Vintage hifi

[StescoG66]

You should be able to pick up a Systemdek for a reasonable sum

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Audio Technica

[Deranged Rover]

Skipping back a bit, those Sony midi systems have reminded me that, in amongst all my serious hi-fi tat, i have this scrumptious pile of late 1980s Yamaha loveliness.

It's rather good, despite the turntable being somewhat plasticky and letting the side down a bit, although it sounds respectable enough. I don't have the matching speakers because, frankly, they look rubbish.

Edited by Deranged Rover on Friday 17th November 14:29

[StescoG66]

Deranged Rover said:

Skipping back a bit, those Sony midi systems have reminded me that, in amongst all my serious hi-fi tat, i have this scrumptious pile of late 1980s Yamaha loveliness.

It's rather good, despite the turntable being somewhat plasticky and letting the side down a bit, although it sounds respectable enough. I don't have the matching speakers because, frankly, they look rubbish.

Edited by Deranged Rover on Friday 17th November 14:29

I like Yamaha kit. The Honda of the audio world - works great but is often overlooked

[nuyorican]

StescoG66 said:

I like Yamaha kit. The Honda of the audio world - works great but is often overlooked

You'd love my studio room. Just bought this beast -



To power these little fellas -



(not my actual units, images pulled off the interpipe)

[StescoG66]

nuyorican said:

You'd love my studio room. Just bought this beast -



To power these little fellas -



(not my actual units, images pulled off the interpipe)

Love it

[Deranged Rover]

nuyorican said:

You'd love my studio room. Just bought this beast -

Nice! However, I’ve got the daddy - 750W per channel, 61kg and two mains leads!



And quite a lot of other Yamaha equipment besides…

[spitfire-ian]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Audio Technica

+1

[nuyorican]

Deranged Rover said:

Nice! However, I’ve got the daddy - 750W per channel, 61kg and two mains leads!



And quite a lot of other Yamaha equipment besides…

Oh wow! Never seen that before. How does it sound?

[tdm34]

This was an old system from when I was in the UK, the MX1000 power amp was amazing....

[Deranged Rover]

nuyorican said:

Oh wow! Never seen that before. How does it sound?

With my serious hi-fi hat on, it’s a very capable machine. It actually has the same internals as Yamaha’s rare top end Japan-only hi-fi power amplifier, the 101M, and the only one I’ve ever seen of those for sale was up for £14,000.

http://www.thevintageknob.org/yamaha-101M.html

However, in more basic terms, it’s the only amp I’ve ever heard get tight, punchy bass out of a pair of Goodmans Maxim 2s!

[Dragster]

I found some old and some very old brochures when clearing out the loft recently. Hopefully they'll jog some memories of a few. The oldest ones are from Technics' 1977/78 catalogue. I was 13 and saving for my first system.

Edited by Dragster on Saturday 18th November 22:01

[thebraketester]

Dragster said:

I found some old and some very old brochures when clearing out the loft recently. Hopefully they'll jog some memories of a few. The oldest ones are from Technics' 1977/78 catalogue. I was 13 and saving for my first system.

Fantastic . All my stuff slightly predates that. SUV4X. SL-DL1

[Dragster]

Yamaha plus mid 90s Technics

[Dragster]

Sony Esprit

















Sony ES

[TonyRPH]

Loving those brochures.

I suspect they would fetch some money on Ebay.

I'd be interested in them if you wanted to sell them, as I'd scan them for my Vintage Technics website. https://vintagetechnics.audio/

[ben5575]

I never knew that was your site! What a great resource, I use it a lot whilst flicking through fb marketplace. Thanks for putting the time and effort into it.

[glennjamin]

Bought Denon separates in the early nineties Amp, CD player, tape deck and tuner. Linked to Mission speakers has been brilliant. Now linked to Sonos so input from other sources rarely used.

[TonyRPH]

ben5575 said:

I never knew that was your site! What a great resource, I use it a lot whilst flicking through fb marketplace. Thanks for putting the time and effort into it.

Cheers!

[Mark-insert old BMW]

TonyRPH said:

Loving those brochures.

I suspect they would fetch some money on Ebay.

I'd be interested in them if you wanted to sell them, as I'd scan them for my Vintage Technics website. https://vintagetechnics.audio/

Just what I need. Another website with old stuff to drool over. My Mrs has suggested I'd be better off (and less weird) with porn.