miktec
retired
Incidentally - if you look closely at your linked photo you will see that it is in fact badged as a Rega Planar 2 ... presumably kitted out with a Planet platter at some time over the last 40 years...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - Audio product which really floats your boat !
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Incidentally - if you look closely at your linked photo you will see that it is in fact badged as a Rega Planar 2 ... presumably kitted out with a Planet platter at some time over the last 40 years...
miktec
retired
Most hifi is not attractive, anything that is too big for the job is very ugly.
If I was going to go for something, it would be something cute:
Hi fi should be heard and not seen!!
... I have the matching tuner in the shed
(like the minimalist approach - not crazy about the push button shape though)
Robert
Tapehead
Cyrus boxes.
Two reasons. Firstly they are well suited to the multiple audio uses we've seen over the years.
Secondly, they've used the same case now for nearly 30 years which must win them some sort of audio industry award.
cyrus-dad7 by
Two reasons. Firstly they are well suited to the multiple audio uses we've seen over the years.
Secondly, they've used the same case now for nearly 30 years which must win them some sort of audio industry award.
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The silver finish is unusual. More modern then the bronze of later models. I also like the 405, it's bigger but maintains the aesthetic. I especially like the way the heat sink relieves the front.
I have this amp, well the 105 version, this is the 103D. Love it.
Tony L
Administrator
More a muted matt metallic grey than silver in reality, the photo upthread looks very over-exposed to me. Not that rare either, IIRC all 306s are grey, probably about half 34s and a fair few 44s and 405-2. I’ve even heard rumour that there was an exceptionally rare grey 303, but I’ve certainly never seen one.
PS Thankfully it is a nice high quality paint finish unlike the 606 which appeared around the same time in that god-awful furry nextel crap. That being the reason the 606 is not sought-after, if they weren’t covered in sticky goo they’d be a highly desirable amp!
Jono_13
Duffer
If you ever get fed up with them just drop me a line....
Jono_13
Duffer
Current setup a mix of new, Atom, and old, MkI Kans, looks lovely..
P1000238 by Jonathan Roberts, on Flickr
P1000238 by Jonathan Roberts, on Flickr
Gervais Cote
Predator
This design is decades old but still look up to date ! Amazing !
More a muted matt metallic grey than silver in reality, the photo upthread looks very over-exposed to me. Not that rare either, IIRC all 306s are grey, probably about half 34s and a fair few 44s and 405-2. I’ve even heard rumour that there was an exceptionally rare grey 303, but I’ve certainly never seen one.
PS Thankfully it is a nice high quality paint finish unlike the 606 which appeared around the same time in that god-awful furry nextel crap. That being the reason the 606 is not sought-after, if they weren’t covered in sticky goo they’d be a highly desirable amp!
Arkless Electronics
Trade: Amp design and repairs.
Dual CS-5000 TT
A look of quality and restrained elegance meets high tech kinda thing to the eye of this beholder. They were actually not that expensive, around £250 including cart IIRC.
Beauty is unfortunately very much only skin deep with these though.... go inside and it's all plastic mouldings and very cheap looking.
A look of quality and restrained elegance meets high tech kinda thing to the eye of this beholder. They were actually not that expensive, around £250 including cart IIRC.
Beauty is unfortunately very much only skin deep with these though.... go inside and it's all plastic mouldings and very cheap looking.
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Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
Current setup a mix of new, Atom, and old, MkI Kans, looks lovely..
A woodburner, exposed brickwork, great-looking vintage speakers and a rug. What more could anyone need?
saturn9
pfm Member
A woodburner, exposed brickwork, great-looking vintage speakers and a rug. What more could anyone need?
Is that a Graham Clarke above the woodburner?
Jono_13
Duffer
A woodburner, exposed brickwork, great-looking vintage speakers and a rug. What more could anyone need?
Lovely, but at least yours is a real wood burner.. mine is a nice looking faux one. Guess what I'm looking at to replace the the Kans...? Cheviots and the Kans go into the bedroom on the end of a Denon micro system to keep going for another 35 plus years hopefully.
I must confess my tastes have become more conservative with age and these days the only thing I would like to see is a tablet on a table with the speakers soffit mounted in false walls with a finish to match the rest of the room and the electronics tucked away in a cupboard.
When I was younger in the 70s I would have quite fancied the look of a system consisting of Gale GS401 speakers, Lecson amp and tuner, and Beogram turntable but not so much today.
When I was younger in the 70s I would have quite fancied the look of a system consisting of Gale GS401 speakers, Lecson amp and tuner, and Beogram turntable but not so much today.
Tony L
Administrator
I have to admit that is my nightmare. I’d feel like I was in prison or an estate agent show home! My house is rammed full of interesting things, every one with a story, a memory. The hi-fi is a huge part of that, a journey since I was a teenager, I know every nut, bolt and washer in my turntable, I’ve personally restored so much of what is a ‘classic’ system to as-new performance. I have a lifetime of collecting music shelved up, I can pretty much tell you where every single record came from, what is good about it and why it is there. I have guitars, keyboards, paintings, books, all kinds of things to the extent I barely have room to store anything anymore, but I’d not change it. Everything is there for a reason, even if it is just an asset to be released later. Tons of stuff, zero junk/clutter! Full is the new minimalism.
paulfromcamden
Baffled
SPU headshells are lovely looking things.
