everything hi-fi Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:35:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/quad-303-amp-33-preamp/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/quad-303-amp-33-preamp/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/quad-303-amp-33-preamp/
The Quad 303 and 33 are two of the best British vintage audio components from before you were born. How do they sound decades later? ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/quad-303-amp-33-preamp/feed/ 15 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/fisher-400-tube-stereo-receiver/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/fisher-400-tube-stereo-receiver/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/fisher-400-tube-stereo-receiver/
The Fisher 400 tube receiver may not be the easiest vintage amplifier to find, but it is well worth the effort to have it restored. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/fisher-400-tube-stereo-receiver/feed/ 36 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/q-acoustics-5020/ https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/q-acoustics-5020/#comments Mon, 08 May 2023 08:13:27 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/q-acoustics-5020/
Get the amplifier right with the Q Acoustics 5020 Loudspeakers and you will not want to upgrade anytime soon. Superb build and sound quality from a brand that is starting to dominate the affordable loudspeaker category. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/q-acoustics-5020/feed/ 7 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/ohm-acoustics-loudspeakers/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/ohm-acoustics-loudspeakers/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/ohm-acoustics-loudspeakers/
Brooklyn-based Ohm Acoustics have been manufacturing loudspeakers for almost 48 years. A deep dive by the Budget Audiophiler. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/ohm-acoustics-loudspeakers/feed/ 10 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/favorite-affordable-vintage-loudspeakers/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/favorite-affordable-vintage-loudspeakers/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/favorite-affordable-vintage-loudspeakers/
Affordable vintage loudspeakers come in many shapes and sizes. Not all of them are worth the hunt but these hidden gems are worth the effort. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/favorite-affordable-vintage-loudspeakers/feed/ 31 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/the-show-2022-ojas/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/the-show-2022-ojas/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:21:01 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/the-show-2022-ojas/
The OJAS Shelf Horn Mod Kit package is not inexpensive at $5,500 plus stands but driven by the Audio Hungary A50i Integrated Amplifier was quite the performance. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/the-show-2022-ojas/feed/ 2 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/how-to-hunt-buy-vintage-audio/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/how-to-hunt-buy-vintage-audio/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/how-to-hunt-buy-vintage-audio/
Hunting for used or vintage audio? Let me make it easier for you. And less expensive.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/how-to-hunt-buy-vintage-audio/feed/ 3 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/advent-model-300-rca-tube-amp/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/advent-model-300-rca-tube-amp/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/advent-model-300-rca-tube-amp/
Most people don't know Advent made a stereo receiver, let alone that it was designed by one of the most respected sound engineers of our time.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/advent-model-300-rca-tube-amp/feed/ 6 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/vintage-speaker-sorting-101/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/vintage-speaker-sorting-101/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/vintage-speaker-sorting-101/
This week we’re going to focus on inexpensive vintage speaker projects someone at any skill level can work on and end up with a solid sounding pair of loudspeakers. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/vintage-speaker-sorting-101/feed/ 0 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/realistic-vintage-audio/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/realistic-vintage-audio/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/realistic-vintage-audio/
These 4 vintage hi-fi components from RadioShack's long-retired Realistic brand might be in your budget audio future. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/realistic-vintage-audio/feed/ 25