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Having lived close to 60 glorious years of great fan following, Vinyl Records seem to have found their way back in the 21st century with Hi Fi vintage systems coming back to demand. No jazz or soul or blues album would be sold well without a Hi Fi Vinyl Record made for it with the singer’s smiling photograph printed well on its cover.

They might have lost the war of clarity & format to the digital systems starting in the late 1980s however the restored Hi Fi Vinyl records have found a new generation of admirers and collectors.

Hi Fi Vinyl’s come in various sizes 7, 10 and 12 inches. I always thought that the Hi Fi Vinyl records were those huge Frisbee like black circular discs which only are 12 inches in size. Well, I was wrong.

What is even more interesting is that the commercial music seen is still very keen to use Hi Fi Vinyl records for their business. DJs always prefer to use Hi Fi Vinyl records playing live at discotheques or concerts. New artists of alternate, new age and instrumental music come up with their albums recording it all on Hi Fi Vinyl records.

I was rather fascinated with this new “School of DJs” which has opened up close to my neighborhood where young aspirants are taught the art of playing, mixing and composing tracks/music using Hi Fi Vinyl records. A lot of these talented guys are carrying such Hi Fi Vinyl records by the dozen.

Most Hi Fi Vinyl Records had both sides of the record being used to carry grooves. While also most Hi Fi Vinyl discs came in the iconic carbon black which increased the strength of the disc.

With initial vinyl records giving problem in quality of sound, a revolution came when LPs were the dominant size and Hi Fi sound became the standard of good quality.

So in case you have some legacy of music records left by your grand parents left behind in the form of Hi Fi Vinyl discs, think twice before chucking them. There is a whole new market out there online who want their hands on it at any price. Most popular online auction sites welcome Hi Fi Vinyl record sellers for pop, classic, jazz and instrumental music.

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It used to be a delight to see those old speakers attached to disco stereo systems in my uncle’s room which later were revamped into Hi Fi speakers. So here I was, all grown up and ready to purchase my own personal Hi Fi vintage speakers. However it wasn’t that easy.

One of the biggest drawbacks of buying old speakers is that they aren’t easily available. Even if one does come across, the quality reduces due to zero maintenance or improper use or even damage. Repairing a Hi Fi speaker isn’t easy particularly for an amateur like me who goes more the look and simple clear loud sound.

Going endlessly through flea market stores and checking out Hi Fi speakers isn’t something I would fancy doing till I reach my final buy. On racking my brains by searching online, I further noticed that most old speakers aren’t magnetically shielded. So how does one actually differentiate between mere old speakers and Hi Fi speakers while standing in a shop?

Recently I found out that Tangent had some pretty cool speakers designed in the 60s and 70s which were of the RS series. Hi Fi systems of such series came in wooden panels with no elaborate styling done over them. The most interesting of the Hi Fi speakers designed by Tangent was the RS8 model. It had a pyramid like design and the head of the speaker was flat.

Designing such Hi Fi speakers had broken down Tangent’s financial setup as too much was spent on the research. However these Hi Fi systems were of excellent sound craftsmanship and quality.

These British designs have been turned into Hi Fi speakers with KEF tweeters and make a perfect fit into bookshelves, personal library spaces and maybe a small bedroom.

The Hi Fi speakers of this series was a little low on Bass control however were well balanced. Off late Hi Fi has even revamped these tangent speaker series with mono tube amplifiers. The only concern being that the RS6 and RS8 models demand a lot of Hi Fi amplifiers so in other words further investment. However the final result of a revamped Hi Fi speaker is worth it as the bass is given an amazing boost.

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2.0 Channel Stereo Systems

This is a basic stereo system consist of 2 speakers for left and right channel sound delivered from stereo amplifier or receiver.

2.1 Channel Stereo Systems

This is just one additional subwoofer speaker added on the 2.0 stereo systems, the .1 Low Frequency Effects provides very low bass for music sources and special effects on DVD movie sound tracks, hence it contains 3 speakers.

5.1 Channel Home Theater Systems
This is currently most popular system for Dolby Digital 5.1 and/or DTS 5.1 Home hi-fi entertainment. The five-point-one channels consist of 5 channels of sound which are left and right, like a stereo system, a center channel for movie dialog or music vocals and on-screen sound, and left and right surround channels, for special effects and surround sound plus one subwoofer channel. Hence there are total 6 speakers to handle the movie theater sound or multichannel music ( DVD-Audio and SACD discs) in your home. This combination produces a sound field that delivers the users with sound coming from in front of and behind.

6.1 Channel Home Theater Systems

With one additional rear-center speaker add on the 5.1 system, the 6.1 system consist of 3 front and 3 rear speakers and it delivers an even more enveloping surround effect than a 5.1-channel system. Some DVDs are encoded with 6.1 channel Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES sound, and can be played back on this type of system.

7.1 Channel Home Theater Systems

Today’s high-def disc formats can support more detailed audio. Now most Blu-ray Disk players support 7.1 audio formats, and offer high-quality, lossless surround sound.

7.1 Hi Fi System have three front channels, two surround channels and two surround-back channels, plus a subwoofer channel. The additional rear surround channels provide more detailed surround effects than 5.1 and 6.1 Dolby Digital and DTS and will also support Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD (High Resolution).

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