
Originally Posted by
Alex_UK
That makes sense - also, I guess backlit tuning scales, signal/alignment meters, plus VU meters and an awful lot of switches and knobs = hifi porn!
As a youngster I was always torn between the 'porno' Japanese hi-fi and the minimalist British kit. Liked the look of the former, but the mags all said that minimalist had better sound. Not that I could afford anything much of either I was reduced to whatever was on offer in the local paper's classifieds.
Don't know which I would have gone for if I'd had the money back then. I mean, something like this is hard to resist:
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.