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Making a Good old Speaker even Better

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4 x Grundig Audiorama 8000 in stock. Finished with new real Car Quality Paint. Utilizing them as mid tops on a active 3 way sub i found then a little to much compressing. and after having glance inside i noticed the thin wiring used back then. So out came the Solder and 2.5 copper from and to the X overs now. The difference is clearly to hear. More drive and better punch. The Tweeters are just great and the 8″… Continue Reading »Making a Good old Speaker even Better

Before stereo, before Walkman, before choice—there was mono tape and imagination.

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First System : In the mid-70s, growing up in Germany before the Walkman, most kids I knew played music on mail-order mono tape players. I remember my grandad spending an extra 40 DM—a significant amount back then—on an ITT Schaub-Lorenz recorder. It shared the same brand as my grandmother’s kitchen radio, offering a gentler tone than the bulky, expensive “ghetto blasters” of the time. The device featured a sleek silver metal finish and a high-quality microphone that captured clear audio… Continue Reading »Before stereo, before Walkman, before choice—there was mono tape and imagination.