Yamaha are continuing their homage to the golden era of hi-fi with three new models in the very-retro 5000 series - the GT-5000 turntable, C-5000 Pre-amp and M-5000 Power Amplifier. These follow on from the critical success of the NS-5000 loudspeakers, themselves a throwback to the famous NS-1000 speakers from the 1970's. But while all...

Those of you with long memories may remember the celebrated Yamaha NS-1000 speakers that came out in 1974. Loaded with technology not previously possible (including beryllium in the drivers and special alloys developed originally for Yamaha's piano frames), they became a hi-fi classic. Yamaha have now brought the classic back in the form of the...