Vintage Stereo
Vintage Stereo
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 Red Crosley CR711 Autorama Turntable with AM FM Radio  US $124.99
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 Crosley CR712 Autorama Turntable with CD Player AM FM US $149.99
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 Non Oversampling NOS DAC TDA1543 DIR9001 SPDIF Coax Optical w 9V NiMH charger US $97.26
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 VTG Sony Serero Cassettte Corder TC D5M in Nice Fitted Aluminum Case US $192.50
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 Carver C4000 2 Channel Sonic Holography Autocorrelaion Noise Reduc US $225.00
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 Emerson NR101TT Turntable AM FM Home Stereo System US $109.99
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 Tascam 122 Cassette Vintage US $159.99
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 Pyle PVNP4CD FM Vintage Phonograph CD Cassette Turntable Horn W Aux In US $299.99
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 Vintage Philips 5 CD player cdc 925 april 1993 US $15.00
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 Sony CDP 30 CD Player 1985 Vintage CD US $16.00
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 Vintage Yamaha CA 800 Natural Sound Amplifier w Class A Switch Needs Repair US $12.50
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 Vintage GRADO cartridge head unit stylus and needle turntable US $10.00
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 VINTAGE KENWOOD AM FM STEREO TUNER MODEL KT 30 AUDIO TIMER MODEL AT 50 US $39.99
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 Crosley CR73 Vintage Style Stereo CD AM FM Radio Cassette Record Player NR US $9.99
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 Dual 1225 vintage turntable plattenspieler in good condition idler wheel US $199.00
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 Vintage Bang and Olufsen 5500 Beosystem Stereo Speakers Manuals US $475.00
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 Vintage VM GE General Electric Trimline 300 Stereo Speaker Cabinets Dual Speaker US $11.95
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 TECHNICS AUDIOPHILE CD PLAYER SL PS840 MASH Class AA with remote control US $149.00
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 Classic Quad 44 5 Input Pre Amplifier Pre Amp Nice Example Ship Worldwide US $210.23
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 Omnisonic 801 Audio Imager by Omnisonix US $29.99
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 vintage Pioneer stereo component cassette tape deck CT 1150R working condition US $9.99
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 Marantz 2325 2 Channel 125 Watt Receiver US $500.00
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 Vntg Sansui 800 Solid State AM FM MPX Stereo Tuner Amplifier Receiver S1788 US $19.99
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 Non Oversampling DAC TDA1543 DIR9001 96kHz SPDIF Coax Optical 9V NiMH charger US $93.26
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 NAD 513 CD Player audiophile quality Los Angeles US $.01
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 Quad 33 Stereo Control Unit and 303 Power Amplifier US $200.75
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 Dual 701 Turntable US $122.50
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 Mcintosh C26 Solid State Stereo Preamp Very Nice Very Clean NO RESERVE US $232.50
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 PIONEER STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK CT W604RS AC120 60HZ 19W QUALITY COMPONENTS US $65.00
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 NELSON PASS STASIS NAKAMICHI SR 2A RECEIVER EXCELLENT US $150.00
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 VINTAGE QUAD 33 PHONO PREAMPLIFIER PREAMP NICE US $43.10
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 Studebaker vintage look solid wood turntable with AM FM cassette CD player US $60.00
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 Wow Denon DCM 450 Multi 6 Disc CD Compact Disc Player w 6 Disc Magazine US $54.99
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 Sumo Andromeda Class AB Amplifier US $255.00
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 JVC Double cassette deck TD W83 US $20.00
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 Pioneer SX 535 AM FM Stereo Receiver Incredible Condition US $89.99
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 B O BANG and OLUFSEN BEOGRAM RX turntable PARTS or REPAIR US $69.00
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 JVC DD V9 STEREO CASSETTE DECK FULL LOGIC CONTROL US $53.26
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 B O BANG and OLUFSEN RX2 turntable PARTS or REPAIR item no6 US $69.00
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 VINTAGE WOOD GRAIN GENERAL ELECTRIC C460g TURNTABLE RECORD PLAYER WORKS US $19.99
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 SAE 1800 SOLID STATE STEREO PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER GREAT CONDITION EQ US $100.00
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 Marantz CC 38 Vintage Audiophile Quality 5 Disc Cd Changer Fully Tested US $49.95
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 VINTAGE QUAD 77 7734 CARBON FINISH FM STEREO TUNERBOXED MANUAL QUAD LINK US $122.90
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 NIKKO STA 9090 Stereo Receiver Amplifier With Original Box Fully Serviced MINT US $282.44
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 Vintage Silver Pioneer SG 9800 12 Band Graphic Equalizer US $76.00
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 PHASE LINEAR 400 POWER AMPLIFIER STEREO AMP For Repair US $113.61
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 MarantzAmplifier Model IA 2232 SB Excellent Physical Working Cond US $74.95
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 Jensen JTA 220 3 Speed Stereo Turntable AM FM Tuner Vinyl Record Player US $56.99
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 vintage JVC SEA Controller model SEA V7E 4 channel Sound Effect US $19.00
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 Yamaha R 500 Stereo Receiver Looks and Sounds Great US $49.99
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 REALISTIC sa 100b STEREO AMPLIPHIER tm 150 AM FM STEREO TUNER US $24.95
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 Vintage McIntosh MC 2300 300 300 Watt Stereo Power Amlifier US $2,124.00
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 Sony PS LX22 Direct Drive Automatic Stereo Turntable System DJ Record Player US $34.99
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 VINTAGE PIONEER CT 1160R STEREO CASSETTE DECK US $24.99
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 Extremely RARE Bang Olufsen Beomaster 1600 Stereo FM Receiver Near Mint US $249.00
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 Vintage Lloyds Record PlayerAM FM reciever w dual cassette recorder US $30.00
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 EAGLE A2004 STEREO AMPLIFIER VINTAGE US $7.89
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 NAD Stereo Amplifier Model 3240PE 95 10 for Looks Sound Near Mint NR US $96.00
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 ADC Stereo equalizer Pre owned good working condition US $9.00
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 Bang Olufsen Beomaster 5000 Stereo Receiver w BO 5000 Master Control Panel US $349.00
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 VINTAGE KENWOOD MULTIPLE 6 MAGAZINE 1 CD PLAYER CHANGER DP M7730 US $35.00
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 nMint Vintage Luxman G 100 Black EQ Equalizer 1980s US $79.00
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 Vintage Sansui AU 999 Integrated Amplifier Serviced and Working Perfectly US $72.00
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 VINTAGE WOOD GRAIN GENERAL ELECTRIC C460g AM FM STEREO WORKS US $19.99
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 Vintage turntable JVC auto return model L A21 with manual and original box US $5.00
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 Vintage BIC 980 Manual Turntable 2 Speed With Empire Cartridge Pitch Control US $49.99
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 •¿• A CLASSIC WORKING PIONEER STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK MODEL CT W10 US $1.00
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 Vintage Kenwood 60 Trio TK 60 Stereo Receiver 60s Era Nice Condition US $54.50
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 FISHER FM 77 Studio Standard Stereo Synthesizer SYNTHESIZED DIGITAL TUNER US $19.99
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 Vintage AIWA Mini Micro Comonent Hi Fi System Ca 1978 A 10 Amp US $88.77
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Review of Cascade X-15 Stereo Ribbon Microphone - Salt Lake City Recording Studio Review
For sometime I have not been super satisfied with the electric guitar sound that I have been getting. My recording studio, Studio 5.1 in Salt Lake City, has been targeted at acoustic oriented bands. Heavy Distorted guitars, rap music, these are things that I record, but not because I have felt the strongest with these genre's. For that reason I have felt that there is a need for some improvements in these areas. While not terrible, the sound is missing the aggressive but not abrasive, smooth without being muddy, and open without sounding hyped in the higher frequencies sound that I hear in other recordings. I used a Royer r-121 to record a Hammond B-3 on Chantelle Riches jazz pop album April Fooled and loved the way it sounded. In fact it was perfect. I fell in love with ribbon mics from there on out, maybe not on all sources, but certainly on most.
However, the Royer is a bit out of my price range at the moment. After researching other alternatives including the BLUE Woodpecker, the new Shure Ribbons (not any cheaper than the Royers), and some of the of the lower cost alternatives like Cascade, I decided it was high time to get a ribbon mic. But which one, and what price, and in what applications would I use these mics?
After visiting Cascade Microphone's site and being fond of stereo micing, I checked out the X-15 as an option. While the site claims the X-15 to be good for guitar cabinet micing I was not finding anyone else on the internet who had used the microphones this way. Most of the use that was demo'd on the site were for horns, and acoustic guitar samples. When I heard the Disney Jazz group samples they have on their I was instantly sold for that application. In fact I am not sure what you could even do to improve on it. I thought, for $399 with the stock transformer, this mic was worth it just for horn recording. But I don't do much with horns right now so there was no immediate need for that.
After trying the X-15 on acoustic guitar I felt that while the tone was good, this is one of the sources that having a good high gain pre-amp would be needed. I had to crank my Trident s-20 to max and still didn't get the volume I wanted, but I did get some predictable pre-amp his as a side effect. However, the tone was really good. Which made me think that with the right pre-amp this mic would sing!
Then I tried it on a clean electric guitar. I used my Supro S6625 100 watt tube head going through my home made 2 X 12 cab using Celestion Vintage 30's. The guitar player played on a fender jaguar and I loved the clean tones this mic picked up. Again, practically perfect in my opinion. It was exactly what the tone needed and should have been and it sit just right in the mix without and additional eq'ing.
Distorted electric Gguitar has been a slightly different story. While the Cascade x-15 sounds okay, it is missing something still. I think I am going to blame it on my pre-amp at this point and not the mic but it still could be the mic to some degree. The reason being is that the tones are pretty close to what I hear from he amp, however, some of the harsh characteristics I didn't want are starting to come through some. Additionally, there is a presence that this mic seems to be lacking when used on electric guitars. The openness I was experiencing with other recordings seemed to be missing. Perhaps I need to play with positioning some more and with different cabs and set ups. But beyond over driving or vintage distortion tones, the modern heavy, scooped mids type of guitar tones that we hear so much in today's recordings... it just wasn't there for me. Perhaps with the right pre-amp this would be fixed. Time and experimenting will tell.
On drums I was surprised how much I liked this. I placed the mic about 4-5 feet in front of the drum set aimed at the rack tons and it picked up just the right amount of room sound and drum tone. Even the kick drum took on a really nice punch to the sound. I think this has become a permanent part of my drum micing as a result. I still use overheads (earthworks drum kit system is my preferred set up) I like having it even if I don't end up using it because the tones can be mixed in as needed after the fact just in case.
Overall, the X-15 has really pleased some of my recording clients, and in 85% of the applications that I have used it on, the mic has done amazing. While I hate using this phrase, for the price, I am extremely happy with the Cascade X-15. This mic has now become one of my few go-to first mics as a result. I look forward to trying it out with choirs and other organic instruments to take in a more honest sound. Just make sure that if you are using it on anything other than drums, or amplified instruments, you want to have a pre amp with some good headroom on it.
About the Author
Nick Galieti is the owner, engineer and producer at Studio 5.1, a recording studio in Salt Lake City, UT. Specializing in acoustic, indie, LDS, jazz, and pop music recording.