Post by Owen Y on Oct 4, 2017 9:16:33 GMT 12
Possibly inspired by the compact classic Sony ST-88 (& matching TA-88 amplifier) from '67....
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Post by michaelw on Oct 4, 2017 10:10:06 GMT 12
more classic sony... in gold
i had one of these and at the time it was a great sounding cd player. well built, with fine ergonomics, complete with onboard diagnostics and automated laser alignment that could correct mistracking dvds.  
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 24, 2017 15:19:39 GMT 12 Yamaha NS-2000 - from 1982, successor to the legendary NS-1000 loudspeaker. With new carbon fibre 12" woofer. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by michaelw on Oct 24, 2017 15:30:02 GMT 12
and some classic yamaha electronics to accompany ...
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Nakamichi NIRO Pre & Power
 
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Post by michaelw on Oct 26, 2017 14:10:17 GMT 12
rca magic eye
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Oct 26, 2017 14:45:10 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Oct 26, 2017 14:45:10 GMT 12
big is best !
 
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Oct 26, 2017 19:10:39 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 26, 2017 19:10:39 GMT 12
I've always wanted to try Herbie's special sheepskin isolation rugs
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Post by michaelw on Oct 30, 2017 15:17:18 GMT 12
toobular
vive la france ! 
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Post by Graham on Nov 4, 2017 14:10:16 GMT 12Aah. A pair of old Thorens turntables and Pink Floyd on the wall. My kind of room !! 
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Post by nakmad on Nov 4, 2017 14:22:09 GMT 12
And a bit of King Crimson, fripp'in good......
2M Bronze in the nearest??.. a Shure in the second? Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 4, 2017 15:08:06 GMT 12 AIWA AD-F660 3-head, auto-demagnetising deck (c.1983) DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by nakmad on Nov 6, 2017 17:14:36 GMT 12  Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 10, 2017 16:33:54 GMT 12
In the mid-late 70s, Yamaha had a v cool industrial design aesthetic:
 
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Nov 10, 2017 16:41:42 GMT 12
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Yamaha were engaging Mario Bellini Architects of Italy....
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Post by michaelw on Nov 10, 2017 17:07:08 GMT 12
pyramid power.
not. maybe because they chopped the pointy bit off the top or maybe it was the pseudo carver magnetic field effect power supply but these things sucked big time. 
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Post by nakmad on Nov 10, 2017 17:23:53 GMT 12
Like those 70's Yamaha's, I've always liked the early NAD designs, a similar aeshtetic
 , the 3030 Amp, and 7045 and 7060 receivers for example.  Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 27, 2017 19:26:06 GMT 12
There was a time when 'rack systems' were lusted after....
 
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indeed !
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Nov 28, 2017 10:44:50 GMT 12
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Nakamichi aficionados will be pleased with this....
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Post by nakmad on Nov 28, 2017 16:25:37 GMT 12
wags my tail.. though not so deep down, I would still take the 600 series components over the Stasis amps.... and steal the RX-505 from this
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Post by colinf on Nov 28, 2017 17:15:55 GMT 12 My favourite Aiwa deck, the top of the line F990. It had automatic everything. It had Dolby B, C, HX Pro, auto bias setup, dual capstan, 3 heads, and capable of being controlled remotely. Probably what inspired me to look into programming microprocessors in the first place. AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by michaelw on Nov 28, 2017 20:01:04 GMT 12
anyone ever play with a teac z-series cassette deck ?
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Nov 28, 2017 20:30:25 GMT 12
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Post by nakmad on Nov 28, 2017 20:30:25 GMT 12
Long ago and only a Z-5000.. the baby of the trio. It was OK. Massively built, heavy and solid, but still only a single capstan 3 head. I didn't think it was much better than my old V-800X, which as far as I can remember had the same transport and display, but lacked the calibration facility.
The Z-6000 and Z-7000 were the ones to get.  Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 11, 2017 14:56:52 GMT 12
Technics SB-M1 Monitor loudspeakers, c. 1981.
using all flat Honeycomb, 4-way drivers. 
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Post by foveaux on Dec 11, 2017 16:35:53 GMT 12 "I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by michaelw on Dec 11, 2017 16:50:26 GMT 12
more big technics
   
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