And the meters are definitely BIG!Quote:
Originally Posted by WESTLOWER
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And the meters are definitely BIG!Quote:
Originally Posted by WESTLOWER
Apparently a never been used 401
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garrard-4...0AAOSwdwlcqmz9
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Originally Posted by skimminstones
''I doubt there is any other like it''
My arse! Why do people say such crap! I've seen many NOS 401's sell, just like that one in the link.
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See very few with original packing etc though. Not sure never used is a good thing anyway with something that age ?
The last one I saw in this condition was unearthed from a loft by John Howes. It sold for just under £3000 if I recall correctly.
A lot of lovely B&O for not much money…
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bang-Oluf...AAAOSwiehcsIEM
And a nice system at a low price, currently. Both amp and CD player are easy fixes…
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beogram-5...4AAOSw9hlcqFuY
first one looks like a buy if local
It sold for £1600 previouslyQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
There's a Beocentre and speakers in a reclamation place near me for £295 if anyone's interested, they say it's working
Check out these big Kenwood speakers...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-K...def0%7Ciid%3A1
A friend at my work listened to my advice and snapped this up for £130. I was thrilled for him, until the realisation struck who would be fixing it for him... :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
What are all those speaker?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnJo
Subwoofer, woofer, midrange, 3 tweeters and a super tweeter?
One of the photos is a spec sheet. 5 way, 7 speakers, 15” woofer, 94db sensitivity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaz
I found out today my dad used to own these 20 years ago and sold them for £130 - :eek::eek:
Pye HF/8 from 1956
Selling by HI-FI House for the guy dad sold them too - the Yamaha NS 18's were dads too :eek:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1...53.m1431.l2648
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Originally Posted by dantheman91
The height of my dad's listening (at least at the height of my embarrassed-adolescent phase) was a tape of Shep's Banjo Boys in his Ford Capri ... claimed to be a jazz lover but didn't like 'that modern stuff' basically anything conceptually after about 1928 ... of course the British trad jazz revival was what he grew up into.
You thinking about bidding for nostalgia's sake?
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Originally Posted by montesquieu
Each to their own tom we all have a guilty pleasure i love trad Jazz myself and love classic fords..
Yes im bidding. :)
How long ago did he sell them? That would have been a fair price years ago when valves were out of fashion. I suspect you might have to pay a fair whack to get them back now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dantheman91
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The ad says the system is from 1991 which looks about right for the electronics but I reckon those speakers are from the early 1980s or maybe late 1970s.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnJo
heres a saving and probably worth every penny...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDIO-ACO...cAAOSwSflbloZU
regards
smithie
HiQuote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
He sold them around 1999 / 2000
Yes the will go for a hell of a lot now and im still bidding..
Think the model is LS P9300Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
1989 then so I was almost a decade out. They fail the Beobloke 'Silver dust cap' test...Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnJo
https://i.imgur.com/OxNrx3T.jpg
Absolutely.
They also fail the Beobloke “speaker design by standing across the room and throwing random drive units at the baffle to see which ones stick” test.
It wouldn't surprise me if the Kenwoods are not even made in Japan. The tweeter looks rather like a dollied up version of a European design. (a little hard to tell as my eyesight is rubbish)
Lots of them for sale in USA so maybe an oem design.
Much as I favour multi-way speakers I think in this case you might be right. Designed to impress the rubes. Probably still better than a Linn Kan though...Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
That won't be difficult - virtually anything is better than a Linn Kan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Apart from the Linn Index. Notable for its flat, two dimensional and uninvolving sound. In fact, you could pair them with an Audiolab 8000a amp and produce a new standard for dullness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Which could possibly be partly countered by employing QED Silver Anniversary speaker leads (god, what a horrible thought).
What a bargainQuote:
Originally Posted by smithie
Of course, bwaaahaaahaaaQuote:
It's not an easy install, and the cable takes a month or two to incrementally settle down once moved.
Poking red hot knitting needles into your ears is preferable to listening to Kans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
IMHO, of course.
Perhaps they should have called it the Linn 'Krap'. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
I seem to remember 'tin can' was the phrase.
I like that, along with the Linn 'Army Barrack' speaker and 'Tick Tock' arm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharos
Useful looking four way input selector.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nobsound-...53.m1438.l2649
The branding of the speakers matches the rest of the kit, I reckon they were contemporary. I'm surprised the woofer crosses over so high in a 5 way design, I suspect they are compromised ie. a bit rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
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Strange how we all hear differently, I quite liked the Index, had a pair for a while, used them on stands away from wall though, admittedly low on bass but the midrange was very sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I had the Linn Index with the matching stands. Paired with a NAD amp they were truly the most boring things I have ever heard. Heybrook HB2 to the rescue if I remember correctly! They looked great though.
There is for me something just lovely about so much of the older kit, this amp and also the RtoR on another thread.
It seems as though there was so much conviction and effort gone into them compared with now, a bit parallel to a record deck compared with a CD player, the latter being comparatively bland, soulless, even insipid.
It is hard to argue that Hi-Fi has not moved on technically and in sound quality, and this raises questions about how we choose Hi-Fi, perhaps with our eyes and not with our ears.
That is a cracking looking amp. I have to agree Dennis, I don’t think sound quality has moved on at all in the last 40 years. Perhaps in the uber expensive high end but those are waters I don’t fish in.
Pricey Eaton's anyone? Start saving up!! - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-V...item46943b6052
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How about 6 lumps of wood for £50? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cardas-Go....c100008.m2219
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Some loudspeaker probably got horny when it saw a pig.
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this vintage sony system posted on Gumtree in Bristol at £25 looks silly cheap.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/stereo-sys...reo/1338308858
Pricey Royd's
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-R...wAAOSwx~ZcvgVZ
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Originally Posted by dantheman91
The seller is most probably low IQ. Foolish expectations!
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As far as I'm concerned, any Royd's that cost more than a nicker are pricey! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dantheman91
I remember the Linn Barbarik speakers and the Klump power amps that went with them 😁 not forgetting the Wankharder pre amp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Nice looking KEF Corellis. Only pickup in Glasgow.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/372663273220?ul_noapp=true