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by **devildog** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:31 am

Just wondering if anyone on this board is into audio equipment like me?

Lately, I have collected several old components from the 80's-cd players, receivers, cassette decks. Does anyone remember these audio companies from the 80s?:

a/d/s
ADC
Akai
Aiwa
BSR
Bang & Olufsen (still around today)
dbx
Magnavox
Kyocera
Vector Research
NEC
Dual (turntables)
Bob Carver
Advent
Even Mitsubishi had audio equipment back then.

by **Klaus Von Konrad** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:02 am

Part of my "Old School" audio collection includes equipment from NAD, Marantz, and Adcom. I also still have some 5 foot high Inifinity speakers from 1984. This series was the first speaker to have polypropalene (non-paper) drivers. The 70s Marantz equipme

by **bubbapuss** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:27 am

I remember my Dad owning some audio equipment by a company called Soundcraftsman. He had a big equalizer by them, I think.

Website · by **savethewave** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:49 am

I have 2 Crown tube amps from 1948.
I've owned Akai, BSR, NEC, Carver, Advent, Magnavox, Kenwood, Sony, Philips, ADC, Pioneer, Sanyo, Fisher, Ultrex, JVC, Panasonic, Technics, M&K, Polk, Klipsch, Mitsubishi, Linn, and a whole bunch of others.

I curren

by **devildog** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:46 pm

Klaus,
I remember when Infinity introduced those speakers. I read they rivaled the Klipsch horn speakers at that time. I bet they still sound good? I agree, that Marantz components from the 70's were awesome. My uncle still has a Marantz receiver from

by **bowiestation** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:32 am

I as well am a STEREOPHILE ! The oldest piece of equipment I own is my 1990 Luxman preamp.I have an NAD amp,NAD cd player,Luxman tape deck,Technics turntable w/Grado cartridge.Also,I have two pairs of Klipsch bookshelf speakers where I modified the crosso

by **2Nu** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:42 am

I posted this on another thread
http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1008
a while back and it still is pretty much the same though I now spend my time building a fledgling mp3 collection

Back in my active Vinyl & CD to Cassette @home mi

by **Klaus Von Konrad** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:26 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by klgawx[/i]
<br>I posted this on another thread
http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1008
a wh

by **2Nu** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:48 am

Yep,
Back in 1986-7 I hauled that NAD out to an impromptu Queens basement party with the Pyramid mixer, 2 Technics tt's, the DAS-4s and was able to generate club level volume that ROCKED! [:D][:D][:D]

by **Jimbo** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:00 am

Right now I have gone straight to building (and in some cases re-building) my own.
http://www.bottlehead.com/

by **devildog** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:30 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by bowiestation[/i]
<br>I as well am a STEREOPHILE ! The oldest piece of equipment I own is my 1990 Luxman prea

by **devildog** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:33 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by klgawx[/i]
<br>Yep,
Back in 1986-7 I hauled that NAD out to an impromptu Queens basement party with the Pyr

by **devildog** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:35 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Jimbo[/i]
<br>Right now I have gone straight to building (and in some cases re-building) my own.
http://www

by **Klaus Von Konrad** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:37 am

I have a picture of my DJ equipment from back then. I will have to dig it out. My friend and I had a mobile system that was better than most nightclubs:

2 horn loaded Cevin Vega 3-ways with 15" woofers
2 18" Cervin Vega Subs
2 20" Cervin Vega Subs
2

by **berdman2286** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:22 pm

UMMM AKAI AND EMU EQUIPMENT STILL AROUND (NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON EITHER). [:)]

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