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    That looks like a proper beast, and those orange meters look proper 80s, good luck with your search. One question though: why not the 100V versions? I know I would be ignoring them, but I'm not sure why. Maybe I just wouldn't fancy add-on boxes to make the thing work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    That looks like a proper beast, and those orange meters look proper 80s, good luck with your search. One question though: why not the 100V versions? I know I would be ignoring them, but I'm not sure why. Maybe I just wouldn't fancy add-on boxes to make the thing work.
    Too much messing about just to get orange VUs.
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    Got a feeling I saw that Sansui component series at a Hi-Fi show back then. I may even have the original manufacture brochure tucked away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Got a feeling I saw that Sansui component series at a Hi-Fi show back then. I may even have the original manufacture brochure tucked away.
    That would be nice - if it included a picture Martin could sellotape it to the front of his Krell. Upgrades don't come any cheaper than that. I'm sure Peter Belt will have tried that at some point.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

    T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
    Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
    A/V:
    LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.


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    NEC CD-803 (1982):



    https://www.thevintageknob.org/nec-CD-803.html

    Upright CD players are long overdue a comeback. Someone needs to tell the Chinese.
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  6. #126
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    That does look pretty cool.

    My brother's ex-partner had one of these set ups. I never got to hear it though.

    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

    T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
    Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
    A/V:
    LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.


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    OK for those that only have 5 CDs. The speakers look elegant though.

    There was a time when B&O gear was wrongly dismissed as 'Habitat Hi-Fi'. Clearly those that used the appelation had never heard their products. Now I wonder if the B&O design team have let style to become too 'singular' in visual taste.
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    Not my thing at all... I like equipment that looks as if it should be in a science lab, and big wide speakers made of wood

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    I suspect her late husband just wanted to throw money at having TOTL stuff from a name he'd heard of installed by the shop. There were speakers dotted all around the house, all connected. You might just be able to spot some of the speakers in some of the room pics in the link below.

    Me and my mate re-roofed that place - that was a job and a half!

    https://assets.savills.com/propertie...IS21002642.PDF
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

    T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
    Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
    A/V:
    LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.


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  10. #130
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    I suspect her late husband just wanted to throw money at having TOTL stuff from a name he'd heard of installed by the shop. There were speakers dotted all around the house, all connected. You might just be able to spot some of the speakers in some of the room pics in the link below.

    Me and my mate re-roofed that place - that was a job and a half!

    https://assets.savills.com/propertie...IS21002642.PDF
    Living room - and a bedroom - that are 25' x 35'! Madre mia!
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.

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