Revamped amps part 2 – tube or solid state?
You’re looking to buy a good vintage or second-hand amplifier, so do you go for tube (valve) or transistor? This is a difficult question to… Read more
Category: retro hi-fi
Revamped amps part 1 – buying a vintage hi-fi amplifier
The recent Vinyl Revival series of blogs has received a lot of attention, including coverage in the hi-fi press. It seems that there is a… Read more
Vinyl Revival – part 3
So far in this series, we’ve looked at what older turntables are worth considering and what to avoid. Now it’s time to look at turntable… Read more
Vinyl Revival – part 2
If you are interested in playing LPs, either for the first time or as a return to vinyl, it’s can be difficult to know where… Read more
Vinyl Revival – part 1
Today we start a series of blogs celebrating the vinyl revival. It isn’t just younger audiophiles rediscovering the tactile pleasures of the LP, more experienced… Read more
Cut your own vinyl
We’ve written before about the resurgence of interest in vinyl and we’re going to be featuring a series of blogs about this next week. Meanwhile,… Read more
Sequerra – a rare vintage
Of all the legendary hi-fi products, one of the best known is the Marantz 10B FM tuner. Renowned for its fabulous performance (and its built-in… Read more
Welcome to the Reel World
The analogue revival is no longer confined to vinyl LPs; welcome back, the reel-to-reel tape recorder. It’s a surprising development given that pre-recorded open reel… Read more
Vintage Hi-Fi Receivers
Whilst digital audio broadcasting (DAB) and internet radio continue to spread into homes, there is no denying the allure of the classic FM stereo tuners… Read more
Honeytone retro open reel tape recorder
Vinyl and turntables are becoming all the rage at the moment, and not only among audiophiles. Turntables have a retro appeal that reaches a wider… Read more