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Anyone done A / B listening to compare vintage stereo receivers with today’s Amps/Preamps?
To riaa who said this:As somebody that has had over 100 Vintage 1970's receivers I can tell you that PIONEER...all of them...cant touch the Higher End Sansui's, Sanyo's, Onkyo's or Kenwood's. I mean its not even close. The Sanyo JCX2900K is the bi... 
Anyone done A / B listening to compare vintage stereo receivers with today’s Amps/Preamps?
I will pass on some advice my long time audio repair fellow  has given me, which is to rotate knobs and move switches fairly often so any tarnish is not given a chance to accumulate.So, for example, every time I switch sources on my big tube amp, ... 
Anyone done A / B listening to compare vintage stereo receivers with today’s Amps/Preamps?
responding to comments about so many switches the signal must pass through, I have to admit most of these sorts of techie comments are over my head, but I feel safe in commenting that I very much agree in principle with a “less is more” philosophy... 
Anyone done A / B listening to compare vintage stereo receivers with today’s Amps/Preamps?
To lowriderwho asked if my Pioneer was sounding any better:Quite a bit better!  I am confident it has benefited greatly from a breaking in  period.  One of these days I will find an easy way to compare how it sounds with something else if that som... 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
What’s a tube buffer? 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
 I would definitely give the Pioneer 100 hours or more to break in the news parts, especially the caps. There could be a myriad of other reasons why it sounds bright and not related to the receiver.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I was a little disma... 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
That is one of the best receivers of that era. It should sound full, fast and sweet. Not bright. What speakers? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I have floor standing Spendor FL-6 speakers.i recently had the big woofers refoamed and also repaired t... 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
“No, I think the only thing we can say for sure is these things need to be judged on a case by case basis.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I certainly agree, and I think this is the take home message of this topic.  I intend to keep l... 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
“My first proper amp was a Plinius pre/power combination in 1986. I still have it, had it upgraded last year, and will never part with it. It's going to be my work system.(Not including the Luxman tape deck and Dual turntable I got in 1982, and no... 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
Lots of opinions here!  If I were to look at the big picture:- is original vintage gear < = or > than modern gear- is refurbished vintage gear < = or > than modern gearIt is obvious that  to answer those questions  produces very differ... 
My stereo receiver is a little too bright. Can a cable help me out?
Wow, lots of advice to wade through for which I am most appreciative!  I think the most sensible thing to do  is to have some patience and decide whether to move on or not after a couple hundred hours of break in.  Believe it or not, now, only 24 ... 
Anyone have experience with the new ELAC DDP-2?
I’ll chime in as the owner of a DDP-1 with separate PS-5 upgrade power supply.  The DDP-1 was initially recommended to me as being of exceptionally good audio quality, especially considering its price point.  The fellows who recommended it do ultr... 
What to do? Buy a new motherboard and rebuild? Or wait for failure?
Addressing the Windows 7 vs Windows 10 responses:The owner of my tech support company has been to my house twice on service calls and each time we’ve talked he mentions his strong preference for Windows 7 and disdain for Windows 10.  He says it’s ... 
What to do? Buy a new motherboard and rebuild? Or wait for failure?
I first want to apologize for being so unresponsive!!  I had expected to be notified by email when a response came in, but none has!!  So I have just now revisited this page and found to my surprise there were many responses, so I will need a litt... 
Help for an Old School Audiophile
About a year ago I decided I wanted to move into streaming my own music.  I had a collection of around 400 CDs and 1000 LPs.  I have four very standard and I suppose “old-fashioned” two channel Stereo systems,  the main one an almost high end livi...