Favorite classic audio gear?

[i30krab]

Originally Posted by JerryDelColliano

I blew the hell out of a pair of Dalhquist DQ10's when I was 16. I bought them used at Sasafras in Montgomery, PA. I stopped off at Community Audio in my neighborhood and borrowed a B&K ST150 amp and ran right home. I popped in "Welcome to the Machine" but I wasn't really welcomed as the speakers blew to bits.

Being a 16 year old audiophile was tough but I got some cool points for owning neat speakers despite my need for volume/bass that they couldn't produce.

Hi Jerry,

Talking about Dalhquist DQ10's, back in 1984 I had a stacked pair of these speakers powered by a Mark Levinson preamp and a big threshhold amp, they sounded great. My wife thought they were ugly so I had to dump them 3 months later.

It's interesting you blew the speakers because if I remember they required lots of power.

[faberryman]

My first rig out of high school (1973):

Marantz 2230 receiver
Dual 1218 turntable w/Shure M91E cartridge
KLH 23 speakers

[deacongreg]

Wow, DQ10`s, I remember the first time I heard them. Very impressive, interesting design concept. Those were the days.

[Reno4u2]

My JBL L100's bought in the early 70's...still sounding as great today as the day I bought them.

[The Ear]

Ah, the 70's. Wish I still had my JVC receiver w/the 4-channel add-on and my two AR2ax's in front and my Electrovoice 4-ways in the back. I even managed to replace the woofer surrounds in the ARs in the mid-90s, and they sounded great until I gave them to my son as his garage band's PA system.
Such is life.

[Reno4u2]

And lets not forget the Advent 201 cassette deck...I believe it was the first with Dolby NR. One VU meter with an A channel/B channel switch....great machine in it's day.