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Audio Discussion => TUBES TUBES TUBES => Topic started by: Dicky on March 14, 2014, 01:36:44 PM

Title: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: Dicky on March 14, 2014, 01:36:44 PM
Grabbed this quite reasonably last week.  May just be too nice to rip the amp out, I have grown a liking to these things lately.  Actually works without even servicing yet.
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: vstarkwell on March 14, 2014, 01:49:14 PM
The amp should be a 9302, nice find!!!
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: Dicky on March 14, 2014, 01:50:37 PM
How ignorant of me to not post the amp pic...
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: SunnyDaze on March 14, 2014, 05:03:39 PM
YANK THAT AMP!

Ditch the rest.

 >:D >:D >:D
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: vstarkwell on March 14, 2014, 06:36:44 PM
Quote from: 8 Watts of Fury on March 14, 2014, 05:03:39 PM
YANK THAT AMP!

Ditch the rest.

 >:D >:D >:D

I agree but save the Maggy logo.
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: SunnyDaze on March 14, 2014, 06:47:13 PM
And the pilot light.
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on March 14, 2014, 09:58:21 PM
Those speakers make make a fun OB project.
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: schwarcw on March 15, 2014, 06:53:50 PM
Congrats on the stellar find.  These units have nice amplifiers. 

Very nice console!  If you have the room the console is a great looking piece of furniture.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: SunnyDaze on March 15, 2014, 07:29:10 PM
I have a solution.

Buy a cheapo T-amp from Parts Express. Use it in the console in place of the 9300.

Yank the 9300 and resto mod the sucker. That's too good of an amp to be left in that coffin with those lousy Maggotbox drivers.
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: schwarcw on March 15, 2014, 11:06:19 PM
Quote from: 8 Watts of Fury on March 15, 2014, 07:29:10 PM
I have a solution.

Buy a cheapo T-amp from Parts Express. Use it in the console in place of the 9300.

Yank the 9300 and resto mod the sucker. That's too good of an amp to be left in that coffin with those lousy Maggotbox drivers.

I saw a dealer at the New York Audio show last year who is building new consoles with audiophile speakers designed for the cabinets, CD player, streaming media player, tuner and new tube integrated.  He will build to your furniture specs.

Lot's of console collectors and re-builders out there!
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: Dicky on March 15, 2014, 11:59:17 PM
May be a good idea 8w
Title: Re: Estate find Magnavox 2st660s
Post by: SunnyDaze on March 16, 2014, 12:45:56 AM
Quote from: schwarcw on March 15, 2014, 11:06:19 PM
Quote from: 8 Watts of Fury on March 15, 2014, 07:29:10 PM
I have a solution.

Buy a cheapo T-amp from Parts Express. Use it in the console in place of the 9300.

Yank the 9300 and resto mod the sucker. That's too good of an amp to be left in that coffin with those lousy Maggotbox drivers.

I saw a dealer at the New York Audio show last year who is building new consoles with audiophile speakers designed for the cabinets, CD player, streaming media player, tuner and new tube integrated.  He will build to your furniture specs.

Lot's of console collectors and re-builders out there!

Dicky redid a Columbia that turned out fantastic. He built a mono adapter and used an old android smartphone with a power adapter internally to stream his entire music server through the console.

There's a huge console scene out there. Just, for me, I'd rather resto-mod those magnificent Magnavox amps.