Is there a source for the original retail prices of our vintage equipment ?
Is there a source for the original retail prices of our vintage equipment ?
HiFi Year Book!
Is there a specific item you want the original price for Andrew?
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Curious about the prices of all my gear mate .
What started this in my head was the fact that I'd read somewhere that my £15 Yamaha tuners ( T-700 )retail was £399 , surely not not ?? So it got me thinking that there must be a reference somewhere.
I guess you've answered that one
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It wouldn't surprise me. Even more of an eye opener is what many ancient prices are converted to modern money!
The Tandberg receiver I have on in the background right now was I believe something like £375 in 1975!
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Modded Thorens TD150, Audio Technica AT-1005 MkII, Technics EPC-300MC, Arkless Hybrid MC phono stage, Arkless passive pre, Arkless 50WPC Class A SS power amp, (or) Arkless modded Leak Stereo 20, Modded Kef Reference 105/3's
ReVox PR99, Studer B62, Ferrograph Series 7, Tandberg TCD440, Hitachi FT-5500MkI, also FT-5500MkII
Digital: Yamaha CDR-HD1500 (Digital Swiss army knife-CD recorder, player, hard drive, DAC and ADC in one), PC files via 24/96 sound card and SPDIF, modded Philips CD850, modded Philips CD104, modded DPA Little Bit DAC. Sennheiser HD580 cans with Arkless Headphone amp.
Cables- free interconnects that come with CD players, mains leads from B&Q, dead kettles etc, extension leads from Tesco
Wow !! £375 in 75 , the average weekly wage back then ?
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I'm Martyn.
I run a semi- professional Public Address system
One of THE BEST Mixing Desks you can buy is Allen & Heath.
The top ( analogue desk, of course ) was £420 in 1978.
You can buy a vastly superior Mixing Desk ( digital, of course) from A & H for approx. £1,320 in
2017.
Came with an LP12 I had briefly, sold it for more or less what the original owner had paid for it.
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That's probably five grand total in 'modern' money Roy.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!