The fascination of vintage hi-fi: A Look Back
Is “top class” always “top class”? Not that easy to answer. By definition, a spike is the end of something. Whether with class or without it doesn't matter, at some point, it's over. Even top wines that have been kept under ideal storage conditions will one day change their state of aggregation. Also the tip of the iceberg. Which leads me to my buddy Werner. Referring to his favorite hobby, the fascinationwithf vintage hi-fi, he claims: "What used to be good can't be bad today."
"Vintage" means different things to different people. I'm not so interested in a mid-'70s era Japanese receiver. I'd be very interested in pre-WarII theatre-related loudspeakers and amplifiers/transformer and the like. What kind of "vintage" are you talking about? Some equipment is enduring; some is cool for the period, but subject to the limitations at the time. Some probably isn't worth the trouble. What are you after? |
+1 @doyle3433 Any chance you can post a photo or two? It means either setting up a virtual system with link or using one of those third party photo hosting sites and linking from there. We like old stuff! |
Interesting, @doyle3433. In my very perfunctory research the name of the company came up on the Altec Heritage site indicating that Altec made woofers for some of these- but perhaps not the only supplier. What a great find! Enjoy it. |
