Be honest please

"I can't stand when those vintage guys boast how great the receivers were from the 70's. I owned some of those receivers as a kid and I can tell you they don't hold a candle to what they are making nowadays."

Maybe they buy vintage gear because they prefer it. Also, I don't think you would take issue with someone for "boasting" about equipment you like. After all, your opinion is fact.

Rumour has it that Al gets asked for his autograph more than the rock star.

"Actually about 10% of the people that are wealthy actually earned it!If the shoe fits were it!
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And I thought cable companies make some wild claims.

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Just don't get were people comment about all the thousand of dollars,some hundreds of thousands on what they spend on audio equipment and some pompous a...s make rude remarks on what I spend on vintage gear!"

But why make all the silly political comments? The argument for vintage gear is simple. It has a unique sound that can't be duplicated with other types of gear. Its no different than someone that buys modern tube, analog, ribbon, esl, special cables or any other unique high end components. If others don't see the value, that's good. It keeps the price down.