Got to love that deck. You need more period correct kit to go with it.
Got to love that deck. You need more period correct kit to go with it.
I'd never grow tired of looking at that t/t. I can't help thinking it could do with a similar-vintage Japanese amp to complete the look, but it's the whole reliability thing...
And also I bet that Audiolab would outperform all but the most astronomically-priced old Jap kit.
This is Aiwa from about the same time (1980-ish):
https://i.ibb.co/LhH6F0SX/24970f3292...fb321accd0.jpg
The P80 power amp on the top is pretty good although I think only 50wpc.
Replying to yourself and @macca.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Thank you both.
Yes, the TT is mighty purty, one of the best looking I have seen, and I won't tire from looking at it. The looks are a lot to do with why it usurped my TTS-8000 and, very soon, my SP-10. It is close enough in performance to those two to make no difference to me.
I would love a period correct amp, ideally an Aiwa, for the TT, but reliability is a biggie for me. High end vintage stuff has cost me so much over the last few years that I really don't want to go there again.
I had never owned Audiolab kit before, but I bought a 6000A, a couple of months ago, because old valve amps had let me down, yet again. I was impressed enough with that, that I moved up the food chain. The 7000A is a fair bit better and the 6000A will make a decent, reliable spare, if needed.
That said, if a decent, period correct integrated came up at a decent price, I would probably still jump on it.
Aiwa amps were fine but unlike their tape decks they were never rated and there's no collectors market for them; so if you can find a clean one you won't be looking at much, certainly under a hundred.
At that price you can take a chance. They don't come up that often from that early 80s period though.
Oh and you will need 8 ohm speakers, no tough loads.
The TT is late 70's and the speakers are 92dB, nominal 8 ohms, dropping to 4, so should be OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca