What was your Hi-Fi System in 1989?
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hornblower
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LP12 Valhalla
Ittok LVIII/K18
Nytech Pre/Power
ARC050 Speakers
The speakers were replaced by Linn KAN II s few years later, together with one of the first Lingos (which I still have).
Sorry no pics
Ittok LVIII/K18
Nytech Pre/Power
ARC050 Speakers
The speakers were replaced by Linn KAN II s few years later, together with one of the first Lingos (which I still have).
Sorry no pics
Nic Robinson
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LP12/LVII/K9, Nait 1, Kan1.
I listened to that an awful lot!
I listened to that an awful lot!
Theo
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LP12/Ittok/Troika; Exposure 6/Dual 7/Super 8; Isobariks.
In January 1989, I transferred it from our home in Ealing to a larger room in the 300-year old house we now live in, and sounded great.
Two years later, the Lingo and Ekos arrived, and a Dual 4 power amp. 'Better', but the balance of that 1989 system was somehow lost.
None of it remains.
In January 1989, I transferred it from our home in Ealing to a larger room in the 300-year old house we now live in, and sounded great.
Two years later, the Lingo and Ekos arrived, and a Dual 4 power amp. 'Better', but the balance of that 1989 system was somehow lost.
None of it remains.
Amber Audio
This is the Day
Pink Triangle PT1, RB300, AT-OC5 (all still here, OC5 cart has seen better days 
)
Magnum IA125 (still here)
Heybrook HB2 on their matching stands (long gone)
PT1 was later upgraded to PT Too, birthday gift from my girlfriend, pic of it after upgrade
)Magnum IA125 (still here)
Heybrook HB2 on their matching stands (long gone)
PT1 was later upgraded to PT Too, birthday gift from my girlfriend, pic of it after upgrade
palasr
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Rega Planar 3, RB 300, Grado Platinum Signature
B&K ST-140 power amp, Superphon Revelation Basic preamp
Spectrum 208c speakers (from Toledo, Ohio - long out of business). Basic 2-way, but satisfyingly musical.
Some crappy Denon CD player that would peel paint from the walls. Later replaced by a JVC XL-Z1050 which is still in a friend's system.
B&K ST-140 power amp, Superphon Revelation Basic preamp
Spectrum 208c speakers (from Toledo, Ohio - long out of business). Basic 2-way, but satisfyingly musical.
Some crappy Denon CD player that would peel paint from the walls. Later replaced by a JVC XL-Z1050 which is still in a friend's system.
Mr J
pfm Member
My student system from 1980:
Thorens TD160B Mk2 / SME 3009
A&R Cambridge A60 (black wooden case)
Acoustic Research AR 93 speakers
Plus new-ish Denon DCD500.
I used the same system until 1999 when I gave it to my dad, and it's mostly still working after a few repairs here and there.
Thorens TD160B Mk2 / SME 3009
A&R Cambridge A60 (black wooden case)
Acoustic Research AR 93 speakers
Plus new-ish Denon DCD500.
I used the same system until 1999 when I gave it to my dad, and it's mostly still working after a few repairs here and there.
mikebirtill
pfm Member
TD150 with a Nagoka MP11, Cyrus 1, and either some small infinity stand mounts then some JBL tlx 12
thegreathopper
snk
My mid 80’s was,
Dual CS505
A&R A60 in wood
Rogers LS7 before that small Celestions.
By 89 it would of included a Philips cd player and a 2nd hand Nakamichi tape deck.
it didn’t sound brilliant but much better than friends stack systems, I was more interested in skate boarding, that’s where the money went.
Dual CS505
A&R A60 in wood
Rogers LS7 before that small Celestions.
By 89 it would of included a Philips cd player and a 2nd hand Nakamichi tape deck.
it didn’t sound brilliant but much better than friends stack systems, I was more interested in skate boarding, that’s where the money went.
les24preludes
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I was living in Norway at the time. Speakers were SEAS units in a heavy concrete enclosure. Amp was a McIntosh, very tasty, I made the valve phono stage myself and it sounded brilliant, record player was a Decca Gold in a Hadcock arm on a big Thorens turntable. One of my best systems over the years. Gave a lot of pleasure to everyone who heard it.
I was a student at the time. I had a cobbled together system which is very vintage now, but was a bit naff back then. A B&O 1200 turntable, with a B&O beomaster 3000, driving a pair of celestion DL8s, which was the only bit that cost any money. I guess I should have had some matching speakers for a full 70s retro thing, but I wasn't really aware of that, just wanted to be able to play my records and this worked well.
krenzler
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DIY? - Makes me think of Rauna of Sweden.
eisenach
pfm Member
A friend in France has some speakers like that. No idea what they are, but he says they're Norwegian. He bought them from a dealer in Toulon. They're a moderate bookshelf speaker size, but "landscape" format rather than the standard "portrait".
I've known him for over 35 years. The system's changed, but the speakers have always stayed. They sound bloody good ! I wonder if they're the same as the ones you had.