Really Old Separate's System - AIWA

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With the recent sad passing of my Mum, I have been slowly working through my childhood home, sorting, and doing all the crap stuff that comes with a sad death.
This weekend, I have worked my way up into the loft, expecting to find loads of memories from my childhood.
Unfortunately, it looks like when the loft was re-insulated, all my old stuff went. However, one thing I did find, was this....

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I remember buying this from the "catalogue" a neighbor ran. Must have been around 1988. It was £5 a week for what seemed like for ever. It was my pride and joy at the time, and I had completely forgot about it.
I used to have my TV & AMIGA computer all hooked up so everything came out of the speakers.

Got it home, Hooked it up to some old speakers I have, and it works. !!
I have no remote, (Which I remember was HUGE), and I cannot find the original speakers.

Now I don't know what to do with it. My 10 year old daughter was curious at first, especially with the Vinyl and Cassettes.
She then said "Its easier to ask Google to play it Dad" :cry:
Sticking a "record" on was really quite something.
Part of me wants to keep it, but I know the novelty will wear off pretty quickly.

Any kind of market for this old tech?
 
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Something like that I’d keep for fun especially if you’ve got some tapes and records to play. Turntables, CD players and tape decks are shockingly expensive to buy brand new if you can find them. Looks like it’s in good nick so enjoy it
 
Thanks Chaps.

Managed to "Fix" the turntable today. Although it worked manually, I could not get the Start and Cut buttons to work.
Turns out, after 25 years, grease turns to glue :D.
Cassette decks next. As instead of playing they currently just chew !!

Going to give it some TLC and see how I feel.
 
As previously stated AIWA was never a sought after make from that time. I would just keep it for the memories and enjoy some old tunes from back in the day.

Also, I am sorry for the sad loss
 
hornetstinger said:
£500,000
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Actually it's £460,000. If you know where to look, this can easily be snapped up for £350,000. Why ? because it sounds as bad as it looks................................style (if you want to call it that) over substance. If it wasn't for the quality of construction, no one other than idiot would pay more than 8k/9k based on sonic ability alone.
How do i know ? I have actually wasted 4 hours of my life listening to this heavyweight pile of sonic dullness. I'll stick to my Orbe thanks all the same.
 
piggin said:
As previously stated AIWA was never a sought after make from that time. I would just keep it for the memories and enjoy some old tunes from back in the day.

Also, I am sorry for the sad loss
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Some Aiwa stuff was good, I had "walkman" and the ear phones were brilliant. Aiwa made some high end cassette decks also.
 
The nostalgia will be worth more than the cash value here I think. I had an Aiwa system from around 1998 which had a 3 CD changer, lots of flashing lights and a million watts PMPO. Fond memories, but looking back it was pretty rubbish even when new!
 
I remember as a 14 year old wanting an Aiwa system so bad, especially when they started stuffing in "subs" and big bass ports like this thing:

www.minidisc.wiki

Aiwa XR-H330MD

Aiwa XR-H330MD Aiwa Co., Ltd. has introduced the XR-H330MD, a mini hi-fi system with a built-in subwoofer speaker, multi-amplifier system, and Mini Disc (MD) deck. Main features * Built-in Subwoofer System and Multi-Amplifier System * Built-in subwoofer speaker system reproduces...
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Well. My nostalgic joy was somewhat shortlived.
Decided to spend the evening giving the system some TLC. Popped Extreme's Pornograffiti album on the turntable, and got to work......

The cd changer works, but discs skip regularly. No amount of cleaning or pot adjustments can eradicate it completely.
The tape deck is done. Having stripped it down, there are broken cogs and the belts have disintegrated into a sticky almost liquid form.
Some of the buttons on the main unit are less than responsive.

Sure it could all be fixed. Whether i have the time or energy is another thing.
May be tempted by a standalone turntable though. There is a huge amount of vinyl to sort. I had a bit, but nothing compared to what I have found at Mums. ELO, 10cc, Dr Hook, and Paul Young to name a few. That was just having a quick look. Sorting that lot out should be fun.
 
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Countcussy said:
Any kind of market for this old tech?
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It's not too difficult to check eBay for completed and sold listings on stuff. This includes Hi-Fi ger by manufacturer.

A turntable not dissimilar to yours went for £40, but it was fully functional. Item number: 374800957568
An amp that looks to be the same model went for £35, no remote or cable, and missing a foot: 285423863508

The Achilles heel for these systems is whether or not the cassette deck and tuner connect only via the special ribbon cables. These carry audio signals, automation control, and power. If the cassette deck and tuner lack their own power cables and signal connections then they're not much use on their own.
 
lucid said:
It's not too difficult to check eBay for completed and sold listings on stuff. This includes Hi-Fi ger by manufacturer.

A turntable not dissimilar to yours went for £40, but it was fully functional. Item number: 374800957568
An amp that looks to be the same model went for £35, no remote or cable, and missing a foot: 285423863508

The Achilles heel for these systems is whether or not the cassette deck and tuner connect only via the special ribbon cables. These carry audio signals, automation control, and power. If the cassette deck and tuner lack their own power cables and signal connections then they're not much use on their own.
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I had checked a few listings on Ebay first, then I thought it might be nice to have a discussion on here.
Thank you for the lnfo.
 
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