RE: I think I have been a member of the wrong site,,,

Vintage Asylum

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Posted by Brian Levy (A) on June 16, 2014 at 21:09:45

In Reply to: I think I have been a member of the wrong site,,, posted by cloudwalker on June 15, 2014 at 18:42:26:

Vintage: Something that has not been new from the time I decided to get into this nutty hobby. Any other definition could get me classed as vintage that is unacceptable to me.

Truthfully, it is a moving target. It can be applied differently to different technologies. Do not obsess over it too much but think about the attributes you like and want or do not. For instance with tuners, I have bright line at the analog/digital divide as I am not a lover of digital tuners. For amps, the divide is based on topography where I do the split more on the line between capacitor coupled and direct coupled designs. Turntables are more difficult as designs tend not to change too often or much but rank direct drive in the not vintage class while a newer belt drive has a lineage back to the vintage tables.

Using a time based definition is an easy way for most with something around 25 years being the line of demarcation. As good as any and pretty consistent with other hobbies where such classifications are usual.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada

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Topic - I think I have been a member of the wrong site,,, - cloudwalker 18:42:26 06/15/14 (14)

I've seen your posts and the responses in that "other" forum. - Markw* 07:29:14 06/17/14 (1)

Apparently - E-Stat 16:44:50 06/17/14 (0)

RE: I think I have been a member of the wrong site,,, - Brian Levy 21:09:45 06/16/14 (0)

Most folks here try to be helpful - Alex F. 14:26:37 06/16/14 (0)

Perhaps you mistake "critical" for trying to be helpful - E-Stat 13:50:36 06/16/14 (0)

Vintage - how bout this for vintage - airtime 06:51:36 06/16/14 (1)

RE: Vintage - how bout this for vintage - Crazy Dave 09:25:47 06/16/14 (0)

Definitions - dadbar 06:35:58 06/16/14 (0)

This is an issue on a lot of guitar amp sites. - FenderLover 02:47:52 06/16/14 (0)

I'm not aware of formal rules... - rtbarr 19:47:37 06/15/14 (3)

thank you. I am too used to rudness - cloudwalker 22:54:37 06/15/14 (2)

RE: thank you. I am too used to rudness - zigyblu 12:37:51 06/16/14 (0)

RE: thank you. I am too used to rudness - BCR 02:38:35 06/16/14 (0)

RE: I think I have been a member of the wrong site,,, - bcguitar 18:54:23 06/15/14 (0)

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