Vintage Electronics Articles

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT | REDISCOVERING THIS SILVER-FACED ONKYO RECEIVER What weighs thirty-four pounds and has “vintage” written all over it? This guy! The Onkyo TX-4500 MKII is a classic late 70s / early 80s receiver. Onkyo receivers tend to be less...

OHM SWEET OHM: A SIMPLE GUIDE TO SPEAKER IMPEDANCE If you've ever shopped for speakers or hooked them up to an amplifier, you've probably seen numbers like 4 ohms, 6 ohms, or 8 ohms listed on the back of your...

EMBRACE AUDIO NIRVANA WITH THE MCINTOSH MAC1700 “Buy the Mac 1700 and enjoy the best!” That’s what the 1967 advert from McIntosh claimed. And boy, did they deliver. Almost sixty years later, vintage McIntosh amplifiers are still sought after and...

THREE BENEFITS OF HAVING A DEDICATED POWER AMPLIFIER IN YOUR HOME AUDIO SETUP If you’re considering building a new system (or starting a second or a third system…), then you need to decide on your home base. One option is...

THIS CLASSIC RECEIVER IS AN EASY CHOICE IN THE REALM OF VINTAGE AUDIO GEAR Vintage? Check. High-quality? Check. Excellent sensitivity, low distortion, and high-output power? Check, check, and check. Yamaha receivers from the 70s and 80s don’t receive the same...

CARVER’S MAGNETIC FIELD POWER AMP OFFERS AN INSANE 750 WATTS PER CHANNEL  Sometimes less is more. But that is not the case with Carver’s TFM-75! This is, without exaggeration, one of the most insane power amps you’re likely to ever...

BREAKING DOWN THE MEANINGS BEHIND FIVE AMP SPECS SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GETTING INTO BEFORE YOU BUY Whether you’re a newbie dipping a toe into the pool of home theater or you’re an expert who’s built several sound systems...

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR YOUR HOME THEATER SYSTEM? Are you ready to experience a next-level sound system? One that immerses you in every movie and makes you feel like you're in the best seat of a...

THIS FLAGSHIP INTEGRATED CLASS XD AMPLIFIER OFFERS ASTOUNDING DEPTH AND CLARITY An integrated amplifier is the blend between a preamp and a power amp. As such, it needs to be built with not only a fastidious attention to detail, but...