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post #31 of 39
1/28/10 at 2:06am
The only one-box system I would consider owning.....
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post #32 of 39
1/29/10 at 8:09pm
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Originally Posted by freshcutgrass View Post
The only one-box system I would consider owning.....





Details?
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post #33 of 39
1/30/10 at 3:27am
year: 1963
designer: Hugh Spencer
manufacturer: Clairtone (Canada)

silver medal winner at the 1964 Milan Triennale.

Rosewood front & back panels, black leatherette side panels. All transistor (which why it can be fully enclosed. Rotating 18" spun aluminum speaker globes (with Warfedale drivers). Quality Clairtone receiver electronics with phono preamp. Garrard Lab 80 turntable with Grado BCR cartridge (first run models has Elac 10H turnatbles and the more powerful TC4 amps). all sitting on a solid aluminum swivel base. Looked good...sounded good.

Expensive to produce...expensive to buy ( $2k in 1963 )
Less than 400 sold....very collectible.
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post #34 of 39
2/3/10 at 2:40am
I really like my Arcam Solo. But, I just put together a setup of Peachtree Nova + Sonos to stream lossless and it is extremely convenient and sounds very, very good. One could argue that it is the slightest tick down in SQ from the Arcam (but oh so slight) but the convenience of all of your music at your fingertips can't be beat.
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post #35 of 39
2/3/10 at 11:29am
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Originally Posted by freshcutgrass View Post
year: 1963
designer: Hugh Spencer
manufacturer: Clairtone (Canada)

silver medal winner at the 1964 Milan Triennale.

Rosewood front & back panels, black leatherette side panels. All transistor (which why it can be fully enclosed. Rotating 18" spun aluminum speaker globes (with Warfedale drivers). Quality Clairtone receiver electronics with phono preamp. Garrard Lab 80 turntable with Grado BCR cartridge (first run models has Elac 10H turnatbles and the more powerful TC4 amps). all sitting on a solid aluminum swivel base. Looked good...sounded good.

Expensive to produce...expensive to buy ( $2k in 1963 )
Less than 400 sold....very collectible.

A really beautiful piece. How does it sound?
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post #36 of 39
2/5/10 at 12:31am
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How does it sound?

Never heard one. But Oscar Peterson claimed his music sounded as good on one as in a live performance (of course he was probably paid to say that). But who are we to argue....Sinatra had one...Hefner had one...you should probably have one too.
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post #37 of 39
2/6/10 at 8:19pm
I like the BeoSound 1. It's the first stereo I ever spent any real money on and it's always found a home as I've upgraded to crazier stuff.
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post #38 of 39
2/6/10 at 10:27pm
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I really like my Arcam Solo.

I love mine as well.
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post #39 of 39
2/7/10 at 4:25pm
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I love mine as well.

The Arcam gear is very nice sounding.
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