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Just because it is new, doesn't mean it is better

Posted by Ross on October 7, 2016 at 19:56:45:
Art is onto something, and I am glad that at least one mainstream (for this hobby) publication treats vintage components as viable alternatives. Sure some DIY is needed, but for some that is part of the fun.

I use a mix of old (well not as old as Art's stuff) and reasonably new components, and I have recently begun to experiment with 35-40yr old phono cartriges. It is very possible to create a great system, that delivers realism, palpability, scale etc using vintage components.

Consider that there are more than a few audiophiles that think we have not advanced very much if at all from:

Quad ESL pr
Mac C22/MC30 or Marantz 7/8b
Thorens 124 or Garrard 301
SME Arm and SPU cartridge

Many of us would love to own such a system.

Art spent some time highlighting the WE 755a. This is the very same speaker used as a mid/tweeter in the AR1. One of the best combos of the golden age was an AR1 combined with a Janszen 130 Electrostatic tweeter array. Some recent hobbyists run the combo with external crossovers so that the 755a runs full range, and the AR woofer/Janszen tweeter runs only at the frequency extremes.

SOTA isnt what its cracked up to be.

Best,

Ross