26 July 2016

High Fidelity Men - Part 3

high fidelity men

Peter J. Walker - QUAD
Peter J. Walker - QUAD

Saül B. Marantz - marantz
Saül B. Marantz - marantz

Sidney Harman - harman kardon - Bernard Kardon
Sidney Harman - harman kardon - Bernard Kardon

Willi Studer - REVOX / STUDER
Willi Studer - REVOX / STUDER

Stefan Kudelski - NAGRA
Stefan Kudelski - NAGRA

Sidney N. SHURE
Sidney N. SHURE

Continue reading: High Fidelity Men part 1, High Fidelity Men part 2, 1001 HiFi The Stereo museum


18 July 2016

Unique 2-in-1 audio components

The most succesfull 2-in-1 separate audio component was probably the dual well cassette deck. The World's First High-Speed Dual recoding cassette deck was the ONKYO TA-W800 from 1981. Let's take a look at some audio components that used a different approach for the 2-in-1 concept.

dual cassette deck

A unique portable radio-cassette recorder with a "slide-in tape 2"
Music Air by SONY.

dual cassette deck

How about a combination between a reel to reel and a compact cassette machine. This is the unique BRG M 11 from Hungary (1970).

cassette reel to reel

There was of course a 3-in-1 approach too. Reel to reel, compact cassette and 8 track recorder from AKAI X2000D

reel to reel


But what if you build a Dual Reel to Reel? 
This is the KORTING MT 3624 from...1964.

reel to reel


You can make vertical standing one too. Dokorder 8010A

reel to reel

Then there was the Bell RT-367

reel to reel

Before the compact cassette - CD combination unit there was also a compact cassette - microcassette combination - Technics M212

cassette micro cassette


Talking about the CD. What if you make a CD player - turntable combination unit. FISHER DAC-9025

cd player


More vintage audio at www.1001hifi.com

10 July 2016

ONKYO - 70th Anniversary / 1946 - 2016

ONKYO 70th anniversary

Takeshi Godai estabilished ONKYO in april 1946 to manufacture dynamic speakers. The word "onkyo" means "sound acoustics" in Japanese. The first product however was not a loudspeaker but a cartridge pickup for record players.

onkyo cartridge

ONKYO ED-100 a highly acclaimed 25 cm driver from 1948.

onkyo speaker

ONKYO CX-12, CX-10 and CX-8 coaxial-type speaker models released in 1956.

onkyo speaker

First plastic speaker cone in Japan 1956.

onkyo speaker

ONKYO stereoscopic concert showcasing a four-meter long Mammoth Horn - 1956.

onkyo speaker

ONKYO component style Hi-Fi System - 1958.

onkyo hifi system

ONKYO at Japan Audio Fair 1959 featuring 256 16 cm coaxial speakers.

onkyo loudspeaker

ONKYO E-83A 3 way speaker with 30 cm woofer -1967, forerunner to SCEPTER series.

onkyo loudspeaker

ONKYO SCEPTER driver series debut - 1968.

onkyo loudspeaker

ONKYO introduces the Integra Series - 1969

onkyo amplifier

ONKYO Scepter120 4-way speaker with multiple terminals - 1970.

onkyo loudspeaker

New ONKYO logo 1977.

onkyo logo

ONKYO Scepter Speaker Sytem and handbook for 173 different combination - 1977

onkyo loudspeaker

ONKYO P-309/M-509 "double super-servo" pre-power amplifier 1980.

onkyo amplifier

ONKYO PX-100M Linear Motor turntable with a 10 kg machined pure-copperplatter. 1981

onkyo turntable

World's First High-Speed Dual recoding cassette deck ONKYO TA-W800 1981

onkyo cassette world first

ONKYO Grand Scepter GS-1 1984

onkyo loudspeaker

ONKYO's biggest amplifier - Grand Integra M-510 1984

onkyo amplifier

ONKYO High-Quality QUEST Series 1992

onkyo amplifier

ONKYO INTEC275 mini size maxi sound 1994

onkyo mini hifi system

Integra Research Ultimate Theater System 2000

integra research ultimate

ONKYO D-TK10 Takamine Guitar inspired loudspeakers 2005

onkyo takamine loudspeaker

ONKYO Reference Series 2010

onkyo reference series

ONKYO Pioneer Coporation estabilished 2015



onkyo pioneer

ONKYO DP-X1 Hi-Res Digital Audio Player 2015

onkyo hi-res player

For more ONKYO visit www.1001hifi.com