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  1. On 19/3/2024 at 9:47 AM, Cloth Ears said:

    I think Abels is the one I used to go into in '79-'80 when I was in school up the road. The Audiosphere's made a big impression.

    My favorite one in Melbourne was Pipe Imported Records in the Cathedral Arcade. A mecca for imported LP's, I got a lot of Klaus Schultz and stuff from Conny Plank's studio from there.

    Which school up the road? I taught at Narrabundah College 

  2. 7 hours ago, emesbee said:

    Hmm, pity that station wagons are out of fashion!  😕

    Yes indeed, I’ve  been a sw driver on and off all my lifd

    last and best was a liberty

    5 hours ago, Super Mustud said:

     

    It pisses me off that our new Outback station wagon does not have an antenna that I can tie fox tails on. Good fashion seems to have disappeared. Surely there is a huge market opportunity for an enterprising EV manufacturer to capture the nostalgia zeitgeist by producing an EV Sandman wagon. With an antenna and fox tails.

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  3. Item Condition: Excellent
    Shipping Options: Pickup available and you can audition.,Shipping is available at agreed cost.
    Suburb or Town: Watson
    State: ACT
    Payment Method: What ever
    Reason for selling: Too big for next house

    Mind blowing sound and a great investment.

     

    people will quibble over which is better gold lsu or hpds. I think they are just different. There is a priceless review on Audiogon, I think, where a long time LSU golds owner compares the 2 and decides, no the hpds are good but the LSUs just come out ahead. 
    then a week later he’s back… ( paraphrasing) i take it back 

    I’ve been listening for a week and now I prefer the hpds

     

    These are 12” hpd drivers in original Tannoy sealed cabinets. They are 92 fb efficient. I had no trouble driving them with my single ended 10 watt amps. 


    they have that beautiful full range sound and are innnear perfect condition-tear in the cover is the only flaw and is an easy fix 
    I bought these last year as my forever speakers. I just love the sound and of course you never loose on these, look at how Tannoy prices have moved in the last 25 years . 

     

    These weigh 66 lbs each. I can’t pack them myself ( I’m not downsizing for fun ) .

    We can arrange for pack and send to pick up and pack. Or you can come and get them. I mean a huge proportion of Australia’s population live within a few hundred kilometres of me, and Autumn is a great time to visit the capital region and with Easter nearby it’s a great time to travel 

     good news- an audio buddy here has offered to assist with packing so that will bring the shipping cost down significantly 

     

     

     

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  4. Jimmy Little Messenger, I’ve loved this album since I heard it ….well it must have been a while back,but it seemed more recently.
     

    Then…. 

     

    I discovered that it s now in Mqa! 

     

    i wonder what other Aus acts might be in high res ?

    and for that matter,why isn’t there any high res of Traffic or other Winwood stuff? Surely it would be justified 

  5. On 13/3/2024 at 8:45 AM, YCC said:

    In the 90's I used to go to Aeroplane Records in a basement on Victoria St in Hobart run by a chap called Len (if I'm not mistaken).

    Sadly Len has passed on few years ago and his business is now run by others at a market stall.

    I do miss Len and the basement, especially now that I've returned to Hobart.

     

    https://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/local-music-legend-charles-linley-lin-stanton-has-died-aged-74/news-story/963c918a36df07f3d0288c0f1d1abd2c

    There’s a big article in the Good Weekend ( smh/ the age) about one Hobart store but it might be behind a paywall 

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  6. Item Condition: Excellent
    Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Shipping is included in price.
    Suburb or Town: Watson
    State: ACT
    Payment Method: EFT PayPal cash
    Reason for selling: Not needed

    A great piece of audio engineering from the legendary Japanese company 

     

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  7. On 12/3/2024 at 11:40 PM, Lansche plasma guy said:

    My vote would go to the original "Impact Records" store in Canberra (with the Klipsch Belle's hanging from the roof and all the store staff looking like they are cast members of Spinal Tap or Dead Heads.  Was an awesome store right in the middle of Civic in Canberra.

     

    For the more civilised set there was "Abels" in Manuka.  Something usually sophisticated, minimalist and interesting being played on Michael Brown's spherical concrete Audiosphere's with the Coral Flat 5 series 2 full range 5 inch drivers (Michael also worked at the store).  

     

    Was great to get the left brain, right brain catered for with both of the above options.  Both stores dearly missed

    Yes impact was great, I love your description of the staff. The Original store was down the far (east) end of civic near the alternative cinema, now it’s the casino end. Later they moved to the huge premises in Civic central. 
    They sold that business to JB hifi I think, and, according to a recent news article they moved to Potts Point ( Sydney;) but are no longer in business 

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  8. DARLINGHURST AND GLEBE : Recycled Records?

    I was just discussing one of my favourite LPs with another inmate, Holger Czukey's On The Way To The Peak of Normal, when I remembered where I got it , back in 1984- a business in Sydney with one store in the first block of Glebe Point Rd and another at Taylor Square (location, location, location!). I think it was called recycled records , it was run by a husband and wife team. I mainly went to the Darlinghurst one. Once he got to know me he put me on to various things- and this was one of them. It was recorded on all valve gear,  (connie Plank's Studio) but  i didnt know what that was when I bought the album. Sadly the couple broke up and I think the store went under. As they say, Divorce is no way to make money.

     

    That was just when "perfect sound forever "  was coming in too- you know discs that you could play tennis with and they would keep playing.

     

     

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  9. I thought it would be good to start a new topic for all fairs, so we get a broad  coverage,  I hope others can update this as we go along.

    Canberra/ in 2 weeks time March 24 at the Polish white eagle club in Turner. 
     

    It’s a great time to travel in the south east, as Autumn builds up pace. I drove to Braidwood recently., it was amazing with the road lined with golden poplars. Then there is the NFSA - check out their website if you can’t get there for all their music history stuff . And of course all the national museums and monuments. Ride or walk around the lake and take in live music at Smith’s Alternative , afternoon and evening 

     

     

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  10. Item Condition: Excellent
    Shipping Options: Pickup available and you can audition.,Shipping is available at agreed cost.
    Suburb or Town: Watson
    State: ACT
    Payment Method: What ever
    Reason for selling: Too big for next house

    Mind blowing sound and a great investment.

     

    people will quibble over which is better gold lsu or hpds. I think they are just different. There is a priceless review on Audiogon, I think, where a long time LSU golds owner compares the 2 and decides, no the hpds are good but the LSUs just come out ahead. 
    then a week later he’s back… ( paraphrasing) i take it back 

    I’ve been listening for a week and now I prefer the hpds

     

    These are 12” hpd drivers in original Tannoy sealed cabinets. They are 92 fb efficient. I had no trouble driving them with my single ended 10 watt amps. 


    they have that beautiful full range sound and are innnear perfect condition-tear in the cover is the only flaw and is an easy fix 
    I bought these last year as my forever speakers. I just love the sound and of course you never loose on these, look at how Tannoy prices have moved in the last 25 years . 

     

    These weigh 66 lbs each. I can’t pack them myself ( I’m not downsizing for fun ) .

    We can arrange for pack and send to pick up and pack. Or you can come and get them. I mean a huge proportion of Australia’s population live within a few hundred kilometres of me, and Autumn is a great time to visit the capital region 

     good news- an audio buddy here has offered to assist with packing so that will bring the shipping cost down significantly 

     

     

     

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