How do you listen to music?

Torgeirtrap · August 4

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

Fire_and_Ice_Returns · August 4

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Torgeirtrap wrote: »

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Torgeirtrap wrote: »

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Torgeirtrap · August 5

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Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Hahaha, you can't beat the ease and all the other advantages with smarts speakers! It's a different way of interacting with the audio equipment though. With "dumb" audio gear you do on the other hand interact more with the devices themselves, be it a record player, a cassette tape deck, a CD player, a radio or an amplifier.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns · August 5

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Torgeirtrap wrote: »

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Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Hahaha, you can't beat the ease and all the other advantages with smarts speakers! It's a different way of interacting with the audio equipment though. With "dumb" audio gear you do on the other hand interact more with the devices themselves, be it a record player, a cassette tape deck, a CD player, a radio or an amplifier.

Just setting up Denon speakers I may have to swap amps I am getting an irritating feedback pop on the speaker when switching off the amp at the mains from wall socket (another small amp I have never does that), I will see if leaving it for a while helps.

Edited: solved issue or it just stopped doing the pop lol I rigged the speakers up in my bedroom with old Sony Tape dec and old Sony CD player (the Tape dec has a RCA in and out though when connecting CD player not getting a sound pass through?), been listening to my Raymond Chandler CD boxset to really get the nostalgia, so cool I love these speakers amazing sound for the size.

The only draw back is the tech is so old none of it has a headphone jack lol

Listening to my cassette of Tubular Bells brilliant detail on the Denon speakers especially for a cassette.

Just remembered I have a battery powered mini amp I may be able to connect to RCA out and then to headphones when needed... So I can listen using headphones to both ancient CD and Tape decs lol awesome it worked.

Torgeirtrap · August 6

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Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Hahaha, you can't beat the ease and all the other advantages with smarts speakers! It's a different way of interacting with the audio equipment though. With "dumb" audio gear you do on the other hand interact more with the devices themselves, be it a record player, a cassette tape deck, a CD player, a radio or an amplifier.

Just setting up Denon speakers I may have to swap amps I am getting an irritating feedback pop on the speaker when switching off the amp at the mains from wall socket (another small amp I have never does that), I will see if leaving it for a while helps.

Edited: solved issue or it just stopped doing the pop lol I rigged the speakers up in my bedroom with old Sony Tape dec and old Sony CD player (the Tape dec has a RCA in and out though when connecting CD player not getting a sound pass through?), been listening to my Raymond Chandler CD boxset to really get the nostalgia, so cool I love these speakers amazing sound for the size.

The only draw back is the tech is so old none of it has a headphone jack lol

Listening to my cassette of Tubular Bells brilliant detail on the Denon speakers especially for a cassette.

Just remembered I have a battery powered mini amp I may be able to connect to RCA out and then to headphones when needed... So I can listen using headphones to both ancient CD and Tape decs lol awesome it worked.

I've had a similar issue myself with some of my vintage stuff (a pop from the speakers), though I'm not sure of the reason. It's been a while since I've used any of that gear, so I will have to see if that issue is still there.

Now that you mention headphone jacks, that makes me wonder what kind of hadphone connectivity my old vintage amps have. I remember many years ago when my amps were still in the childhood home, we had this old pair of headphones (probably from the 70's or 80's), but I can't remember what kind of plugs they had.

I was doing a bit of office work this afternoon and evening, and only had music playing directly from my Macbook – no external speakers and no headphones. This really made me want to try and find a solution for my home office. One thing is finding the right storage furniture for my audio equipment, but I also need to find a solution for playing from my Macbook through my vintage speakers – which means I should find a Bluetooth device of some sort to connect to one of my amplifiers.

That shouldn't be difficult, maybe a small streamer of some sort.

Regarding those Denon speakers, there's nothing like speakers that punches above their weight; it's not always the case that you need bigger speakers to get decent quality sound. Sometimes a compact pair of speakers might be just the thing!

Fire_and_Ice_Returns · August 6

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Hahaha, you can't beat the ease and all the other advantages with smarts speakers! It's a different way of interacting with the audio equipment though. With "dumb" audio gear you do on the other hand interact more with the devices themselves, be it a record player, a cassette tape deck, a CD player, a radio or an amplifier.

Just setting up Denon speakers I may have to swap amps I am getting an irritating feedback pop on the speaker when switching off the amp at the mains from wall socket (another small amp I have never does that), I will see if leaving it for a while helps.

Edited: solved issue or it just stopped doing the pop lol I rigged the speakers up in my bedroom with old Sony Tape dec and old Sony CD player (the Tape dec has a RCA in and out though when connecting CD player not getting a sound pass through?), been listening to my Raymond Chandler CD boxset to really get the nostalgia, so cool I love these speakers amazing sound for the size.

The only draw back is the tech is so old none of it has a headphone jack lol

Listening to my cassette of Tubular Bells brilliant detail on the Denon speakers especially for a cassette.

Just remembered I have a battery powered mini amp I may be able to connect to RCA out and then to headphones when needed... So I can listen using headphones to both ancient CD and Tape decs lol awesome it worked.

I've had a similar issue myself with some of my vintage stuff (a pop from the speakers), though I'm not sure of the reason. It's been a while since I've used any of that gear, so I will have to see if that issue is still there.

Now that you mention headphone jacks, that makes me wonder what kind of hadphone connectivity my old vintage amps have. I remember many years ago when my amps were still in the childhood home, we had this old pair of headphones (probably from the 70's or 80's), but I can't remember what kind of plugs they had.

I was doing a bit of office work this afternoon and evening, and only had music playing directly from my Macbook – no external speakers and no headphones. This really made me want to try and find a solution for my home office. One thing is finding the right storage furniture for my audio equipment, but I also need to find a solution for playing from my Macbook through my vintage speakers – which means I should find a Bluetooth device of some sort to connect to one of my amplifiers.

That shouldn't be difficult, maybe a small streamer of some sort.

Regarding those Denon speakers, there's nothing like speakers that punches above their weight; it's not always the case that you need bigger speakers to get decent quality sound. Sometimes a compact pair of speakers might be just the thing!

I ended up swapping to my other small amp no issue now plus that amp has Bluetooth which i completely forgot about which is an added bonus with the old tech.

with your vintage player and headphones there will be a work around, i would research online i am surprised how much info I find on older units.

For your MacBook there are some inexpensive Bluetooth speakers out there, i have two that i can connect to my phone or tablets (also wire connect).

I got lucky with the Denon speakers, I saw some Technics speakers in the same charity shop today though had to stop myself from buying them as they were the same power as my living room speakers also they had a splash of paint on lol

Torgeirtrap · August 7

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Hahaha, you can't beat the ease and all the other advantages with smarts speakers! It's a different way of interacting with the audio equipment though. With "dumb" audio gear you do on the other hand interact more with the devices themselves, be it a record player, a cassette tape deck, a CD player, a radio or an amplifier.

Just setting up Denon speakers I may have to swap amps I am getting an irritating feedback pop on the speaker when switching off the amp at the mains from wall socket (another small amp I have never does that), I will see if leaving it for a while helps.

Edited: solved issue or it just stopped doing the pop lol I rigged the speakers up in my bedroom with old Sony Tape dec and old Sony CD player (the Tape dec has a RCA in and out though when connecting CD player not getting a sound pass through?), been listening to my Raymond Chandler CD boxset to really get the nostalgia, so cool I love these speakers amazing sound for the size.

The only draw back is the tech is so old none of it has a headphone jack lol

Listening to my cassette of Tubular Bells brilliant detail on the Denon speakers especially for a cassette.

Just remembered I have a battery powered mini amp I may be able to connect to RCA out and then to headphones when needed... So I can listen using headphones to both ancient CD and Tape decs lol awesome it worked.

I've had a similar issue myself with some of my vintage stuff (a pop from the speakers), though I'm not sure of the reason. It's been a while since I've used any of that gear, so I will have to see if that issue is still there.

Now that you mention headphone jacks, that makes me wonder what kind of hadphone connectivity my old vintage amps have. I remember many years ago when my amps were still in the childhood home, we had this old pair of headphones (probably from the 70's or 80's), but I can't remember what kind of plugs they had.

I was doing a bit of office work this afternoon and evening, and only had music playing directly from my Macbook – no external speakers and no headphones. This really made me want to try and find a solution for my home office. One thing is finding the right storage furniture for my audio equipment, but I also need to find a solution for playing from my Macbook through my vintage speakers – which means I should find a Bluetooth device of some sort to connect to one of my amplifiers.

That shouldn't be difficult, maybe a small streamer of some sort.

Regarding those Denon speakers, there's nothing like speakers that punches above their weight; it's not always the case that you need bigger speakers to get decent quality sound. Sometimes a compact pair of speakers might be just the thing!

I ended up swapping to my other small amp no issue now plus that amp has Bluetooth which i completely forgot about which is an added bonus with the old tech.

with your vintage player and headphones there will be a work around, i would research online i am surprised how much info I find on older units.

For your MacBook there are some inexpensive Bluetooth speakers out there, i have two that i can connect to my phone or tablets (also wire connect).

I got lucky with the Denon speakers, I saw some Technics speakers in the same charity shop today though had to stop myself from buying them as they were the same power as my living room speakers also they had a splash of paint on lol

I think the one thing you can be sure about when it comes to vintage audio equipment, it's that you always find enthusiasts for just about any brand. Sometimes you find dedicated forums and sites that has a lot of information. I'm sure I'll find some sort of workaround for both headphones and Bluetooth for my old amps; if there's one way you can modify an amp, there will be enthusiasts that has done it already!

For my home office space, a pair of inexpensive Bluetooth speakers could definitely be an option – especially if I can find some decent compact ones. On the other hand, if I want to get the most possible use out of my vintage gear, then I think focusing on combining old tech with a streamer or something, might be the way to go.

I would only consider those Technics speakers if you would be happy with the project of removing that paint! :)) Personally I don't want any more projects to sort out. The Tandberg Fasett speakers that need a bit of spray paint is enough of a project for me, haha!

Obviously, if those Technics speakers are in good working order, and you can get them looking "as new" again, there might be something to make from selling them afterwards, of course.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns · August 7

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It was certainly Tandberg's most experimental design, and they were considerably different to everything else they did. They are just about the right size for a pair of bookshelf speakers too, so they don't take up too much space.

I know the feeling! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have an attic, especially now that I've had work done in the flat.

What are the Tandberg's sound quality like do they have a wide range of speakers in that design.

I put things on the outside landing today just to clear one room and my mind lol clutter is driving me mad at the moment. I think I need to look at better storage box options, the bags are great that i got for moving though not good for stacking.

I haven't heard many other speakers of the same era to compare with – nor that many more modern ones, but as far as I've read online over the years, Tandberg made speakers that were good for the price they sold for.

I think that's the case for most of their products really. They weren't high-end high fidelity products, but their range of products were more than good enough for most people. In the era they were around, you had Radionette, which was a cheaper brand, you had Tandberg, and then you had Bang & Olufsen. I believe the higher end stuff Tandberg made was about as good as what B&O made at the time. Of course, B&O is very much more a luxury brand these days, with a greater range of products.

There's a small Bond connection too! Louis Armstrong used Tandberg reel-to-reel tape recorders at his home. Outside Scandinavia, this was probably the product they were best known for making.

I've been moving a few things around lately too, and my flat has become a mess as a result. I think it will look alright when everything is in place though.

That's awesome modern tech lacks that character, I miss my 60's wooden record player why I traded it in for 80's plastic is beyond me.

A record shop i go to regularly has the old style equipment its fun seeing them operate, I am easily pleased I got a kick out of playing my 35 years CD player today because of the orange LD information digits.

I think these things are largely trend based. For many years you hardly saw wooden speakers and audio gear, but I've seen more of it in the last 10-15 years or so. I think there was a renewed interest in mid century modern design around that time as well – which many saw as a reflection of the popularity of shows like Mad Men. Whatever the reason might be, I like my audio gear with wooden details!

My local antiques shop sometimes bring in vintage audio gear too, but it's quickly sold from what I can see. I haven't found anything that is my cup of tea though. It's often clearly in need of a bit of work, or the wrong era (from what I look for).

I have my 30+ year old CD player boxed up right now, but I hope to have it up and running sometime this year. I just got the OHMSS release from La-La Land Records too, and it would be great to play that CD release on the CD player in December. One of my pairs of Tandberg speakers are from around 1969 too!

Much of the vintage shops music items are not cheap i always show around to look for deals and find the odd gem. From my antique days i learnt a lot when it comes to buying second hand and how prices can be bumped up for rare items, i rather do the leg work myself and find bargains.

I have been looking at the La La releases though not bought anything as yet, I have numerous ways of listening to the music I enjoy hearing the difference in sound stage and detail, I get a lot from listening to my various tape players its definitely a nostalgia thing.

Indeed, vintage shops know how to price their items, so it's not necessarily easy to find audio equipment at a reasonable price. I haven't used vintage shop much myself, but at least I know what is reasonable to spend on the items I look for – and that includes other things than audio equipment too, of course.

OHMSS is my first La-La Land release. Some of the other Bond releases would be fun to own too of course, but given the price (as well as shipping and VAT), I can really only afford to get my favourite scores. OHMSS is one of them, and TB and DAF are two of the others I'm willing to spend money on, should they get a LLLR release.

I very much agree that part of the fun with listening to music, is having several ways of enjoying it. For everyday use a smart speaker or playing from my phone or Macbook with airpods is enough for me, but if I really want to listen to what I'm playing, then I'd rather use some of my Tandberg audio equipment. That hasn't been the case a lot lately, unfortunately.

I did check La La Land a few weeks back i was curious if they sold 24bit downloads as well as CD's, I could not find anything when I checked.

Right now my preferred listening experience is my new headphones, its made me want to get a better CD amp/transport lol not good as it really wont match the sound quality.

I'm not sure, but they sell only physical copies, don't they?

It's often true that when you upgrade one part of your setup, you also need to upgrade the rest to get the best possible listening experience! :))

This is why I try to keep things as simple as possible. The Sonos speaker in my kitchen covers the day-to-day listening, my Marshall speaker (currently not in use either) is great to cover the living room area, and the vintage stuff will do much the same job as the Marshall one. There aren't really any components that will make the sound of these speakers and gear much better, other than buying new, more hifi-oriented gear to replace them, and I'm not really prepared to do that.

I do consider a new pair of headphones and possibly a DAC as my future purchases, but doing so, I have really covered every way I like to listen to music. Fortunately!

My smart speakers now are just a light switch or I ask it recipes lol I rather listen to an old mixed tape in my kitchen than clear smart speaker sound, I have totally done a 180 with music in some cases.

Hahaha, you can't beat the ease and all the other advantages with smarts speakers! It's a different way of interacting with the audio equipment though. With "dumb" audio gear you do on the other hand interact more with the devices themselves, be it a record player, a cassette tape deck, a CD player, a radio or an amplifier.

Just setting up Denon speakers I may have to swap amps I am getting an irritating feedback pop on the speaker when switching off the amp at the mains from wall socket (another small amp I have never does that), I will see if leaving it for a while helps.

Edited: solved issue or it just stopped doing the pop lol I rigged the speakers up in my bedroom with old Sony Tape dec and old Sony CD player (the Tape dec has a RCA in and out though when connecting CD player not getting a sound pass through?), been listening to my Raymond Chandler CD boxset to really get the nostalgia, so cool I love these speakers amazing sound for the size.

The only draw back is the tech is so old none of it has a headphone jack lol

Listening to my cassette of Tubular Bells brilliant detail on the Denon speakers especially for a cassette.

Just remembered I have a battery powered mini amp I may be able to connect to RCA out and then to headphones when needed... So I can listen using headphones to both ancient CD and Tape decs lol awesome it worked.

I've had a similar issue myself with some of my vintage stuff (a pop from the speakers), though I'm not sure of the reason. It's been a while since I've used any of that gear, so I will have to see if that issue is still there.

Now that you mention headphone jacks, that makes me wonder what kind of hadphone connectivity my old vintage amps have. I remember many years ago when my amps were still in the childhood home, we had this old pair of headphones (probably from the 70's or 80's), but I can't remember what kind of plugs they had.

I was doing a bit of office work this afternoon and evening, and only had music playing directly from my Macbook – no external speakers and no headphones. This really made me want to try and find a solution for my home office. One thing is finding the right storage furniture for my audio equipment, but I also need to find a solution for playing from my Macbook through my vintage speakers – which means I should find a Bluetooth device of some sort to connect to one of my amplifiers.

That shouldn't be difficult, maybe a small streamer of some sort.

Regarding those Denon speakers, there's nothing like speakers that punches above their weight; it's not always the case that you need bigger speakers to get decent quality sound. Sometimes a compact pair of speakers might be just the thing!

I ended up swapping to my other small amp no issue now plus that amp has Bluetooth which i completely forgot about which is an added bonus with the old tech.

with your vintage player and headphones there will be a work around, i would research online i am surprised how much info I find on older units.

For your MacBook there are some inexpensive Bluetooth speakers out there, i have two that i can connect to my phone or tablets (also wire connect).

I got lucky with the Denon speakers, I saw some Technics speakers in the same charity shop today though had to stop myself from buying them as they were the same power as my living room speakers also they had a splash of paint on lol

I think the one thing you can be sure about when it comes to vintage audio equipment, it's that you always find enthusiasts for just about any brand. Sometimes you find dedicated forums and sites that has a lot of information. I'm sure I'll find some sort of workaround for both headphones and Bluetooth for my old amps; if there's one way you can modify an amp, there will be enthusiasts that has done it already!

For my home office space, a pair of inexpensive Bluetooth speakers could definitely be an option – especially if I can find some decent compact ones. On the other hand, if I want to get the most possible use out of my vintage gear, then I think focusing on combining old tech with a streamer or something, might be the way to go.

I would only consider those Technics speakers if you would be happy with the project of removing that paint! :)) Personally I don't want any more projects to sort out. The Tandberg Fasett speakers that need a bit of spray paint is enough of a project for me, haha!

Obviously, if those Technics speakers are in good working order, and you can get them looking "as new" again, there might be something to make from selling them afterwards, of course.

I went back to the charity shop at lunch time the technics speakers had already gone lol not surprised they were decent.

Fosi Audio BT20A Pro Bluetooth Amplifier Hifi, 300W x2 Mini Stereo Amplifier with TPA3255 Chips, Replaceable Op-Amps, Bass and Treble Control, Class D Amp 2.0 Channel for Home Audio Outdoor Speakers
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this is the amp i am using with the Denon speakers (posted it a few years back) it is a receiver so can only send music to it via phone and tablet etc, its a great little amp glad i kept hold of it.

There will be some Bluetooth transmitters that can be connected via a adapter to RCA, in fact I have one which i have not used for years...
Tronics wireless stereo transmitter

The tech would have moved on a lot since I bought this, I used to plug it into my TV as TV did not have Bluetooth.

Edited: Looking through the box there is a RCA adapter in there which is cool, I did not realize as only used 3.5mm jack. Looks like i will be testing the Tronics transmitter later with the old Sony equipment.

Torgeirtrap · August 8

Technics is a well known brand too of course, so I guess it was a safe purchase for the lucky byer, despite the cosmetic look of them.

Yes, I seem to remember this Fosi amp! It has a nice retro look too, which is great. Many amplifiers look better hidden away! :)>-

Something like the Tronics wireless stereo transmitter – or something as small or at least not that much bigger would be great for my Tandberg amplifiers. These amps have DIN connectors, but I do belive I have a RCA-to-DIN convertor somewhere. It can be easily found online too, I would think. Let me know how the Tronics transmitter works with your audio gear!

Had another day working in what is now my home office. I decided I had enough of listening through my Macbook internal speakers, so as a temporary solution, I put my Marshall speaker on the floor under the desk, and played music from my Macbook through it. Had to increase the treble quite a bit to get a decent sound considering it was playing out into the room below me, but it was alright enough for softrock music. Less so for more complex music like jazz. I think this will serve as my office solution until I find a way to arrange and use some of my vintage stuff in the same room. It was nice to put the Marshall speaker to work again too.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns · 8:53am

Torgeirtrap wrote: »

Technics is a well known brand too of course, so I guess it was a safe purchase for the lucky byer, despite the cosmetic look of them.

Yes, I seem to remember this Fosi amp! It has a nice retro look too, which is great. Many amplifiers look better hidden away! :)>-

Something like the Tronics wireless stereo transmitter – or something as small or at least not that much bigger would be great for my Tandberg amplifiers. These amps have DIN connectors, but I do belive I have a RCA-to-DIN convertor somewhere. It can be easily found online too, I would think. Let me know how the Tronics transmitter works with your audio gear!

Had another day working in what is now my home office. I decided I had enough of listening through my Macbook internal speakers, so as a temporary solution, I put my Marshall speaker on the floor under the desk, and played music from my Macbook through it. Had to increase the treble quite a bit to get a decent sound considering it was playing out into the room below me, but it was alright enough for softrock music. Less so for more complex music like jazz. I think this will serve as my office solution until I find a way to arrange and use some of my vintage stuff in the same room. It was nice to put the Marshall speaker to work again too.

Maybe I should have bought the technics as back up, I am in a constant state of bargain vs being or trying to be minimalistic lol

Still not tried the Tronics via RCA will have a look later, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to sound and tech though learning a lot there always seems to be a work around with old tech when I am educating myself.

It is good to repurpose speakers I recognize the Marshal brand, I am often cautious with my sub woofer as its ridiculously powerful and mimics earth quakes if too high lol the neighbors would notice it.

I saw two great Sony speakers in a charity shop the other day wired and Bluetooth though had to stop myself, having so may smart speakers already I should not buy anymore though kind of regretting it lol

Agreed the music you are listening to at the time really does determine which are the best speakers or headphones to use.

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