Category : Integrated amplifier
Brand : Universum
Brand : Universe
Model: System 2500
Fantasy price , The amplifier cost 348 later 399 DM (not euro) Tape 299 DM , Tunder 249 DM all together 950 DM not 2998 DM that was 1979 -1980 ixh had the complete system !
Unnamed wrote: ,,I owned the part (when I was 13 years old) and was proud of it at that time ( everyone starts small sometimes...). At that time in 1979 it cost about DM 349.00 (today about € 175.00). The boxes on ebay for € 150.00 are too much for an almost 40-year-old device with DIN sockets, especially since the device was not a milestone in the hi-fi sector. Only the thick aluminum front and the many operating elements are impressive by today's standards. If you get something like this for € 50.00 for your junior, that would just be okay."
The Universum System 2500 has been manufactured or purchased for Quelle by Lucky Goldstar (today LG ). It is largely identical in construction to the Gold Star 754 / Dynamics GSA-8500 / Goldstar GSA-8500. The main difference was in the equipping of the rear and front sockets. Where the source model has DIN sockets for microphone and headphones on the front, the "external" models are provided with jack sockets. The Dynamics / GoldStar GSA-8500 has corresponding speaker terminals and RCA sockets on the back, whereas DIN sockets are installed on the Quelle model. The amplifier offers an exceptionally wide range of adjustment options for its price range, which was otherwise only possible with much more expensive devices. The technical data are good mid-range, the visual appearance also corresponds to the much more expensive upper price segment at that time. A very successful product from the mail order company Quelle.