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In Reply to: RE: Opinions on some vintage gear posted by Satxhifi on March 06, 2014 at 07:29:11
If you find one of those Pioneer M-25's or M-22's in working condition, buy it. Have it serviced by a good tech, enjoy. I would be envious if you found one. When I get my time machine working, a shipping container full of those is on my list to bring back to the present.Any of those Sansui's you mentioned would be good choices. IMO, late 60's and early 70's Sansui gear was the most "audiophile" gear of the time. Reliable and easy to repair, generally.
Early 70's Sony gear is also very good. Yamaha, Pioneer, Kenwood! Onkyo, Trio, Technics, on and on. They all made gear that was (and is) very good, some as good or better than modern that you can find today for any sane amount of money. MCS, Radio Shack, Sanyo and too many others to list also produced gear that people seek out today.
Find a middle to top-of-the-line example, listen, decide. The fun part is deciding which "house sound" you like, as up until the age of BPC they all had a sonic signature which is part of the attraction today, no "sonic mods" required.
My opinion only, and of course there are some variations among the different models. Of the big five, Sansui and Sony are the most "musical", Yamaha almost always very neutral. Pioneer and Kenwood were straight-up headbanger gear.
You have not mentioned Marantz or Mac gear. I never understood that attraction of either of those.
Get busy!
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Been out of the loop for a day or two. Haven't forgotten things like Mac or Marantz, just haven't got there yet! LOL!Seriously I am hoping this will turn into a fun thread where people post their opinions, favorites and better yet obscure pieces under the radar that kick butt!
Also when people choose something, why did they choose it? Build, reputation, house sound, sound quality overall.I have become more convinced that for a fraction of what most of today's high end goes for one can purchase older high end, including repairs. Back then there was a plethora of excellent mainstream equipment and brands available, the heyday of many before BPC. Mac, GAS, Threshold, Forte, Marantz, HK, KLH, JBL, Advent, Bozack, EPI, ADS, on and on and on.
It appears a whole lot more diversity available. And now those high end pieces are available at good prices, prices that would get upper mid-fi to lower high-end today. And available to far more people.
For me, it seems the choice is clear and besides the fun, nostalgia factor are just plain cool!
Enough rambling, now it's your turn guys/gals turn!
Best,
Dave
Edits: 03/08/14
I have a pair of Bogen 110 amps, I bought two of them cheap and they sound so sweet I use them with a pair of KLH 17s and they are great to my ears. Even picked up a pair of Bogen DB 20s just a few more watts but bigger all around still I enjoy the 110s the most. Dont care what others think of them keep the price low fine with me. Thanks for asking.
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