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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.
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    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


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jac Hawk View Post
    well i've gone and got a Series 50 for £4.95 off ebay
    Is that the one with the R50 tuner? I had one of those. It was very good for the money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by technobear View Post
    Is that the one with the R50 tuner? I had one of those. It was very good for the money.


    i i got the amp and the tuner, like i said it sounds very good


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    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


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    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!

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