Is this just about speakers or any 'Golden Oldie' gear? And can't there be a reason for it 'knocking you out'?
Their are parts of my current system that are 20yrs old, and still knock me out because I haven't heard anything that sounds substantially better: Goldmund, SME, MartinLogan, Nakamichi, Wadia. Yup, all 20years old (some older!)
True, I started about 30years before THAT (late 50's/early 60's) and I'd love to hear some of that stuff that I sold or (stooopidly let go ;-( I'll bet just hooked up using today's cable technology and power regenerators, it might blow a few minds (even the minds of the original designers!)
I had a pair of L-100's and agree with MoFi on that. But before that, I had a pair of AR-4a's. Wonder what those would sound like with a Levinson or Boulder amp!! Or those Infinity RS 4.5's. I gave my Crown 700 R2R to some f**ked up DJ in 1984! And I have no idea what happened to my Mitchell Cotter SUT. A friend of mine still has my Maggie Tympani 1-D's, won't listen to them, but won't sell them to someone who would! Just take me out back and shoot me!~
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Their are parts of my current system that are 20yrs old, and still knock me out because I haven't heard anything that sounds substantially better: Goldmund, SME, MartinLogan, Nakamichi, Wadia. Yup, all 20years old (some older!)
True, I started about 30years before THAT (late 50's/early 60's) and I'd love to hear some of that stuff that I sold or (stooopidly let go ;-( I'll bet just hooked up using today's cable technology and power regenerators, it might blow a few minds (even the minds of the original designers!)
I had a pair of L-100's and agree with MoFi on that. But before that, I had a pair of AR-4a's. Wonder what those would sound like with a Levinson or Boulder amp!! Or those Infinity RS 4.5's. I gave my Crown 700 R2R to some f**ked up DJ in 1984! And I have no idea what happened to my Mitchell Cotter SUT. A friend of mine still has my Maggie Tympani 1-D's, won't listen to them, but won't sell them to someone who would! Just take me out back and shoot me!~
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