1001 Hi-Fi Info: June 2024

28 June 2024

SONY LISSA (2000)

The SONY LISSA was a very unique hi-fi stereo system that was introduced in the year 2000. It was so unique that the concept was never further developed, remaining a one off concept. The LISSA was a set of Hi-Fi components that was based on the i.LINK interconnect standard, known as IEEE 1394 or FireWire, that was developed as a cooperation between Sony, Panasonic and Apple. Since the first Apple desktop computer was named Lisa (1983), Sony decided to use the name LISSA for this system even though their name adopted for this communication system was:...i.LINK. Basically the SONY LISSA system consists of the following components (all remote controlled): CDP-LSA1 CD player, MDS-LSA1 MiniDisc recorder, STR-LSA1 reciever and SDP-LSA10 DVD/SACD player that are connected with each other using nothing but this i.LINK/IEEE1395/Firewire digital audio-data connector. It was only the STR-LSA1 50W/ch receiver that had an aditonal stereo analog input. As matching loudspeakers the SS-LA500ED were one of the standard acesoires. Standard dimension of a unit: 430x315x70mm (WxHxD).

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27 June 2024

PIONEER SA-9900 (1975) | Top-of-the-line

Brand: PIONEER

Model: SA-9900

Year: 1975

The art of the electronics engineer is amply demonstarted in this fine Pioneer Integrated amplifier. From equalizer to power amplifier, the SA-9900 blends the finest of sophisticated electronics witha dvanced engineering to deliver a perfect package of sound. With Pioneer's unique twin tone control system, employed in the control amplifier section, up to 5929 different kinds of tonal characteristics may be obtained. Power? All a man could ask for. The parallel push-pull direct-coupled three-stage Darlington OCL circuit with two-stage differential amplifiers is employed in the power amplifier section of the SA-9900 that delivers continuous power output of 110 watts per channel, min. RMS at 8ohms or 4ohms from 20Hetz to 20000Hertz with no more than 0.1% total harmonic distortion. There are special level control and impedance selector provided for the PHONO 2 terminals. Tone characteristics may be cancelled with a tone on/off switch. The volume control is the 22 contact points attenuator type for precision, with its 2db steps illuminated by an edge light. Top of the line Pioneer? Hear the State of the Art SA-900 for everything that's good in sound. Dimensions (WxHxD): 420x165x403 mm | Weight: 20 kg

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26 June 2024

A&D GX-Z7100LTD (1989) | Limited Edition

The A&D GX-Z7100LTD is a Limited Edition of 2000 (Japanese market only components) to commemorate the achievement of 6 million cassette decks produced until 1989. This is a story that started in 1970 with the introduction of the First AKAI Cassette Recorder, the CS-50. The A&D (Akai & Diatone/Mitsubishi brand name) GX-Z7100LTD is based on the GX-Z7100 which in turn is the base for the better known international market models AKAI GX-95/75 from 1987. Minor schematic changes were made to the GX-Z7100LTD such as higher purity conductors, extra shielding of the supply transformer, copper plated bottom chassis and ceramic insulators. "Due to the limited production of 2000 units, there is a limited number of products, so please forgive us if they are out of stock."...

Technical Data:

Head: 3-Head System - Super GX LC-OFC wiring

Motors: 2+1 motor Direct Drive Dual Capstan

Dolby B-C HX-Pro, Manual Bias-Level

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 22kHz (Metal tape)

20Hz to 20kHz (Chrome)

20Hz to 19kHz (Normal)

Wow and Flutter: 0,025% (WRMS)

Dimensions (WxHxD): 460x155x350mm

Weight: 10.3kg

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25 June 2024

YAMAHA GT-CD1 (1991) | Gigantic & Tremendous

The GT-CD1 featured accurate reproduction of micro-level signals and the realization of the high rigidity, non-resonant structure to support it. For ten years after the birth of the CD, Yamaha relentlessly pursued this theme before finally arriving at its ultimate answer, the GT Concept (Gigantic & Tremendous) in the GT-2000 analog player, which realized the idea of using the power of gravity to completely neutralize all vibration. The CD mechanism was made secure by mounting it on a 60mm-thick wooden player base housed in a 3kg circular casing carved from gunmetal casting, penetrating and grounded directly to the electronics unit suspended beneath the player base. The CD mechanism did not feature a clamping system, the 160g weight of the brass stabilizer pressing the disc directly to the spindle, covered further with a 10mm glass lid. Completely eliminating the floating mechanism that had become common in the primitive basic structure of the CD Players up to then, it had a profound impact on the audio world of the time. The DAC converter unit featured Yamaha-developed next generation independent left and right I-PDM system 1-bit DACs. While the transport unit and processor unit were completely separated, the integrated separate structure connected them over the shortest distance possible, and its ingenious external design that beautifully expressed what was inside made it a worthy component to play the lead role in the history of Yamaha CD Players.* Size (WxHxD): 435x160(310 lid open)x400 | Weight: 24kg | Original sale price: 7000 DM in Germany

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(* Yamaha history page)

24 June 2024

SONY SS-1ED (1999) | Extended Definition

The Sony SS-1ED is a 4-way 5-unit speaker system with excellent resolution and detail reproduction, as well as a wide dynamic range and frequency band. The newly developed 100kHz super tweeter unit can faithfully reproduce even ultra-high frequency components beyond the audible range. The lightweight, high-rigidity carbon-graphite composite hard dome diaphragm and the electromagnetic induction type unit that reduces inductance (induction coefficient) and moving mass (moving part mass) enable reproduction up to 100kHz. The midrange and woofer units are made of polypropylene, a material with excellent rigidity and internal loss, and a polymer composite tweeter is used to achieve high resolution and low distortion. In order to minimize loss of music information through the network, various high quality parts such as large air-core coils made of Litz wire and polypropylene film capacitors are used. Designed by Dan Anagnos of Polk Audio it was available in the USA as SS-M9ED.

Enclosure type: 4-way 5-speaker bass reflex

Woofer: 2x20cm

Midrange: 13cm

Tweeter: 2.5cm

Super tweeter: SS-TW100ED

Nominal impedance: 4ohm

Maximum input: 400W

Sound Pressure Level: 86dB/W/m

Frequency response: 26Hz to 100kHz

Dimensions (WxHxD): 400x1125x555mm

Weight: 58kg

Original sale price: 25.000 DM/pair in Germany

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21 June 2024

Technics "Heart of Glass" (1980)

For all you 80s fans here's a distinctive Hi-Fi dream system. We call-it the "Heart of Glass" and it consists of the following components from Technics: SL-Q33 turntable, ST-S7 tuner, SU-V6 70W/ch amplifier, RS-M45 cassette deck with Direct Drive motor, SX Sendust head and 18-segment two-color FL display, SB-7 loudspeakers, SH-F100 FM indoor antenna, SH-S50 speaker stand. The glass rack is for photographic purposes only.

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20 June 2024

Kyocera C-901 B-901 (1982) | Mos-Fet Power

Brand: Kyocera

Model: C-901 | B-901

Year: 1982

Kyocera B-901 Power Amplifier

Continuous power: 2X130W (8ohm, 20Hz to 20kHz)

Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.01%

Frequency Response: 5Hz-100kHz

Signal to noise: 120dB

Dimensions (WxHxD): 450x160x410 mm

Weight: 22 kg

Original sale price: 4800 DM Germany

Kyocera C-901 Pre-Amplifier

Total harmonic distortion: <0,005%

Frequency response: DC-200kHz

Dimensions (WxHxD): 450x110x380 mm

Weight: 7 kg

Original sale price: 3800 DM in Germany

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19 June 2024

First AKAI Cassette Deck (1970) | Invert-O-Matic CS-50

The first cassette recorder was introduced by AKAI in 1970 and it was not simply another cassette recorder. The CS-50 was the Worlds First Reverse Recording and Playback model. With an ingenious mechanism the CS-50 will extract the cassette from the mechanism, flip-it-over and reinsert the cassette for both-side recording and playback. This system was called by AKAI the Invert-O-Matic. This slot loading model from AKAI offers a frequency response of 30 to 16,000Hz with a wow&flutter of 0.2% RMS. The size of the unit is 375x160x287mm (WxHxD) and it has a weight of 7.84kg. The CS-50 model has an incorporated amplifier with 16 watts of music power. The CS-50D was a deck only model reccommended to be used with the AA-6300 amplifier and SW-125 loudspeakers from AKAI.

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18 June 2024

Technics SL-P50 (1984) | The Flagship

Brand: Technics

Model: SL-P50

Year: 1984

A proud achievement, The "Flagship" compact disc player. The SL-P50 is a professional compact disc player introduced by Technics in 1984. For this model they have used all original Technics components, including optical deck, laser pickup system and IC-controlled focus and tracking servo systems, 16-bit D/A converter for each stereo channel. It also includes three cueing modes: numeric keypad (for cueing by minutes and seconds or frame number), search dial, and automatic search function. The LED display shows track, index and elapsed time. The VU meters show actual disc signal level. Operation also appeals to professional habits and preferences, with a large search dial for "cueing" as on an anlog turntable. The SL-P50 can be placed on a table or mounted in a standard rack or the optional SH-S50P console stand. Size: 430x200x530mm (WxHxD) | Weight: 19.5kg. Original sale price: 11900 DM in Germany.

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14 June 2024

PIONEER S-99 (1983) | Personna Hi-Quality System

If home is where your music is, here's the system for you. Pioneer's Personna S-99 from 1983 is a personal-sized system of only 32 centimeters wide and 21 centimeters deep. But unlike so many other small-size systems, this one has true hi-fi specs and sound. The separate components include an Integrated Stereo amplifier (65W/ch), a Quartz-PLL FM/AM Synthesizer tuner, a programmable front-loading Full-auto Turntable packed with extras, and an Auto-reverse (REC/PLAY) Cassette Deck with Dolby B/C noise reduction and lots more. Each of these works through Auto-Function for one-touch operation, and each has an array of conveniences (many of them computerized) to make life a lot easier for you. The three-way speaker system have special Ribbon Supertweeters for tingling highs. And available as option is the matching Sound Processor CA-X7 with 7-band graphic equalizer, echo unit, mixing panpots and lots more. This is the Personna shelf component system S-99, from Pioneer.

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13 June 2024

NORDMENDE RE 1200 (1979) | Philharmonic Hi-Fi System

Brand: NORDMENDE

Model: RE 1200

Year: 1979

Radio N. Mende GmbH (the original company) was founded in 1923 by Otto Hermann Mende in Dresden. After the factory being destroyed during WWII, Martin Mende created a new company in Bremen named Norddeutsche Mende-Rundfunk GmbH. The name was changed to Nordmende and during the 1950s and 1960s became an important manufacturer of radios, televisions tape recorders and record players. In 1977 a majority shareholding was sold to the French Thomson Brandt company. As a consequence a series of new products were launched but this time they were Made in Japan such as the Nordmende RE 1200 presented here. This receiver features two Darlington STK-0049 power modules while most connectors are DIN standard plugs but there is also a possibility to upgrade via pre-out/main-in sockets.

Continuous power: 2x52 W Sinus DIN 4ohm

Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.08%

Frequency Response: 20Hz-40KHz

Dimensions (WxHxD): 440x147x345 mm

Weight: 11kg

Available in silver and black

Original sale price: 898 DM Germany

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12 June 2024

JVC TD-V542 (1992) | Digifine Component

Technical Data:

Head: 3-Head System - Metaperm head

Motors: 2 motor Direct Drive Dual Capstan

Dolby B-C HX-Pro, Manual Bias, Digital Peak Level

Frequency Response: 10Hz to 21kHz (Metal tape)

10Hz to 19kHz (Chrome)

10Hz to 19kHz (Normal)

Wow and Flutter: 0,023% (WRMS)

Dimensions (WxHxD): 435x133x333mm

Weight: 5.5kg

Available in black and titanium as TD-V541

Original sale price: 798 DM in Germany

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11 June 2024

SANYO VZ-CS5000 | High-Speed, Full-Loading

Brand: SANYO

Model: VZ-CS5000

The VZ-CS5000 was the biggest and most sophisticated model from Sanyo. It is a high quality Super-VHS Hi-Fi Stereo VCR. It features a high-speed full-loading mechanism, 3-Dimension Digital Comb filter, high-quality opposite cutting sendust head, and flying erase head. Further technical solutions include digital tracking control, jog dial/shuttle control, chroma digital noise reduction, noise cancel detail enhancer, 8-programs assemble editing.

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