![]() Browsing eBay might lack the sense of anticipation as we entered the warm, pungent and palpably charged atmosphere of the listening rooms, but it still transported me back 35 years. Specifically, the opportunity to revisit my mid-to-late teens and build something approximating the system my dad bought after many (many) visits to our local branch of the long defunct high-street hi-fi store Laskys. Like most of you, my daily music comes via a streaming service such as Spotify or Amazon, which when combined with the impressive sound you get from a Sonos system makes the listening experience hard to fault for convenience or quality. Perversely, the catalyst for my eBay spree was the imminent purchase of a Sonos 5 wireless speaker to pair with one I already own. And why, quite unexpectedly, this nostalgia trip sparked some four-wheeled comparisons and even led me to finally feel at peace with the future of driving as we know it. What I can tell you – but can’t fully explain – is the deep satisfaction I’m finding in rediscovering the wonders of this old Technics kit. If you’re expecting deep knowledge of the sort that can explain why tri-braid field geometry and reduced inductance are vital qualities to look for in speaker cables, then Hi-Fi Choice guru and fellow evo alumni David Vivian is most definitely your man. ![]() I should say at this stage that I am not (yet, at least) a beardy hi-fi buff. Big, beautiful, monolithic slabs of proudly Japanese electronic excellence. Not just any old stuff, either, but specifically some Technics separates made and sold in the late 1980s. A few weeks ago, I decided I was going to buy some old hi-fi equipment.
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