You can’t doubt the appeal of vintage audio equipment, especially stereo receivers. With their giant metal knobs, faux-wood paneling and glow-up facades, they have a unique cool factor that modern ...

Tai Tsui flips a switch on the JC Penny Modular Component Systems Radio Receiver that he’s been working on all day. What can only be described as a bird's nest of wires crackles to life, and a pop ...

Before the second world war Radio was a revolution in mass-communication much like the internet today. Fortunes were made and lost, empires built, epic patent battles ensued, all of which resulted in ...

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 ...

Vintage Marantz integrated receivers aren’t just cool retro novelties; they also stand up against today’s hi-fi offerings (often at much better prices). More than a few audiophiles will contend that ...

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 ...

Tai Tsui, 77, has been repairing electronics in Eugene for 42 years, specializing in vintage radios. Due to decreasing prices and increasing complexity, fewer people repair electronics, making Tsui's ...