Post by Owen Y on Mar 14, 2019 20:22:21 GMT 12
WEGA Audio - made in Germany in the 70s.
Nice to see something bolder & different from silver or black. 
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Mar 15, 2019 8:51:17 GMT 12
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Post by raveydave on Mar 15, 2019 8:51:17 GMT 12
Very nice, classic styling.
The rotary dial on that Sansui (also featured on Sony-ST80F, ST-88 etc) was recently "re-imagined" by 47 Lab, on their "Midnight Blue" 4730 FM Tuner. 
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 15, 2019 18:13:16 GMT 12
WEGA was later acquired by SONY.... very possibly that's where the Sony WEGA TV name came from (?)
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Apr 24, 2019 17:12:56 GMT 12
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nakmad and belbo like this Post by Owen Y on Apr 24, 2019 17:12:56 GMT 12
Another from the 'they don't make 'em like they used to' file....
They don't make hi-fi anymore with 'picture-framed' solid wood chasses like this - mid-late 70s AKAI. 
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Post by belbo on Apr 24, 2019 23:36:39 GMT 12Nice to see something bolder & different from silver or black. Braun inspired design for sure. A couple of Brain examples below, the Dieter Rams designs are beyond cool, but sadly overpriced.    
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 25, 2019 10:39:49 GMT 12
Thanks, yes indeed, Dieter Rams' designs for Braun (60s-70s) were iconic for Braun.
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Apr 25, 2019 10:48:25 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Apr 25, 2019 10:48:25 GMT 12
semi-famous philips ah-series
 
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Apr 26, 2019 14:34:57 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 26, 2019 14:34:57 GMT 12
Classic black & silver period Sansui, before they went all-black.
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Post by michaelw on Apr 26, 2019 17:10:19 GMT 12
i liked those by why did they put inputs/outputs on the sides ?
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Apr 26, 2019 17:27:11 GMT 12
Shorter signal paths ? Was all the rage at one time, Pioneer and Sony also did this, but I think Lux did it most awkwardly when they put them underneath ?
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Post by michaelw on Apr 26, 2019 18:19:20 GMT 12
find that on some tv's too !
connections on one side, usually opposite to the side your other equipment is on ! left  right 
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Post by colinf on Apr 26, 2019 23:21:19 GMT 12
Audionote Ongaku also with connectors on the side.
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Post by belbo on Apr 27, 2019 3:58:38 GMT 12Sansui AU-9900A integrated amplifier, 80wpc, c.'77-79. Sansui repair in Japan, wish I spoke the language:
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Post by michaelw on Apr 27, 2019 14:05:01 GMT 12
presenting the lyra connoisseur 4.2 line preamplifier.
even more exquisite on the inside !    
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Apr 27, 2019 15:44:39 GMT 12
Oooh that volume control looks the business ! Stepped attenuator ? Is that the same Lyra that makes the carts ?
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 27, 2019 15:52:04 GMT 12
Looks like Input selector & Volume control concentric, on same knob.
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Apr 27, 2019 16:52:32 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Apr 27, 2019 16:52:32 GMT 12
yep, best volume control i have ever touched
 stuffed full of very nice shallco resistors. designed by the same Jonathan carr who designs the lyra cartridges. sadly production stopped in 2007, a victim of ROHS  excellent discussion here, with j carr's participation www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-state/62998-lyra-connoisseur-4-2l-se-masterpiece.html there was a matching phono stage too mr fremer had a listen back in 2002 
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 28, 2019 11:51:02 GMT 12
Really needs a non-resistive vol pot IMHO
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Apr 28, 2019 15:37:17 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Apr 28, 2019 15:37:17 GMT 12
i find using a well designed stepped attenuator to be a very satisfying experience
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Post by colinf on Apr 28, 2019 22:21:44 GMT 12
Owen, so you’re convinced TVCs are the way?
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Aug 7, 2019 17:07:21 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 7, 2019 17:07:21 GMT 12
Pioneer SA-500 (only 13Wpc) + TX-500 - 1970.
 Pioneer TX-5300 + SA-6300 (20Wpc)- c.1975-77. 
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Aug 7, 2019 18:08:51 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Aug 7, 2019 18:08:51 GMT 12
more pioneer...
classic m-22 class a amplifier
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Post by michaelw on Aug 7, 2019 18:12:56 GMT 12
swiss physics
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Miscell. gratuitous hifi pics Aug 8, 2019 7:32:29 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 8, 2019 7:32:29 GMT 12
Some rough cabling on that M12...
Input ICs jammed between hot heatsinks, CAT speaker cables bent into bananas with no strain relief.
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Post by Skinny Puppy on Aug 8, 2019 18:39:46 GMT 12
...and what looks suspiciously like new'ish model Monster banana plugs
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Post by andrewp on Aug 11, 2019 15:53:26 GMT 12
I had purchased a lyra connoisseur 4.2 line preamplifier about 4 years or so from a friend in Aust who knows Jonathan very well. It had been sent to Japan for updating to the very latest specs only to get a call to say... Houston..We have a problem! I wont go into the ramblings about that here but needless to say I was very disapointed. It could have been repaired but there was no guarantee. So I decided against the purchase in the end and went with the Absolare. There in lies the the issue with alot of vintage and older gear..If it decides to have health issues they can be terminal.
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Post by michaelw on Aug 11, 2019 18:07:33 GMT 12
it didn't work, it couldn't be upgraded or both ?
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Post by foveaux on Oct 2, 2019 16:07:56 GMT 12 Heaven 11 amp - Canada: heaven11audio.com/ and  Platter-less turntable anyone?: www.designboom.com/technology/audio-deva-atmo-sfera-platterless-turntable-04-03-2016/ Missed this earlier: Italian design company Audio Deva has taken away the platter, claiming that its Atmo Sfera turntable can deliver “audio quality barely surpassed even by the most sought after turntables”. www.whathifi.com/news/atmo-sfera-platterless-turntable "I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
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Post by Citroen on Oct 2, 2019 16:17:59 GMT 12
I've been using a platterless turntable since the 80's
  
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Post by foveaux on Oct 2, 2019 16:51:15 GMT 12Ahh...so that's what a 'sought after" TT is... 
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