keskiviikko 25. lokakuuta 2017 22.04.47 UTC+3 Adrian Caspersz kirjoitti:

I was leafing through an old 1980 copy of Hifi News and Record Review,
marvelling at the amount of constructional projects in that mag. Wow and
tears that that general interest doesn't exist anymore.

I can remember that in the early 1960's (before the Japanese invasion of UK domestic audio) that there were dozens of British manufacturers offering audio products, amplifiers, speakers, turntables, tape recorders etc, ready built, of as kits. The earliest Hi Fi Year Book I have is from 1965 (price 15/-)

The section on “Constructional kits” has eight pages of products from firms such as Hart Electronics, Heathkit Ltd, Henry's Radio, Martin Electronics, Shirley Laboratories (UK) Sinclair, Stern-Clyne etc etc.

There was also a wonderful choice of British built tape recorders. From EMI, Ampex (Great Britain), Brenell Engineering, Clarke and Smith, Ferrograph, Vortexion, Leevers-Rich, Fi-Cord, Q Cord (Braddock) , Baird, BRC (British Radio Corporation), Bush, Contronics, Elizabethan, KGM, Marconi, Reps Ltd, Stereosound Ltd. Ultra Electronics, etc etc

There were amplifier from, Radford, Leak, Quad, Shirley Laboratories, Armstrong, Rogers, Kerr McCosh, Lowther etc etc.

Most towns in the UK had radio repair and component shops, where one could buy a bag of resistors and caps for the next project. Henry's Radio in Tottenham Court Road, London, used to gave customers who spent more than ten shillings on components, a complimentary booklet of design projects.

Halcyon days :-)

Iain