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RE: So what did happen in the 80's that made the 70s look so good

The '80s were an interesting period of transition-
The big names from the '60s & '70s were - as you aptly put - getting kicked in the but-
Marquees like McIntosh was adoption the SS wave and push-button features-
Mid Fi was falling to a lower common denominator chasing a market with limited $$$, and yet this was also the time that the High End was starting to gain some traction and differentiate itself-
Thorens was still putting out decent tables, Linn was gaining in reputation and standing, Alphason and Oracle were providing some alternatives along with SOTA and VPI. There were still higher end models from the big Japanese companies and a few small American companies- ARC, C-J, Music Reference, MFA, Audible Illusions, Counterpoint, Quicksilver Jeff Rowland, Threshold and Mark Levinson. Speakers were also undergoing a big change - Apogee and Wilson come to mind-
Cassette tape was Big and the CD was just coming onto the market...
an interesting time to say the least-

Happy Listening


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