Used to have that with rack handles and wooden rack.
Wish i had kept the power amp for comp duties.
Aurex did a similar one.
Aiwa did a few nicely made midi combos in the 80s.
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Used to have that with rack handles and wooden rack.
Wish i had kept the power amp for comp duties.
Aurex did a similar one.
Aiwa did a few nicely made midi combos in the 80s.
301/Puresound 2A3/quite large Grf cab horny ones.Eminence/Coral/Le cleach
We had an Aiwa music centre in the 70's and it was very good. It sounded far better than any of the competing models we tried.
I've had a couple of their cassette decks over the years and they are excellent - even the budget ones. They had one of the best Dolby NR implementations I've ever heard.
I even had an Aiwa boom box in the 80's and that sounded great too.
Big up Aiwa!
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well i've gone and got a Series 50 for £4.95 off ebay, the pre amp needed fixing, but that was simply a blown fuse, i must say it does sound rather good, and it's very well made, not what i expected from Aiwa to be honest, i'm very pleased
As the late Colonel Sanders once said
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
That's the one. Lovely kit. They could show the designers of modern mini/midi kit a thing or two about design.
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Ok it looks a bit Space 1999 as someone said, but you're right Chris it's a beautifully made piece of kit, built in a time when quality was king
As the late Colonel Sanders once said
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
During a barren period in my hifilife, I had an Aiwa system that consisted of a linear tracking tt, an amp section with a 5 band graphic and tuner, and a seperate cassette recorder, partnered with some AR speakers.....can't recall the model, it didn't sound half bad!