Author Archives: sysadm

Marantz Madness!

Currently at the Tone Booth,(4/18) we have 4 clean, working Marantz receivers. These are moderately priced beauties that will add to your vintage collection or serve as an anchor for a vintage system. For sale now:

  • Marantz 2220
  • Marantz 2220 with blue LED upgrade
  • Marantz 2220B
  • Marantz 2215

COME GET SOME TONE!

2017 Is Nearly Behind Us

As 2017 comes to a close, I want to thank all the friends of Columbus Vintage Audio for a great year. I could not do this without you, so thanks!

The Tone Booth is located in the Heritage Square Antique Mall in Columbus, Ohio. This has turned out to be a great location and sales outlet for me. I plan to expand in the future to a store front but for now the booth is both economically sound and successful.

I get asked everyday if I will work on someones piece of gear. Sadly, I simply do not have the time to work on gear for others as I am too busy with my own stuff. I hope to find the time to take on repairs at some point in the future however, so stay tuned.

 

Where did my vintage come from

My love of vintage audio can be traced back to several early factors. My father loved his country music and in the 70’s owned what could be called middle of the road consumer audio reproduction gear. I remember a Zenith Allegro system that dad was very proud of. Before that we had a massive Magnavox console that dominated the living room and had a large Akai reel to reel sitting on top. My father would record from his extensive vinyl collection onto the tape and spend hours editing, recording and listening to his compilations.

I was one of those kids that wanted to tear into something to see how it worked. I remember tripping breakers in the house because I had dismantled then plugged in a cassette deck I had found in the trash. So the odor of burnt electronics was forever etched upon my psyche.

As a young man, I loved rock and roll, especially Led Zeppelin and wanted the best system to listen on. I had a series of cassette decks, turntables and 8 track players. While it would be years before I had a better system, these early pieces helped form a solid love for audio gear.

Today, I believe it is important to save these systems. In the 1970’s every maker of audio gear was trying to out do the other with power, gizmos, and design. This environment of competition fueled the development of some very iconic gear. Columbus Vintage Audio is first committed to saving these pieces from extinction, second, I want to pass along these special pieces to others so they can be enjoyed again.

The Tone Booth has been Remodeled 11.17

It was a ton of work, I was in the booth for five hours with a friend changing the layout and organizing the booth so my customers could find their special piece more easily. I think it turned out nice, with a new focus on the vintage audio gear. The antique pieces moved to the south wall and the audio is now on the east wall with new shelving.

COME GET SOME TONE!