Thanks Guys. I am loving the heck out of this one. The sound is Sweet and the MIDI Aux sound is awesome as well. Now I see why BadBoyBill is missing this one. Thanx again my friend. I will take good care of her.
Telefunken HiFi Stereo
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Hisrudeness
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Some of them do but I can't remember which ones. It's the lesser models I think. FH-7 FH-5s etc.Reli said:
im_alan_partridge
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The FH-7 has an optional battery pack.Hisrudeness said:
You take the unit apart and replace the amp section for the battery pack section (you load the battery pack with D's), or something along those lines.
Ive only ever seen one of these optional battery units for sale once but as I had already traded my FH-7 i didn't bid.
floyd
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the fh 3 and fh 5 both take batteries. the studio 1 is a true hifi boombox and there prolly ain't too much competition in the overall sound quality but a few can come close , lots of more powerful boomboxes though . the pc 55 is a ****ing beast like the t-rex a big ass body with tiny arms. you can tell by looking at the telefunken the motherfucker means business.
My ISP-SC800 can run right alongside the 'Funken. Also my Sharp GX-300H and JVC PC-5. And depending on what you're playing each one may outshine the other. The thing with the ISP is this though, I can drive it silly and the speakers don't run out of steam. And let me clarify, it is not a power supply or amp issue with and of these. The reality is that with my collection, which ya'll know, is heavy on the high end component side, I've got more power than speakers capable of handling it a high volume. At mid to low, the field levels more for some, and at low to mid, a bunch of them get on equal footing.
I have actually hooked my ISP speakers up to the 'Funken and vice versa, the 'Funken's Achilles heel at louder volumes, notably with heavy bass, is that the speakers run out of gas before the amp does. The ISP, does not. I wish Booby would chime in as I demonstrated this to him and come to think of it I believe I had it at ridiculous levels without backing off the bass and no distortion at the last Midwest I attended.
Regarding the Sansui's I have connected the Funken's and ISP speakers to them (same connector) and they are a different beast. As I said, plenty of amp, not enough speaker.
I have actually hooked my ISP speakers up to the 'Funken and vice versa, the 'Funken's Achilles heel at louder volumes, notably with heavy bass, is that the speakers run out of gas before the amp does. The ISP, does not. I wish Booby would chime in as I demonstrated this to him and come to think of it I believe I had it at ridiculous levels without backing off the bass and no distortion at the last Midwest I attended.
Regarding the Sansui's I have connected the Funken's and ISP speakers to them (same connector) and they are a different beast. As I said, plenty of amp, not enough speaker.
Reli
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Agreed, the Tele needs bigger speakers for sure, considering it makes more power than any of those other boxes. 30 watts per channel, and that's at only 0.5% distortion.
The woofers start flapping pretty quickly, and I've seen more than one Tele whose tweeters had blown.
As for the ISP SC-800......maybe mine didn't have the same speakers yours did, but its treble on mine was kinda dull and the overall sound was kinda boxy. It was a hip-hop box, not something you would use for classical or anything with any kind of "detail" in it.
The woofers start flapping pretty quickly, and I've seen more than one Tele whose tweeters had blown.
As for the ISP SC-800......maybe mine didn't have the same speakers yours did, but its treble on mine was kinda dull and the overall sound was kinda boxy. It was a hip-hop box, not something you would use for classical or anything with any kind of "detail" in it.
You may have to recap the speakers. Also check the fit of the woofer and tweeter to the edge. You may have air leaks, etc. This is where the build quality comes in. It is well built but not to the extreme of the 'Funken. Also, see if there is dampening material of any kind in there. My understanding is at some point some did and some didn't. Who knows? These were an extremely limited run so I wouldn't doubt if the wasn't some cost cutting along the way since this wasn't high volume.Reli said:
Mine had a little bit of poly-fill and I did replace the caps and made sure everything seated nice and tight. The only other thing I did was add a thin sheet of dense foam to the outer wall to dampen it a little more to my liking. These were an extremely limited run so I wouldn't doubt if the wasn't some cost cutting along the way since this wasn't high volume. But even before I did anything, it was impressive.
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I replaced the caps for the tweeters. (Double check yours to make sure they aren't damaged.) Also, mine did not have just the lame sheet, it had poly fill. Don't know why. I have no reason to suspect it had ever been opened prior as it was tight as a drum regarding the screws and no evidence of stress from over or under torque from being opened.
Mine have the same speakers. Look at how your speakers to grilles are mounted. You'll want to get some of this and trim to create yourself some seals and add to the sides of the cabinet to dampen the boxiness you have. Believe me, it's worth it and tightens it up quite a bit.
Mine have the same speakers. Look at how your speakers to grilles are mounted. You'll want to get some of this and trim to create yourself some seals and add to the sides of the cabinet to dampen the boxiness you have. Believe me, it's worth it and tightens it up quite a bit.
Michiel
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My problem with the ISP box is that my ears get used to the sound and the rest start to sound crap after. That's why I hardly use it anymore 
I can confirm there are some differences in sound. I have two that sound unbelievable good (ISP & Orion). I got one ISP that's not impressive, but that might need maintenance. Can't compare it to the Telefunken, because I got none. Only thing that blows it In my stuff is the Hitachi M2, but that's AC only.
Nice to see the mod Oldschool, gonna try that too to make it more awesome
I can confirm there are some differences in sound. I have two that sound unbelievable good (ISP & Orion). I got one ISP that's not impressive, but that might need maintenance. Can't compare it to the Telefunken, because I got none. Only thing that blows it In my stuff is the Hitachi M2, but that's AC only.Nice to see the mod Oldschool, gonna try that too to make it more awesome
Thanks. Not so much a mod as maintenance regarding replacing the caps and checking the dampening material.Michiel said:My problem with the ISP box is that my ears get used to the sound and the rest start to sound crap after. That's why I hardly use it anymore
Nice to see the mod Oldschool, gonna try that too to make it more awesome
BTW...let's start another thread regarding the ISP/Orion/Lloyds boxes. Don't want to take away from the joy that is the Hi-Fi Studio.
The Rotel is a great box, not as good as the 'Funken, but verrry good. The one you saw has a major flaw however...
The speakers don't match. They belong to the digital tuner RPM-20.
The speakers don't match. They belong to the digital tuner RPM-20.
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