the retro hi-fi thread!

[legrandefromage]

I must confess to having a very sketchy understanding of electricity [by the time we got to coulombs in physics, my mind had been addled by underage drinking and girls].


On silver vs copper: what's the difference? When I wired up my top secret, ex military, cheap ebay silver wire I noticed an instant difference: I became more suave, found I could mix the perferct martini, and every time I put on Love over gold it brought a tear to my eyes ......

Have to say, the most noticable tweaks were filling the stands and using a peoper support stand.

A solid base for bass...


Suave is a noticeable difference. After about 2 glasses of wine, the sound of your hifi improves no end.

 

[cce]

i love my linn K400.

it's just so needless

 

[ferrus]

BUMP!

With lots of new members some of whom might be into hi-fi, I thought I'd bring this back.
So -come and 'ave a word if ya think yer dull enough!

 

[Mr Panda]

Linn K400 :!: - I have metres of that stashed away in the wardrobe, unused.

Must try it one day maybe tonight :twisted:

 

[legrandefromage]

I have a Linn LK-280 thats just blown a channel

 

[ragnar1984]

My old stuff

All bought new by me back in the day and now I find that it is all retro. Suddenly I feel like an old geezer :?

Turntable: Kenwood L-07D
Pickup: Ortofon Rondo Blue
MC pickup prepreamp: Homebrewn
CD player: Yamaha CDX-1110
Cassette deck: Phase Linear Model 6000 Series Two
Tape noise reduction: dbx model 128
Preamp: Audio Pro TPA-150
Equalizer: Audiosource EQ-One
Power amp: Phase Linear Model 400 Series Two
Speakers: Apogee Caliper
Subwoofer: Audio Pro B2-40
Speaker cables: whatever

The turntable is the only component I have pictures of.

The pickup is the only upgrade I've done to my system in the last quarter of a century or so...

 

[drcarlos]

Most of my kit is modern and home Cinema based, PS3, PC with Audigy 2 Platinum EX and a Denon 1910 AV amp. My speakers though are Tannoy Mercury F3's and my CD player (when I dig it out) is a Sony CDP-790 from about 1988. It still sounds better than the other sources.
Had some Mission 733's and they did the self destructing driver thing and you can't get replacements anymore :cry: .
Also had one of the very early 80's Luxman amps which I sold a little while ago.

My old man has a System with Linn Basik turntable (Akito arm). Pioneer A400 and B&W 601's, he also has a CDP790 as well.

Carl.

 

[ferrus]

Re: My old stuff

All bought new by me back in the day and now I find that it is all retro. Suddenly I feel like an old geezer :?

Turntable: Kenwood L-07D

The turntable is the only component I have pictures of.

The pickup is the only upgrade I've done to my system in the last quarter of a century or so...

That is a Nice turntable -very solid sounding compared to the belt-drives of the time...

 

[ragnar1984]

Re: My old stuff

That is a Nice turntable -very solid sounding compared to the belt-drives of the time...

Yep, I would even go so far as Very Nice

Not long ago I was offered £500 - for the headshell :!:

 

[ferrus]

...Very, Very Nice..