A church for the true hifi believer. Thanks for showing. Ps. I for one would bring my credit card. Otherwise I would end up a drooling wreck if I had to leave that place empty handed.
I have been there once. It’s not cheap. I laughed when a millennial asked if they could repair his I pad or something. He was politely told no. They have some lovely stuff.
When they were further down in the middle of Crouch End they didn't take credit cards as the philosophy was that as great as hifi was it wasn't worth getting into debt over 🙂
Brilliant that the shop exists. I will visit when next in London. When you zoomed in on that Revox it filled me with great memories from the 1970s. My father always wanted a Revox, he had an Ampex and a Tandberg reel to reel. All long gone now sadly. Thanks once again.
I have the a11 tribute as well but hardly listen to it, nothing wrong with it just doesn’t seem to please as much as the leak. Did you update the firmware yet?
I hooked up my son’s Leak Stereo 30 to my system last as I’m selling my Quads. They are a really decent amp. I’d have no trouble listening to it for longer🎵🎶
Lovely to see around such a well stocked shop. We sadly have nothing like this over here in Northern Ireland so we’re stuck with Facebook, Gumtree, eBay and the like.
Back in the day Cash Converters in Belfast used to carry some old hi-fi, but very little these past few years. The stuff always sold so I'm not sure why they dropped it. Or maybe they're just not getting it offered to them considering the pittance they give you for it.
Hi, Kelvin Maybe you can make a collaboration with a shop like this. They lend you some gear for review and you put a little add for them at the end of the video.
The follow-up to the original 1982 Blade Runner was a disappointment. The original is in my top ten of best films. It had been some time since I watched a film in the cinema, watching Blade Runner was an amazing experience. The soundtrack was wonderful. A lovely shop. I lived in Muswell Hill in the late 1970s. Loved it.
Ooooh, nice to see that place again. I used to live just up the hill opposite the shop, and (needless to say) I spent a few quid in there. Cheers Kelvin.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful video Kevin. Love to see the vintage stuff which is far superior than new Hifi equipment. I watched the video very closely to look out for Luxman equipment. By the way very good collection of speakers, specially Tannoy....
@@stereoreviewx Thanks for the update on Luxman speakers. I am from Sri Lanka. I have come across couple of Luxman speaker models selling in vintage Hi-fi shops in Sri Lanka, those were imported from Japan. But I hadn't purchased. However when I checked, Luxman speakers were produced by using OEM. Some were manufactured by an Australian company. Came to know this details through a hi-fi blog. Lastly, Looking forward a review in the future form you for my favourite Luxman amplifier L-10.
Watching from the US. Nice shop. I love seeing many brands we don’t see much, excluding Wharfedale. I have a pair of Diamond towers. I get the impression there are more shops left there than here.
A fantastic shop . A mixture of old & new. Its variety is unlike any shop . I have bought many things there. Recently I bought a pair of Yamaha ns 1000m, boxes slightly tatty but nothing to worry about , superb sound for the money ❤
I like the tannoy speakers. They sound incredible. I don't like the quad 3 serie. I thought they're incredibly overrated, but I would like to have the older quad II monoblock for sure. Accuphase is the Japanese Mcintosh. Very high quality stuff. You're right, these revox reel to reel are the best analogue source, way, way ahead of any turntable. The albums in this format aren't exactly cheap, but they worth the price.
I replaced my disappointing 33 / 303 Quads with a 34 / 405-2 and couldn’t be happier. I love the way the 33 / 303 looks but it didn’t live up to the hype
Never heard the 303 (or 33), but like with most Quad amps they tend to be listened to with the corresponding Quad pre. IME the pre's aren't great and using a better one will get a lot more out of the power amps
Oh damn, I've been past this place loads of times as I live about ten minutes away and assumed it was just an independent RicherSounds kind of place! I'll have to visit soon
thank you kelvin for sharing your visit to audio gold. up north we don't have anything like that hifi shop what a experience looking round i remember a few of the things you have filmed , keep your content coming and thank you again 😁
Watching from Missouri... I recognized several items at the shop that I have! As you enter in the front window is a Sony FM Tuner that's an upright shoebox shape with a round dial, I have that gem.... and inside you pass over the venerable Technics 1100, I have that table with a SME arm. Both were part of my uncles collection, who was a fan of English history and culture, Im sure his system choices were influenced from over the pond. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
That was very entertaining I always look forward to watching your content And it’s great looking around hi-fi dealers and imagine what you would buy if money was no object but you can get the same buzz just buying new music Keep up the good work Kevin 🍻
I'm still using a garrard 401 sme 3009 arm . The arm is fitted with a fluid damper and it sounds absolutely fine with a range of pickup cartridges, including moving coil. Also using old tannoy 609 mk2s . Amazing sound quality.
I used to live on Pembroke road off Conley hatch lane . Before I got into BnO I had separates at the time Acoustic Energy speakers and Arcam Cd Arcam Amp and Thorens deck Really should of had a look in here
Wonderful place - I used to live very near and had much stuff from them over the years, including the loan of a QUAD amp while mine was fixed/serviced. Well worth a visit if you're in the area
This video of the "Audio Gold" shop is very good. This video shows mostly the very expensive, used, top of the line high end hi fi stereo equipments. That is very good, but i want to mention here that the other hi fi equipments like Japanese Amplifiers, Receivers etc. which are available here at this shop are not focused and not given the necessary attention. Thank you!
We have a shop up here in the North called Wilkinsn's HiFi Nelson, a great shop for second hand and new, very friendly staff. Highly recommended! even Taran from A British Audiophile visits.
A walk down memory lane, you should check out the pinewood museum where they filmed such greats as the "Sweeny" and "Z cars" apparently its on Letsbe Avenue....
wow!! Next time i go and see my mate in London I'll be stopping off here. I've had recurring dreams sinnce being a teenager of walking into shops like this and everythings priced at £2. obviously a good dream
Blade Runner...have you played the movie soundtrack by Vangelis?...I use it as one of my test albums when evaluating new HiFi kit)...love "Tears in the Rain".
Question from an American: how often have you heard people using the word “tannoy” as slang for speakers in general? I watched a film about dub sound system culture in London and this detail was interesting.
Most PA speaker systems in sports grounds or open public spaces are normally referred to by the British as 'The Tannoy' or ' The Tannoy system'.. Just as 'Hoover' is used to describe any make of vacuum cleaner
Hi Kelvin, I noticed your comment on the bass of the stereo 30. In my garden room I have a stereo 30 (not the plus) paired with some cell estion county c and I don’t know if it’s the amp or the speakers but the depth of the bass literally paints pink Floyd in the room with me(bit cramped). Never experienced sonics like it. Thinking of moving it all to the living room instead.
you know there is another planet in this universe called England where there is a Surrey country. I'm guessing the English copied the name from Canada when the indigenous North American population flew over the pond in search for new land and to spread the word of god?!?
nowhere like this shop where i live, only the odd junk shop selling Bose speakers and scratched copies of Sgt Pepper - next time i'm in London i will have a listen (-:
No Scan dyna A25 or A30 to be seen. I still use my A25's with its 10 inch base and 4 inch tweeter. They were on loan for years to friends of mine, and about 4 years back they returned. I did prefer the A30's (tweeter, mid and base), they were an all rounder for any type of music. I refurbished them and the wood has come up as new after being nourished. They had not been touched with any form of wax in many a year. The cloth was changed from the gray and now has black open cloth. The long gray cable needs to be changed to posts on the back, when I get round to it with a wood baffle over the back of the post holders.
That Seas plastic dome tweeter in the Mission 770s did have some issues. It was chosen because it had good power handing, dynamic range and went low enough to use in a two way speaker. But it had some resonances and small peaks in the mid/lower treble lending an explicit quality and a forwardness to female vocals that some users liked while other users like me felt it a bit too fatiguing for extended listening. But tweeter are like that... a matter of preference and taste.
I am off topic but: Could you create at show and tell about PHASE? I am a longtime audio enthusiast. Lately I keep hearing people talk about phase. I have always understood that it simply meant keeping the red and black speaker wires attached to their corresponding red and black connectors. Can you provide more detail if it is relevant? Thank you.
Ali express is cutting out the UK markups in shops. My turntable scales 15.50 gbp.With the Ortofon name in this country 90gbp to 140...They can't compete
Now if only you could play music in high volume in London/UK. Imagine getting those drivers and barely being able to use them to the fullest on account of annoyed/annoying neighbours
Leben is Japanese!!! Never touch China gear. Had a very highly praised China amp before and it shorted cos it’s got no safety circuit and unfortunately it burnt my speakers
