 Stephen Ansell with the Re-launched 'Audio South Pinky interconnet' We are very proud to announce that we are re-launching a South Coast audio classic.... Back in the 80's and early 90's Mario Binner, owned a Hifi dealership called Audio South. It was a hub for southern audiophiles and was the the calalyst for Steve's passion for hifi, infact, his first wage packet at the age of 17, was handed over in exchange for an Audio Innovations 800 series preamp and an Edison 18 valve power amp... Mario is still a good friend of the Hifi Hangar and is still active in the Audio industy, you would have seen him in the Audio Note Uk room at many a hifi show. Audio South used to sell a Budget interconnect called the 'Pinky' (for obvious reasons.) It was contructed in-house by Allen who worked in the shop, using 1m of quality Pure Sonic Sheilded OFC copper cable and gold plated RCA plugs. These cables sold by the bucket load, as they were the bargain price of £25 and were sold alongside many valve based system incuding Audio Innovations, Audion and Audionote, even today when we buy in vintage south coast valve based systems, the Pinkys are often included. Last month, Mario turned up at the Hangar with a job lot of kit that was found in his attic... in this lot was a still sealed drum of the original pinky cable and sealed bags of the original terminations... It had to be done... we are now constructing the Pinkys again as a Limited run of around 30 cables and at the same price of £25, thirty years later...these will be available soon. 
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21/2/2025 0 Comments Working with Guildford AudioWe are pleased to announce we are now working with the highy respected High-End Dealer Guildford Audio. The Hifi Hangar will be marketing a selection of their used and Part-ex stock via our website. Their demonstation facility is like Munich Hi-End in one room! On my recent visit, I listened to a set of the incredible Wilson Alexx speakers being fed by an impressive stack of DCS electronics, to say the sound was beguiling and engaging is an understatement. Alongside this impressive system, was a plethera of audio exotica, including a pair of studio Reel to Reel machines direct from UB40's studios, numerous SME turntables and Tonearms, alongside equipment from such brands as Esoteric Audio Reseach, Keotsu, Reed, Dan D'Agostino and many other prestigious brands We are very much looking forward to working with Trevor and his team. If you are looking for new High-End Equipment check out Guildford Audio's website Here 
We visited Mare in London at press2vinyl to see how it is done. Really fascinating. See how a vinyl record is cut using a converted Technics 1210 turntable fitted with cutting laithe. https://www.press2vinyl.co.uk https://www.hifihangar.co.uk Now and then something really special comes through the doors here at the Hangar, this Pioneer RT-707 was in immaculate condition for its age. A bit of a break from the normal product spotlight videos, this one is an informal chat with Michael Fountain, son of Tannoy Founder Guy Fountain. He tackles Tannoy's place in the military, public places and of course, studio and home applications. It's a great insight in to Michael's life, including being the Grandson of AC cars co-founder John Portwine, his successful business of importing perfumes along with many other interesting topics. This pair were nice to have in, fully working and great sounding Quad ii with Accoustical badged Quad QCII mono pre. Only minor marks, which is amazing considering they are nearly 70 years old, with assumed original valve line-up. Superb examples, one for the collector. The paper work inlcuded a 50's brochure, schematics for the II, and 22, we are aware that the pre isn't a 22, but these are the papers that came with it, so he may well of purchased another pre/power at a later date, hence why he has these slightly later manuals/papers. 11/1/2021 0 Comments Quarter earth cycling challenge Our good friend Ted Gomm, Audiophile of the highest level... and cycling machine (i went on a ride with him once, and nearly ended up in A&E) is taking on a massive cycling challenge this year by cycling 4500 miles in 2021 for Pancreatic Cancer Action... That's over 12 miles a DAY for a YEAR!!! Please help him by donating to his Just Giving page, the link is above. Ted has always been very supporting of the Hifi Hangar, being there right from the start, also attending every Build Along with Bob evening... Ted can often be found helping Bob out in the workshop, a true gentleman. go for it Ted!!!!!
So when we heard that the Design Centre in London was putting an exhibition of Standly Kubrick's work and that the Transcriptors Reference turntable that was featured in 'A Clockwork Orange' was to be on display, we just had to set off to London and check it out! It's a great exhibition, we recommend it to everyone who has the slightest interest in film or design, it's a must see. The first thing you see when you walk in to the entrance of the building is one of only 3 Adam's Probe 16 sports cars ever made (or the Durango 95, as it was referred to in the film.) This car is a show stopper and a truly beautiful machine.  Adam's Probe 16, known as the Durnago 95, in 'A Clockwork Orange' The first room contains all manner of items that Kurick used, such as clapper boards, various original scrips, hand written directing notes and his personal Steenbeck 6 plate 35 MM editing station. Then the exhibition show cases each of his films, starting at his early works, such as Dr Stranglove, The Killing and Lolita, then on to Sparticus & Full Metal Jacket, which showed large projections of noted scenes.  A Clockwork Orange has quite a large area dedicated to it, with many of the iconic works, including the large 'Rocking Cock' designed by Herman Makkink, the Milk bar manikins and of course the already mentioned Transcriptor's Hydraulic Reference turntable. The memorable scene when a pair of huge speakers and a Transcriptor based system in wheeled up to Alex's Hospital bed, is shown in an adjacent room.
 Conceptual drawing of Alex's room, featuring a Transcriptors reference based system. The 'Eyes wide shut' section features a number of the original masks used in the film, and also Tom Cruise's costume, which reminds you how small he is! One oddly chilling exhibit, was the little girl's dresses and the apollo 11 jumper from 'the Shining' (Cue the conspiracy theorists!) also the model of the maze used in the film. 2001 was also very well represented, with many original models and props used in the film, including the Star Child, one of the gorilla suits, and of course, HAL Go along, you will love it!! Open until the 17th of september 2019, The Design Centre, London - Only £16 entry
21/5/2019 0 Comments Fun with NAIM DBL SPEAKERSRecently, we had a pair of the truly monstrous NAIM DBL speakers in. They came with the SNAXO crossover, but were in need of some TLC. The drivers, which were ATC units, needed a re-foam and the cabinets needed a little effort, to bring them back to their former glory. So we set about filling the spike holes in the bottom of the cabs with car body filler, while we waited for the correct foams to arrive from America. 
Here are a few of the items we have had in over the last week. It's been a week for interesting valve gear, including a number of high-end valve preamps.
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