Within a week I acquired these two pairs of headphones for very different outlays.
Both are rather nice, but quite different. Continue reading “Headphones. Open or Closed back.”
Headphones. Open or Closed back.
Dansette Senator vs Elizabethan Pop-10
Two record players from the golden age of the 7 inch single.
One is very desirable because of the brand, the other less so. Are they that different though? Continue reading “Dansette Senator vs Elizabethan Pop-10”
Book learning about Valve or Tube circuits
University taught me most of what I needed to know about the theory of electronics, but not a jot about valves. They had been dropped from the curriculum in the 1970’s in favour of these new integrated circuit things!
Having acquired a Quad Valve system in need of attention I had to learn about Valves. Continue reading “Book learning about Valve or Tube circuits”
FPL valve mono FM Tuner
This was liberated from a car boot sale because I loved the look of it.
Other than what you see here I have no idea about it’s provenance. Continue reading “FPL valve mono FM Tuner”
Cri Call HiFi valve amplifier.
All is not what it seems with this little unit that I picked up for just £5 from a boot sale.
I was drawn to the cool retro looks of the painted metal box so I bought it just for it’s potential as a case for an electronics project. Continue reading “Cri Call HiFi valve amplifier.”
Grundig TK 14 Portable valve mono reel to reel tape recorder
This was another boot sale find. I paid £20 for this and it came with a microphone.
No surprises that it didn’t work. The surprise was how simple the problem was. It was just a blown fuse. Ebay soon provided the necessary fuse and a couple of tapes to try it with. Continue reading “Grundig TK 14 Portable valve mono reel to reel tape recorder”
Quad II Valve power amps and 22 control unit
I owned one of these magnificent systems. I taught me so much about valve electronics that I nearly ended up working for Quad.
Continue reading “Quad II Valve power amps and 22 control unit”
The Dansette was the iPod of its time.
The whole teenager thing started with access to their own music on portable players. The Dansette was the iPod of its time. Portable and with a playlist capability.
Roberts Radio 56462 with Amplion Convette
This beauty of a valve radio was bought for just £2 from a boot sale. It’s a Roberts, valve, shortwave, and portable..
Continue reading “Roberts Radio 56462 with Amplion Convette”
Valve Headphone Amplifier
Vinyl after dark denied because my Mission Cyrus amplifier has no headphone output. I need something to connect to the tape out RCA sockets. I considered DIY, but it would have cost as much as a bought one to make anything that looked half decent. Research showed that a valve amp could be had for the same price as a solid state one. So, for about £30, I got me this.
