Lots of great stuff in this thread, but for me the best was OP’s original post and how he talked about the components and how it was a big deal to buy all of them as a 20 yr old kid in 1990.
Damn right it was a big deal! I remember looking at all of those pieces in 1990 and wishing there was some way I could replace the Pioneer speakers and Kenwood receiver and CD player that I had with gear of that quality. In fact, had I been able to, I might have gone with those exact components that OP did. Good memories.
When I finally could afford to upgrade in 2000, I did go with B&W and NAD! The NAD passed on (remote broke and no longer handled current HT formats) but still use the B&W’s as front stage of main home theater setup.
Damn right it was a big deal! I remember looking at all of those pieces in 1990 and wishing there was some way I could replace the Pioneer speakers and Kenwood receiver and CD player that I had with gear of that quality. In fact, had I been able to, I might have gone with those exact components that OP did. Good memories.
When I finally could afford to upgrade in 2000, I did go with B&W and NAD! The NAD passed on (remote broke and no longer handled current HT formats) but still use the B&W’s as front stage of main home theater setup.