CUSTOMER HIFI SYSTEMS
This page is to showcase some of our friends and clients hifi systems that we have helped put together.
Ranging from budget to the high-end, the systems shown, will give an idea and taste of the joy of putting a quality hifi together at a variety of price points.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this page. If anyone would like to contribute a system please email us with some details and photos to [email protected] , even if you have only bought one component from us we would still like to see your system.
Ranging from budget to the high-end, the systems shown, will give an idea and taste of the joy of putting a quality hifi together at a variety of price points.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this page. If anyone would like to contribute a system please email us with some details and photos to [email protected] , even if you have only bought one component from us we would still like to see your system.
Dai's retro 70's set up
John's Lounge
Pete's listening room
Gavin's Games Room Set up
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Sophie's Bedroom Set-up
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John's Office Setup
- Spendor BC1 Spendor BC1 (s/n 908/9 with late BC1 grey ferrite magnet bass drivers and port tube tuning)
- Hifi Hangar passive pre
- Wad K5881 valve amp
- TEAC VRDS10se(s/n 908/9 with late BC1 grey ferrite magnet bass drivers and port tube tuning), Hifi Hangar passive pre, Wad amp, and a TEAC VRDS10se
- Hifi Hangar passive pre
- Wad K5881 valve amp
- TEAC VRDS10se(s/n 908/9 with late BC1 grey ferrite magnet bass drivers and port tube tuning), Hifi Hangar passive pre, Wad amp, and a TEAC VRDS10se
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Alex's Bedroom Set Up
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Alex spent some time with us here at the Hangar to get the sound and look he really wanted. A great bedroom set up consisting of:- - Tannoy Mercury M2 speakers, grey 'birds eye effect' fronts - Thorens TD166BC with RB250 tonearm and A& R Cambridge P77 cartridge. - Project phono box - Denon PMA-100M amplifier |
Steve from Bordon, Hampshire
Steve from the local building merchants opposite us who provided us with the building materials to build our new shop, popped into see the result and fell in love with this vintage system.
Now proudly displayed in his house, we think it looks and sounds great :-
Sytsem consists of :-
- JVC receiver
- Goodmans Acromat Beta speakers
- AR EB101 turntable
- A pair of Atacama stands
- Apollo wood and smoked glass hifi rack
Steve Dommett - Prestanyn, Wales
Main HiFi- When you open the wood burner door, it reveals the main gear. It fools everybody as they are convinced it was a real fireplace. It actually slides away from the wall, so I can get to all the cables & plugs etc. it even boasts USB & AV inputs + Wireless keyboard & LAN.
1-CREEK EVOLUTION 5350 AMP (bought from your good selves & it sounds fantastic)
2-SHUTTLE PC running Linux AUDIOLAB M-DAC (which everything goes through)
3-OPPO 103 universal player (great with FLAC files, also plays SACD & DVD-AUDIO)
4-PRIMARE V25 CD/DVD (bought from you guys) It sounds fantastic through the M-DAC
5-ALPHASON ORTHEOUS SPEAKERS (The best speakers in the world despite what steve says)
6-The speaker stands for the Alphason's I made myself & weigh around 50 kilo each
Cables used- Atlass Hyper2 speaker cable, Ecosse Nu Diva analogue interconnect
Ecosse the producer digital coax, Black rhodium rhythm digital coax
TCI Coral digital optic, QED Reference digital optic, Supra USB
I also have 2 other systems, My wife Christine has Roksan Kandy mk 3 AMP & CD player
While in my music room, NAD C326BEE AMP, NAD T-587 CD/DVD & CA DAC MAGIC
Cheers, Thanks a lot for the Creek & Primare (marriage made in heaven)
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'Triode' Ted Gomm - Hampshire, UK
Here we have Ted's Main system, Comprising of :
Eminent Technology LFT8b speakers
Musical Fidelity 3.2 CD Player
845 Valve mono Valve amps and preamp
Michell Gyrodec Turntable with SME V and Audio Technica OC9 Cartridge.
He also has two other systems in the house too, including:-
B&W DM6 and Snell Type E speakers
Audio Innovations 500 series Integrated Valve amp.
Apollon Audio Valve amp
Garrard 401/SME 3009/V15
Ted is an old friend of ours and of the shop, he is a regular Character here at the Hangar and is a wealth of Knowledge, especially on valves!!... He also helped design our Retro room, as he is a self confessed 60's hippie!
Eminent Technology LFT8b speakers
Musical Fidelity 3.2 CD Player
845 Valve mono Valve amps and preamp
Michell Gyrodec Turntable with SME V and Audio Technica OC9 Cartridge.
He also has two other systems in the house too, including:-
B&W DM6 and Snell Type E speakers
Audio Innovations 500 series Integrated Valve amp.
Apollon Audio Valve amp
Garrard 401/SME 3009/V15
Ted is an old friend of ours and of the shop, he is a regular Character here at the Hangar and is a wealth of Knowledge, especially on valves!!... He also helped design our Retro room, as he is a self confessed 60's hippie!
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Steve & Sarah's Home System
Well, here is what the Hangar's owners, Steve & Sarah run at home...
Steve's beloved Snell E's on AudioNote stands (no, they are not for sale!!)
A pair of Mullard 520 1950's Valve monoblock amplifiers, restored by Mike Pointer
Hifi Hangar PSA-01 Prototype Passive preamp.
Whatever Turntable is knocking about at the time... in this case, John Ryland's 40Kilo concrete and steel Prototype.
Pioneer PD-30 SACD Player (not pictured)
Records are kept in the designer trunks next the system, available from TK Max and The Range!
Cables are laid under the concrete and up through the wall into banana sockets behind the rack and speakers.
So no visible cables, allowing the system to be housed under the stairs, at the opposite end of the room from the speakers.
the idea was to integrate a largish system into a lounge without making it the main focus, living room and hifi in perfect harmony!
Steve's beloved Snell E's on AudioNote stands (no, they are not for sale!!)
A pair of Mullard 520 1950's Valve monoblock amplifiers, restored by Mike Pointer
Hifi Hangar PSA-01 Prototype Passive preamp.
Whatever Turntable is knocking about at the time... in this case, John Ryland's 40Kilo concrete and steel Prototype.
Pioneer PD-30 SACD Player (not pictured)
Records are kept in the designer trunks next the system, available from TK Max and The Range!
Cables are laid under the concrete and up through the wall into banana sockets behind the rack and speakers.
So no visible cables, allowing the system to be housed under the stairs, at the opposite end of the room from the speakers.
the idea was to integrate a largish system into a lounge without making it the main focus, living room and hifi in perfect harmony!
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Mike the Bike - Spain
This system belongs to our good friend and customer Mike 'the Bike'
Mike is Italian, and works for super-car firm Mclaren in Working Surrey, this in one of his systems in his house in Spain.
The Transcriptors Reference and Meridian Gear came from us, he has been a long term customer of ours, and he was our first customer in our first shop, and even bought from us when we ran our business from our house!!
We currently have four Mclaren engineers that buy regularly from us!!
Mike is Italian, and works for super-car firm Mclaren in Working Surrey, this in one of his systems in his house in Spain.
The Transcriptors Reference and Meridian Gear came from us, he has been a long term customer of ours, and he was our first customer in our first shop, and even bought from us when we ran our business from our house!!
We currently have four Mclaren engineers that buy regularly from us!!
Julia K
Julia is one our personal friends who has known us way before we were in the hifi game...
She is a professional singer/songwriter and has been after a system for a long time.
She settled for a pair of Elvin Transmission line speakers, a Velleman EL34 Valve amp,
Technics CD player and a Goldring GR1 turntable.
Now she can hear her recording as she intended!
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Ian Flood's System
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"Here is a photo of my equipment:-
Starting top left Akai tape deck from HiFi Hangar, 2 Linn LP12"s with Mose power supplies, Roksan Nima arms, both with Ortofon cartridges, one 2M black, one Rondo Bronze. Next shelf down Cyrus 8vs2 Integrated amp, 2 Power 8 amps, Cyrus CD player. Next shelf down Sansui streamer, Attenuator from HiFi Hangar, Graham Slee Jazz Club phono amp and Project Phono Box RS, Sony MD recorder and a Pioneer CD recorder. The speakers are Dali Ikon 6" |
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Alex's System
Here's a shot of one of Alex's system.
Quad 34 preamp, 405 power amp & FM4 and Harbeth NRG4 bought from from us.
He was lucky to have been given the Systemdek IIX Turntable by a relative.
He is 20 years old, and has got firmly into vinyl.. not a ipod or cd player in sight!!.. WONDERFUL!
Quad 34 preamp, 405 power amp & FM4 and Harbeth NRG4 bought from from us.
He was lucky to have been given the Systemdek IIX Turntable by a relative.
He is 20 years old, and has got firmly into vinyl.. not a ipod or cd player in sight!!.. WONDERFUL!
Budget Beauty
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We put this wonderful little vintage system together for a lovely couple from West Sussex, for under £300...
The owners love it, and now play vinyl everyday. The system comprises of:- - Trio KD 1033 turntable - Technics integrated amplifier and tuner - Gale 301 speakers re-foamed by us - QED cables - Sound Org. Furniture |
Kari from Finland's impressive listening room...
We sold this pair of spendor SP2/2 speakers in Rosewood to Kari from Finland..... just check out his record collection!!
Wybo from the Netherlands - Hifi in Miniature
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Another overseas trip for one of our PSA-01 Passive preamps..
"Hi Steven & Sarah, Received the preamp in good order this morning. It's a great little thing that works perfect. It matches my Trends Audio power-amp as a glove. As if they were born for each other. "Thanks again, for the great service as well." All the best from Fryslân - The Netherlands |
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Ikea in Southampton
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The Hifi Hangar room @ Ikea Southhampton.
We were approached by Ikea to provide the interior for one of their themed rooms in the southampton store. The brief was.. "the Room is for a trendy teenager with an interest in vintage records" The system consisted of... - Technics Preamp, Power amp & PSU - Tannoy mercury Speakers - Nad turntable - Nad CD player - Various record sleeves and a record box. |