Sony's SA S1 Hybrid Active Electrostatic – The Weirdest Speaker You've Never Heard!
This episode remembers one of hi-fi's strangest creations ever – and one that probably passed you by, because it was bundled with a mediocre, mid-price Sony midi system! This mid-1990s motional-feedback powered hybrid active electrostatic is an absolutely bonkers design – there's nothing like this. What better subject then for Mike and David to discuss? Each episode of Hi-Fi Riff features their unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hi-fi designs. Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from his earlier hi-fi retail years, and David has written about hi-fi for thirty years. Now Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way. So relax and enjoy some one-take hi-fi riffing – and please leave your comments below. And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven! The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe. To read David's original zStereo review of the Sony SA-S1, click here: https://zstereo.co.uk/2020/12/19/sony-sa-s1/ Follow Hi-Fi Riff in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hifiriff/
This episode remembers one of hi-fi's strangest creations ever – and one that probably passed you by, because it was bundled with a mediocre, mid-price Sony midi system! This mid-1990s motional-feedback powered hybrid active electrostatic is an absolutely bonkers design – there's nothing like this. What better subject then for Mike and David to discuss? Each episode of Hi-Fi Riff features their unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hi-fi designs. Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from his earlier hi-fi retail years, and David has written about hi-fi for thirty years. Now Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way. So relax and enjoy some one-take hi-fi riffing – and please leave your comments below. And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven! The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe. To read David's original zStereo review of the Sony SA-S1, click here: https://zstereo.co.uk/2020/12/19/sony-sa-s1/ Follow Hi-Fi Riff in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hifiriff/