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| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Sansui 8 is pretty amazing sounding with a sweet phono stage and I always loved the green dial lamp. | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? oblny,I hear you. I had a couple of Pioneers briefly and liked them. I actually prefer the SX1050 over the SX1250. These were really built well. I get tired of some audio buddies talking about how 'mid-fi' this is, but I don't agree at all. Ho... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Playpen,"What a trip down memory lane." I agree. Life was simpler, times were different. It's not just nostalgia though. Listening to music through these old systems just 'sounds' right for some reason. I am not saying they are they are the l... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Been selling off my collection of mostly amps and preamps as... Well you can only listen to one at a time, and some have'nt seen play time in years. Much of what I have let go, though admitedly older has been McIntosh, GAS, Krell, Phase Linear, Su... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? ChrshanI37,The AU2000 is an incredible piece. Great amp section and a fantastic pre-amp. I love the phono section with built in varible loads.. Defintely a keeper..N | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Playpen,Love the story about your "eico". I remember those being pretty nice actually. I think I'm remembering an old eico tube receiver that my cousin had and it was good. He was driving Epi 202's with it.Get the old girl serviced. You might be... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? ChrshanI37,Did you mean a Sansui 2000a? I'm not familar withan a2000. The 2000a however is a gem of a reciever, with wonderful textures and tone, power way beyond it's weight.. ads speakers were all good. I remember seeing them used as nearfiel... | |
| Reel to Reel uses - Inna,This is an excellent point. Today manufacturing can be controlled and quality maintained alomost anywhere. Even without waiting for a new machine to appear, one can buy a quality used open reel deck and have it refurbished for under $2500... | |
| Reel to Reel uses - topoxfordoc,And this is why those old companies (Sony, Studer, TEAC, Pioneer, AKAI, Tandberg, Nagra, Otari, etc., ) need to get back to manufacturing machines again. If they could build one that was economical enough, those who love the analog so... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? lewm,You make a good point on how one defines 'vintage'. I guess when I started the thread I was thinking 60 & 70's. But as 80's are now long gone that would qualify as well.Your system sounds awesome. I am wondering what model Threshold you... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? playpen,Depending on the model, your P+E might actually be a Dual in wolfs clothing. Dual bought P+E in the early 70's. Flip it over and look at the bottom of the motor. If it has Dual stamped in it, then it was built by Dual after P+E closed. ... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? missioncoonery,Well that certainly hasn't been my experience. In fact in many cases just the opposite. You'll find many music enthusiast who prefer vintage. Bear in mind, the gear has to be in top working condition. Loving the Sansui at the mom... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? I have recently been down sizing and selling off many amps and preamps, tape decks etc. Before letting them go, I have been listening to them one last time. =) What fun!Recently, I inserted my ancient but pristine Sansui 9090DB, and WOW!I had f... | |
| Dolby NR encoding - did it ever work inna,How is it that you are recording directly from phono to deck? I know Eckart mentioned that he does this too. You must be using some type of phono preamp out? Yes?Last night I calibrated the Dolby on a Nakamichi 500 Dual tracer. It has the... | |
| Reel to Reel uses - Sam,Yes definitely. They did have a 2" 16 track machine but that was in another studio. The 24 track machine was an MCI, the 16 track machine was a Sony, but I don't remember which model.I am wondering where you were able to find 1/2 inch masters... |