normansizemore
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| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? boxer12,Here locally this past summer, a neighbor sold his well worn marantz 8's for $5500.00 I think he has them listed for one day. Not to feel bad though, as we have all lived through those "kick me" moments. =) | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? russbutton, I've owned quite a bit of Mac gear. Liked all of it, but somehow always ended up trading it in or selling it off. The marantz 8 is supposed to be a gem but I've ever heard one. The Mac C22 is very highly regarded. Thinking about it, a... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? oblgny,Your story sounds familiar. I think I lived it! Now inserting my Sansui receivers back into my system has rewarded me with the most fun I've had listening in years!My 9090DB is being tuned up, and it's going back into my main system. I di... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? m-db,Here is a link shared by miles_b_astor recently. http://avshowroomsforums.com/showthread.php?5-Companies-Currently-Producing-15ips-Reel-to-Reel-tapes...! You can get them for a little less that half that amount. Also, if there are any local ... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? I think so. =)Remember. "old is the new young"At least that's the way I figure it. | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? Sam,I believe your Studer is already factory aligned for those settings. It's a near perfect machine!Norman | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? inna,Here is my quote: "We should also consider some master dubs at 7.5 ips I have heard some of these and I must say in most instances that I absolutely cannot tell the difference between a 15ips half track and it's 7.5ips half track copy."Easy ... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? wolf_garcia,And so the need to record them! =) I mix some small venues as well. Mostly jazz trio's. Tapes sound amazing, even just using a couple of well placed mic's does pretty good.Nothing like hearing a solo acoustic guitar or piano though... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? larryi,"The issue there is whether the hyper-critical audiophile market would accept anything that appears to be a compromise."What hyper-critical audiophiles don't understand is that everything is a compromise! Compromises are made every time a ... | |
| Garrard 401 service & tweaking my new project. phduncanson,I hope your enjoy your 401! Great table. I have a grease bearing 301 that I really enjoy. Just a thought and not trying to be a killjoy here, there are some motors in 301 & 401's that will never run quite. I have a few friends ... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? larryi,Back in the late 70's early 80's when I was working in a studio we would have to run second generation masters. The mixed down master was almost always done at 15ips. To save time, we would take the 15ips tape and then play it back at 30i... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Oblgny,I agree with you. Nostalgia does play a role. Had some friends over a few weeks ago and one walked up to the 9090db and just stared at it. He had always wanted one when he was a teenager. When I look at it I remember very well having to s... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? myles_b_astorThank you for the link! Makes me smile.Norman | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Boxer12,Not a fan of $$$$$ interconnects and cables. I found that as once common features as 'tone controls' fell out of favor with the high end community (don't get me started), that there was a need to adjust tones on certain music playback. I ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? grifitthds,You make a good point. Makes me think about companies like Shindo Labs, who's entire audio line is built up from vintage conductors, transformers, caps, etc. And with my personal experience, I do like the sound of old gear. Something... |