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Still have mine! Dual cassette deck, 1st-gen CD player (single disc) which doesn't play CD-Rs any more, tuner and amp-preamp. Replaced the turntable twice (first one was crappy generic, 2nd one direct drive died). Big hulking speakers with 12" woofers!
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I still have a component system and don't plan on switching, not anytime soon! Unless my space requirements force me to jettison my LPs and CDs, I imagine I will always have something along those lines.
Currently, I have an NAD "power envelope" 7600 amp/receiver that I bought in the late 80's... the thing has truly been bulletproof! Paired with a set of bookshelf B&W speakers, they sound wonderful for all types of music that I like, very transparent and even response... When my dad passed away, he left me his original JBL L-1's. They are solid teak/mahogany cabinets on turned stainless steel legs, probably 2' cubes. VERY power efficient, like 1 watt gets them plenty loud... but they're a bit ungainly, so I have them stashed at a friend's home in Portland... I am really surprised at how many folks actually listen to compressed squashed mp3 files and the like. Even with 63 year old ears that have played live music for decades (and went to a lot of concerts where I just HAD to get as close as I could to the stage), I can hear how poor those files sound. I know there's a lot of convenience to having a bazillion songs on an ipod, but if I care about the music at all, I would not be satisfied with that format... ...and I pretty much ONLY listen to music that I care about, so it's good gear or nothing, for me...
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Upgraded 2 years ago.
This + Linn Majik CD player and Vandersteen 2CE Sig II speakers. Need to add a DAC and streamer in the future.
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I have wanted one of those (well, over the years there have been various versions of McIntosh preamps and power amps that I coveted) ever since I took a Marantz integrated amp to a free McIntosh clinic back in the early ‘70s to have its distortion level measured (the test results were ever so slightly better than Marantz’s claim). I spent quite a bit of time at the clinic asking the McIntosh engineer questions which he enthusiastically answered.
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My system purchased in 1976 while serving in the US Army in Germany was:
Harmon/Kardon A430 twin powered receiver Pioneer SG 9500 graphic equalizer 2) Sansui SP 2500 speakers Technics turntable Akai cassette deck My teenage sons destroyed the speakers and the Harmon Kardon just died at some point. But the Pioneer Equalizer lives on within my current sound equipment and just for fun I sometimes spin a few 33’s on the Technics. |
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What I remember was, back in the day, my friends and I would hang out and party listening to albums. Sometimes the talk would stop and then when the music stopped you'd hear "whoa". It seemed like every time an album came out it'd take the music a little further and a new threshold was crossed. I guess there's a limit to that.
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Linn turntable
Quad electrostatic speakers Pair of Luxman mono amps Yamaha tuner This was the roomates stuff. I had Thorens turntable 2 pairs large Advent speakers in the stacked config. Pair on McIntosh mono amps. Fisher receiver modded to use the tuner. The McIntosh amps did not sound quite right with the Quad's. The Luxman anps did not sound quite right with the stacked Advents. I also liked the Thorens better but mostly I thought the Linn was WAY overpriced. |