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Old 8th Nov 2020, 10:21 pm   #1
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Default Armstrong Audio still going....

Well that was a surprise... just happened to find their website: https://www.armstrong-audio.com/

Although it appears that they only do repairs and sell cups of coffee.

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Old 12th Nov 2020, 6:29 pm   #2
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I must drop me old Amstrad TS35 in, the HF response is a bit down on one CH !
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A nice website and heart warming to see something of their history left even if in a very much reduced capacity. I have a soft spot for Armstrong having a rebuilt a 521 and a 625 both still going strong and sounding great.
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Old 13th Nov 2020, 8:49 pm   #4
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Default Re: Armstrong Audio still going....

Only reason I found the website ( thanks to mod for putting link on) is I've a 521 on the bench at the moment.
Sounds great when working and plenty of volume.
Just needs a bit more tlc to get it running reliably.

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The edge connectors on mine needed cleaning and gently bending to improve the grip and a lot of the caps were shot.....sounds very nice though once done and yes surprisingly full sounding. It did take a lot of fettling.
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Having a few Armstrong amps Nostalgia got the better of me and I ordered a t shirt. Not the cheapest but it is a very high quality feel to it. No affiliation whatsoever but might be a nice gift idea for someone.
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I just wondered if this is the same company based in London that issued the attached 1938 catalogue.
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From their website, yes.
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I must drop me old Amstrad TS35 in, the HF response is a bit down on one CH !
I don't think that Armstrong and Amstrad are at all related, but they might be able to improve the TS35 with the help of a lump hammer!
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I just wondered if this is the same company based in London that issued the attached 1938 catalogue.
Regards Stan.
Armstrong Manufacturing Company, 100 Kings Road, Camden Town, London, NW1 (in 1938). Established in 1932 by Claude Charles Jackson. Manufacturer of radiogram chassis.

Later became Armstrong Wireless & Television Co Ltd, Warlters Road, Holloway, London, N7. (in 1948 and 1961).

By 1969, Armstrong Audio Ltd, same address. Maker of HiFi amplifiers and tuners. Still going in the early 1980s. Now long defunct (in 2002).
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