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Teach Them Young Nando.

Picked up the board and tubes on ebay. Thought it would look cool in tweed. Surprise gift for my grandson.

The Marantz SLT-12U was first produced in 1963 and preceded the Rabco linear-tracking tonearm by about ten years. Nando.

Ortofon OM 30. Nando.

@Bob Boyer: The Marantz linear-tracking tonearm is unique and does not use any electronics to operate, unlike the Rabco and Revox...

Thanks for your input @Soul Tramp on the 1060. That Nakamichi PA-7 is a powerhouse. My avatar was a gift from my...

Thank you for the welcome, Nando! Love the avatar! I have a lot of fun playing with this stuff. The Marantz 1060 is an excellent...

That I am. I have as much fun playing with stereo gear as I do guitar amps. I just posted a couple of pictures of my stereo setup in...

Thorens TD-125 MK II Playing Jeff Beck Live After a long pause in using it, I've fired up the Thorens this afternoon: Cell phone...

Welcome to our forum @Soul Tramp. Nice custom set-up! And appreciate that you are not confined to the ordinary in components and...

Sort of. I bought a pair of trashed-out MK III as I wanted the transformers. The transformer leads (not the windings) were shot so I...

I took the cabinet design from the Altec A7 and shrunk it. The drivers, horns, and x-overs are Altec Model 19. I was astonished at how...

That Marantz equipment working together is really impressive Nando. Love Roy Buchanan, masterful guitarist !

Thanks. The Marantz is currently running through my Pioneer QX-949 quadraphonic receiver and Sansui SP-300 speakers. No work has been...

Good to see the motor clutch assembly is there. It takes the strain off the motor on spin up, can also prevent belt slip on less than...