Update on 2270

Well i've been listening to the Radio alot, since my 2270's tuner section, mysteriously started working the night before last, i'd have to say the Gyro-Touch Tuning, is quite something, it seams to be really sensitive & get good reception, with my homemade amplified Antenna, the tuner probably need to be calibrated, after all it is 36 years old & needs alot of TLC.  

I'm still working on building a really good antenna, the one i have set up now, works good, but i'm looking for a signal amp, with a FM Trap, i'm also look for something to amp AM signals, there are so many different types of antennas on the market & so many you types you, can build on your own, for really cheap, dipoles antenna seam to work very well.

Weird Night!

Wow the weirdest, thing just happened, My 1973 marantz 2270 receiver's, dead tuner section just, started working out of the blue!, i was going to play a cd & thought i turned it to Aux, when i turned the volume up i heard AM Static, the tuner section never worked when i got, back in 03, its just plain weird!.....

I got the receiver from a friend's brother, he had gotten it from a friend, who said there was a short in a wire, i never found the supposed short, the last time i had it open was around christmas time, to clean the pots, with tuner control lubricator (contact cleaner), it just plain weird, i wondering if it has something to do with the storm this afternoon.

My System/systems in general

Music was meant to be heard!, not compressed & played on tin cans, hours & hours are spent in the studio perfecting the sound, capturing vocals & each instrument, so that the listener can hear them them all, but to many people out there, miss out on alot of the detail in their music, simply because of poor speakers, that compress the frequency bands, into a tiny driver, if they only knew what they were missing.  

Now as for system, i run a marantz 2270 receiver, Realistic wide band Frequency Dual 10 band EQ, an original Sony Play station as my cd player, a marantz sd 221 tape deck, marantz TT400 direct drive turntable & Pro Linear PL50's,  i'am able to run my system like separate components, as my 2270 has main in & pre out jumpers, so with the jumpers disconnected, i run my EQ between the Pre Amp & Amp, the result is really tight crisp sound, my PL50's have a cloth surround, & are rated for 50 watts @ 8Omhs, & Frequency ratting of 28hz to 20khz, the bass is quite tight & responsive, the mids are quite clear & the highs sparkling clear, so far the best speakers i've ever owned to date.  

now a good system does not, have to cost alot of money, garage sales, thrift stores, online classifieds are all a good source for cheap equipment, you can build a good system for under $100, that will give you good sound & not sound like a tin can.

GE@R $LUT