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Easily missed, especially when you are reading through the thread. I’ll add a smiley in future.
Dec 4, 2024
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Boom in vintage audio kit
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Ah yes, I see now. Apologies for being so dense.
Dec 4, 2024
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Boom in vintage audio kit
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I wouldn’t propose indiscriminately buying anything from the 1970s. Some of the stuff made back then was rubbish. But I do think the...
Dec 3, 2024
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Boom in vintage audio kit
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I see things a bit differently. The technology of turntables and transistor amps was perfected by the 1970s. A decent 1970s Japanese amp...
Dec 3, 2024
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... and big switches as on old Yamaha and Pioneer amps. The kind of switch that lets you know it has really been switched.
Dec 3, 2024
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BBC article: Why is vintage audio equipment booming? Good piece, especially on the environmental reasons for buying vintage kit, but a...
Dec 3, 2024
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Are you tinkering or tweaking your HiFi to achieve the best setting?
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Our living room looks like a bankrupt Hifi shop this week! I bought some 40 year old speakers on a whim a fortnight ago, and last week...
Nov 13, 2024
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What's your next HiFi purchase?
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Having moved house in spring to a rather dull-looking mid-20th-century place (which is in need of lots of refurb), I've decided to go...
Nov 11, 2024
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Colors...
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It depends. This is beautiful: And so is this:
Nov 9, 2024
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Compact replacement for CerwinVega xls 215 speakers?
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Compared to most domestic hi-fi speakers, your CVs have relatively high sensitivity: 95.3dB. So they shouldn't need much amp power to...
Nov 9, 2024
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What makes speakers "Hi-Fi"?
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Arguably, the latest Sonos Five speaker qualifies as hi-fi, at least on any conventional definition of hi-fi. It covers the full...
Nov 8, 2024
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My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?
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I had the ATC SCM50 ASL. They now retail at £15,000.00. (I bought mine second hand and paid much less.) As for reproducing what’s fed...
Nov 3, 2024
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My new Cambridge Audio CXA81 mkII lacks bass. Now what?
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You're in the fortunate position of knowing what a real acoustic instrument sounds like -- your Steinway grand. So you have a good...
Nov 2, 2024
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Yamaha CA-2000 amp from the late 1970s. It's the amp I use in my main system, with big modern JBL speakers to create that 1970s vibe...
Oct 26, 2024
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