Hanging out with John and Mark in the man cave the day before the Spring and Fall Kutztown Radio Show is becoming an annual tradition.🍻
Mark of Blueglow Electronics entrusted this pair of priceless sonic beauties for me to enjoy during the entire summer! I'll blog about them soon.
Spring 2026
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| 70s audio |
I spent a lot of time catching up with friends last May and wasn't able to take as many pictures.
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| Still plenty of tubes for the DIY enthusiast |
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| Flea power triodes! |
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| A mighty WOOF! |
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| Colorful radios... |
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| ...and shirts |
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| Back issues of Stereophile, anyone? |
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| This Western Electric 171C output transformer was the highlight of the show in May! I'm glad it went to a good home.👍 |
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| Leitz 35mm Summilux-M lens |
My hifi buddy Charles loaned me the iconic lens above. I hope I was able to do justice to this very fine optic. Thanks, Charles!
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| I bought a rusty Dynakit SCA35! |
I vowed not to hack Dynakits anymore, but this set of irons will serve a higher purpose.😉
Fall 2026
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| Coolpix L120 |
I picked up this CCD-equipped Coolpix point 'n shoot at a flea market a couple of weeks ago and used it to document the September show. All the pics in the slideshow below were taken by this obsolete digicam.
Notable classics in September
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| A pair of original Sequerra Metronome 7s with the classic Peerless MT225 paper cone tweeter |
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| Tar-filled Altec 808 multi-cell horns + 802B drivers |
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| A rare Bakelite Altec 808 multi-cell horn! |
Gen Z HiFi DIYers
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| Pierce and Will - it was nice to meet and chat with these two young gents! |
I realized Pierce and I have been following each other on Instagram for quite a while. Have fun with your Audio/DIY endeavors!
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| A pair of Altec 406Zs + Lycan3R 3D printed WP12027 horns |
Jonas and Rich had to leave early, so Jonas offered me a deal I couldn't refuse on the Altecs + Lycan3R horns.
Later that day, I handed back the Leitz 35mm Summilux-M to Charles. He returned from his car with another surprise - an Empire 208 turntable + 98 tonearm!😯 Thanks again!🙏
Listen to my loot!
I mounted the 406Zs in my Altec Coronado boxes and supplemented the top end with the (JB-welded) Lycan3R 3D printed horns + Altec 806 drivers. After some fettling and lubrication, I fitted an Empire 888 cartridge to the 98 + 208 = 🎼🎶😊
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