Vintage Electronics Articles

HOW BANG & OLUFSEN TURNED SOUND INTO SCULPTURE If you’re unfamiliar with Bang & Olufsen, then you’re unlikely to recognize any of their equipment as audio gear. Their turntables, amplifiers, cassette decks, and CD players all look closer to museum...

THIS TRAY-LOADING CASSETTE DECK IS A MASTERPIECE THAT BLENDS HI-FI ENGINEERING WITH PURE STYLE If you're a vintage music lover (or a full-blown tape-head), you know how cool cassette decks are. Even in 2025, you just can’t beat the pure...

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...

WHY THE AKAI GXF44R STILL IMPRESSES AUDIOPHILES TODAY “Tremendous Tape Tech Triumph.” That’s the alliterative title that best describes Akai’s GX-F44R. This cassette deck is a showcase of both style and function thanks to its distinctly high-end 1980s aesthetic and...

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...

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...

THIS DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE DECK IS A BEAST WHEN IT COMES TO SOUND QUALITY Vintage Sony equipment is known for being reliable, consistent, and durable - and their DAT recorder / player decks are no different. DAT cassettes are an...

THE FLAGSHIP ARIA SPEAKER BLENDS PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN INTO ONE UNFORGETTABLE SOUND EXPERIENCE Designing your dream home audio system is wonderful, but there are few speakers that can live up to the dream. The Focal Aria 936 tower speaker is...