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Offline TerryD

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Voice of Music Console 801...would it make a "Good" stereo?
« on: September 15, 2011, 08:28:06 pm »
It looks in fairly good shape.  Like two mono amps .  Record player works but not useful with the 100 pound arm.  The radio works. 

Could I take the compnents out and make a more compact stereo for say a marantz record player and my dvdplayer/for concerts.  Also use this with Klipsch Heresy. 

Would it take a lot of fenangaling?  Would it be a worthy/goodt amp?  I can change a couple of caps but I'm not super slick.

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Re: Voice of Music Console 801...would it make a "Good" stereo?
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2011, 11:25:54 pm »
Oh NO!

Another Audio phile has just been bitten.

Remove all the contents of your wallet now and start getting used to it  :laugh:

Ray
My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention (H. Lamarr)

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Re: Voice of Music Console 801...would it make a "Good" stereo?
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2011, 12:12:36 am »
Might be a fun project- you will have to fit the turntable with either a chrystal cartridge or get a magnetic preamp with built in RIAA EQ.
This problem calls for a bigger hammer!

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Re: Voice of Music Console 801...would it make a "Good" stereo?
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 08:26:28 am »
So.  I can't just plug my Marantz turntable into this?  How about my DVD player?  How does the radio run into the power section?  How about three inputs on that?

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Re: Voice of Music Console 801...would it make a "Good" stereo?
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2011, 09:08:08 am »
Your Marantz TT probably has a magnetic cartridge which puts out about 5 mv most ceramic cartridges put out somewhere in the range of 20-50 mv and the equalization is different. Any line level source will work perfectly cassette, 8-track, DVD, CD MP3... not sure about the layout of your outfit. A picture or three would help.
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