NH-MAN
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I would need a class just to use it.
most beautiful electronics of all time
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I would need a class just to use it.
gslikker
Super Member
Something to remind us, electronics is magic
FauxHall
Super Member
Reverse Polish Notation was a brilliant scheme for running a calculator.
I bought my 3 sons all one each one Christmas when they were in middle school. They scoffed at first since it was different but once they got it, they loved it.
I once met a member of the original HP design team in Palo Alto. I came across I'm sure as a middle aged fan boy!
I bought my 3 sons all one each one Christmas when they were in middle school. They scoffed at first since it was different but once they got it, they loved it.
I once met a member of the original HP design team in Palo Alto. I came across I'm sure as a middle aged fan boy!
Geez , I really like that rack .
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The Avalons were and still are state of the art speakers. Exceptional examples of speakers as art.
Yeah, The HP 28S is very much less than intuitive when it comes to its functionality, due to the heavy reliance on menus, but the use of RPL is interesting. However, I generally tend to prefer its non-graphical predecessors like the 11C shown here:
Indeed it is!Something to remind us, electronics is magic
Crystal radios represent a certain kind of magic to me; powered entirely by radio waves, yet picking up signals from hundreds of miles away if conditions and connections are right. I've built a few crystal radios, but none of them are particularly pretty. I do, however, have an example of a Heathkit CR-1, which looks much less cluttered than most of the homebrews I've seen:
RPN is quite interesting. I have yet to entirely get the hang of it, but I can see why it was popular with engineering types back in the day. No need for parentheses, and no sign of an '=' key. Sure, you don't save much energy entering [2] [ENTER] [2] [+] instead of [2] [+] [2] [=], but it saves programming memory when it comes to the larger sequences. Here are a few more of my HP calculators:
Lavane
Lunatic Member
Single ended Class A 300B mono blocks. From Kron.
SS? When I think of 300B, it's this...Single ended Class A 300B mono blocks. From Kron.
JoeESP9
ESL's & tubes since 83
They are definitely tube amplifiers. At roughly 12 Watts for each monoblock they would have to be. Yes, each uses 300B's for power.
Here's some more goodies from Kron. The tubes in the amplifiers are made exclusively by and for Kron.
35 Watts of tube power.
These are their TOTL all tube mono blocks.
These are 100 Watts each.
Here's some more goodies from Kron. The tubes in the amplifiers are made exclusively by and for Kron.
These are their TOTL all tube mono blocks.
These are 100 Watts each.
DaaDaa
Set the controls for the heart of the pun
my personal Kinki M1 in my living room and on top of it, my own DIY DAC. the pride of ownership that i feel is right up there with my Tannoys. leaves me wanting nothing. this amp is so beautiful both in sight and in sound. power is boundless, quiet and elegant. it absolutely surpassed my expectations and i think that it deserves to be here.
totem
Addicted Member
Thanks for the mention of the Kinki wasn't familiar with the company.
PabloTincho
Super Member
Any Kenwood fans
Classic Harman Kardom
Classic Harman Kardom
Lavane
Lunatic Member
I really like that tuner. Some don't like the wheel for tuning. Wheel tuning is one of the reasons I have and have had several Marantz tuners. I think its easier to center a channel with them.Any Kenwood fans
Classic Harman Kardom
Lavane
Lunatic Member
I like the clean industrial look. Thats one of the better looking digital display tuners I've seen. My OCD would have me putting soft red LED's in the power meters to match the other displays though.
These were mentioned earlier in the thread, but here are some more pictures. The mid-century modern look of the Heathkit AA-21 integrated amplifier is really striking, especially when viewed from an angle. This was a very early solid state amplifier, note the word "transistor" on the front panel.
The AA-21, of course, looks very similar to the classic AA-100 tube amplifier that immediately preceded it.
The AA-21, of course, looks very similar to the classic AA-100 tube amplifier that immediately preceded it.
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Lavane
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Sherwood made some very nice receivers that looked like the Heathkit.
