{"id":16849,"date":"2016-01-16T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2016-01-16T13:19:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T17:19:02","slug":"ebay-find-acoustical-manufacturing-of-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/ebay-find-acoustical-manufacturing-of-england\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay find: Acoustical Manufacturing of England"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Acoustical<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, David Korchin (K2WNW)<\/a>, who writes:<\/p>\n

I remember when I was a young kid back in Saskatoon, being invited over to a friend’s house to hear his “English stereo.” <\/em><\/p>\n

We both worked at the CFMC-FM radio back then (he did the 10 PM-2AM slot, and I worked overnights). He being a little older, wise, cooler, than me, I jumped at the chance to browse his vinyl collection, read through his punk magazines and generally look to have his coolness rub off on me.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was the first time I heard a Quad stereo system. He had the pre-amp, amp, and FM tuner (I think he might have had a Technics turntable, and a pair of Klipsch speakers). I remember being awestruck by the warm sound and the precise imaging of the system. Tracks that I thought I knew intimately took on new dimension. I wanted that system!\u2014and I still don’t have it.<\/em><\/p>\n

But I’ve noticed a few pieces on eBay, and I wondered if you’ve heard of them, too? <\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/ebay.to\/1n90DYm<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Surprisingly,\u00a0Acoustical made MW and SW tuners, too!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Acoustical<\/p>\n

http:\/\/ebay.to\/1PxLSEP<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s an early FM example:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Acoustical<\/p>\n

http:\/\/ebay.to\/1n915Wz<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And a later one, that I think I saw at his house:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Acoustical<\/p>\n

http:\/\/ebay.to\/1OoIQoJ<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

These are all tube rigs, OM! And if nostalgia carries any weight, they are worth checking in to.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many thanks for the links and trip down memory lane, David!<\/p>\n

Some of you may know that David is my ultimate radio enabler; my savings account nemesis! \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0He about got me this time, too. I almost<\/em> pulled the trigger on that Acoustical Manufacturing Shortwave Tuner<\/a>. It is a beauty indeed! \u00a0Though not tested (and one would assume it could use some new caps), it does look very clean and I bet it performs like a charm.<\/p>\n

Still, I’ll pass this time. I recently dipped heavily into my radio savings so I need to allow a little time for the account to build up again!<\/p>\n

I’m curious if other SWLing Post<\/em> readers are familiar with Acoustical Manufacturing products? Please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin (K2WNW), who writes: I remember when I was a young kid back in Saskatoon, being invited over to a friend’s house to hear his “English stereo.” We both worked at the CFMC-FM radio back then (he did the 10 PM-2AM slot, and I worked overnights). He being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3781,2436,433,3,288,26,43],"tags":[4668,4669,2264,2263,331],"class_list":["post-16849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-longwave","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-radio-history","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-acoustical-manufacturing-of-england","tag-acoustical-tuners","tag-david-korchin","tag-david-korchin-kc2wnw","tag-ebay"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4nL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46863,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/hammarlund-hr-10-david-seeking-advice-about-weather-frequency-adjustment\/","url_meta":{"origin":16849,"position":0},"title":"Hammarlund HR-10: David seeking advice about weather frequency adjustment","author":"Thomas","date":"December 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin, who needs a little advice regarding his recently restored Hammarlund HR-10: After doing a heart transplant on my Hammarlund HR-10 Weather Sentry multi band receiver (I found a rough user on eBay and swapped out the chassis into my unspoiled case) the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image0-scaled-e1607599187382.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image0-scaled-e1607599187382.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image0-scaled-e1607599187382.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image0-scaled-e1607599187382.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24834,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/ebay-find-the-braun-t-1000\/","url_meta":{"origin":16849,"position":1},"title":"eBay find: The Braun T-1000","author":"Thomas","date":"March 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin (K2WNW), for sharing a link to this Braun T-1000 on eBay. 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