what audio gear in movie high fidelity?

[turbomustang]

I am on a hunt to find all the gear that Rob (john cusack ) had in the movie high fidelity .I want model #s if anyone knows them

 

[slow_jazz]

Been so long since I've seen it I can't remember exactly.

Loved his record collection...

Great movie by the way...

 

[turbomustang]

i know there was a
nad cd player
marantz tuner
mcintosh amp

I am watching the movie now trying to find all the gear he had and then off to ebay to recreate it

 

[EchoWars]

IIRC, there's a Sansui Definitive Series integrated (possibly an AU-9900) as the amp, and a Marantz tuner of some sort. Don't remember seeing the turntable, oddly enough.

Edit: Tried a screen cap from my Divx file, and PSP doesn't seem to like doing caps from this type. But, the amp doesn't match a AU-9900 or an 11000. But it doesn't look like a Mac either.

The cassette is a Nak, there's a tube amp of some sort, and a few other pieces in there that I have no clue about.

 

[turbomustang]

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IIRC, there's a Sansui Definitive Series integrated (possibly an AU-9900) as the amp, and a Marantz tuner of some sort. Don't remember seeing the turntable, oddly enough.
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it appears to be an AU-7900 although watching the movie on my Eee pc 900 is a strain on the old eyes LOL

 

[jmela]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Esanwk37c

When I realized this is a fictional work. Good to see Beverly D'Angelo though!

 

[JohnVF]

And all purchased or borrowed for the film at one of my audio-haunts, Chicago's Decibel Hi Fi, where I bought my own Sansui...a 9090db. They also sell High Fidelity T-shirts, I believe.

 

[EchoWars]

it appears to be an AU-7900 although watching the movie on my Eee pc 900 is a strain on the old eyes LOL

That's it! An AU-7900.

If you have the movie, watch the last scene where he puts on the headphones and pops in a tape. You can see it's a 7900.

Compare...

 

[turbomustang]

here is what I have so far

Sansui AU-7900 amplifier

Panasonic 8 track RS 805 US

Nad cd player -model unknown

JBL horn speakers -model unknown

Headphones -unknown

cassette player - unknown

Marantz tuner - unknown model

 

[JohnVF]

Is the Marantz tuner a 150? Looks like it might have too few buttons on the right side (5 instead of 6?) hard to tell on Youtube, and I don't have the movie handy.

 

[turbomustang]

Is the Marantz tuner a 150?

it looks like it to me,and I think the cassette deck is a Nakamichi model unknown

 

[turbomustang]

updated list

Sansui AU-7900 amplifier

Panasonic 8 track RS 805 US

Nad cd player -CD522

JBL 4430 Studio Monitor speakers

Headphones -unknown

Nakamichi cassette player - ZX-7?

Marantz tuner - 150?

 

[JohnVF]

As I vaguely remembered going through this before...there's more info in this thread. Warning....might spoil the fun!

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=169385&page=4

 

[turbomustang]

I wrote the people at decibel audio ,the ones that supplied the gear to see if they could give me a list.if they reply I will post the results

 

[turbomustang]

they got the NAD CD522 cd player right I think but I still have a few unknowns to go

 

[JohnVF]

Decibel is a good place, with good people. One of the guys working there let me borrow his Dynaco SCA-135 after talking to me for only about 1/2 an hour, when I was just discovering tubes. I've bought a number of things from them, including an SAE integrated amp that was my re-introduction to vintage after being into home theater for a decade or more. I'm curious if they have a list of what they used in that movie.

The neighborhood that High Fidelity took place in (Wicker Park) has changed dramatically in recent years. The baby strollers have moved in, and all the hipsters left or are leaving for less gentrified areas with cheaper rent. There's still a great record store there (reckless) and apparently a new one opened up three doors down. The actual record store in High Fidelity (the interior shots) was or is down by Wrigley Field, in a different neighborhood. I'm not sure if it's still there or not.

 

[turbomustang]

I took my Wife to Chicago to buy a car but we did not spend much time exploring but we plan to go back .any excuse to get out of Albuquerque LOL

 

[soundmotor]

You can get a similar vibe in Providence, RI.

 

[JohnVF]

You can get a similar vibe in Providence, RI.

Just got back from Montreal...better LP culture there than Chicago these days. Record stores everywhere!

 

[Mc_Man]

Me thinks I spy a butt cheek...... No seriously the speakers look to be JBL 4430's.