Vintage radio & hifi experience
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Yamaha NS -1000MM speakers
The Yamaha NS-1000MM speakers, released in Japan in 1999 during the “Golden Era” of Japanese high-fidelity audio equipment, are simply incredible and under rated. The Yamaha NS-1000mm is a mini version of the famous NS-1000 from the 1970s. The mini version It is a small speaker system developed for theater sound, inheriting design concepts such as NS-1000M and NS-10M. A 12 cm cone type unit is used for the low range, a 2.5 cm dome type unit for the middle range, and a 1.5 cm dome type unit for the high range.
The feature that really put these speakers on the Hi-Fi map is their beryllium drivers, providing unparalleled performance in the time domain. These ultra-thin diaphragms were produced by electron beam evaporation in a highly advanced fabrication process. The surface of the beryllium alloy, prone to corrosion, was sealed by a proprietary 5-micron coating.
The NS-1000Ms have been used in mastering studios around the world, as well as the Swedish and Finnish national broadcasting studios. The sound of these speakers in heavenly pure, to be used as the highest level of reference. Although these speakers in general are not rare, those in excellent condition with original box and papers are very rare. Owing to the space limitation in Hong Kong, I can only look for the mini version.
Each unit is equipped with a metal guard grill. The magnetic circuit employs an A / MAG type anti-magnetic circuit that magnetizes both the main magnet and cancel magnet under the optimum environment and cancels the current distortion that occurs with the conventional cancel magnet system. The enclosure is made with Yamaha's original three-way flow retaining structure, which dramatically improves the durability and accuracy of the joint part of plate materials.
- Borrowed photos below from the internet to show the size difference between the NS1000 versus the NS1000MM
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Pioneer S-A4SPT-VP Pure Malt speakers
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
JVC EX A1 Wood cone speakers
This is a pair of Solid cherry-wood speaker cabinets with sake-soaked birch-wood speaker cones; elegant stereo receiver/DVD-Audio and video player. Yes, what sets the EX-A1 apart from every other mass-produced audio system on the planet: JVC replaced the usual plastic, metal, or paper drivers with birch-wood speaker cones that are soaked in sake to increase their flexibility.
This is my second set of JVC AXE1. The first set bought in 2004 was sold away several years ago after I shifted apartment in HKG. Since my reposting back to HKG, I have listed to Radio mostly and one day decided to bring back the familiar sound of the JVC wood cone speakers
For my listening, I prefer to
use it with my mini tube amplifiers with blue tooth signal connecting to my
Iphone .This compact stereo is really small, fitting on a bookshelf. The style
of the unit is great - rich heavy wood speakers and brushed metal main unit,
minimal display, cool volume knob. The sound is deep and full;
sufficient for a room or possibly small apartment.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Servicing of the Telefunken Opus 7
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
淺談古董真空管收音機 (一)Wi Wi
NOS tubes
Mini JVC wood cone speakers EX-NW1
I have always wanted a Mini JVC wood cone speakers EX-NW1
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The Yamaha NS-1000MM speakers, released in Japan in 1999 during the “Golden Era” of Japanese high-fidelity audio equipment, are simply incre...