Vintage Audio has far more than it’s share of BS, I personally think much of the “high end” equipment is high end because it costs so much, and much of it is pure fashion (or more bluntly, affectation, like using a monocle or wearing spats).
This attitude is also a problem in the “hot rod” arena, where people tend to argue endlessly about the work they have done for them. Actual hands on hot rod guys are pretty rare now, and average 75 in age. All part of the fun, I guess. I’ve still got the stuff I bought in 1982, and after the umpteeth repair on the amp, I’ve replaced it. Bad design (up side down main board runs WAY too hot). Sonically it’s as good as anything out there, but then I don’t believe there are all that many differences in audio equipment made past 1974 or so. I do all my own electronics work, although I probably know just enough about it to be dangerous. I’m becoming an old grump. Peter > On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:09 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > People still pay stupid money for vintage audio. I dabbled some years back > when I came into possession of a Fisher receiver, a Soundcraftsman equalizer > and power amp and a pair of Magnepan planar speakers, but it didn’t take long > for me to realize that a car hobby would be far less expensive and probably > more fulfilling and practical. I re-capped the Fisher and sold it at a nice > profit along with all the other stuff. I will say the Magnepan speakers were > pretty amazing if they were in the right space. The average home listening > room was not the right space, however. > > If people think Porsche enthusiasts are snobby and pretentious, they haven’t > been around hard core high end audio people. Oy! > > -D > >> On Dec 23, 2022, at 4:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I also have a United Audio turntable. Can't recall but probably picked it >> up for $10 at a yard sale. Seems to work OK. No idea of its true value. >> >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 4:46 PM greg via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >>>> Is Marantz still the best name in tuners? >>>> >>> >>> I believe they were bought out and their current stuff is not anything >>> special. My brother had a good friend who was an engineer for Marantz back >>> in the day. He picked out a tuner that tested nearly perfect which is now >>> in my brother's possession. >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
