AUDIO: Vintage
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“As good pairs seem to go for £1000, my question is how would they stack up against other speakers in the same price bracket old or new? Also I seem to remember reading somewhere that due to their ruthless accuracy they exposed weakness in early Naim amplification, and were not a good partner…fair”
FYI: A thread – from a while back – that some might find contains interesting observations, advice and so on. Certainly worth dipping in and out of if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor in chief –//– I have, for near on 20 years, been the very proud owner of […]
From our image vault and so is FYI only because ….. we don’t have this for sale.
“I was recently bitten by the FM bug through the purchase of a £19 Teac tuner to listen to The Proms. It sounded good enough to get me curious as to what a ‘proper’ tuner might sound like. So I started my search for the next rung up the ladder. Reading through the various options, […]
I have owned mine since 1979. The UK price back then was circa £900 which according to an online historic £ to $ conversion taking into account a total inflation of 244% means circa $5k at today’s prices apparently. Anyone else out there with one of these magnificent devices? Dip in and out HERE
FYI ONLY / NOT FOR SALE. I don’t own a pair, but i am iInquisitive about the sound. Care to share thoughts folks?
Staff member Michael Vronsky writes: BitStream ADC / Optical (TOSLINK) + Coaxial inputs. Samples at 44.1 and 48kHz There are numerous applications for a stand-alone ADC such as this. Notably to facilitate the use of analogue components with Meridian digital loudspeakers. It is well above average, being sweet, open and pure in sound.£1,100 when new
Howard Popeck writes ….. I’ve ‘known’ Lothar for some years despite never having met him nor sold him anything. That’s because in part we share a common audiophile history. He owns and uses some truly terrific state-of-the-art vintage equipment including, as you’ll see from the images, Lecson and Gale. My connection is that through serendipity […]