Technics Audio Gear

Technics SE-A3 - Photo courtesy of Adrian-Kingston.com

My brother shot me a link to a site that a Technics collector put together to highlight some of his favorite Technics gear as well as all of his own Technics collection. Love big VU meters? You'll find plenty of them on some of these power amplifiers. 


I also found this site on, what looks like, the complete Technics collection! 


Have any experiences with Technics audio components? Want to share a link to another brand-specific site you've found?

Speakers - Technics SB-X50

Had this pair of Technics SB-X50 speakers for only about one week. Sometimes I like to purchase speakers just to give them a fair shake - especially speakers for which I hold hope for sounding decent. The SB-X50 retailed for $499.00 in 1979 and had mixed reviews, but boy do they look cool.

How did they sound? Just okay. Bass was somewhat weak,and this could be due to the age of the driver or crossover components, or simply following suit for most Japanese speakers I've heard. I listened to some George Winston piano pieces and these sounded fine, if not a bit too forward in the upper register. Jazz and Rock sounded alright, but the speakers had a compressed, boxy tonality to them that was distracting. When I closed my eyes I heard music coming from boxes, not floating in front of me.

Have any experiences with Technics SB-X50 speakers? Chime in!

Speakers - Technics SB-G910

I've seen a lot of things done with woofers in my day; many of which shouldn't even be legal! But I've never seen a woofer with a clear plastic dust cap. Pretty neat, actually.

These Technics SB-G910 monsters had a LOT of bass, but that's about all I can say for them. Lightweight cabinets shook and rattled when the volume was cranked, but that's what classic house speakers are supposed to do - right?

Notice the latex-gloved hand? Yes, we always wear latex gloves when handling Technics speakers. Don't you?!?

Have any experiences with Technics house speakers from the 80's? Chime on in.