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Location: NJ | nope not paradigm but PARAGON it is model 10 tube preamp. I have yet to see another one. they were made in the seventies in california and were considered high end audiophile. I was offered $1500 for it back about 15 years ago but could not part with it. I like the sound of it way too much.
as for the 901's I don;t have them optimally set up. I am married and it was hard enough sneaking in 4 of those into the room. I basically use them for mid and tweeters and let the jbl give me the thump for the bass.
I just found enough adaptors to hook up the lavry da 10 OH MY GOD. I cannot believe how much it not only warms up the sound but makes it sound so LIVE. Unbelieveable. I read a ton of good stuff about them and contacted them on a whim to become a dealer and get to try one of the DA convertors. YES they are expensiive but if you are playing in the audiophile league nothing is cheap. Most of my stuff is legacy gear but it is all really cool stuff.
gotta run and play the rest of brubeck's time out cd, take 5 sounds magnificent!!!!!! |
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Location: NJ | PARAGON- This company came out with a few very interesting preamplifiers during the later 1970's. I have fondly remembered experiences with them.
According to former Paragon owner, Mark Deneen, the original Model 10, designed by "consulting engineer" Bruce Moore, was "unmanufacturable" and only 50 were ever made. I never heard one, but I did hear, and even owned, the replacements, the Model 12 and 12A. They were excellent in their day, maybe the best available, with full-bodied sound, spatial information and good retrieval of decay. That was breakthrough performance at the time. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Al ,
I could n`t find anything about them ( so far ) could U post a picture ?..and some info. , like , can it be adjusted for resistance ( moving magnet ) ....capacitance ( moving coil ) , with switches / modules ..?..
Vic
..sounds like an intriguing gem...( no pun intended ) |
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Location: NJ | vic
I will have to take a pic I just sent an e mail to one of the orginal partners in the company and he sent me a crude schematic. unfortunately that is all that remains. he now runs a company called juicy music audio.
I e mailed bruce moore but got no reply. he also designs his own stuff.
wow I never knew i was such an audiophile I just thought I had a pile of old junk LOL |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Vintage gear has some great attributes if you are willing to spend the time and money to keep them running efficiently. Sounds like a mighty fine system Al.
I have a B&O setup in my bedroom (minus the turntable).
I always wanted a linear table but just never got around to buying one. I got an old industrial Techniques MKII. |
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Location: SoCal | wow Al... maybe you're the one that would appreciate my original Hegeman speakers. |
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Location: NW Washington State | I've got some strange omnidirectional tweeters that I think were designed and/or built by Hegeman. They have nearly vertical cones that taper down to the voice coil. Something like an upside down Ohm Walsh driver. The spiders around the voice coil are degraded so I've never tried them.
Anybody need a set of Karlson cabinets?
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Location: NJ | stephen
I guess I was just born in the wrong time I really like the old tube gear.
bruce
very cool I never knew about them. So many cool manufacturers out there can't know them all.
wow karlson cabs or it is carlson. what kind of speakers are in them? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Old tube gear...new tube gear....
they both have a creamy sound that SS just can't duplicate. |
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Location: NW Washington State | The Karlsons came with 12" early 60s Pioneers, with a small horn tweeter. Not sure if I still have the speakers. The cabinets are the kind of thing that's too good to throw out but hard to find someone local who would want them. Heavy to ship!
-Steve W. |
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Location: Tennessee | All right, you guys have done it to me. I'm going straight over to The Wal-Mart and buying a new hi-fi system. While I'm there, maybe I'll pick up one of those fancy guitars, too. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | OOO! Go for the STRAT, bobbo!! The amp will be right next to it!! |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Al ,
Any chance of having a glance at that schematic ?
..and I noticed the KARLSON being mentioned , an Uncle build 2 modified versions , still has them , it was like this , RADIO BULLETIN , a magazine and importer of components ( U know , for the amateur by the amateur ) well , they decided to turn the design into a bassreflex , so , they ported it , instead of maintaing the slats , what a disaster !!..it is intended for P A applications ( Dancings etc. er ..Disco..Band ) , having a " horn -like " behavior , the port killed it , the driver needs to have P A characteristics ( in those days called " Professional Speaker " ) , ( stiff suspension etc. ) initially designed with a JENSEN speaker , overhere , a FANE ( Atlass ?? ) was used....a Big Fat 20 Hz. whallopped through the walls , finally , a speaker that could do justice to the low freq. of a Full -sized concertwing , with a 10 watts amplifier , there`s a whole family of them , have a look...plans..pics..
http://home.planet.nl/~ulfman/artic.htm
..yet the one that I wanted / still would like to have...
http://www.vintage-audio.com.ua/en/cat/152/363.html
...driven by a CITATION II , would be Nice , right Al ..?!!.. :)
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Location: NW Washington State | I'm glad I'm here in the AudioPhool Phorum. Just the other day I saw a forum devoted to those funny round plastic guitars. Weird!
-Steve W. |
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Location: NJ | Al;
Do yourself a favour, and procure a copy of the band Oregon's "Out of the Woods" LP. |
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Location: NJ | here is a pic of the paragon 10
the full system (well what is not hidden under the table
HK turntable bic beam box
furman power conditioner
tascam 202 mk 11 cd
tascam 301 mk II cassette
mcintosh tuner
crown vfx2a crossover
lavry da10 bose crossover/preamp
fan unit
citation II
Please indulge me this once I am an audio geek |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The 6 foot tall rack.
Man, that brings back some memories. |
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Location: closely held secret | Nice, Al. Do the lights in your neighbor's house dim when you crank it up? |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Nice, Al. Do the lights in your neighbor's house dim when you crank it up? as they should |
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Location: closely held secret | Perfect! |
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Location: europe | hi folks, great response on the turntables
i have a LINN SONDEK LP12 with a NAIM ARO Tonearm and a LINN TROIKA cartridge.
brgds gerry |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Al,
Lurking in the bottom ( last but not least ) must be that CITATION II , with 6550`s ..?., ( them do n`t look like KT 88`s ), and do n`t U find it odd that the XO-filter in the all new JBL/CROWN PRX (P A) series is only half as good ,compared to your VFX 2 A , BTW , none of the amps. I`ve built had to go through
this.............
BOOMPH !!
http://www.crownaudio.com/amp_htm/itechdroptestvideo.htm
Vic
..Phew..tell me that U will not try that with that CITATION... :) |
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Location: NJ | Genelex kt 88's are in the citation II
they sound sweet
and yup the vfx 2a is a great crossover and sounds great
I will take my old gear any day. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks for the link to Garage 'A Records, BruDev. I ordered a stylus for the old Shure cartridge and got it today. Found out we haven't hooked up the turntable since we moved into the house over 12 years ago. Had to drill a hole to run some wires through the back of the shelves. Listening to the Kaman boys right now on the Going to the Dogs album that came with the OFC guitar.
Makes me want to sit down and jam with my family, but none of us play that well. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | FYI the lube kit I bought has enough in it to do several tables. So, if you're into Dual 1229s it's a good buy. |
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