speaker L 710 & stands LF 700

From the fac­to­ry, the braun audio 310 has two full stereo out­puts, to which you can connect two pairs of speakers.

With an addi­tio­nal pair of spea­k­ers, the braun audio 310 makes sense in larger rooms, espe­ci­al­ly the combi­nation of L 425 or L 625 with the flo­or­stan­ding spea­k­ers L 710 on the spea­k­er stands LF 700 pro­vi­des a truly room-fil­ling sound experience.

The abso­lut per­fect com­pa­n­ion for an audio 310 placed in bigger rooms. Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 40 watt at 4 ohm, 2 x 8 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 25–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 30 pounds.

braun audio 310 white & L 625

When the inten­ded spea­k­ers are con­nec­ted to the Braun audio 310 in white, this stereo system built in the early 70s beco­mes a per­fect designer object. The medium-sized spea­k­ers L 625 are the best that Braun built around 1972. In this combi­nation you have the most powerful and best sound­ing ver­si­on from Braun.

From the Braun ori­gi­nal spea­k­ers L 625 comes a powerful, grip­ping sound, which under­goes a cer­tain com­pres­si­on. This results in a closed, well-drawn and warm sound image, which for the con­nois­seur is the typi­cal Braun sound. The L 625 is sui­ta­ble for small to medium-sized rooms.

braun speakers L 625 white

These state-of-the-art loud­spea­k­ers star­ted in 1974. The L 625 is con­s­truc­ted iden­ti­cal with model L 620/1. The cross­over, the midran­ge dome and the dome twee­ter are the same as in L620/1. The only dif­fe­rence is the modi­fied sub­woo­fer, which garan­ties for voluminous low fre­quen­ci­es. It’s indi­ca­ted power range is 50 Watt, com­pared to only 30 Watt of the L620/1. So the L 625 can be played louder. It has an addi­tio­nal 2 inch midran­ge dome, which results in a more trans­pa­rent sound than L 500 and L 600, which come with just a single one inch dome twee­ter. The unique design cha­rac­te­ristics are the smooth roun­ded cor­ners and the per­fo­ra­ted alumi­nium front grid. Often the grid is dented and the lack of the cabi­net has signi­fi­cant scrat­ches, making Braun loud­spea­k­ers from the 70’s look dreadful. After 40 years the foam beads of the L 625 sub­woo­fer are broken into pieces. Per­fect spea­k­ers in mint con­di­ti­on and ide­al­ly with pro­fes­sio­nal­ly rene­wed foam beads are hard to find.

The abso­lut per­fect com­pa­n­ion for an audio 310. Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 50 watt at 4 ohm, 8 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 28–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 25 pounds.

braun audio 310 white & L 425

The Braun audio 310 is often com­bi­ned with the com­pact, yet powerful and very musi­cal sound­ing L 420/1 or L 425 spea­k­ers. This popu­lar setup is well suited for smal­ler rooms and also in the near field range.

braun speakers L 425 white

In the seven­ties a wide range of loud­spea­k­er sizes were offe­red for Braun’s com­pact stereo sys­tems. L 420 are the smal­lest available spea­k­ers in Dieter Rams design. They were manu­fac­tu­red bet­ween 1970 and 1974 and pro­du­ce a sur­pri­sin­gly full sound. The unique design cha­rac­te­ristic is the per­fo­ra­ted alumi­nium front grid and also the smooth roun­ded cor­ners of the spea­k­er cabi­net. This pair of spea­k­ers fits per­fect to a braun audio 310 moun­ted in a Vitsoe shelf, offe­ring a clear and warm sound with trans­pa­rent high fre­quen­ci­es and a full bass range.

Small and com­pact loud­spea­k­er, power rating 30 watt at 4 ohm, 7 inch woofer, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 35–25000 Hz, size w 12,6 x h 8,2 x d 6,7 inches, weight 11 pounds

put the needle on the record

The built-in turn­ta­ble model PS 430 X in the audio 310 stereo is a stun­ning piece of craft­man­ship. The nicely desi­gned tone arm has a lift, for the first time ever in Braun turn­ta­bles. This is the main dif­fe­rence to the audio 300, where you don’t find this fea­ture. Usual­ly there is a Shure car­tridge in the headshell, the stylus can still be orde­red nowa­days. The auto­ma­tic switch-off at the end of the record is very com­for­ta­ble. After a tech­ni­cal main­ten­an­ce ser­vice, done in a qua­li­fied spe­cia­lists work­shop, the turn­ta­ble works like it did on day one and will do for deca­des. Here you find the ori­gi­nal Braun stylus track­ing force gauge.

FM stereo radio

The recei­ver of the Braun audio 310 has seve­ral bands. The out­da­ted Short­wa­ve, Medi­um­wa­ve and Longwa­ve are accom­pa­nied by a sepa­ra­ted FM stereo sec­tion. There is a field inten­si­ty meter and a stereo indi­ca­tor lamp, which give the FM sec­tion a com­ple­te look.

When con­nec­ted to a good anten­na, the qua­li­ty of the radio recep­tion is great. You can connect to cable also.

braun audio 310 anthracite

Braun audio 310. The flag­ship from the early 70s. The last of its kind. Desi­gned by Dieter Rams. For coll­ec­tors and sound enthu­si­asts, these stereo sys­tems with the 60s design are the non plus ultra, becau­se they are abso­lut­e­ly com­pe­ti­ti­ve with today’s devices and also bring the full uti­li­ty value in ever­y­day life. Careful­ly res­to­red, this vari­ant with anthr­aci­te-colo­red ruffle var­nish is in no way infe­ri­or to the white braun audio 310. The Braun audio 310 beco­mes a source of daily plea­su­re when, in addi­ti­on to the visual plea­su­re, the tech­ni­cal per­fec­tion and ama­zing sound qua­li­ty are convincing.

speaker L 710 & stands LF 700 black

From the fac­to­ry, the braun audio 310 has two full stereo out­puts, to which you can connect two pairs of speakers.

With an addi­tio­nal pair of spea­k­ers, the braun audio 310 makes sense in larger rooms, espe­ci­al­ly the combi­nation of L 425 or L 625 with the flo­or­stan­ding spea­k­ers L 710 on the spea­k­er stands LF 700 pro­vi­des a truly room-fil­ling sound experience.

TThe abso­lut per­fect com­pa­n­ion for an audio 310 placed in bigger rooms. Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 40 watt at 4 ohm, 2 x 8 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 28–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 30 pounds.

braun speakers L 625 black

These state-of-the-art loud­spea­k­ers star­ted in 1974. The L 625 is con­s­truc­ted iden­ti­cal with model L 620/1. The cross­over, the midran­ge dome and the dome twee­ter are the same as in L620/1. The only dif­fe­rence is the modi­fied sub­woo­fer, which garan­ties for voluminous low fre­quen­ci­es. It’s indi­ca­ted power range is 50 Watt, com­pared to only 30 Watt of the L620/1. So the L 625 can be played louder. It has an addi­tio­nal 2 inch midran­ge dome, which results in a more trans­pa­rent sound than L 500 and L 600, which come with just a single one inch dome twee­ter. The unique design cha­rac­te­ristics are the smooth roun­ded cor­ners and the per­fo­ra­ted alumi­nium front grid. Often the grid is dented and the lack of the cabi­net has signi­fi­cant scrat­ches, making Braun loud­spea­k­ers from the 70’s look dreadful. After 40 years the foam beads of the L 625 sub­woo­fer are broken into pieces. Per­fect spea­k­ers in mint con­di­ti­on and ide­al­ly with pro­fes­sio­nal­ly rene­wed foam beads are hard to find.

The abso­lut per­fect com­pa­n­ion for an audio 310. Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 50 watt at 4 ohm, 8 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 28–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 25 pounds.

put the needle on the record

The built-in turn­ta­ble model PS 430 X in the audio 310 stereo is a stun­ning piece of craft­man­ship. The nicely desi­gned tone arm has a lift, for the first time ever in Braun turn­ta­bles. This is the main dif­fe­rence to the audio 300, where you don’t find this fea­ture. Usual­ly there is a Shure car­tridge in the headshell, the stylus can still be orde­red nowa­days. The auto­ma­tic switch-off at the end of the record is very com­for­ta­ble. After a tech­ni­cal main­ten­an­ce ser­vice, done in a qua­li­fied spe­cia­lists work­shop, the turn­ta­ble works like it did on day one and will do for deca­des. Here you find the ori­gi­nal Braun stylus track­ing force gauge.

FM stereo radio

The recei­ver of the Braun audio 310 has seve­ral bands. The out­da­ted Short­wa­ve, Medi­um­wa­ve and Longwa­ve are accom­pa­nied by a sepa­ra­ted FM stereo sec­tion. There is a field inten­si­ty meter and a stereo indi­ca­tor lamp, which give the FM sec­tion a com­ple­te look.

When con­nec­ted to a good anten­na, the qua­li­ty of the radio recep­tion is great. You can connect to cable also.

vitsoe kangaroo, 1965 and RZ 60

Photo use with kind per­mis­si­on of frankfurt-minimal.de

The Kan­ga­roo hi-fi side table was desi­gned in the mid 60s by Dieter Rams and is a per­fect fit for Braun audio stereo sys­tems as well as TV’s.  The design, which is remo­te­ly remi­nis­cent of kan­ga­roo feet, pro­ba­b­ly gave this hi-fi side­board its name.

This design can be found again in the Vitsoe Zapf 601 RZ 60 and 602 arm­chairs. These arm­chairs, which still look modern today, are abso­lu­te rari­ties. When they are offe­red, howe­ver, the prices for the Vitsoe Zapf 601 and 602 arm­chairs range in diz­zy­ing heights, assum­ing per­fect condition.

The Vitsoe fur­ni­tu­re series from Braun is very exten­si­ve, espe­ci­al­ly the Vitsoe 606 shel­ving system is widely known and still pro­du­ced today. The design of the alumi­nium frame of the Kan­ga­roo has signi­fi­cant simi­la­ri­ties with Vitsoe Zapf 601 RZ60 and 602 chairs. These chairs are very rare in mint con­di­ti­on. RZ 60 chairs from the late 60s obtain top prices, like the Kan­ga­roo, which also is a much sought after design object and hard to find.

audio 310 anthracite & kangaroo

With the under­frame Kan­ga­roo there is the right con­so­le to the Braun audio 310. Of course, the pre­vious ver­si­ons of the Braun audio series also fit on this side­board laun­ched in the early 60s under the name Kan­ga­roo. This hi-fi under­frame is a very sought after designer fur­ni­tu­re and is rarely offe­red in good condition.

Con­fi­gu­ra­ti­on with three Kan­ga­roo ele­ments and the audio 310 and spea­k­ers L 425, per­fect­ly suited for small to medium rooms. The Kan­ga­roo was offe­red in dif­fe­rent for­mats, matching the width of the ampli­fiers, turn­ta­bles and tape recor­ders, the audio series and the TV. There was also a ver­si­on with sto­rage com­part­ments for records and magne­tic tapes. The modu­lar design allows to assem­ble attrac­ti­ve and varia­ble sideboards.

vitsoe kangaroo, 1965 and RZ 60

Photo use with kind per­mis­si­on of frankfurt-minimal.de

The Kan­ga­roo hi-fi side table was desi­gned in the mid 60s by Dieter Rams and is a per­fect fit for Braun audio stereo sys­tems as well as TV’s.  The design, which is remo­te­ly remi­nis­cent of kan­ga­roo feet, pro­ba­b­ly gave this hi-fi side­board its name.

This design can be found again in the Vitsoe Zapf 601 RZ 60 and 602 arm­chairs. These arm­chairs, which still look modern today, are abso­lu­te rari­ties. When they are offe­red, howe­ver, the prices for the Vitsoe Zapf 601 and 602 arm­chairs range in diz­zy­ing heights, assum­ing per­fect condition.

The Vitsoe fur­ni­tu­re series from Braun is very exten­si­ve, espe­ci­al­ly the Vitsoe 606 shel­ving system is widely known and still pro­du­ced today. The design of the alumi­nium frame of the Kan­ga­roo has signi­fi­cant simi­la­ri­ties with Vitsoe Zapf 601 RZ60 and 602 chairs. These chairs are very rare in mint con­di­ti­on. RZ 60 chairs from the late 60s obtain top prices, like the Kan­ga­roo, which also is a much sought after design object and hard to find.

braun speakers L 710 white

These loud­spea­k­er boxes were manu­fac­tu­red from 1972 onwards. The L 710 pro­vi­des a first-class repro­duc­tion in the high fre­quen­ci­es due to the tweeters and midran­ge dri­vers. The two 7 inch woo­fers in this series gua­ran­tee a balan­ced and voluminous sound. Well-pre­ser­ved Braun L 710 loud­spea­k­ers with an appe­al­ing appearance are rela­tively easy to find, as the 710 was the most suc­cessful series in the loud­spea­k­er range from that time.

Howe­ver, the size also calls for the extre­me­ly rare LF 700 spea­k­er feet, through which the spea­k­ers can be placed upright. The spea­k­ers simply sound better when they are not placed cross­ways on the shelf.

braun speakers L 710 black

Per­fect fit for an audio 310 placed in bigger rooms. Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 40 watt at 4 ohm, 2 x 7 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 28–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 30 pounds.

braun speakers L 625 white

These state of the art Braun spea­k­er cabi­nets were manu­fac­tu­red start­ing in 1974. The L 625 can be descri­bed as the ulti­ma­te spea­k­er for the Braun audio 310 in medium room sizes. The L 625 is largely iden­ti­cal in con­s­truc­tion to the 620/1. The same cross­over is instal­led and the midran­ge and twee­ter are also iden­ti­cal. The dif­fe­rence is the modi­fied 20 cm woofer, which deli­vers a balan­ced and voluminous sound. It comes with 50 watts of power draw in con­trast to the 620/1, which only draws 30 watts – so can handle 20 watts more power. The foam sur­rounds on the woo­fers need to be repla­ced after more than 50 years of ser­vice. Well-pre­ser­ved Braun L 625 spea­k­ers with an attrac­ti­ve appearance and pro­fes­sio­nal­ly rene­wed beads are true mira­cles of sound and an abso­lu­te rarity.

Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 50 watt at 4 ohm, 8 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 28–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 25 pounds.

braun speakers L 625 black

Beside the today favou­red white lac­quering there was also the very rare ver­si­on in black, which howe­ver tends towards anthr­aci­te. The matt var­nish is very sen­si­ti­ve. If you dis­co­ver a pair of spea­k­ers, usual­ly the sur­faces are hea­vi­ly scrat­ched and the front gril­les are dented. Well pre­ser­ved and per­fect­ly res­to­red ver­si­ons of the L 625 in black are the­r­e­fo­re an abso­lu­te rarity.

braun L 625 walnut

In addi­ti­on to the white paint finish favou­red today and the very rare anthr­aci­te ver­si­on, Braun loud­spea­k­ers were also offe­red in walnut finish. A high-qua­li­ty veneer was used, which shows no signs of age even after five deca­des. In the 70s the wood look was a very popu­lar design. The L 625 shown here was also pro­du­ced as L 420/1 in walnut.

Small and com­pact loud­spea­k­er, power rating 30 watt at 4 ohm, 7 inch woofer, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 35–25000 Hz, size w 12,6 x h 8,2 x d 6,7 inches, weight 11 pounds.

braun speakers L 620/1 white

These state-of-the-art loud­spea­k­ers star­ted in 1972. The L 620/1 has an addi­tio­nal 2 inch midran­ge dome and has a more trans­pa­rent sound than L 500 and L 600, which come with just a single one inch dome twee­ter. The 8 inch woofer garan­ties for voluminous low fre­quen­ci­es. The unique design cha­rac­te­ristics are the smooth roun­ded cor­ners and the per­fo­ra­ted alumi­nium front grid. Often the grid is dented and the lack of the cabi­net has signi­fi­cant scrat­ches, making Braun loud­spea­k­ers from the 70’s look dreadful. After 40 years the foam beads of the L 610/1 sub­woo­fer are broken into pieces. Per­fect spea­k­ers in mint con­di­ti­on and ide­al­ly with pro­fes­sio­nal­ly rene­wed foam beads are hard to find.

Mid-size loud­spea­k­er, power rating 30 watt at 4 ohm, 8 inch woofer, 2 inch midran­ge dome, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 28–25000 Hz, size w 17,7 x h 9,8 x d 8,6 inches, weight 25 pounds.

braun speakers L 425 white

In the seven­ties a wide range of loud­spea­k­er sizes were offe­red for Braun’s com­pact stereo sys­tems. The iden­ti­cal L 425 and L 420 are the smal­lest available spea­k­ers in Dieter Rams design. They were manu­fac­tu­red bet­ween 1970 and 1974 and pro­du­ce a sur­pri­sin­gly full sound. The unique design cha­rac­te­ristic is the per­fo­ra­ted alumi­nium front grid and also the smooth roun­ded cor­ners of the spea­k­er cabi­net. This pair of spea­k­ers fits per­fect to a braun audio 310, offe­ring a clear and warm sound with trans­pa­rent high fre­quen­ci­es and a full bass range.

Small and com­pact loud­spea­k­er, power rating 30 watt at 4 ohm, 7 inch woofer, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 35–25000 Hz, size w 12,6 x h 8,2 x d 6,7 inches, weight 11 pounds

braun speakers L 425 black

In the seven­ties a wide range of loud­spea­k­er sizes were offe­red for Braun’s com­pact stereo sys­tems. The iden­ti­cal L 425 and L 420 are the smal­lest available spea­k­ers in Dieter Rams design. They were manu­fac­tu­red bet­ween 1970 and 1974 and pro­du­ce a sur­pri­sin­gly full sound. The unique design cha­rac­te­ristic is the per­fo­ra­ted alumi­nium front grid and also the smooth roun­ded cor­ners of the spea­k­er cabi­net. This pair of spea­k­ers fits per­fect to a braun audio 310 moun­ted in a Vitsoe shelf, offe­ring a clear and warm sound with trans­pa­rent high fre­quen­ci­es and a full bass range.

Small and com­pact loud­spea­k­er, power rating 30 watt at 4 ohm, 7 inch woofer, 1 inch dome twee­ter, fre­quen­cy range 35–25000 Hz, size w 12,6 x h 8,2 x d 6,7 inches, weight 11 pounds.

rising prices in all areas

Objects of Dieter Rams are a safe invest­ment. The Vitsoe shelf is worth more than the ori­gi­nal price was, even if you take infla­ti­on into account. The looked after fur­ni­tures achie­ve hig­hest prices. Braun tape­re­cor­ders like TG 502 from the 60s are very rare and are being sold in higher 4‑digit price range. The Snow White Coffin, the Pho­no­super SK series are get­ting simi­lar results on the market, mint con­di­ti­on pre­sup­po­sed. All these deve­lo­p­ments are a result of the direct con­nec­tion bet­ween the 60s design of Dieter Rams and the actual designs of Apple’s products.

braun audio 310

Braun audio 310 is a clas­si­cal stereo system with a rising price trend. You still find braun audio sys­tems on the second hand market, but most of them are in a deso­la­te state. You hardly reco­gni­ze the ele­gan­ce and class, when the lack is scrat­ched and the machi­ne makes an over­all aweful impres­si­on. Fin­ding a braun audio 310 in a per­fect state is a nearly hope­l­ess task. Unlike with clas­si­cal cars, you cannot repair or refur­bish the metal plates of the radio sec­tion and the turn­ta­ble. If you repaint the metal frame, it is not the ori­gi­nal state any­mo­re. A braun audio 310 in abso­lu­te per­fect con­di­ti­on is a real rarity. But there are some. In ori­gi­nal state, with tech­ni­cal inspec­tion and loud­spea­k­ers. Get in contact.

Buying a clas­si­cal stereo is simi­lar to buying a young­timer car. There will be a tech­ni­cal exami­na­ti­on and a visual survey. A com­pre­hen­si­ve docu­men­ta­ti­on with detail­ed pic­tures should be available. Repair invoices with cor­re­spon­ding serial num­bers are a good exper­ti­se for the tech­ni­cal state. Such an object should be coll­ec­ted per­so­nal­ly, if pos­si­ble. Inter­na­tio­nal ship­ping is expen­si­ve and gene­ral­ly not the best option, regar­ding to the weight of the braun stereo and the spea­k­ers. There is a high risk of trans­port damages.

Once you buy a clas­si­cal stereo system, there occur ques­ti­ons regar­ding the pay­ment. Will you recei­ve an invoice? Is it a pri­va­te sale or a com­mer­cial sale? Will there be VAT on the invoice? Or is pri­cing accor­ding to § 25a UStG sub­ject to the dif­fe­ren­ti­al taxa­ti­on. How can we arran­ge inter­na­tio­nal sales? Will there be a right of with­dra­wal for online purcha­ses accor­ding to Euro­pean law? Is the Euro­pean con­su­mer pro­tec­tion policy liable?