Interesting tape deck Sean... what year was that released?
Cybot... what's the name of those monoblocks... not Quad by any chance is it?
Remember these...
There was a time when Equaliser's were trendy... but when I visited a Hifi store the chap told me that a good amplifier does not require one..
My first serious Hi Fi amp... the Denon PMA 350SE
A good introductory amplifier... 50 watts.. clean simple lines and also had a volume remote control, but of course no phono stage fitted... that of course was "extra".
Just thinking how much I liked the design of my first ever "proper" amp.... a Cambridge P50. Very slim design for the 1970s - due to a toroidal mains transformer - one of the first designs to use them I believe. It even looked kinda retro for the 70s! At the time it was several levels above the ubiquitous NAD starter amps and personally I preferred them over Quad.
It slowly died and was donated to Fran's recycling centre having given sterling service in various roles. (its one good channel powered a passive sub for years!)
Ivor wrote:Just thinking how much I liked the design of my first ever "proper" amp.... a Cambridge P50. Very slim design for the 1970s - due to a toroidal mains transformer - one of the first designs to use them I believe. It even looked kinda retro for the 70s! At the time it was several levels above the ubiquitous NAD starter amps and personally I preferred them over Quad.
It slowly died and was donated to Fran's recycling centre having given sterling service in various roles. (its one good channel powered a passive sub for years!)
First time I've seen that one. It's a little slim beauty :)
cybot wrote:Two classics from the past that I've always lusted after :)
I was very taken by those Crimson amps back in the day. I think that the pre amp was powered by a PP3 battery and pre and power amps were available as kits.
cybot wrote:Two classics from the past that I've always lusted after :)
I was very taken by those Crimson amps back in the day. I think that the pre amp was powered by a PP3 battery and pre and power amps were available as kits.
I think you're right Johnny. I've never seen one in the flesh though. The closest I got was when I had my head buried in a Hi Fi Answers rag and my mouth in a Big Mac! Ah them were da days :)