Hi-Fi Do's Online Newsletter October 9, 2004 Autumn is nice season for audio and vacuum tubes in amplifier will make you warm. Staff in Ohsu shop is excited because original Western products have arrived to Ohsu shop. The price for buying your audio gears and trade-in is raised 10% in October. It might be a good chance to change your audio system. A large number of records and books are now available in our stock. Topics in this week: 1.IPPIN GUIDE - "WESTERN ELECTRIC TYPE 15A Replica" 2.CD Picks of the week -"Revival" 3.Walking around Akihabara by Taro Akiba 4.BUY information 5.Auction in Newsletter 6.Information from Shop Manager 1.IPPIN GUIDE - "WESTERN ELECTRIC TYPE 15A Replica" You might already notice that original Western products have arraived one after another in Ohsu shop. It is fate that replica products are inferior to original one, but there is some exception. The replica of Western 15A is impressive for the size in comparison with the original one. http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/ippin/041001/indexe.html 2.CD Picks of the week - "Revival" There used to be a Web radio program which broadcasted Jazz music more than fifity years before. The feature of the week is "Night in Tunisia" broardcasted in Hi-Fi Do Jazz on the Web which was ended in July 2004. "Night in Tunisia" is a leader album by Art Breaky recorded in Birdland in NY in 1954. New agressive quintet tried to perform after an interval of 50 years. Which would you like better, new or old performance? http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/koncappu/041008/indexe.html Each CD will be presented for our readers. E-mail your name, address and CD title to apply CD present to the following address: are shown below: mailto:merumaga@hifido.co.jp Closing time of application : 21:00(JST) on October 14 Thursday Those who were chosen among applicants will receive CD without prior announcement. 3.Walking around Akihabara by Taro Akibara Today it is sunny too. I went to Akihabara by bicycle and first dropped by Hi-Fi Do. I noticed a speaker unit and asked the manager about it. He said, " It was Victor's brand produced twenty or thirty years before. The magnet is alnico. I arrange to listen to it right now." It sounds same as my speaker(It was quite same as RCA.) I bought it because it was reasonable price. I asked him, " I will look around other shops , so could you pack it? I will pick it up later." I looked around several shops to find oil condenser and I found an interested one. http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/tarou/041008/indexe.html That was WIMA's product. I bought red one because I heard that the red was better than the blue one. Then, I dropped by Hi-Fi Do. " What kind of box is suitable for speaker unit?" I asked. "Baffle board might be suitalbe." he said. " I have many kinds of baord." I said. "Do you have plywood 24mm thick? The larger one can make the better sound quality." he said. " I may have a board of 60cm x 90cm size." I said . He adivsed me, "That's enough. It might be better not to use center part of the board." I tried to make it as soon as I came home. I will make report about speaker unit next week. 4."BUY" information Assessed price for the following products is raised 10% as below: Accuphase C2800 JPY500,000 => JPY550,000 Accuphase P7000 JPY420,000 => JPY462,000 MARK LEVINSON LNP2 JPY350,000 => JPY385,000 MARK LEVINSON ML2L JPY310,000 => JPY341,000 MICRO RX-5000/2SYSTEM + BA600(Arm equipped) JPY270,000 => JPY297,000 MICRO SX-8000/2SYSTEM + BA600(Arm equipped) JPY380,000 =>JPY418,000 Hi-Fi Do will offer higher price to buy your gear. http://www.hifido.co.jp/buy/index.html 5.Auction in Newsletter The following is the result of auction in last week: 1) Tape sound 1978 (Separate volume of Stereo Sound) Number of bids : 2 Winning bid :JPY3,000 The auction item in this week is as follows: 1)Marilyn Monroe LP Record Album 9(Pin-up included) Issued date : June 20, 1969 Price at release : JPY1,800 Record number : KJ-6009 by Toshiba The songs by Marilyn Monroe, Leslie Caron, Clark Gable and Gary Cooper are recorded. 15 pages comments are attached to record jacket. Condition : There are samll stains on several pages but it is generally in good condition. http://www.hifido.co.jp/cgi-bin/auction/show.cgi?s=d&num=64&id=0406401&l=EN If you place a bid or have any inquiry, please mail to : mailto:osu@hifido.co.jp Auction closing time : 21:00(JST) on October 14 Thursday We are waiting for your bid. 6. Information from Shop manager Audio items displayed in each shops are shown in website below. The number under each photograph indicates the shelf number. Akihabara shop http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/akiba/041008/indexe.html Nipponbashi shop http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/nihon/041008/indexe.html Ohsu shop http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/osu/041008/indexe.html Hi-Fi Do Record http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/2f/041008/indexe.html If you have any inquiry about items in each shop , please mail to : mailto: hifido@hifido.co.jp ********************************************************************* Newsletter's back number http://www.hifido.co.jp/logtope.html Update Information/Unsubscribe http://www.hifido.co.jp/mm/eindex.html Contact us mailto:merumaga@hifido.co.jp Thank you for subscribing. Hi-Fi Do Inc. 3-11-30, Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan http://www.hifido.co.jp/indexe.html |