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vwchico

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Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« on: January 14, 2009, 02:55:00 pm »
Compared to todays times, this looks ugly!
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2009, 03:03:05 pm »
Quote from: vwchico on January 14, 2009, 02:55:00 pm
Compared to todays times, this looks ugly!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;)

Looking at some AV Receivers, these don't look so bad :D
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2009, 03:09:30 pm »
I can hear Shonver already uttering little moans of pleasure when he sees this ad :D :D
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2009, 10:48:38 pm »
.... and then go look at some of today's "portables" at at Hi-Fi Co...

OOPS, SORRY!
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 08:09:02 am »
Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder...

Stunning to me...to my spouse there is nothing uglier...

"Love" the font and style of these old adds!
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 08:18:18 am »
My missus and I can't see eye to eye on the look of any audio gear. So, guess what, I just ignore her, hehehehe!!! ;D
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2009, 08:22:07 am »
Hahaha...

I tried that one...then found all my stuff packed in the cupboard...and knowing how she handles my stuff, I cringed to see the valves skew and the amps still with all the cables on. All she said..."I warned you"...
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2009, 09:18:49 am »
C'mon... not all of it sucked. Besides, those Yamahas probably look better in the flesh. Some of the earlier WW2-hangover styling I care less about.  But how's this:









I love meters. There's a nice site that shows much vintage equipment, mostly Japanese, I think, that I don't have a link for now. GhostInTheMachine, can you help?
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2009, 09:34:16 am »
I used to(probably still do ;) ) love this equipment with the big VU meters, although it does not reflect in my current minimalistic approach(though this happened by chance ;D)
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2009, 09:47:47 am »
That second Technics does look good! I heard it a few years ago paired to a set of 802 matrix's and it really did the job well connected to those speakers...
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2009, 10:01:15 am »
Quote from: gbyleveldt on January 15, 2009, 09:47:47 am
That second Technics does look good! I heard it a few years ago paired to a set of 802 matrix's and it really did the job well connected to those speakers...

And no Mickey Mouse either ;)

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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2009, 11:19:45 am »
Quote from: gbyleveldt on January 15, 2009, 09:47:47 am
That second Technics does look good! I heard it a few years ago paired to a set of 802 matrix's and it really did the job well connected to those speakers...

-Technics has always made brilliant integrated stereo amps...

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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2009, 03:09:52 pm »
Quote from: Shonver on January 15, 2009, 09:18:49 am
I love meters. There's a nice site that shows much vintage equipment, mostly Japanese, I think, that I don't have a link for now. GhostInTheMachine, can you help?

Uhmm... I'll have to search...
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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2009, 03:13:11 pm »
This looks very mean!


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Re: Lol - Is this what Hi-Fi's were like before?
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