MY HIFI in the 90's

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late '70s, almost 2 Naim monoblocks (I can't remember the model) and KEF 104ab and QUAD preamp, given back though to the retailer to get a more reasonable for my age set-up which was made up of a Luxman L3 amp, Luxman pd272 turntable, Tangent Rs2 speakers (the old english brand not the current danish one).  Funny?

Mid 90's I bought the Pioneer Precision amp and the Precision CD player - partnered them with a pair of Castle Harlech floorstanders! Fantastic sound! Interconnects and speaker cables were all Audioquest which at that time were just the best - has Diamond interconnects and Midnight 2 speaker cables which were the thickness of garden hoses!

I also bought the first ever Sony widescreen CRT tv (only the 16 inch for the bedroom) and I still have it in working condition...

I remember our hi-fi in the 90s - Pioneer A400 (sold in droves back then!), Mission 780SE, target speaker stands, Pioneer TX9800 (never replaced the tuner as this was a beauty), Pioneer CT-F1250 cassette deck (same story) and cable talk speaker cable. Sounded great with Def Leppard or Bryan Adams on a Saturday night.. !

I was a teenager in the 90s but in about 1995 I remember having a Sony CDP-597 CD player, Rotel RA-920AX amp, and B&W DM302 speakers (the ones with the prisms inside them). It was a really good little system and I listened to a lot of music for the first time on that set-up.

I too bought a Pioneer A400 and Cyrus 780 (rename to Mission 780 later) to use with my portable discman.

Later added a Marantz CD63 to make a complete system.

Sounds great for my limited budget.

Don't recall a Mission 780SE then though.

Also i later i brought a cassette deck from an auction.   It was a pioneer 6 cassette multichanger with remote. I think with dolby B/C and HX pro. An amazing bit of kit. Pioneer i believe made two mine was the higher spec of the two i recall. I remember you could swap or change the other 5 cassettes while playing one. I believe was even rare even when manufactured! I assume this was made early 90s to not sure! Amzing bit of kit though!

Is still the same as it is today...  Minus the Denon of course...

chebby:

Sony ICF-SW7600

I've still got one of those, cracking little radio, it's served me well through the years. 

I had the Marantz CD63 in the 90's too. My parents use it now.....

Also had the Pioneer A605R amp and a pair of Tannoy DC2000's......

Great speakers, but were sold on ebay for £144 a few year back as my wife didn't like the look of them.....

Another Marantz CD63 KI Signature owner here too - it replaced a Rotel RCD 820 and Deltec Little Bit DAC, and lasted me until 2003.

The rest of my gear through the 90s comprised a Linn Axis turntable with K9 cartridge, an Ion Obelisk 300 pre-power combo (which replaced the Cyrus shoe-box style Obelisk 3), a Technics cassette deck (can't remember the model) and Linn Helix speakers, replaced in '94 by the Keilidhs which lasted me well until last September when I bought the Elites.

Ah, memories...

I had an aiwa micro system (CD, tape, radio) and loved it to bits - both the look and the sound. It is still working - at my friend's house.

It was very small and was split in two square-shaped blocks (just a bit wider than a cd each) + 2 speakers. so you could put it up as a 'tall and narrow' or a 'low and wide' arrangement. It also had an unusually wide remote control unit.

edit: got the remote, but not the system intself. Anybody had the same?

Cannot find any pics of it whatever search I try - but it was very nicely styled for my taste.

Aiwa XR-MS3 maybe?

Nope! I think mine was 'before' that one.

It was matt black, with yellowish lights. the tape unit had horisontal level meter made of these yellow lights.

Can't beleive I cannot find a pic anywhere!

I think my F-I-L still has exactly what you mention. I bought it from a car boot sale for him about 4/5 years ago for a fiver.

I'll see if I can get a photo for you!