sideshowbob
Champagne fascia aficionado
Of course, none of this equipment could play a tune.
Christ, I miss Japan. 12 years since I've been back there.
Christ, I miss Japan. 12 years since I've been back there.
Japanese hi-end audio civil war-70s and 80s.
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& now you have a P10
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
That's convenient, but they do seem to interfere somewhat with the primary purpose of playing LP records...
S-Man
StrivingON
Or you could just view it as the beginnings of hi-end bling.
I remember visiting many hifi shops in HK around 1982. They were full of massive rosewood plinthed decks with silly-heavy platters. The more rosewood on display and the deeper the platter the bigger the price tag. I'm not convinved that's real engineering. The sound was generally clean and impressive... very "hi-end". Plus ca change!
However, I would like to hear one of those systems again, now that my expectations are rather higher.
I picked up a Grace 707 and OC7 for about 25% of the UK prices whilst I was there.
I remember visiting many hifi shops in HK around 1982. They were full of massive rosewood plinthed decks with silly-heavy platters. The more rosewood on display and the deeper the platter the bigger the price tag. I'm not convinved that's real engineering. The sound was generally clean and impressive... very "hi-end". Plus ca change!
However, I would like to hear one of those systems again, now that my expectations are rather higher.
I picked up a Grace 707 and OC7 for about 25% of the UK prices whilst I was there.
paulfromcamden
Baffled
I've linked to it before but this Instagram account with scans of listening rooms featured in vintage Japanese hi-fi mags seems appropriate to this thread.
https://www.instagram.com/_listening_room_/
https://www.instagram.com/_listening_room_/
paulfromcamden
Baffled
I'm not quite sure how it all works but the PX-100M apparently has a 10kg platter so I can see why some assistance might be required to fit it without taking out the bearing....
paulfromcamden
Baffled
Folk interested in Japanese audio culture may enjoy the second translated volume of Gateway To Jazz Kissa magazine focusing on 'Eagle' jazz cafe in Yotsuya, Tokyo.
I'm about halfway through reading it and it's great to have this kind of material translated into English after looking at similar books and magazines in Japanese record stores and wishing I could read Japanese!
https://jazzcity.store/
I bought my copy from Rare Mags in the UK. Not sure it works out a lot cheaper but it is quicker.
I'm about halfway through reading it and it's great to have this kind of material translated into English after looking at similar books and magazines in Japanese record stores and wishing I could read Japanese!
https://jazzcity.store/
I bought my copy from Rare Mags in the UK. Not sure it works out a lot cheaper but it is quicker.
Werner
pfm Member
And yet, the picture you placed this comment below is of a TechDAS Air Force Zero, a direct descendant of Micro Seiki.
If you look at the smaller TechDAS models you'll see the resemblance. I do agree that the Zero is in the moreMoreMORE category.
paulfromcamden
Baffled
Tokyo Jazz Kissa: 15 Jazz Bars founded in the 1960s and 1970s:
https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/tokyo-jazz-kissa/
https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/tokyo-jazz-kissa/
Martyn Miles
pfm Member
Garrard was mentioned earlier, which made me think of turntables. I was seduced by Technics DD t'table in the '70s, from an AR XA.
What a stupid move.
With hindsight, I could see the AR' s sound quality was superior to the Technics.
I bought an XA decades later and found it's relevant even today.
In fact, its vibration resistance is better than my LP12.
What a stupid move.
With hindsight, I could see the AR' s sound quality was superior to the Technics.
I bought an XA decades later and found it's relevant even today.
In fact, its vibration resistance is better than my LP12.