Brilliant video Phillip, great memories for those of us who have been into hifi since the mid 80’s. I lusted after a Cyrus 1 as a teenager but was out of my price range…looks like I might have dodged a bullet! Keep the videos coming, loving the channel.
Just watched the Meridian CD video as well, great stuff thank you, Phillip, cool trips down memory lane :0) I had an unreliable 1976 Sansui then a superb 1980's 40w Rotel, great sound with Wharfedales. Why did I swop it for a NAD 3020i? Terrible tinny thing never worked on one channel. My 10 year old Exposure 2010s2 has never let me down. I inherited a 2010S last year, and Exposure fixed a small problem on it for me, no problem at all! I have ended up with an Exposure CD and Neat speakers. Best system I have ever had, used all day, every day and I heartily recommend both companies to anyone who is interested in great British products and great sound. Keep up the good work, All the very best for 2022 :0)
Love the channel , retro gear can still sound great today so keep up the great work. Would love to see a retro review of the Voyd Turntable and also the Pink Triangles
Brilliant video. I've just spent 20 minutes fascinated by a man called Philip sat in front of a radiator talking. I'm also really glad I never bought the Cyrus 1 (I remember it being launched in the magazines and coveted one). Thumbs up for a most unreliable CD players - but also what are the long forgotten gems.
The musical fidelity A100 in 1989 cost around £480-00, had a few problem's over the year's[power transistor went down, selector pot and volume pot replaced but still sounding great and working.
You could fry an egg on the top case of the A1 - it was the heatsink. They ran really hot. The A100 approached nuclear intensity heat, and they'd chew through volume pots. The SQ though. Superb.
Great video thank you Phillip. I have committed before that my original Pink Triangle turntable was very unreliable. Went back to my dealer Moorgate Acoustics about 3 times in its first year of ownership. Cost a fortune back in the day, sounds great when working but I just had enough so replaced it with a See Revolver that still sounds outstanding the best part of 40 years later.
Hi Tony, I had the same issue with my Pink Triangle LITTLE Pink thing. I ditched the ac motor and installed a dc motor and speed controller.. It's now very reliable.. I put up a video of it on my channel. Revolver.. Ahh remember lusting after them. 👍 😁
I still have a A100 which runs very well. I put the mains transformer into a separate box. The heat sink compound application was never done very well, so cleaning and repasting keeps things cool. The input selector can get noisy over time though. Keep doing the vids they are great
Quite right about the Nytech. My CTA 252xdII was a disaster. Always picking up radio frequency interference (this wasn't helped by the C.B craze at the time; you'd get good buddies loud and clear through the phono input) and the volume control wouldn't go to zero; at minimum position it was quite audible. The centre tuning meter used to swing from side to side as if demonically possessed even when playing records. My original sample blew it's main fuse after a month or two and my dealer (Badgertracks at St Annes - they were great) swapped it lock stock and barrel for a new one which, happily, had an improved design including banana sockets instead of the original DIN speaker plugs. I remember when I bought it I wanted to order the wooden cosmetic side panels and the dealer actually refused to sell them to me. "Why not?" I asked. "Because they're crap" he replied!
Working at Auditions mid 1980's and the worst by a mile was Musical Fidelity. Admittedly Class A but the PSU's used to cook off and bang. They normally took out the entire electrics in the demo rooms to the point we had to put in additional cables. Sounded nice but so fragile. We had a big SA470 go once and it blitzed the entire room, marks on the ceiling, white dust from the caps everywhere.
Thanks for a fascinating trip down memory lane. It reminded me of the Cambridge Audio P50 MKI which reportedly had some issues. Fortunately I bought a P50 MKII which never put a foot wrong in my ownership and in its day IMHO sounded probably as good as you could get for sensible money
Absolutely agree. The original Cambridge P series amps looked really cool. Low sleek design in silver or black. I had an original P40 but output transistors packed up. Still have working examples of P50 Mk2 and a P60 with matching T55 tuners. A friend had a P100 which was always cutting out on music transients and he was never able to get it working properly. I have since spoken with an hi repairer who knew Stan Curtis and says that Cambridge Audio quality control was non existent. However, when working correctly these amps can sound very good.
I loved my Cyrus amp. It lasted a good few years before it melted down. It drove my rather tricky AR94 speakers - they drop down to nearly 3 ohms in the bass - very nicely, probably better than any amp I've had since, although the Linn Majik integrated does a pretty good job. Nice reminiscing, enjoyed.
Nice article. I am currently running a pair of Linn Kan Mk1 speakers through a Cyrus 2 amplifier and the sound is superb. Great synergy, but unforgiving of poor recordings.
Thank you Philip that was a nice wander down memory lane , rather glad i bought a Naim Nait mk1 back in 84, and it's as good as new i believe , it's recently had an airing but have not hooked it up to my P6/Ania MC as yet as i've misplaced my old Din adaptor , my only complaint was and still is, not enough inputs and they are Din apart from the MM phono input.
Back in the mid 80’s I was a young airman in the RAF and was based just outside of Huntingdon. In my accommodation there must have been a dozen Cyrus 1s, (no one could afford the 2!) and I wasn’t aware of a problem other than if you shorted out the speakers. There was a local dealer in Huntingdon who mainly sold TVs and washing machines but due to the proximity to Mission they also sold some hifi. I still have my Cyrus 1, early plastic case version from about 1987 and other than a recap a few years back I still enjoy it in my office. One of my other older amps is an Audiolab 8000A which I feel would be worthy of your thoughts……
HI Philip.. Interesting discussion on reliability.. I love my old Musical Fidelity A1,, it has had a new volume pot and selector fitted as well as a full recap.. It hasn't failed at all in all these years.. I also love my 'unreliable' Micromega Stage 3 which has never put a foot wrong either... Thanks John
Had a Nytech for ages, stopped working, got it repaired by a local electronics repair man, remember those...sold it for something sweeter sounding but can't remember what, as it was great with vinyl, but a bit piercing with early ads like the Phillips cd104a (wish I still had that)
I'm one of the guys who bought an original Cyrus One back in 1986 and it is still going strong!! Had it serviced by ARS earlier this year but it still sound phenomenal 35 years later. I must have been one of the lucky ones 😂😂
I've had Two Cyrus 2's and Mission Cyrus 1(a)? - The 1(a)? is cast metal (so doesn't need the amp weight to stop resonances). They sounded exactly the same to me in my system, the Cyrus 2 is higher Watts. The main issue reliability on them is the control knobs. The volume is silverered and tarnishes so it needs a deep clean ever after ~30 years to stop it crackling. It needs removing to do that, so is a technical job. The function knob also comes loose, but I fixed that with a bit of paper.
Haha I must be the most unlucky (and Luckiest) Hifi enthusiast as I have had all three :) . The only one that failed on me was the MF A1. Failed after 3 days supplied brand new by Art Audio in St Albans. The Cyrus was fine when I sold it on via upgraditis. Still have a Cta252XDII which I had serviced at Nytech a couple of years ago, and still sounds blooming marvellous. Great idea though Phil look forward to the others.
And Nytech begat Ion. I had an Obelisk One, brilliant sound for the money, but eventually succumbed to underspecced componentry. Sad. Replaced with an Alchemist Kraken. Lovely, but external power supply died
Hey mate - I'd say that this (and your similar vid on CD players) have been my two favourite videos you've done thus far. I definitely reckon you should do more of these with other components. What about another (somewhat opposite) series on stuff you thought was superb but for whatever reason was never popular and didn't sell at all well?
Faulty equipment returned still under guarantee costs the manufacturer a great deal to repair. In the long run it would have been a lot smarter (and probably more economic ) to make the units very reliable.
During the later 90's I purchased a Cyrus 3 integrated amp and a Cyrus XPA power amp which I still use to this day. The only fault I've ever had is occasionally the selector buttons don't work first time.
Phillip, I have a Mordaunt Short MS A5000 I wonder if you have any experience with them? I can find almost no info about it online, and even MS themselves (a different company now) have no knowledge of it. I did read a comment that they were borderline stable but mine is still immaculate and working OK, and to my ear sounds wonderful. I understand they were designed by the same guy who did the MF A1, Tim de Paravicini? Thanks ..David
I bought a cyrus one that kept blowing fuses from sevenoaks hifi kept replacing the glass fuse but in the end I took it back with no surprising hassle of return and I bought an A&R Cambridge A60
Still got my Cyrus Mk2, Inch Tech Claymore, JPW P1’s, MC2’s and Royce Spectrum turntable with linn Basik &P77 (turntable made in Weelock)…. Did you sell them back in the day ?
I'm kind of late to the party, but my contribution to the list would be the 1990's Nakamichi TA-3A "Stasis" Receiver. Prone to overheating damage and difficult to service.
I remember listening to some Cyrus speakers in the late eighties at a dealer in brum, I think they loosened my fillings they were so bright, truly awful things.
My Audiolab 8000s I bought off you in the late 90's, is still being used and works as it always has (touch wood!) Better than the newer Chinese stuff, but simple amplifiers should be more reliable.
I bought an Audiolab 8000a in 1980 something - for £305 - and I’m ashamed to say it’s been mothballed for the last thirty years and I’m planning to go and get it and fire it up - along with my Rega Planer three, so you have given me some hope that all might be well.
Hi , found my Din adapter so i gave the Nait amp a run with my P6/Ania ..... erm yes i'm pleased and at the same time annoyed , the Nait is very good , suprised me and so i have an amp from 1984 that's somewhat better than the Rega Brio i purchased a few months ago hmm , to describe the difference the way i see it , the Brio very good across the range , the Nait very very good across the range , swapping the Brio for the Nait was like removing a net curtain . I will carry on with the Nait for a month maybe and see how she goes .
I had a Cambridge CD2 with red led display and it sounded great until went weird on me. Got a quote for repair as I think Cambridge had gone bust but was too much. I bought a Pioneer PDS703, I think that was product number. It had a platter draw like an ordinary turntable it was so reliable and better sounding than the Arcam Alpha at the time.
@@oliverbeard7912 My first amp was a NAD320 that was very reliable. I then got an LP12, Naim Nait & Linn Kans. still have the Linn but the Nait (old style before everything went green led)went bad on me and I had it repaired and replaced it with a new Sugden A48B that’s about 25+yrs old. Had the Sugden checked over by them before Covid and cost £120.00 for a service and it keeps going, it’ll probably outlast me! if all you need is an amplifier for music (no surround) get a Sugden! They’re not cheap but mine cost around £700 after trade-in, add the service and that’s £820 over 25yrs that works out £32.80 per year to own. A Sugden A21SE is £3,145.00 over 25yrs is £125.80 per year. I suppose being very long winded in saying a Sugden is for life and your music will thank you for it.
@@christopherfox735 Sounds like you've had quite a journey,as with many audiophil's ☺. I used to work in the industry,selling various items from Naim,Cyrus etc and still pop into the odd show,Covid permitting. I fell out of love when there became a seismic shift towards surround sound,lighting and multi room lifestyle products. Sugden have good history and are a solid brand from what I've heard about them.I use my system every day more or less,and it's a one that I feel embodies more of what HiFi used to focus on before new trends took hold.
Depends what you sold in those days yes the British invasion lots of new companies started up some are still going my friends businesses I was associated with still stuck mainly to Japanese brands like cars had much better build quality higher rated margin parts so less over heating burning outs and dry joints etc I did have one of those Nytech tuner amps that looked like a calculator sounded great good luck repairing those !
Did you really mean the Nytech CA252? It didn’t have time controls and was pretty simple inside. I suspect you meant the Nytech CTA252 that has a tuner, tone controls and meters. I bet that one was the complicated one your are thinking of. I’ve got 2 CA252s and a CPA602 power amp and found them to be reliable over nearly 40 years
I pictured both, but did make it clear there were the two versions.... my memory of the CA was that it was really difficult to get into... I had a CA252 a couple of years ago...
Like I said though, there are lots of them out there that have been fine... they are great amps.. was lucky enough to hear a full active Nytech / ARC system not long ago
Brilliant video Phillip, great memories for those of us who have been into hifi since the mid 80’s. I lusted after a Cyrus 1 as a teenager but was out of my price range…looks like I might have dodged a bullet! Keep the videos coming, loving the channel.
Just watched the Meridian CD video as well, great stuff thank you, Phillip, cool trips down memory lane :0) I had an unreliable 1976 Sansui then a superb 1980's 40w Rotel, great sound with Wharfedales. Why did I swop it for a NAD 3020i? Terrible tinny thing never worked on one channel. My 10 year old Exposure 2010s2 has never let me down. I inherited a 2010S last year, and Exposure fixed a small problem on it for me, no problem at all! I have ended up with an Exposure CD and Neat speakers. Best system I have ever had, used all day, every day and I heartily recommend both companies to anyone who is interested in great British products and great sound. Keep up the good work, All the very best for 2022 :0)
Love the channel , retro gear can still sound great today so keep up the great work. Would love to see a retro review of the Voyd Turntable and also the Pink Triangles
Brilliant video. I've just spent 20 minutes fascinated by a man called Philip sat in front of a radiator talking. I'm also really glad I never bought the Cyrus 1 (I remember it being launched in the magazines and coveted one). Thumbs up for a most unreliable CD players - but also what are the long forgotten gems.
You just made me choke on my tea... made me laugh, lovely comment, thank you
The musical fidelity A100 in 1989 cost around £480-00, had a few problem's over the year's[power transistor went down, selector pot and volume pot replaced but still sounding great and working.
You could fry an egg on the top case of the A1 - it was the heatsink. They ran really hot. The A100 approached nuclear intensity heat, and they'd chew through volume pots. The SQ though. Superb.
Really interesting to learn about your working experiences and looking forward to hearing more from you Stereo Phil
Great video thank you Phillip. I have committed before that my original Pink Triangle turntable was very unreliable. Went back to my dealer Moorgate Acoustics about 3 times in its first year of ownership. Cost a fortune back in the day, sounds great when working but I just had enough so replaced it with a See Revolver that still sounds outstanding the best part of 40 years later.
Hi Tony, I had the same issue with my Pink Triangle LITTLE Pink thing. I ditched the ac motor and installed a dc motor and speed controller.. It's now very reliable.. I put up a video of it on my channel. Revolver.. Ahh remember lusting after them. 👍 😁
My Pink Export has numerous power supply issues, the bearing failed and the suspension fell apart whilst playing a record :-) I loved it despite that
I still have a A100 which runs very well. I put the mains transformer into a separate box. The heat sink compound application was never done very well, so cleaning and repasting keeps things cool. The input selector can get noisy over time though.
Keep doing the vids they are great
Fascinating...just subscribed, Philip...very interesting to listen to and you are local to me👍 Thank you.
Quite right about the Nytech. My CTA 252xdII was a disaster. Always picking up radio frequency interference (this wasn't helped by the C.B craze at the time; you'd get good buddies loud and clear through the phono input) and the volume control wouldn't go to zero; at minimum position it was quite audible. The centre tuning meter used to swing from side to side as if demonically possessed even when playing records. My original sample blew it's main fuse after a month or two and my dealer (Badgertracks at St Annes - they were great) swapped it lock stock and barrel for a new one which, happily, had an improved design including banana sockets instead of the original DIN speaker plugs. I remember when I bought it I wanted to order the wooden cosmetic side panels and the dealer actually refused to sell them to me. "Why not?" I asked. "Because they're crap" he replied!
Working at Auditions mid 1980's and the worst by a mile was Musical Fidelity. Admittedly Class A but the PSU's used to cook off and bang. They normally took out the entire electrics in the demo rooms to the point we had to put in additional cables. Sounded nice but so fragile. We had a big SA470 go once and it blitzed the entire room, marks on the ceiling, white dust from the caps everywhere.
Thanks for a fascinating trip down memory lane. It reminded me of the Cambridge Audio P50 MKI which reportedly had some issues. Fortunately I bought a P50 MKII which never put a foot wrong in my ownership and in its day IMHO sounded probably as good as you could get for sensible money
Absolutely agree. The original Cambridge P series amps looked really cool. Low sleek design in silver or black. I had an original P40 but output transistors packed up. Still have working examples of P50 Mk2 and a P60 with matching T55 tuners. A friend had a P100 which was always cutting out on music transients and he was never able to get it working properly. I have since spoken with an hi repairer who knew Stan Curtis and says that Cambridge Audio quality control was non existent. However, when working correctly these amps can sound very good.
I loved my Cyrus amp. It lasted a good few years before it melted down. It drove my rather tricky AR94 speakers - they drop down to nearly 3 ohms in the bass - very nicely, probably better than any amp I've had since, although the Linn Majik integrated does a pretty good job.
Nice reminiscing, enjoyed.
I have an A1 and love it, recently serviced. I keep a small fan on it when using.
Nice article. I am currently running a pair of Linn Kan Mk1 speakers through a Cyrus 2 amplifier and the sound is superb. Great synergy, but unforgiving of poor recordings.
Thank you Philip that was a nice wander down memory lane , rather glad i bought a Naim Nait mk1 back in 84,
and it's as good as new i believe , it's recently had an airing but have not hooked it up to my P6/Ania MC as yet
as i've misplaced my old Din adaptor , my only complaint was and still is, not enough inputs and they are Din
apart from the MM phono input.
Back in the mid 80’s I was a young airman in the RAF and was based just outside of Huntingdon. In my accommodation there must have been a dozen Cyrus 1s, (no one could afford the 2!) and I wasn’t aware of a problem other than if you shorted out the speakers. There was a local dealer in Huntingdon who mainly sold TVs and washing machines but due to the proximity to Mission they also sold some hifi. I still have my Cyrus 1, early plastic case version from about 1987 and other than a recap a few years back I still enjoy it in my office. One of my other older amps is an Audiolab 8000A which I feel would be worthy of your thoughts……
HI Philip.. Interesting discussion on reliability.. I love my old Musical Fidelity A1,, it has had a new volume pot and selector fitted as well as a full recap.. It hasn't failed at all in all these years.. I also love my 'unreliable' Micromega Stage 3 which has never put a foot wrong either... Thanks John
If I do a CD video, Micromega was on the list.. great player.. but
Had a Nytech for ages, stopped working, got it repaired by a local electronics repair man, remember those...sold it for something sweeter sounding but can't remember what, as it was great with vinyl, but a bit piercing with early ads like the Phillips cd104a (wish I still had that)
I'm one of the guys who bought an original Cyrus One back in 1986 and it is still going strong!! Had it serviced by ARS earlier this year but it still sound phenomenal 35 years later. I must have been one of the lucky ones 😂😂
Such a good amp
I've had Two Cyrus 2's and Mission Cyrus 1(a)? - The 1(a)? is cast metal (so doesn't need the amp weight to stop resonances). They sounded exactly the same to me in my system, the Cyrus 2 is higher Watts.
The main issue reliability on them is the control knobs. The volume is silverered and tarnishes so it needs a deep clean ever after ~30 years to stop it crackling. It needs removing to do that, so is a technical job.
The function knob also comes loose, but I fixed that with a bit of paper.
Very interesting….never had a problem with any of my systems I owned; other than giving up the ghost with over use and age….thanks for this video….👍
Haha I must be the most unlucky (and Luckiest) Hifi enthusiast as I have had all three :) . The only one that failed on me was the MF A1. Failed after 3 days supplied brand new by Art Audio in St Albans. The Cyrus was fine when I sold it on via upgraditis. Still have a Cta252XDII which I had serviced at Nytech a couple of years ago, and still sounds blooming marvellous. Great idea though Phil look forward to the others.
I bought my amp on one of your Videos due to ill health I can’t get out much thanks it’s. Brilliant keep up the good work
Loved the 70s, 80s hifi separates, with all the knobs and buttons and the needle gauges.
Yes, Nytech 252. I had one of those. I can vouch for the unreliable aspect. I was glad to see the back of it. Crimson amps were also very unreliable.
And Nytech begat Ion. I had an Obelisk One, brilliant sound for the money, but eventually succumbed to underspecced componentry. Sad. Replaced with an Alchemist Kraken. Lovely, but external power supply died
Hey mate - I'd say that this (and your similar vid on CD players) have been my two favourite videos you've done thus far. I definitely reckon you should do more of these with other components. What about another (somewhat opposite) series on stuff you thought was superb but for whatever reason was never popular and didn't sell at all well?
Very interesting. I have had a lot of hifi gear since the seventies. Luckily never had any trouble with any gear.
Faulty equipment returned still under guarantee costs the manufacturer a great deal to
repair. In the long run it would have been a lot smarter (and probably more economic ) to
make the units very reliable.
During the later 90's I purchased a Cyrus 3 integrated amp and a Cyrus XPA power amp which I still use to this day. The only fault I've ever had is occasionally the selector buttons don't work first time.
The later stuff was much more reliable
Phillip, I have a Mordaunt Short MS A5000 I wonder if you have any experience with them?
I can find almost no info about it online, and even MS themselves (a different company now) have no knowledge of it. I did read a comment that they were borderline stable but mine is still immaculate and working OK, and to my ear sounds wonderful. I understand they were designed by the same guy who did the MF A1, Tim de Paravicini?
Thanks ..David
I bought a cyrus one that kept blowing fuses from sevenoaks hifi kept replacing the glass fuse but in the end I took it back with no surprising hassle of return and I bought an A&R Cambridge A60
Excellent, excellent, excellent video
Still got my Cyrus Mk2, Inch Tech Claymore, JPW P1’s, MC2’s and Royce Spectrum turntable with linn Basik &P77 (turntable made in Weelock)…. Did you sell them back in the day ?
Wow, yes sold all those in the past... I intend to do a ‘Retro’ review of the claymore at some point :-)
Is that Wheelock in Cheshire? I didn’t know that
I had an A1 MK2 - fantastic sound with sensitive speakers !!
I'm kind of late to the party, but my contribution to the list would be the 1990's Nakamichi TA-3A "Stasis" Receiver. Prone to overheating damage and difficult to service.
Started off with a cyrus one brilliant amp then a nad 370 bought new still used on a daily basis great amp never touched
Kef coda 7. Used to fall apart
Turn on your class A amps for heating
I remember listening to some Cyrus speakers in the late eighties at a dealer in brum, I think they loosened my fillings they were so bright, truly awful things.
My old Audiolab 8000A is still going strong, before that had a Cyrus 2
hi i may have been one of the lucky ones i had a cyrus 1 plastic body with the backlit logo had it 26yrs and managed to sell it on at a profit.
My Audiolab 8000s I bought off you in the late 90's, is still being used and works as it always has (touch wood!) Better than the newer Chinese stuff, but simple amplifiers should be more reliable.
I bought an Audiolab 8000a in 1980 something - for £305 - and I’m ashamed to say it’s been mothballed for the last thirty years and I’m planning to go and get it and fire it up - along with my Rega Planer three, so you have given me some hope that all might be well.
Haha I had a Nytek, Cyrus one, Audiolab 8000A, Pathos Logos, All had issues. Using a Vincent SV237mk now, so far so good.
Hi , found my Din adapter so i gave the Nait amp a run with my P6/Ania ..... erm yes i'm pleased and at the same time
annoyed , the Nait is very good , suprised me and so i have an amp from 1984 that's somewhat better than the Rega Brio
i purchased a few months ago hmm , to describe the difference the way i see it , the Brio very good across the range ,
the Nait very very good across the range , swapping the Brio for the Nait was like removing a net curtain .
I will carry on with the Nait for a month maybe and see how she goes .
It takes years to get a reputation for reliability.
It takes minutes to get a bad reputation
I had a Cambridge CD2 with red led display and it sounded great until went weird on me. Got a quote for repair as I think Cambridge had gone bust but was too much. I bought a Pioneer PDS703, I think that was product number. It had a platter draw like an ordinary turntable it was so reliable and better sounding than the Arcam Alpha at the time.
CD2 is also on the CD video... excellent player, but really flakey
I remember having to replace a few components in their mute circuit many years ago.
@@oliverbeard7912 My first amp was a NAD320 that was very reliable. I then got an LP12, Naim Nait & Linn Kans. still have the Linn but the Nait (old style before everything went green led)went bad on me and I had it repaired and replaced it with a new Sugden A48B that’s about 25+yrs old. Had the Sugden checked over by them before Covid and cost £120.00 for a service and it keeps going, it’ll probably outlast me! if all you need is an amplifier for music (no surround) get a Sugden! They’re not cheap but mine cost around £700 after trade-in, add the service and that’s £820 over 25yrs that works out £32.80 per year to own. A Sugden A21SE is £3,145.00 over 25yrs is £125.80 per year. I suppose being very long winded in saying a Sugden is for life and your music will thank you for it.
@@christopherfox735 Sounds like you've had quite a journey,as with many audiophil's ☺. I used to work in the industry,selling various items from Naim,Cyrus etc and still pop into the odd show,Covid permitting. I fell out of love when there became a seismic shift towards surround sound,lighting and multi room lifestyle products. Sugden have good history and are a solid brand from what I've heard about them.I use my system every day more or less,and it's a one that I feel embodies more of what HiFi used to focus on before new trends took hold.
@@oliverbeard7912 Yes, indeed. If you use your system every day then that’s always a good sign.
My Cyrus One lasted for about 30 years, I must have dropped lucky there
Thank you for saying early exposure electronics where very good
Nice one Phillip
Musical fidelity A1
Anything by pink triangle.
I love my A1, Pink lpt and Micromega stage 3..👍
Depends what you sold in those days yes the British invasion lots of new companies started up some are still going my friends businesses
I was associated with still stuck mainly to Japanese brands like cars had much better build quality higher rated margin parts so less over heating burning outs and dry joints etc I did have one of those Nytech tuner amps that looked like a calculator sounded great good luck repairing those !
Did you really mean the Nytech CA252? It didn’t have time controls and was pretty simple inside. I suspect you meant the Nytech CTA252 that has a tuner, tone controls and meters. I bet that one was the complicated one your are thinking of. I’ve got 2 CA252s and a CPA602 power amp and found them to be reliable over nearly 40 years
I pictured both, but did make it clear there were the two versions.... my memory of the CA was that it was really difficult to get into... I had a CA252 a couple of years ago...
Like I said though, there are lots of them out there that have been fine... they are great amps.. was lucky enough to hear a full active Nytech / ARC system not long ago
My Pathos inpol 2 £5,000 worth of amplifier been repaired that many times I've just given up now as it's waiting for another repair
Not always just the good sounding and cheap amps... Audio Research had as phase of being dire
Switch all you valve amps on….
Nytech