Post by MikeMusic on Jun 15, 2014 13:52:35 GMT
I will have to add to this and edit as I remember......
My hifi journey started with music and finding out the transistor radio in my bedroom was great but then I realised my parent's stereo radiogram downstairs sounded much better - and went louder !
Next door neighbour John had a 'hifi' which was a bit odd in the early 60s
Think it was primarily Nikko with home built speakers
I wanted something like that. I yearned for it
Along came a Stuzzi (?) tape recorder to copy from the radio, then a Philips that did stereo !
Most of my music was tape, reel to reel and remained that way for many years, taping records I liked, missing tracks I didn't and assembling tracks and concerts, (mostly prog man) from the radio.
I made, badly a Sinclair amp around 1970 and fortunately I had a very helpful guy at Henry's redo it for me - what a hero.
This was driving some old Telephone Rentals broadcast speakers.
Having Rank Audio as a customer was very helpful as I managed to pick up a Rotel Amp at staff prices, working for Rank Xerox I was sort of staff, and heard the wondrous Leak 2075 speakers, later picked up at Laskys for a bargain price
Early to mid 80s I thought I had reached the peak with my
Linn LP12, Naim 25 and Isobariks - I had, perhaps for the early 80s...
more as it comes to me
My hifi journey started with music and finding out the transistor radio in my bedroom was great but then I realised my parent's stereo radiogram downstairs sounded much better - and went louder !
Next door neighbour John had a 'hifi' which was a bit odd in the early 60s
Think it was primarily Nikko with home built speakers
I wanted something like that. I yearned for it
Along came a Stuzzi (?) tape recorder to copy from the radio, then a Philips that did stereo !
Most of my music was tape, reel to reel and remained that way for many years, taping records I liked, missing tracks I didn't and assembling tracks and concerts, (mostly prog man) from the radio.
I made, badly a Sinclair amp around 1970 and fortunately I had a very helpful guy at Henry's redo it for me - what a hero.
This was driving some old Telephone Rentals broadcast speakers.
Having Rank Audio as a customer was very helpful as I managed to pick up a Rotel Amp at staff prices, working for Rank Xerox I was sort of staff, and heard the wondrous Leak 2075 speakers, later picked up at Laskys for a bargain price
Early to mid 80s I thought I had reached the peak with my
Linn LP12, Naim 25 and Isobariks - I had, perhaps for the early 80s...
more as it comes to me
