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Reading Simon Reynolds Retromania – Pop culture’s addiction to its own past – nearly stopped me from writing this post. However, well into Retromania Part 1 I realised nostalgia can inspire as well as expire. So I hope others are… Continue Reading →
Back in the 1970s I remember a school friend boasting how his father had the best radio ever. The family had been living in the US and brought the radio with them on return to the UK. At the time… Continue Reading →
Pioneer produced arguably some of the best stereo hifi receivers during the 1970s and you can still find useful examples available ‘preloved’ today. I remember seeing them at London Olympia’s Audio Fair in the early seventies and wishing I could… Continue Reading →
Rescued from the scrap heap this Uher 4000 Report – S portable reel to reel tape recorder was manufactured between 1963 and 1965, superseding the original Uher Report 4000 introduced in 1961. The 4000 S uses a 12 transistor design… Continue Reading →
No collection of Pye transistor radios would be complete without a Piccadilly 6000. Its sheer size commands attention! Produced in 1966, Pye’s version of the Philips L6X38T is a rare model that I managed to buy at a local boot… Continue Reading →
Here’s an nice example of a small portable black and white TV made in Japan by the Sony Corporation in the 1960s. I picked up this one at Ardingly Antiques and Collectables fair a couple of years ago for £5… Continue Reading →
You may wonder how a sixty year old transistor radio, manufactured in Britain, can be of interest today? Back in the 1960s Ever Ready batteries, along with rival Vidor, powered the majority of torches, cycle lamps and portable radios. Their… Continue Reading →
Do you have a Siemens / Bosch iQ series washing machine or washer dryer like the iQ500 WD15G421GB that’s faulty? If so you may be able to repair it yourself without the high cost of BSH service engineers. Warning: Disconnect… Continue Reading →
Has your Roberts R900 radio stopped working? If you radio has no sound from either battery or mains power there may be a simple way you can repair it. Warning: Disconnect the radio from mains power before attempting to disassemble… Continue Reading →
Do you have a faulty Instant Pot Vortex plus air fryer that just displays Close Basket and won’t start? Or maybe the air fryer just stops after a short time and shows Close Basket? If so here’s three ideas to… Continue Reading →
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