Today i'm gonna show you my audio setup!
It consists of a JVC L-A21 turntable (1980), a Marantz SD-52 cassette deck (1991) and a Pioneer A-209R amplifier (1991).
I put this system together in 2023, when I realised that those simple black PVC discs weren’t just music carriers, but true guardians of an era I unfortunately never experienced. I was looking for a turntable with excellent features to get started, and I found it at a flea market: sold by a very kind gentleman who explained everything about how to use it and its history.
Of course, I also needed a good amplifier, and this Pioneer is a truly great machine: powerful, warm sound, with that 80s vibe that’s always a hit.
In 2024, I felt like adding a cassette recorder too. At a trade fair, I came across this beauty: a stunning Marantz dual-tape deck with Revox mechanics. I snapped it up straight away, and it hasn’t given me the slightest problem to this day 🤞
The record playing is an Italian first pressing of Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms: one of my first records and, even today, one of my favourites. Over the last three years, I’ve listened to it countless times.
And that’s it. Do you like my vintage stereo?