I have been there once. It’s not cheap. I laughed when a millennial asked if they could repair his I pad or something. He was politely told no. They have some lovely stuff.
When they were further down in the middle of Crouch End they didn't take credit cards as the philosophy was that as great as hifi was it wasn't worth getting into debt over 🙂
A church for the true hifi believer. Thanks for showing. Ps. I for one would bring my credit card. Otherwise I would end up a drooling wreck if I had to leave that place empty handed.
I have the a11 tribute as well but hardly listen to it, nothing wrong with it just doesn’t seem to please as much as the leak. Did you update the firmware yet?
I hooked up my son’s Leak Stereo 30 to my system last as I’m selling my Quads. They are a really decent amp. I’d have no trouble listening to it for longer🎵🎶
Brilliant that the shop exists. I will visit when next in London. When you zoomed in on that Revox it filled me with great memories from the 1970s. My father always wanted a Revox, he had an Ampex and a Tandberg reel to reel. All long gone now sadly. Thanks once again.
Hi, Kelvin Maybe you can make a collaboration with a shop like this. They lend you some gear for review and you put a little add for them at the end of the video.
Lovely to see around such a well stocked shop. We sadly have nothing like this over here in Northern Ireland so we’re stuck with Facebook, Gumtree, eBay and the like.
Back in the day Cash Converters in Belfast used to carry some old hi-fi, but very little these past few years. The stuff always sold so I'm not sure why they dropped it. Or maybe they're just not getting it offered to them considering the pittance they give you for it.
Watching from the US. Nice shop. I love seeing many brands we don’t see much, excluding Wharfedale. I have a pair of Diamond towers. I get the impression there are more shops left there than here.
The follow-up to the original 1982 Blade Runner was a disappointment. The original is in my top ten of best films. It had been some time since I watched a film in the cinema, watching Blade Runner was an amazing experience. The soundtrack was wonderful. A lovely shop. I lived in Muswell Hill in the late 1970s. Loved it.
Ooooh, nice to see that place again. I used to live just up the hill opposite the shop, and (needless to say) I spent a few quid in there. Cheers Kelvin.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful video Kevin. Love to see the vintage stuff which is far superior than new Hifi equipment. I watched the video very closely to look out for Luxman equipment. By the way very good collection of speakers, specially Tannoy....
@@stereoreviewx Thanks for the update on Luxman speakers. I am from Sri Lanka. I have come across couple of Luxman speaker models selling in vintage Hi-fi shops in Sri Lanka, those were imported from Japan. But I hadn't purchased. However when I checked, Luxman speakers were produced by using OEM. Some were manufactured by an Australian company. Came to know this details through a hi-fi blog. Lastly, Looking forward a review in the future form you for my favourite Luxman amplifier L-10.
Watching from Missouri... I recognized several items at the shop that I have! As you enter in the front window is a Sony FM Tuner that's an upright shoebox shape with a round dial, I have that gem.... and inside you pass over the venerable Technics 1100, I have that table with a SME arm. Both were part of my uncles collection, who was a fan of English history and culture, Im sure his system choices were influenced from over the pond. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
A fantastic shop . A mixture of old & new. Its variety is unlike any shop . I have bought many things there. Recently I bought a pair of Yamaha ns 1000m, boxes slightly tatty but nothing to worry about , superb sound for the money ❤
I like the tannoy speakers. They sound incredible. I don't like the quad 3 serie. I thought they're incredibly overrated, but I would like to have the older quad II monoblock for sure. Accuphase is the Japanese Mcintosh. Very high quality stuff. You're right, these revox reel to reel are the best analogue source, way, way ahead of any turntable. The albums in this format aren't exactly cheap, but they worth the price.
I replaced my disappointing 33 / 303 Quads with a 34 / 405-2 and couldn’t be happier. I love the way the 33 / 303 looks but it didn’t live up to the hype
Never heard the 303 (or 33), but like with most Quad amps they tend to be listened to with the corresponding Quad pre. IME the pre's aren't great and using a better one will get a lot more out of the power amps
Oh damn, I've been past this place loads of times as I live about ten minutes away and assumed it was just an independent RicherSounds kind of place! I'll have to visit soon
thank you kelvin for sharing your visit to audio gold. up north we don't have anything like that hifi shop what a experience looking round i remember a few of the things you have filmed , keep your content coming and thank you again 😁
I used to live on Pembroke road off Conley hatch lane . Before I got into BnO I had separates at the time Acoustic Energy speakers and Arcam Cd Arcam Amp and Thorens deck Really should of had a look in here
We have a shop up here in the North called Wilkinsn's HiFi Nelson, a great shop for second hand and new, very friendly staff. Highly recommended! even Taran from A British Audiophile visits.
I'm still using a garrard 401 sme 3009 arm . The arm is fitted with a fluid damper and it sounds absolutely fine with a range of pickup cartridges, including moving coil. Also using old tannoy 609 mk2s . Amazing sound quality.
That was very entertaining I always look forward to watching your content And it’s great looking around hi-fi dealers and imagine what you would buy if money was no object but you can get the same buzz just buying new music Keep up the good work Kevin 🍻
wow!! Next time i go and see my mate in London I'll be stopping off here. I've had recurring dreams sinnce being a teenager of walking into shops like this and everythings priced at £2. obviously a good dream
Wonderful place - I used to live very near and had much stuff from them over the years, including the loan of a QUAD amp while mine was fixed/serviced. Well worth a visit if you're in the area
Blade Runner...have you played the movie soundtrack by Vangelis?...I use it as one of my test albums when evaluating new HiFi kit)...love "Tears in the Rain".
This video of the "Audio Gold" shop is very good. This video shows mostly the very expensive, used, top of the line high end hi fi stereo equipments. That is very good, but i want to mention here that the other hi fi equipments like Japanese Amplifiers, Receivers etc. which are available here at this shop are not focused and not given the necessary attention. Thank you!
A walk down memory lane, you should check out the pinewood museum where they filmed such greats as the "Sweeny" and "Z cars" apparently its on Letsbe Avenue....
Question from an American: how often have you heard people using the word “tannoy” as slang for speakers in general? I watched a film about dub sound system culture in London and this detail was interesting.
Most PA speaker systems in sports grounds or open public spaces are normally referred to by the British as 'The Tannoy' or ' The Tannoy system'.. Just as 'Hoover' is used to describe any make of vacuum cleaner
Hi Kelvin, I noticed your comment on the bass of the stereo 30. In my garden room I have a stereo 30 (not the plus) paired with some cell estion county c and I don’t know if it’s the amp or the speakers but the depth of the bass literally paints pink Floyd in the room with me(bit cramped). Never experienced sonics like it. Thinking of moving it all to the living room instead.
you know there is another planet in this universe called England where there is a Surrey country. I'm guessing the English copied the name from Canada when the indigenous North American population flew over the pond in search for new land and to spread the word of god?!?
nowhere like this shop where i live, only the odd junk shop selling Bose speakers and scratched copies of Sgt Pepper - next time i'm in London i will have a listen (-:
No Scan dyna A25 or A30 to be seen. I still use my A25's with its 10 inch base and 4 inch tweeter. They were on loan for years to friends of mine, and about 4 years back they returned. I did prefer the A30's (tweeter, mid and base), they were an all rounder for any type of music. I refurbished them and the wood has come up as new after being nourished. They had not been touched with any form of wax in many a year. The cloth was changed from the gray and now has black open cloth. The long gray cable needs to be changed to posts on the back, when I get round to it with a wood baffle over the back of the post holders.
I am off topic but: Could you create at show and tell about PHASE? I am a longtime audio enthusiast. Lately I keep hearing people talk about phase. I have always understood that it simply meant keeping the red and black speaker wires attached to their corresponding red and black connectors. Can you provide more detail if it is relevant? Thank you.
That Seas plastic dome tweeter in the Mission 770s did have some issues. It was chosen because it had good power handing, dynamic range and went low enough to use in a two way speaker. But it had some resonances and small peaks in the mid/lower treble lending an explicit quality and a forwardness to female vocals that some users liked while other users like me felt it a bit too fatiguing for extended listening. But tweeter are like that... a matter of preference and taste.
Ali express is cutting out the UK markups in shops. My turntable scales 15.50 gbp.With the Ortofon name in this country 90gbp to 140...They can't compete
Now if only you could play music in high volume in London/UK. Imagine getting those drivers and barely being able to use them to the fullest on account of annoyed/annoying neighbours
Leben is Japanese!!! Never touch China gear. Had a very highly praised China amp before and it shorted cos it’s got no safety circuit and unfortunately it burnt my speakers
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I must never go in that shop with my credit card.
I have been there once.
It’s not cheap.
I laughed when a millennial asked if they could repair his I pad or something.
He was politely told no.
They have some lovely stuff.
Of course they have to jack up prices to get their business going. Find sellers online. And Have audiophile friends.
When they were further down in the middle of Crouch End they didn't take credit cards as the philosophy was that as great as hifi was it wasn't worth getting into debt over 🙂
Pay once, take 10.😅
@@keithposter5543if only banks had the same decency.
A church for the true hifi believer.
Thanks for showing.
Ps. I for one would bring my credit card. Otherwise I would end up a drooling wreck if I had to leave that place empty handed.
What a time capsule. Linn Sondek LP12, Quad and ReVox! Wow. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great store! So much nice stuff! I'd be itching to hook those Leban amps to the Tannoy Super Gold's or the Tannoy Super Red's😊
I’ve got the Mk1 Mercurys with the white woofers hooked up to a Arcam SA10
Just imagine working in that environment. Escapism and simplicity are the best antidote to the harsh bland realities
WOW l didn’t even know this place existed!!! 30 miles from where l live!!!! 👍
🤗 THANKS KELVIN,FOR SHARING A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE 😎,….so much we could not afford £😅💚💚💚
Them missions 770 are class looking
Yes, they are beautiful!
You're right, if I read you correctly, the first Blade Runner is a masterpiece, the second one... just a bit on the dull side, no edginess.
totally
I have two Stereo 30's and I love them, its the amp I use most, pairs with Celestion' very well.
Loved the video thanks Kelvin.
Three months ago that amp was on my shortlist. I ended up buying a Rotel a11 tribute amp instead.
I have the a11 tribute as well but hardly listen to it, nothing wrong with it just doesn’t seem to please as much as the leak.
Did you update the firmware yet?
@MustangBoss1973 No. I would be grateful if you could tell me how to do it. I didn't know I could update it. Thanks.
I hooked up my son’s Leak Stereo 30 to my system last as I’m selling my Quads. They are a really decent amp. I’d have no trouble listening to it for longer🎵🎶
@@thomasalexanddid you see my reply? I think TH-cam removed it because of the url’s
Love seeing the vintage Quad kit….which I owned years ago.
Will visit the next time I am in London. Thanks for the tip!
This was fantastic my kind of shop modern stuff leaves me cold, what I would give for my old 3-way Armstrong 602's speakers back they were awesome.
Brilliant that the shop exists. I will visit when next in London.
When you zoomed in on that Revox it filled me with great memories from the 1970s. My father always wanted a Revox, he had an Ampex and a Tandberg reel to reel. All long gone now sadly. Thanks once again.
amazing stuff in this little store! Like you i'm drooling over the accuphase amps and preamp! and those big Tannoys!
Honourable shoutout to the small-but-perfectly-formed Technics SB-F1s - great little speakers for a bedroom system or as desktop monitors.
Hi, Kelvin
Maybe you can make a collaboration with a shop like this. They lend you some gear for review and you put a little add for them at the end of the video.
Lovely to see around such a well stocked shop. We sadly have nothing like this over here in Northern Ireland so we’re stuck with Facebook, Gumtree, eBay and the like.
And Ali express
Back in the day Cash Converters in Belfast used to carry some old hi-fi, but very little these past few years. The stuff always sold so I'm not sure why they dropped it. Or maybe they're just not getting it offered to them considering the pittance they give you for it.
@@numinousbookofreview aye, I got a couple of Cambridge amps from the one on Newtownards road back in the day
I would love to see a video of your collection 👍
This is just mouth watering gear!
Ah, the Revox B77. I was a Taoe op in studios for a few years in the 80s. They were the standard machine to mix down onto. Wonderful machines.
Watching from the US. Nice shop. I love seeing many brands we don’t see much, excluding Wharfedale. I have a pair of Diamond towers. I get the impression there are more shops left there than here.
The follow-up to the original 1982 Blade Runner was a disappointment. The original is in my top ten of best films. It had been some time since I watched a film in the cinema, watching Blade Runner was an amazing experience. The soundtrack was wonderful. A lovely shop. I lived in Muswell Hill in the late 1970s. Loved it.
Ooooh, nice to see that place again. I used to live just up the hill opposite the shop, and (needless to say) I spent a few quid in there. Cheers Kelvin.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful video Kevin. Love to see the vintage stuff which is far superior than new Hifi equipment. I watched the video very closely to look out for Luxman equipment. By the way very good collection of speakers, specially Tannoy....
Strangely there were some luxman speakers which I didn’t know about
Not in the film though
@@stereoreviewx Thanks for the update on Luxman speakers. I am from Sri Lanka. I have come across couple of Luxman speaker models selling in vintage Hi-fi shops in Sri Lanka, those were imported from Japan. But I hadn't purchased. However when I checked, Luxman speakers were produced by using OEM. Some were manufactured by an Australian company. Came to know this details through a hi-fi blog.
Lastly, Looking forward a review in the future form you for my favourite Luxman amplifier L-10.
I've never seen that much gear I'd personally want to own in one place 😅
Wonderful shop! Wish we had one like it up here in't north!
Ermigahd...all that cool gear and also vinyl. This is a 'pinch me' shop. Heaven.
Rock on!
I had one of those Leak amps, beautiful round sound with Goodmans RB65 speakers.
Watching from Missouri... I recognized several items at the shop that I have! As you enter in the front window is a Sony FM Tuner that's an upright shoebox shape with a round dial, I have that gem.... and inside you pass over the venerable Technics 1100, I have that table with a SME arm. Both were part of my uncles collection, who was a fan of English history and culture, Im sure his system choices were influenced from over the pond. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
see arm is a a winner hi from a cloudy `London
Wow. What a range. Audiolab, real awesome amp
Thanks for the mouth watering video Kelvin.
They have a great vinyl section. I’ve bought a few albums from here and found some rare ones.
A fantastic shop . A mixture of old & new. Its variety is unlike any shop . I have bought many things there. Recently I bought a pair of Yamaha ns 1000m, boxes slightly tatty but nothing to worry about , superb sound for the money ❤
Leben amps are all developed and made in Japan by a Japanese engineer.
I like the tannoy speakers. They sound incredible.
I don't like the quad 3 serie. I thought they're incredibly overrated, but I would like to have the older quad II monoblock for sure.
Accuphase is the Japanese Mcintosh. Very high quality stuff.
You're right, these revox reel to reel are the best analogue source, way, way ahead of any turntable. The albums in this format aren't exactly cheap, but they worth the price.
I replaced my disappointing 33 / 303 Quads with a 34 / 405-2 and couldn’t be happier. I love the way the 33 / 303 looks but it didn’t live up to the hype
Never heard the 303 (or 33), but like with most Quad amps they tend to be listened to with the corresponding Quad pre. IME the pre's aren't great and using a better one will get a lot more out of the power amps
Oh damn, I've been past this place loads of times as I live about ten minutes away and assumed it was just an independent RicherSounds kind of place! I'll have to visit soon
Quite like these shop browsing videos. Do another, for sure!
Will do!
Very nice!
1:40 Seas tweeters, got them in my ditton 44s, sound great
Nice trip to the vintage shop...enjoyed...thank you
Great sights in that shop!
Blimey. I think Eltax is From Denmark. Could be wrong. Good stuff in there.
thank you kelvin for sharing your visit to audio gold. up north we don't have anything like that hifi shop what a experience looking round i remember a few of the things you have filmed , keep your content coming and thank you again 😁
Up north theres hifi vintage Middlesbrough
thanks
Class shop I’d love to go in there , with no wallet of course lol
I used to live on Pembroke road off Conley hatch lane . Before I got into BnO I had separates at the time Acoustic Energy speakers and Arcam Cd Arcam Amp and Thorens deck
Really should of had a look in here
I could live there for a month or so. Great vid, thanks Kelvin (will you review some horn speakers at some point? That would be great)
Brilliant shop and excellent video thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
We have a shop up here in the North called Wilkinsn's HiFi Nelson, a great shop for second hand and new, very friendly staff. Highly recommended! even Taran from A British Audiophile visits.
interesting thanks
Oooh the audiolab 8000C and P. with the TAGMclaren underneath. Lovely.
I'm still using a garrard 401 sme 3009 arm . The arm is fitted with a fluid damper and it sounds absolutely fine with a range of pickup cartridges, including moving coil. Also using old tannoy 609 mk2s . Amazing sound quality.
Some sites say Eltax is French, but some says Denmark.
I really enjoy your videos !
That was very entertaining I always look forward to watching your content And it’s great looking around hi-fi dealers and imagine what you would buy if money was no object but you can get the same buzz just buying new music
Keep up the good work Kevin 🍻
Excellent shop loved it 😁
wow!! Next time i go and see my mate in London I'll be stopping off here. I've had recurring dreams sinnce being a teenager of walking into shops like this and everythings priced at £2. obviously a good dream
you might have nightmare if you go there 😅
@@stereoreviewx lol, I spotted a couple of the price tags. Though i suspect its all very well looked after gear in there
Wonderful place - I used to live very near and had much stuff from them over the years, including the loan of a QUAD amp while mine was fixed/serviced. Well worth a visit if you're in the area
Splendid Kelvin! Were you able to leave the shop without buying something? I couldn't!
THANKS BUD. VERY ENJOYABLE. WE LOVE YA TAKE CARE TILL THE NEXT ONE💯💯👌👍
Blade Runner...have you played the movie soundtrack by Vangelis?...I use it as one of my test albums when evaluating new HiFi kit)...love "Tears in the Rain".
Mary Hopkins and Demis Roussos providing vocals on two tracks.
wow
This video of the "Audio Gold" shop is very good. This video shows mostly the very expensive, used, top of the line high end hi fi stereo equipments. That is very good, but i want to mention here that the other hi fi equipments like Japanese Amplifiers, Receivers etc. which are available here at this shop are not focused and not given the necessary attention.
Thank you!
Beautiful!
A walk down memory lane, you should check out the pinewood museum where they filmed such greats as the "Sweeny" and "Z cars" apparently its on Letsbe Avenue....
😎
Good field trip! Something different!
What a shop. It would be worth a 400 mile round trip just for a look. Leave my credit card at home just for safety sake tho 😛
you can have this video removed via hypnotherapy
I want a set of Cornwall's so bad
Question from an American: how often have you heard people using the word “tannoy” as slang for speakers in general? I watched a film about dub sound system culture in London and this detail was interesting.
Most PA speaker systems in sports grounds or open public spaces are normally referred to by the British as 'The Tannoy' or ' The Tannoy system'.. Just as 'Hoover' is used to describe any make of vacuum cleaner
@@malcolmcann2738 I couldn't have explained it any better, still not sure if it will translate to the American understanding of English though sadly.
@@MustangBoss1973 yes unfortunately it is incomprehensible to me :P
to me tannoy would refer to railway station stuff like that .
I’m online, in the shop. Help…
Hi Kelvin,
I noticed your comment on the bass of the stereo 30.
In my garden room I have a stereo 30 (not the plus) paired with some cell estion county c and I don’t know if it’s the amp or the speakers but the depth of the bass literally paints pink Floyd in the room with me(bit cramped).
Never experienced sonics like it.
Thinking of moving it all to the living room instead.
great description
Hifi vintage in Middlesbrough is cool
thanks will check it out
Next trip to London will be to that Mecca…meanwhile, Tannoy = Scotland. Least for a long while…
Founded in London. Moved to Scotland in the seventies. Still made in Scotland, apparently, or at least some of it.
Can I live here? Just a corner, promise I won’t annoy anyone.
you could easily be a huge power amp
Hifi heaven 🎉
Love to go there day.
There's no way you came out of that shop empty handed!
We have a great vintage shop in Surrey, B.C.: Innovative audio
you know there is another planet in this universe called England where there is a Surrey country.
I'm guessing the English copied the name from Canada when the indigenous North American population flew over the pond in search for new land and to spread the word of god?!?
nowhere like this shop where i live, only the odd junk shop selling Bose speakers and scratched copies of Sgt Pepper - next time i'm in London i will have a listen (-:
a dangerous place to visit for my financial stability
Ha!, ha!, ha!....😊
Thanks, Kelvin. All, or mostly made before the age of measurements!
yes where's the progress😅
No Scan dyna A25 or A30 to be seen. I still use my A25's with its 10 inch base and 4 inch tweeter. They were on loan for years to friends of mine, and about 4 years back they returned. I did prefer the A30's (tweeter, mid and base), they were an all rounder for any type of music.
I refurbished them and the wood has come up as new after being nourished. They had not been touched with any form of wax in many a year. The cloth was changed from the gray and now has black open cloth. The long gray cable needs to be changed to posts on the back, when I get round to it with a wood baffle over the back of the post holders.
nice speakers for sure
Please do another - maybe an hour long :)
yes I know here is too much
Amazing. I would spend hours in this shop, but not spend much moneywise.😊😊.
I am off topic but: Could you create at show and tell about PHASE? I am a longtime audio enthusiast. Lately I keep hearing people talk about phase. I have always understood that it simply meant keeping the red and black speaker wires attached to their corresponding red and black connectors.
Can you provide more detail if it is relevant?
Thank you.
sure interesting thanks
That Seas plastic dome tweeter in the Mission 770s did have some issues. It was chosen because it had good power handing, dynamic range and went low enough to use in a two way speaker. But it had some resonances and small peaks in the mid/lower treble lending an explicit quality and a forwardness to female vocals that some users liked while other users like me felt it a bit too fatiguing for extended listening. But tweeter are like that... a matter of preference and taste.
sure I get what your saying thanks
Tannoy started in south London but the factory is now in Scotland
apparently they went to china but the Chinese want there speakers made in uk .
that's what I heard
Magnepan needs a Euro factory 😊
Ali express is cutting out the UK markups in shops. My turntable scales 15.50 gbp.With the Ortofon name in this country 90gbp to 140...They can't compete
Come on Kelvin, tell us! What did you buy?
Would be like open wallet surgery in there 👀😉
My Eltax Phantom surrounds are from Denmark.
2 days to calm down🤣🤣🤣
Oh , yes ,yes yes
If I went in to that shop, I would never come out.....until my wallet is empty
🥰👍❤👍🥰
No Sugden?
yes
Now if only you could play music in high volume in London/UK. Imagine getting those drivers and barely being able to use them to the fullest on account of annoyed/annoying neighbours
what you havnt got a Manor House in Scotland😅
Great shop with overpriced hi fi, unfortunately, don’t go there if you are looking for a bargain, you be warned!
Leben is Japanese!!! Never touch China gear. Had a very highly praised China amp before and it shorted cos it’s got no safety circuit and unfortunately it burnt my speakers
Not so much Japanese gear .
Yes, thats right!
Lol other people watch porn.