1970 - 1975 back in University
-- JBL L88 speakers (identical to the foam cube grill JBL L100s w/o the midrange third speaker)
-- the original MARANTZ 2245 receiver
-- ELAC MIRACORD TT with Shure V15 cartridge
(geez... I think that General Washington entertained the troops at Valley Forge with the same kit ..)
OK....good for its time; but looking back now, none of this fare served up back then would remotely qualify as "hi-end" based on today's available modestly priced gear. "Vintage" as referred to today does not necessarily (rarely) mean "Good".
It was a heavily coloured "California sound" with the treble/midrange/bass controls cranked over; tailored for 60s and 70s LP rock albums in the U dorm with an acrid smell of Maui Wowwee floating down the hallways mixed in with a whiff of stale beer.
-- JBL L88 speakers (identical to the foam cube grill JBL L100s w/o the midrange third speaker)
-- the original MARANTZ 2245 receiver
-- ELAC MIRACORD TT with Shure V15 cartridge
(geez... I think that General Washington entertained the troops at Valley Forge with the same kit ..)
OK....good for its time; but looking back now, none of this fare served up back then would remotely qualify as "hi-end" based on today's available modestly priced gear. "Vintage" as referred to today does not necessarily (rarely) mean "Good".
It was a heavily coloured "California sound" with the treble/midrange/bass controls cranked over; tailored for 60s and 70s LP rock albums in the U dorm with an acrid smell of Maui Wowwee floating down the hallways mixed in with a whiff of stale beer.