2. vintage
  3. 160710-129549

Thinking about the good old days...

I'm definitely  an old geezer, and have a lot of experiences and memories to reflect on.  Lately, I've been remembering the enjoyment of "audio" back when I was just starting down this path: the music was just so amazingly enjoyable and fun.  I think my greatest satisfaction with my own audio stuff was when what-passed-for-my-system was a Fisher 90T tuner/preamp, Fisher 80AZ amp, a University speaker enclosure that I built ftom a lot fitted with 12" University woofer and some University tweeter (I forget what).  The only source was a Lenco turntable with a GE VR2 cartridge.  Dang, that stuff was just so wonderful to my young self!
128x128pinkyboy

Showing 2 responses by golden210

golden210
32 posts
 
Hey Mike, I'm 65, my first LP purchased was More of the Monkey's. In all those years only my second wife from 86 to 2009 understood my connection to music. Only she could understand catching me with tears running down my face. It could either be just great musicianship or lyrics. Recently finding videos on You Tube from performances from my favorites and concerts from back in the day put me always into a crying episode. 
golden210
32 posts
 
dsper My first system was from Flanner & Hasoos in Mayfair Mall, Milwaukee in 1973. A Pioneer 939???, Thorens TD160 that as I got back into vinyl 2 years ago I took it into the shop for a $400.00 tune-up. More than I paid for it. A pair of Jensen 6 speakers. The JBL's were the rage at that time but the 15" woofers in the Jensen's did the trick. Thank God for warranties, There were many Mondays after all-nighter weekends taking them back to Flanners for service. Those two knobs on the back were fried, you couldn't turn them. If I remember that Pioneer only put out 70W. If you remember Flanner's they are now mostly a TV store. Audio Emporium in Brown Deer is one of the only High End stores. 
More to discover