with Morris Kessler about a decade ago. ATI is run out of the same warehouse that housed SAE. Morris had a huge closet of NOS SAE stuff he let me dig through. I shipped back a pallet of gear. That night Jim and I had dinner together. Well that is after he came to my rescue after I manage to miss a turn and get lost.

 

[kach22i]

I sent Jim an invite to this forum last week after I posted a link to his site. He wrote back but don't think he joined.

Any idea why Morris/ATI is using one of the old Museatex logos?

http://www.museatex.de/en/index.html

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Found more of your work, including a Bose 901 refoam.
http://www.homebuilthifi.com/

 

[Wardsweb]

Morris sold the SAE line back around 1990 to DAK. He purchased the name back about 10 years later. He now sells ATI gear badged as SAE in Europe.

 

[flez007]

Thanks for the link George - I just had a few of SAE gear in the past - including two parametric eqs - and always liked their sound, I remember mating them with a pair of Ohm speakers and a Nakamichi deck.... Jim´s collection of SAE products is just amazing!

 

[Wardsweb]

Spent some time today to fix an SAE A201 and SAE MK2200 amplifiers. Two more working systems now in the mix.

 

[slowGEEZR]

Luther, what is that device just above the rightmost triangular speaker?

 

[Wardsweb]

Luther, what is that device just above the rightmost triangular speaker?

DIY lamp from an Eimac 4-1000 transmitter tube. The filament is 5v @21a.

 

[kach22i]

Like crazy man.

 

[Wardsweb]

Here is the latest setup for my vintage room. The speakers are JBL C50 Olympus with custom CNC horns from 1" bubinga. I also added some JBL 2405 tweeters. With custom crossovers, this is a very sweet rig now.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

This is gonna be fun.....

Tim