uHenry Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 These bad boys will hit the magic 25 year mark next year. They are still insightful and unusually dynamic against today's models. 1
The Fez Posted May 6, 2012 Author Posted May 6, 2012 Bet they are still very dynamic....Super stuff....Look in supurb condition 1
uHenry Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 The Kellys are an oddball design, split f/r ported chambers for the woofers, paralleled to 4ohm to match output level with the horn loaded tweeter. The norm is to attenuate the tweeter to match the woofer. 96dB efficiency, but need a high current @ low impedance amp to really shine. I really do treasure these!
Blue Ruin Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Hi all, I love this thread so thought I'd give it a bump and share some of my vintage Teac gear with you. It's not as high end as some of the great gear I see on here, but thought I'd share it anyway. Teac get's a bad wrap nowadays but I really like some of their 70's gear and have collected a fair bit. A while back, I purchased the Teac AS-100 Amp on the recommendation of a friend who said it had a really nice Phono Section. I haven't been disappointed and have really enjoyed it but wasn't so sure about the styling. It took a little getting used to. As a result, from time to time, I've considered selling it, but never did simply because it's nice to listen to. I'm glad I didn't move it on, because recently, I had the good fortune to stumble across the matching AT-100 FM Tuner. I wasn't expecting much from the Tuner but have been pleasantly surprised with it's performance as it's really nice. What's more is that I reckon they look pretty damn good together, almost like a poor man's McIntosh with the blue backlit tuning section. There is however one switch cover missing on the Tuner so if anyone's got a wrecked AS-100 and wants to sell a switch cover, I'd be forever grateful. I'll also keep an eye out for the matching AN-180 Noise Reduction Unit which would look great sitting on the bottom. See here: http://new-hifi-clas...%2B80%2B180.jpg If anyone's interested in knowing more about them, I believe they were released in the early 70's and there's a 4 page sales brochure here: http://new-hifi-clas...00%2BAT-100.jpg http://new-hifi-clas...100_%281%29.jpg http://new-hifi-clas...100_%282%29.jpg http://new-hifi-clas...100_%283%29.jpg Edited May 16, 2012 by Blue Ruin 2
lebowski Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I like it Rod, nothing wrong at all with some of the 70's Teac gear and the Amp and Tuner do look great together. To help fund your growing Teac collection you should sell me you Sansui stuff ; ) - I'll take your BA/CA combo off your hands, and maybe some of your 'Definition' series gear as well ... Cheers M
Blue Ruin Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Thanks guys, and thanks for your kind offer Mike but I think I'll be OK. (although the missus would probably be pleased) I'll post some pics of my Sansui Stuff one of theses days, just thought I'd post some of my more obscure stuff first. The Sansui Stuff is really nice cosmetically and they work ok, but they need a little bit of love internally, and as such, are safely packed away at the moment until I find some time. Anyone got a recommendation for Power Filter Caps? I've got the Teac AS-100 (above, partially recapped), a Teac AS-200 (completely original) and a Sansui AU-888 (not working and non matching filter caps) that all need or could do with new Power Filter Caps. The Teac's are 3,300uf @ 50V (35mm diameter) and the Sansui is 4700uf @50V (40mm diameter). Sometimes, you don't have much choice, but in these cases I have a few. Do I run with the Panasonic TS-HA which is rated to 105 degrees or something else like Elna LAO, Nichicon or Mundorf? I've got mates with these Amps in original form, so we're looking forward to comparing them afterwards. I appreciate they're not audiophile but just wanting to squeeze the best that I can out of them. Thanks for any suggestions....
pete_mac Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 On 17/05/2012 at 3:17 AM, Blue Ruin said: Anyone got a recommendation for Power Filter Caps? I've got the Teac AS-100 (above, partially recapped), a Teac AS-200 (completely original) and a Sansui AU-888 (not working and non matching filter caps) that all need or could do with new Power Filter Caps. The Teac's are 3,300uf @ 50V (35mm diameter) and the Sansui is 4700uf @50V (40mm diameter). Sometimes, you don't have much choice, but in these cases I have a few. Do I run with the Panasonic TS-HA which is rated to 105 degrees or something else like Elna LAO, Nichicon or Mundorf? I've got mates with these Amps in original form, so we're looking forward to comparing them afterwards. I appreciate they're not audiophile but just wanting to squeeze the best that I can out of them. Thanks for any suggestions.... How are the original capacitors soldered in? Do they have solder lugs which with flying wires soldered on, or are they soldered onto a PCB? The former is easy to deal with, whereas the latter can be tricky at times. I've used Nichicon Gold Tunes, Panasonic TS-HA, BHC and EPCOS caps with great success.
Blue Ruin Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Sorry, I should have made it clearer. They're all secured by brackets and have flying wires soldered on (2 lugs). They are not soldered onto a PCB. BTW, thanks for the recommendations. The Panasonics are cheap but the specs on them look just as good as anything else that I can find.
Guest Muon Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 I haven't seen those Teac pieces before, they look nice
pete_mac Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) On 17/05/2012 at 4:05 AM, Blue Ruin said: Sorry, I should have made it clearer. They're all secured by brackets and have flying wires soldered on (2 lugs). They are not soldered onto a PCB. BTW, thanks for the recommendations. The Panasonics are cheap but the specs on them look just as good as anything else that I can find. Yeah, the Panasonics are pretty decent caps! If you want something that is truly long-life, I can highly recommed these BHC caps. They will probably be fine in the TEAC, and would require a small sleeve to fit the Sansui like what I've done in my AU-719 to fit 35mm caps in place of 40mm caps. http://au.element14....-63v/dp/1572892 EDIT: Cheaper here: http://australia.rs-online.com/web/p/aluminium/3819087/ Sleeving info: http://www.stereo.ne...on/page__st__45 Edited May 17, 2012 by pete_mac
The Fez Posted May 18, 2012 Author Posted May 18, 2012 ...Yeah -- Superstuff!! ---- the black and silver is a great combination isn't it...
Vintage_Hi_Fi Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 The AS-100 is one of the all time 'sleepers' when it comes to vintage audio in my opinion, large transformer just oozes with quality i'll never part with mine
monaro8 Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Good morning Blue Ruin, very nice McTeac's you have there, must admit I've not seen those before....they DO look pretty cool... "What's more is that I reckon they look pretty damn good together, almost like a poor man's McIntosh with the blue backlit tuning section. There is however one switch cover missing on the Tuner so if anyone's got a wrecked AS-100 and wants to sell a switch cover, I'd be forever grateful." As for the missing switch/knob you might find one from another vintage component not necessarily a Teac which may fit...you will see many similar switches like that on gear from the same era. I'm sure some of the guys here would have some old non-working gear lying around in their garages with similar switches. Hey, I'll look in mine and let you know if I find something... Edited May 22, 2012 by monaro8
Blue Ruin Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks everyone for the compliments, filter cap suggestions and offers of assistance with the switch. I reckon I'll get lucky with the switch cover (just gotta be patient) as there are quite a few of these old Amps getting around (2 on eBay at the moment) and I'm sure a completely stuffed parts unit will emerge - the Tuner however is very rare. Usually, switches and knobs can be sourced from the USA however I don't think Teac (apart from Reels and Tape Decks) sold this gear in North America so that makes it a little harder. IMO, not being sold in the USA is one of the reasons that the Teac gear goes under the radar. It only gets a mention on sites like Audiokarma from Australians and Europeans. My AS-100 did require a bit of work and is nearly fully recapped. Not unexpected really when you consider that it's from the late 60's, early 70's, but has been worth it and I think new Filter Caps will further enhance it. I'll break out some of my other Teac gear and post some pics when I get a chance - it definitely has a bit of a different look.
audioguy Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 On 18/03/2012 at 6:27 AM, skippy124 said: Guess what........ :party Hi skippy,When you busy to hold Sansui au 719, BA-F1 . I grasp sansui au-x 1111 mos and sansui ba 5000. It is interesting that sansui ba 5000 also require 22,000 uf 63v can but It needs four of them. Cheers
blinky Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) Thought I would post a couple of photos of my recapped Accuphase P300 PowerAmp. 1973 and still going strong. The big filter caps are the newly fitted Mundorf 47,000uF jobbies. Bill Edited May 23, 2012 by blinky 1
Blue Ruin Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 Now THAT is a beautiful Power Amp.............. Looks like new! Just noticed the "Kensonic" label. Was Accuphase associated with Kenwood? I thought I read somewhere, but could be wrong, that there was some sort of connection.
didier Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) That is a stunning looking amp Bill, and I bet it sounds fantastic with the new capacitors. Kasuga the head of Accuphase was an engineer at Kenwood. Story goes that he was disillusioned with Kenwood's abandonment of producing true top end gear so he left and set up shop with some other designers from Luxman and Marantz. Kenwood partially bankrolled the move and Kensonic Labs (Accuphase) was formed. I think Kenwood still had a financial stake in Accuphase until the early 1990s? Interestingly TEAC was Accuphase's distributor in the USA in the 1970s. Lots of Japanese companies intertwined in those days. Edited May 23, 2012 by didier
The Fez Posted May 24, 2012 Author Posted May 24, 2012 Yeah -- That is superb. Love the understated quality and restrained yet elegant design. Inside and out. Wish I had one. Got me thinking..... What is the one piece of vintage/classic hifi you wished you had right now, but don't? Can be anything, but only one item or a pair of speakers that take your breath away. $$ don't matter, might be worth $10 or $10,000. Post a pic of it and tell us in a few words why you have always lusted after it... Here is my current object of desire...Not because it was arguably the biggest receiver ever made, or because of its riduculous 330w power rating!!! ..I have always liked the look of this Technics receiver line. 1977-79 I think. Current value between 2-3k.. 1
Peter_F Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 On 23/05/2012 at 5:37 AM, blinky said: Thought I would post a couple of photos of my recapped Accuphase P300 PowerAmp. 1973 and still going strong. Nice.... Like these...... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Accuphase-pre-and-power-Amplifier-C200x-and-P300x-Matching-pair-Exelent-cond-/180889722480?pt=AU_Electronics_Audio_Amplifiers&hash=item2a1dde1e70
pete_mac Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Sansui AU-X1111 MOS VINTAGE please! Edited May 24, 2012 by pete_mac
audioguy Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 On 24/05/2012 at 8:12 AM, pete_mac said: Sansui AU-X1111 MOS VINTAGE please! Some of my sansui collection sansui aux 111 and aux 1111mos.Cheers
pete_mac Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 TWO MOS Sansuis??? You're killin' me!! VERY nice. I'm assuming that they are 100V Japanese models, or have you managed to source European market versions?
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