Hey, it's still sort-of around

[Thomas Krueger]

When I created this group in the early 90s, I certainly never expected it to survive the death of USENET. Nice that some of you still come around.

I pretty much just use Parasound equipment these days though I have a Stax DAC-Talent feeding the analog, which its own minor but good-sounding upgrades.

Tom

[Peter Wieck]

Some of us, despite our advanced age, still dabble in the hobby. My 'specialty' if you will, is middle-of-the-road vintage equipment of US and/or Euro origins that also lends itself to good maintenance, tweaking, and reliable operation. Revox, Dynaco, AR, Magnepan, Harman Kardon (Citation), Scott, Rabco and along those lines. About 1/3 tube, 2/4 solid-state. I also retain most of my hearing, fine motor skills and eyesight, so it remains good fun and a relatively inexpensive hobby. Keeps me close to home, doesn't eat, and is cheaper than another woman - or so my wife says.

Recent acquisitions along those lines are a 1971 vintage US-made AR tuner that is electronically excellent, cosmetically challenged, and a Sony CD changer c.1994 with remote and in excellent working condition. Both for sparrow-feed. After cleaning and tweaking, these will join a pair of AR speakers and an AR integrated amp as a housewarming present for a daughter of a good friend. She likes vintage equipment (as a tenured professor of medieval studies, that is no surprise), and this fills the bill.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

[Tobiah]

On 1/21/22 12:13, Thomas Krueger wrote:
> When I created this group in the early 90s, I certainly never
> expected it to survive the death of USENET. Nice that some of you
> still come around.

Still some ghosts in the hall.

[DManzaluni]

What is interesting is how much of the really good stuff is now available at dirt cheap prices if you look in the right places!

Over the last few years I have picked up FREE, a Nakamichi AV2, a Stasis amp, a Linn DVD player with high end amp &Preamp stages, a Carver M500T power amp, an Adcom GFA535/GTP500 and some ultra early Bose 901 speakers with the rare chestnut (pre-beige) grille-cloth, some higher end Canton and Infinite Slope floor standing speakers etc etc

The only downside is that it has become a bit more difficult to realise any value in my MR71?

[Peter Wieck]

There is a lot of vintage stuff and often in the oddest of places. I have stated repeatedly that there is enough legacy equipment out there to satisfy the entire hobby in perpetuity, with a good deal left over. Even the 'good stuff'. I have found very good stuff from barns outside Berwick, PA (McIntosh) to open-air souks in Khobar, SA (Revox, AR & Dynaco).

The trick is to avoid 'what is in style' at that moment, focusing on otherwise excellent items not then (or yet) popular.

Question: How much did the former owner of the Bose 901s pay you to take them? ;-)>

[Ty Ford]

Just passing by and thought I heard some noise going on in here. I recently added a 300 W Polk Sub-woofer to a pair of ElectroVoice Sentry 100 passive monitors driven by a Crown D-60.

Ty Ford