Thank you for giving me your welcome.

I live in Munich, Germany and i am an enthusiast in the Pioneer Urushi series and in vintage HiFi as well.
I found your forum while retrieving the web for informations on the Pioneer PL-90,
and McGyvers posts were leading me here.





My HiFi stuff:
Pioneer C-90
Pioneer M-90
Pioneer CT-91
Pioneer CT-93
Pioneer F-93
Pioneer DV-F07
Pioneer DV-38A
Pioneer GR-777 (in Urushu finish, probably unique in the world)
Pioneer VSX-39TX
Pioneer PL-90
Pioneer HPM-150
several Pioneer vintage headphones
Dual Golden1
Sony PS-X800
ADC Accutrac 4000
Garrard MRM-101
dbx 3bx-ds
Onkyo TX-8500
Pioneer SX-727
Technics SA-6700SX with scope
Packard-Bell R-1040
and some more, but there is always some turnover.

Regards from Germany
Kottan

wow! simply gorgeous, it looks like a museum, congratulations!

I think I'm too short for that!

Nice setup!!

Sweet. Recognised the TX-8500 immediately.

Yes, the TX-8500 is my preferred vintage receiver.
Now it got a new socket and is the eye-catcher in my living room:

I have a pair. One needs a new tuning needle light. Was my first 100+ wpc unit. Very impressive to see in person.

Beautiful system Kottan!

that is a sweet looking system. wow

elroy

damn, that's one nice ELITE set! you've even got the version of the CT-91 i want so bad, with the "Reference Cassette Deck" legend on the cassette door! i'm envious!!

wait a minute, HOLD THE PHONE!! the EQ there on the top; is that an ACTUAL ELITE version of the GR-777?!?! i had no idea PIONEER made such a thing!! can you please show me a close up of it? i have a GR-777, and i was planning on scaring up an SP-91D, that shares a lot of common parts with the 777, so i could ELITE-ize my 777;

Very nice setup and looks.
BTW, did you check the cable connections once in a while?
Tanx for sharing.

No problems with the cable connections.
On the right side behind the partition there is a service door
and so i can hook up very comfortable.

MacGyver:
You're planning exactly what i did
I took the side panels from a SP-91D, they fit the GR-777 in height perfectly,
and the front of the GR-777 is coated with clear varnish.






Now to bed !
It's 1:30 am here in Germany

AMAZING. two minds, on other sides of the planet, thinking exactly alike!! clear varnish, eh? WOW, that really works! i never thought of that, only the side panels and gold escutcheons. still, i'll have to look into how that would be done...

Beautiful Pioneer Elite stack! I have the M-90 / C-90 / CT-91 set.

The TX-8500 has one of the best amp sections in a receiver. My tech, who was one of the original designers of the amp section recently put a TX-8500 on the bench to demonstrate the performance on an o'scope and the speed rivaled separates. However, the preamp was not as fast and is not up to the task. If you have a fast preamp, you will hear how good the TX-8500 amp is.

Unsure what a "fast" pre is but I'm willing to experiment