hi Nick, I'm watching your video because I was lucky enough to recently acquire by chance while looking for a power amplifier the 4 elements of this Aiwa chain: tuner R22 stereo cassette deck L22 prealplifier C22 and amplifier P22 for the price of a song. only the K7 turntable was out of order I opened it, removed the insect nests and rat droppings, changed the out of order motor and the 4 belts and oh happiness this system works wonderfully connected to my Boston Acoustic Lynfield VR40 floor-standing speakers which are reborn and have never experienced such deep bass, dynamic and pure midrange and precise, chiselled and crystalline treble. a real pleasure for my eardrums without ever any fatigue even at high volume. Mini chain but what an incredible punch even my Victor 2020 was driving them not so quickly. This mini Aiwa composition is pure joy and what's more it is ultra rare on the world market. I understand that their owners guard them jealously. I'm thinking of making a listening video. with good headphones you can hear the UA-cam sound and you can appreciate the quality. Play an Ellen Meryl CD and you'll be glued to your couch...go listen and stay as you are. strength and honor. Aiwa!
AiwA. The Best part of sonnyys. This set from time when A Brand was indepented..? I got AiwAAs also, Adf-640 and Adf-660 And Adf-770. Cassettecomeback!!! My first guality boombox was 1981 AiwA Cs440 boombox. Greets from finland.
Fun. I run a Bryson PreAmp into B&O powered speakers. I did retire my vintage Thorens TT for a Protek. Love spinning some vinyl or CD’s on my old Rotel player on the weekends… vintage audio is a special crazy.
You're living your teenage dream - and mine! I bet the ladies go crazy! I love the double amplifier setup. I also just finished watching Techmoan when I noticed a new video from you. Very interesting about the radio digital display trick. Too much fun in one day!
Neat how an older system offers something like the tape monitor to allow that bit of freedom for customization then a simple blue tooth receiver makes it modern . I'll keep that in mind .
Very cool, Nick! I had a Sansui 100w amp back in the day with the original Advent speakers. Still have the speakers and I really miss that amp. It had a midrange control on it which was fantastic!
Sounded great. I loved those 80s systems. I was always buying the latest stereo magazines and reading about the new gear. I had Onkyo amp, tuner and dual tape decks with a Dual turn table. Then upgraded to Denon system with great speakers, but cant remember the brand.
haha what you said about your friends parents, same for me but different hi-fi my friends dad had Technics SC-EH600 and I loved the way it sounded, when I got older I got one for myself too, still makes me happy every time I listne to it. Connected Chromecast audio to it to bring it to current times now I can listen to spotify as well
Love it! I'm more interested in gadgets than Porsches, though :D Fits beautifully in your unit, looks gorgeous and sounds wonderful (I did suspect the Aiwa speakers were the weak link when I saw Techmoan's video).
Super Video - Thank you for sharing this marvel of a Hifi. When I was young I brought myself an integrated Aiwa Hifi but I love this separate model - super cool and high quality. I also love that your model has the power pass through unlike the European models. I will now search the net for one of these baby’s hopefully get one like your with the power through model. 😊
Finally, you're giving me what I've always wanted....more vintage audio content! I have an early 80s Carver dual mono-block and preamp setup with a set of Bose 901 in my music room, not the best, not the worst, but it sounds great to me. Your demo actually sounded great. Was it just the camera mic that recorded it?
I like those spectrum analyzers. I wonder if they can be connected to an A/V receiver and get that visualization on all of your components - blue ray, cd, gaming, etc.? Does anyone know? Got an Onkyo RZ50.
Great video! been watching your videos for years now and i dont know why.. little advice: you should use the same channel for both amps, and choose the channel furthest from the power supply, this should in theory match better and have least noise, great site i recommend about audio: audio science review
From the "audiophile" perspective: The room seems like a reverb nightmare with speakers in the corners, close to the walls and no acoustic treatment. The opposite corners placement of speakers also seems like something that would cause a lot of deaf spots where some frequencies cancel out. How's it in reality? Does this happen and you just don't mind it?
Yes! This AIWA Microsystem power amplifier S-P22 (Japanese original version only) has a BTL function switch on the rear panel. My channel uses two S-P22 BTL settings to test a number of AIWA speakers. Please take a look if you like.
Cool system. I had a relative with a similar AIWA system and it was super cool. One question, have you had these units serviced and recapped? If not, then you should get it done as the capacitors are probably dead. A worthwhile investment for some cool gear.
That is absolutely fantastic! Being an audiophile myself, I love your system, and good call with Aiwa! Your whole set up is great! I have an Onkyo pre-amp with Bluetooth and planning to pick up a turntable. What turntable would you recommend choosing?
Nick sets the trap in this room on the weekends. Ladies, do you like the Python Green lights on the right side or the boring old white lights on the left side?
I have the cassette player SD-L22 and the preamp with DSL bass system, they are very good but the cassette player is very difficult to service because the horizontal loading system.
No CD Plater? Check out two recent cool anniversary album releases: - RUSH 40th Anniversary Moving Pictures - Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary Dark Side of the Moon (The Pink Floyd Immersion series of anniversary album boxed sets are better, since you get #marbles)
@@NickMurray did you use 1RCA to 2RCA cables per preamp output therefore turning each amplifier into stereo mono amplifiers?. I didn't catch what were the wharfdales power handling (RMS) and you didn't mention the speakers impedance and the amplifiers output per channel and impedance rating.
@@ericsmith6692 The Wharfdales are 6 ohm 20-100 watts. The preamp has plenty of power so split the L and R channels and have one amp do the front speaker and the other do the rear. Still stereo.
@@NickMurray thanks for the reply, I have a better idea now of your setup and configuration. I am an Audio enthusiasts and done many Audio setups over the years, I am a fan of the 70s-90s sound systems.
I dont get it Nick… Are the amps running only one side speaker? Or are they running bi-wire with both L and R of the respective amp inputs being fed the same signal? Trying to figure out the benefit of running two amps!!! Probably over thinking this…sorry!
Not exactly an audiophile's dream setup, but I can see how it would appeal to someone who likes flashing lights and other flashy stuff (Did someone say Porsche?)
Nick, not sure I agree with you that Porsche 911 ST is a bit of a turkey. Oops, thought I’d returned in the DeLorean to 8th June 2023… out by a couple of weeks, must get the flux capacitor serviced…
I think you need to up your game. There have been a lot of improvements in audio technology in the last 40 years. Makes me wonder about your judgement in cars, frankly. The “Porsche equivalent” in audio, in my mind, would be McIntosh or even Marantz. He’ll, Sony makes much better stuff!
The crossover episode I didn't know I needed but probably should've expected.
ROFL, I was just watching that video. He's an amazing content producer. You have good taste in UA-cam channels Nick. Thumbs up from Australia
Edit: You read Peter Hamilton novels too. Legendary. If you were a sheila and not as ugly, I'd marry you.
hi Nick, I'm watching your video because I was lucky enough to recently acquire by chance while looking for a power amplifier the 4 elements of this Aiwa chain: tuner R22 stereo cassette deck L22 prealplifier C22 and amplifier P22 for the price of a song. only the K7 turntable was out of order I opened it, removed the insect nests and rat droppings, changed the out of order motor and the 4 belts and oh happiness this system works wonderfully connected to my Boston Acoustic Lynfield VR40 floor-standing speakers which are reborn and have never experienced such deep bass, dynamic and pure midrange and precise, chiselled and crystalline treble. a real pleasure for my eardrums without ever any fatigue even at high volume. Mini chain but what an incredible punch even my Victor 2020 was driving them not so quickly. This mini Aiwa composition is pure joy and what's more it is ultra rare on the world market. I understand that their owners guard them jealously. I'm thinking of making a listening video. with good headphones you can hear the UA-cam sound and you can appreciate the quality. Play an Ellen Meryl CD and you'll be glued to your couch...go listen and stay as you are. strength and honor. Aiwa!
AiwA. The Best part of sonnyys. This set from time when A Brand was indepented..? I got AiwAAs also, Adf-640 and Adf-660 And Adf-770. Cassettecomeback!!! My first guality boombox was 1981 AiwA Cs440 boombox. Greets from finland.
Aiwa. That takes me back. I had a Technics system back in the day which was all the rage back in the 80's.
Fun. I run a Bryson PreAmp into B&O powered speakers. I did retire my vintage Thorens TT for a Protek. Love spinning some vinyl or CD’s on my old Rotel player on the weekends… vintage audio is a special crazy.
You're living your teenage dream - and mine! I bet the ladies go crazy! I love the double amplifier setup. I also just finished watching Techmoan when I noticed a new video from you. Very interesting about the radio digital display trick. Too much fun in one day!
Just saw Techmoan's review yesterday, what a coincidence that you refer to it and that I subscribe to both channels 😁
Love it well done. Great tune. I have a Marantz 4240 Quad receiver circa 1974. Nothing beats the sound of tube amps. Thanks for posting Nick!
Neat how an older system offers something like the tape monitor to allow that bit of freedom for customization then a simple blue tooth receiver makes it modern . I'll keep that in mind .
Listen, Nick... we didn't ask for this episode but we NEEDED it! About to get an old Marantz system myself. Nice one!
I'm always forgetting I always need Africa
Thanks Nick ❤
I miss the cool stereos from back in the day, I miss those days.
Very cool, Nick! I had a Sansui 100w amp back in the day with the original Advent speakers. Still have the speakers and I really miss that amp. It had a midrange control on it which was fantastic!
Sounded great. I loved those 80s systems. I was always buying the latest stereo magazines and reading about the new gear. I had Onkyo amp, tuner and dual tape decks with a Dual turn table. Then upgraded to Denon system with great speakers, but cant remember the brand.
haha what you said about your friends parents, same for me but different hi-fi my friends dad had Technics SC-EH600 and I loved the way it sounded, when I got older I got one for myself too, still makes me happy every time I listne to it. Connected Chromecast audio to it to bring it to current times now I can listen to spotify as well
Love it! I'm more interested in gadgets than Porsches, though :D Fits beautifully in your unit, looks gorgeous and sounds wonderful (I did suspect the Aiwa speakers were the weak link when I saw Techmoan's video).
very cool Nick, Just picked up a vintage Marantz receiver myself.
OMG! Hey Nick, thanks for this video! I knew exactly what you were talking about because I dabbled in that stuff back in day. Now I feel really old!😅🤣
sounds amazing on my $2 ear buds!
only the best
Nick's extensive Barbra Streisand LP collection presumably sounds great on that stereo system.
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" must be incredible
Super Video - Thank you for sharing this marvel of a Hifi. When I was young I brought myself an integrated Aiwa Hifi but I love this separate model - super cool and high quality. I also love that your model has the power pass through unlike the European models. I will now search the net for one of these baby’s hopefully get one like your with the power through model. 😊
Nice setup Nick.
Wow when you played that Toto song I actually felt like I was in Africa!
The Gorilla was _in the room!_
Very tasteful love it❤
Nick responding to TechMoan. Day made
Love it I just bought one today and the 30 series yesterday I can’t help myself 😊
So cool, really enjoyed the overview. Wish you explained all the cool buttons.
Ps. More porsche content please!
So awesome! Might have to go down the rabbit hole on one of these
Finally, you're giving me what I've always wanted....more vintage audio content! I have an early 80s Carver dual mono-block and preamp setup with a set of Bose 901 in my music room, not the best, not the worst, but it sounds great to me. Your demo actually sounded great. Was it just the camera mic that recorded it?
I had a Aiwa mini system back in the 80's...so nostalgic seeing this
I like those spectrum analyzers. I wonder if they can be connected to an A/V receiver and get that visualization on all of your components - blue ray, cd, gaming, etc.? Does anyone know? Got an Onkyo RZ50.
Does it have a line out?
@@NickMurray thanks for the response! It has several pre outs and a couple pre/line outs. Would either of those work?
@@brianpara1407 Those should work fine!
man - you are too good with tech
i love that boom box compo... My uncle had one of those and i love it .... i hope some day i got one.
One word - AWESOME ❤
Wow....the good old times....now I don't have any system with larger speakers anymore - no need!
Great video! been watching your videos for years now and i dont know why..
little advice: you should use the same channel for both amps, and choose the channel furthest from the power supply, this should in theory match better and have least noise, great site i recommend about audio: audio science review
Great! Now all you need is a Pioneer RT-707 reel to reel with added rack handles to really enjoy that tape monitor!
To me techmoan sounds like James May if you close your eyes. :)
Nice setup Nick!
Just love this whole set up!
Super cool and yes, the lights make it!!
Sell me your Marantz system Nick??? Cool vid and love the Aiwa
Nice one Nick 👍
Don’t you lose a lot of the resolution using Bluetooth?
No with LDAC BT5.1 no loss
@@NickMurray great to know, thanks!
R22, Nick I thought Robinson had a stereo, this is Aiwa when we were kids in 80's and even saw it in Singapore late 80's!
From the "audiophile" perspective: The room seems like a reverb nightmare with speakers in the corners, close to the walls and no acoustic treatment. The opposite corners placement of speakers also seems like something that would cause a lot of deaf spots where some frequencies cancel out. How's it in reality? Does this happen and you just don't mind it?
I am not an audiophile, I like how it sounds so I guess it works 😊
From another audiophile perspective he's listening to Toto FFS, it' s going to sound terrible no matter how the system is set up! 🤣
Mucha diferencia entre ese sistema al Aiwa A22 ?
BTL connection???
Yes!
This AIWA Microsystem power amplifier S-P22 (Japanese original version only) has a BTL function switch on the rear panel.
My channel uses two S-P22 BTL settings to test a number of AIWA speakers.
Please take a look if you like.
I like this content!
Cool system. I had a relative with a similar AIWA system and it was super cool. One question, have you had these units serviced and recapped? If not, then you should get it done as the capacitors are probably dead. A worthwhile investment for some cool gear.
That is absolutely fantastic! Being an audiophile myself, I love your system, and good call with Aiwa! Your whole set up is great! I have an Onkyo pre-amp with Bluetooth and planning to pick up a turntable. What turntable would you recommend choosing?
Cool. More of these, please
Nick sets the trap in this room on the weekends. Ladies, do you like the Python Green lights on the right side or the boring old white lights on the left side?
Sounds good, and that is good enough
How did you hook the spectrum analyzers in
Hey Nick, I wanted to know how you connected and set it up to have the second power amp running? Looks like 2into1 rca cables you’ve used?
I have the cassette player SD-L22 and the preamp with DSL bass system, they are very good but the cassette player is very difficult to service because the horizontal loading system.
Nick,
I love your glasses and I am in need of new ones. Any chance you can let me know the brand and style?
Eyebobs waylaid
Nice set up😀
Really cool ❤
Good looking stereo equipment - do you know anything about Ohm speakers out if New York ?
No CD Plater?
Check out two recent cool anniversary album releases:
- RUSH 40th Anniversary Moving Pictures
- Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary Dark Side of the Moon
(The Pink Floyd Immersion series of anniversary album boxed sets are better, since you get #marbles)
IAM curious to know HOW you connected the second amplifier?
I split the pre-amp out
@@NickMurray did you use 1RCA to 2RCA cables per preamp output therefore turning each amplifier into stereo mono amplifiers?. I didn't catch what were the wharfdales power handling (RMS) and you didn't mention the speakers impedance and the amplifiers output per channel and impedance rating.
@@ericsmith6692 The Wharfdales are 6 ohm 20-100 watts. The preamp has plenty of power so split the L and R channels and have one amp do the front speaker and the other do the rear. Still stereo.
@@NickMurray thanks for the reply, I have a better idea now of your setup and configuration. I am an Audio enthusiasts and done many Audio setups over the years, I am a fan of the 70s-90s sound systems.
Whether it is for sale
Cool video! What’s the Bluetooth device that you’re running?
Lavaudio HiFi Bluetooth Receiver
Reminds me of Patrick Bateman's stereo system in American Psycho....
Too bad he didn't demo Huey Lewis
What's the strip of lights under your sysrem?
Search for BDS-PP31 Spectrum Analyzer
Nice!!!!
I dont get it Nick… Are the amps running only one side speaker? Or are they running bi-wire with both L and R of the respective amp inputs being fed the same signal?
Trying to figure out the benefit of running two amps!!!
Probably over thinking this…sorry!
He said in the video, one amp drives the front pair of speakers and the other amp drives the rear pair of speakers.
@@corkeymonster Ah, pays to listen instead of doing more than one thing! :)
Thanks.
Nick
Very tempting!
BTW, what bluetooth transceiver do you use?
Lavaudio HiFi Bluetooth Receiver
what turntable do you have there?
Watched his video a few hours ago.
Missed opportunity to play Stranger in Town.
Technology is only cyclical in Nick’s world.
8:15 I will have you know it sounded just like I was there with the rain in Africa
Hi.
spectrum analyzer what model?
BDS-PP31 Spectrum Analyzer
始めて買ったのがアイワのミニコンポでした。 ダイヤトーンの２ウェイミニスピーカーで聴いていました。 十分な音質でした。 最近知ったのが、周波数特性が良く、歪率が１％以下なら、どんなスピーカーでも鳴らしきれるそうです。 JBL4343さえも。 一般家庭では、定格出力100Wあれば十分だそうです。 モノラルパワーアンプは100Wを超えなければ使う意味がないそうです。 そんな環境で鳴らせる部屋が日本にどれだけあるでしょうか？
Aw yea rockin the toto
What brand are the speakers? Great setup!!!
diamond wharfdale
Never thought much of them at the time. Marantz, Yamaha etc were more popular for those whom could afford it. This sounds fantastic though.
Almost grown up now? Come on Nick we know better.
Not exactly an audiophile's dream setup, but I can see how it would appeal to someone who likes flashing lights and other flashy stuff (Did someone say Porsche?)
It's weird but I have this odd feeling that you're depressed. Hope you're taking care of yourself. Love, an older viewer/ex-subscriber.
❤
Too few videos from you on youtube lately Nick. Time to sharpen up.
Wasn't AIWA associated with Sony?
Yes, Sony bought Aiwa early 80s, probably to profit from this nugget of a system. :)
get a wiim pro plus streamer for that, it's excellent and cheap
Pick up an apple AirPort Express and you can stream over WiFi rather than lower bandwidth Bluetooth. Connects easier too than bt.
Excellent idea
Nick … mate … you’re a millionaire… of course you have a music room 😂
I'm not even jealous. A music room would be pretty sweet!
Great...now the price has doubled!
Nick, not sure I agree with you that Porsche 911 ST is a bit of a turkey. Oops, thought I’d returned in the DeLorean to 8th June 2023… out by a couple of weeks, must get the flux capacitor serviced…
I think you need to up your game. There have been a lot of improvements in audio technology in the last 40 years. Makes me wonder about your judgement in cars, frankly. The “Porsche equivalent” in audio, in my mind, would be McIntosh or even Marantz. He’ll, Sony makes much better stuff!
But this is the one I want, traded my Marantz :)
I HAVE THE NEWER VERSION THRU MY CHANNEL
Blackadder 🙂
First!
Nick ya manus, what next a review of your AVIA Basketball Shoes 850MZ?
Yes!
Someone watched the techmoan video
I know what spotted dick is and how does it taste, but...1:39 or 1:53 - what is taped dick and how does it sound?!