Faced with an old console stereo from the 1960s that was barely functional, [Sherman Banks] aka W4ATL decided to upgrade its guts while keeping its appearance as close to the original as possible.

Those words greet whoever reads Marion Halecker’s Craigslist ad under the title: “Vintage Turntables.” Indeed, stacks of vintage turntables, receivers and speakers line the garage of Halecker’s ...

Ralph Larsen, a former TV repair man and Milwaukee County social worker, has run a word-of-mouth business called Cranky Uncle Trotsky's Vintage Stereo Repair for 30 years. The business offers ...

Top dollar paid – pre-1980 only. Amps, receivers, turntables, tape decks, speakers – some consoles. Call today! (509) 868-9022. I’ve seen the ad in our classifieds section a hundred times. And every ...

Editor’s note: In our occasional series we call Gearing Up, we profile some of the people around town who make, repair or sell the instruments and other equipment that musicians use. Check out the ...

A pleasing development for those with an interest in audio equipment from decades past has been the recent resurgence in popularity of vinyl records. Whether you cleave to the view that they possess ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...