This is the early, beautiful and rare, Pioneer FM-R301 Audio Master monophonic receiver. The first Pioneer receiver with FM tuner, realesed in May of 1958 by Fukuin electronics as they were making their transition into the Pioneer name brand. Mid-century styling with pink and gold coloring and large round knobs, tuning eye tube and FM, […]
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Here’s a fine example from Kenwood, the KD-500 and 550 are two classics from a time when things were built to last.This device has the particularity of having the top of the base made of ARCB, a composite that looks like marble stone, very beautiful.If turntables like the KD-500 or 550 with this level of
This is the Kenwood KR 7050 High Speed DC Stereo Receiver from 1979-80. It’s big (bigger than most stereo receivers), loud, and beautiful. This a high quality receiver with good features.Wide/Narrow IF selection and 5 filters.The high-speed amplifiers of the KR-7050 afford outstanding transient response: slew rate 200 volts per microsecond, rise time 0.9 microseconds.
This is the Pioneer PL 3F, was launched in 1985 as the successor to the PL-707.This is a very iconic turntable as it was the last one manufactured by Pioneer, it was the end of the vinyl era, or so it was thought… Technically it seems to share many components with the PL-707 which was
The Wharfedale Diamond series speakers are renowned for their exceptional value for money and have won a number of product of the year awards from specialist magazines and websites. The Diamond 11.2 is a very elegant looking speaker featuring 25mm (1″) Textile dome tweeters and 150mm (6″) woven kevlar bass drivers. They sound great, full
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Large bookshelf speakers with great looks and simple lines. The C103 sound smooth and full, great bass and clear highs. The sound is extremely detailed and transparent without being fatiguing. I was expecting a bit more bass for the size of the 7-inch, but it’s good enough to fill the room. One 1-inch (25 mm)
