Philip Read
pfm Member
I really can't remember what I had in 89 but a few years on I had
Quad 77 CD
Quad 77 Pre
2 x Quad 77 Power
Plus remote
B&W DM603
Quad 77 CD
Quad 77 Pre
2 x Quad 77 Power
Plus remote
B&W DM603
What was your Hi-Fi System in 1989?
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End of my university days... ...
Linn Axis
Heybrook HB1 or 2, don't remember which one but would have been the cheaper option, purchased in '84 from Grahams in London (Angel tube stop iirc)
Quad 33 power amp and an unkown pre-amp with separate power box, both looked pretty heath robinson but sginificant step up from my previous A&R A60.
Aiwa cassette and a Sony tuner.
Many hours of listening when I should really have been doing other things!
Linn Axis
Heybrook HB1 or 2, don't remember which one but would have been the cheaper option, purchased in '84 from Grahams in London (Angel tube stop iirc)
Quad 33 power amp and an unkown pre-amp with separate power box, both looked pretty heath robinson but sginificant step up from my previous A&R A60.
Aiwa cassette and a Sony tuner.
Many hours of listening when I should really have been doing other things!
Jedimaster
Jedimaster and crazy Star Wars Fan....
I can't remember exactly when but it was around then I think it was this?
Rega Planar something? With K9 cartridge,
Arcam Delta 270 CD Player,
Arcam Delta 90 integrated Amplifier,
Rogers LS7t Speakers,
Misc cables?
Had this for quite a while before embarking on a long Linn journey of endless (some might say pointless)
upgrades and improvements.
Rega Planar something? With K9 cartridge,
Arcam Delta 270 CD Player,
Arcam Delta 90 integrated Amplifier,
Rogers LS7t Speakers,
Misc cables?
Had this for quite a while before embarking on a long Linn journey of endless (some might say pointless)
upgrades and improvements.
JTC
PFM Villager...
Technically it was my dad's, but a Pioneer stacking system with turntable, tuner and tape deck, integrated amp and all housed in one of those very eighties-esque tower cabinets. I recall it sounding very good, although that was from the perspective of a teenager who liked loud and bassy over anything more sophisticate...
'89 - That's easy, I was on assignment in Johannesburg, and not wishing to be there without something to listen to, I contacted Chris Brooks and asked him to suggest a system that could be easily 'shipped out' - but it had to include a Nakamichi CR7E.
We agreed on a Rega Planar 3 c/w Elys cartridge, an Ion 3X, a Creek T40, and a pair of Royd Edens, plus the aforementioned CR7E.
After I returned the 3X was changed to a 3X + X-Pak1. The T40 was changed to an Ion FMT1, and I replaced the Planar 3 with a Roksan Xerxes + Artemiz + Chorus Black.
How I wish I hadn't sold everything in 2011 - DOH!!
Regards
Mike K.
We agreed on a Rega Planar 3 c/w Elys cartridge, an Ion 3X, a Creek T40, and a pair of Royd Edens, plus the aforementioned CR7E.
After I returned the 3X was changed to a 3X + X-Pak1. The T40 was changed to an Ion FMT1, and I replaced the Planar 3 with a Roksan Xerxes + Artemiz + Chorus Black.
How I wish I hadn't sold everything in 2011 - DOH!!
Regards
Mike K.
Shuggie
Trade: Ammonite Audio
LP12 (bought new in 1983), Ekos Mk1, K9 (or maybe Stilton Nagaoka MP11 Boron)
NVA P50/A40
Denon DCD-1500 Mk2
Epos ES14
Not a bad system at all. I wonder how that Denon CD player would acquit itself now - probably quite well.
At around that time, I visited Stilton Audio when they had an event for the new Linn LK1/LK2 amplifier system. Those amps were possibly the most frightful things that I've heard, even to this day, but Stilton Audio also put on the NVA pre-power amp for comparison. One chap came up to me afterwards and asked what I thought of the NVA amps, which sounded genuinely lovely, so I told him so. That was the late Richard Dunn and shortly afterwards I bought the NVA P50/A40 which served well for many years.
NVA P50/A40
Denon DCD-1500 Mk2
Epos ES14
Not a bad system at all. I wonder how that Denon CD player would acquit itself now - probably quite well.
At around that time, I visited Stilton Audio when they had an event for the new Linn LK1/LK2 amplifier system. Those amps were possibly the most frightful things that I've heard, even to this day, but Stilton Audio also put on the NVA pre-power amp for comparison. One chap came up to me afterwards and asked what I thought of the NVA amps, which sounded genuinely lovely, so I told him so. That was the late Richard Dunn and shortly afterwards I bought the NVA P50/A40 which served well for many years.
Dual CS505-1
Denon DCD610
Nakamichi BX1
Musical Fidelity A1
Heybrook HB1
Speaker stands made to my design by a former Sunderland shipyard welder
Solid core mains cable for the speaker connection
Sony MDR51 headphones, which I sadly broke only a year ago.
Only the BX1 and MDR51's came to university. The BX1 headphone output had no level control so I bought a box of bits from Tandy and soldered myself one up. The guy in Tandy sketched the circuit up for me, how things have changed.... customer service
Denon DCD610
Nakamichi BX1
Musical Fidelity A1
Heybrook HB1
Speaker stands made to my design by a former Sunderland shipyard welder
Solid core mains cable for the speaker connection
Sony MDR51 headphones, which I sadly broke only a year ago.
Only the BX1 and MDR51's came to university. The BX1 headphone output had no level control so I bought a box of bits from Tandy and soldered myself one up. The guy in Tandy sketched the circuit up for me, how things have changed.... customer service
calorgas
Generic middle-aged man
Sony radio cassette player with 'mega bass' which accompanied me to Coventry poly during my first attempt at a degree (quit after a term).
This is the same model:
The crap bass driver at the rear made a horrible rattly farting noise if you turned the volume up too far, so actually not very mega at all.
This is the same model:
Sony Boombox CFS-W30L Stereo 4-Band Radio & Twin Cassette Working Order | eBay
<p>This Sony boombox is a fantastic addition to your portable audio collection. With its 4-band radio and twin cassette player, you can enjoy your favourite music and radio stations on the go. The brand name Sony ensures high quality sound and reliable performance.</p><br /><p>This boombox model...
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The crap bass driver at the rear made a horrible rattly farting noise if you turned the volume up too far, so actually not very mega at all.
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Jamie
pfm Member
When I was at Newcastle Poly, I had a JVC ghetto blaster.Sony radio cassette player with 'mega bass' which accompanied me to Coventry poly during my first attempt at a degree (quit after a term).
This is the same model:
Sony Boombox CFS-W30L Stereo 4-Band Radio & Twin Cassette Working Order | eBay
<p>This Sony boombox is a fantastic addition to your portable audio collection. With its 4-band radio and twin cassette player, you can enjoy your favourite music and radio stations on the go. The brand name Sony ensures high quality sound and reliable performance.</p><br /><p>This boombox model...www.ebay.co.uk
The crap bass driver at the rear made a horrible rattly farting noise if you turned the volume up too far, so actually not very mega at all.
JVC RC-656 Boombox. Vintage Radio Cassette. Refurb'd New belts. RC656.Serviced! | eBay
A solid and great sounding example of this rare model, which has just been serviced for sale. This one has just had a full service. I have also re-greased the cassette door, and cleaned the internals.
www.ebay.co.uk
It was pretty good, had Dolby B, and you could crank it right up without distorting.
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calorgas
Generic middle-aged man
A classier bit of kit than mineWhen I was at Newcastle Poly, I had a JVC ghetto blaster.
JVC RC-656 Boombox. Vintage Radio Cassette. Refurb'd New belts. RC656.Serviced! | eBay
A solid and great sounding example of this rare model, which has just been serviced for sale. This one has just had a full service. I have also re-greased the cassette door, and cleaned the internals.www.ebay.co.uk
It was pretty good, had Dolby B, and you could crank it right up without distorting.
Are you tempted to buy that one for a trip down memory lane?
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Jamie
pfm Member
I gave my old one away on Freecycle, but don't really have any need for another. It was a cracking machine though.A classier bit of kit than mine
Are you tempted to buy that one for a trip down memory lane?
Toaster
pfm Member
I'm not sure what I was running in '89. It might've been the Townshend Rock 2/ Kuzma Stogi/ Ortofon MC30 (or possibly an AT OC9) with Hi-fi Answers (really Audio Innovations) Edison One and Twelve valve pre/ power amps, and either my DIY Jordan J125-based speakers, or a pair of modified Wharfedale Diamond MK1s on Cornflake Shop cage stands.
Or it could've been a Roksan Xerxes/ SME V/ OC9, an Ortofon or AT transformer, a Sugden C28 and a Robertson 4010 and some speakers- I've forgotten which ones. Maybe another DIY design. Things moved pretty fast back then, as I was still working at a hi-fi accessory shop on Tottenham Court Road and there was a lot of interesting stuff about, either second-hand, at trade price, or swaps and deals with friends.
Or it could've been a Roksan Xerxes/ SME V/ OC9, an Ortofon or AT transformer, a Sugden C28 and a Robertson 4010 and some speakers- I've forgotten which ones. Maybe another DIY design. Things moved pretty fast back then, as I was still working at a hi-fi accessory shop on Tottenham Court Road and there was a lot of interesting stuff about, either second-hand, at trade price, or swaps and deals with friends.