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RICHARDMEADEN

AFEW WEEKS AGO, I DECIDED I WAS GOING to buy some old hi-fi equipment. Not just any old stuff, either, but specifically some Technics separates made and sold in the late 1980s. Big, beautiful, monolithic slabs of proudly Japanese electronic excellence.

I should say at this stage that I am not (yet, at least) a beardy hi-fi buff. If you’re expecting deep knowledge of the sort that can explain why tri-braid field geometry and reduced inductance are vital qualities to look for in guru and fellow alumni David Vivian is most definitely your man.

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