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The first-best-last analog item you ever bought



I bought a Heathkit WAP- 2, twenty watt dual chassis amplifier in 1955. My grandpa, in the midwest it's grandpa and not grandfather, told me to buy a Magnavox console and be done with it. Little did he know where my choice would take me 53 years later.

Today, my best and last investment is in a RTR machine. The machines are cheap when compared to the alternatives. Unfortunately the software is scarce and expensive
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Nothing good comes cheap. How about your thoughts.

Ken

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mijostyn
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@atmasphere , my dad had an Ampex. I do not recall the model. It was glorious. He had maybe 100 prerecorded 7.5 ips tapes. I must have worn them out. 
 

My own favorite analog device is my Sota Cosmos Vacuum. It is a fabulous table for the money. The only other turntable I have interest in costs 60K without an arm.

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oddiofyl
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First analog gear.?    G.E. Wildcat turntable circa 1975.    Best Analog ,  SOTA Escape / Origin Live Silver / Ortofon 2m Bronze.      Last analog piece was the excellent sounding Sutherland KC Vibe.

johnto
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The first was a KLH model 11 system my brother, friends and I would spend hours listening to records on this system. The great thing it was portable enough to bring outside on nice evenings. If I remember you could play a single LP or stack them, we always played the single LP as not to get them scratched. Many of those same LPs are still being played today 

 

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