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Have you ever got emotionally attached

To a piece of equipment. One that you dont want to part with. For me its an old pair of OHM I speakers. Bought in 82. Ive upgraded them and just like them. They have their own sonic signiture that Im used too. OK I'll admit Im biased. Three of the drivers are on top and pointed upwards. The sound does not directly come at me and Im used to it. I have 2 Watkin echo muffs behind them. Any way I see them as the part of the system that actually sings to me. I also tried a much touted newer speaker and sold it a year later. If anyone wants to give me a $5000+ speaker I'll try it but I might be sending it back too you. I also wished I hadnt sold my Tandberg 3018A preamp. I thought it looked pretty cool and sounded great. mike
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hotmailjbc
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i've loved magnepans ever since i first heard them and bought a pair in 1976. i now have modified mmgs and still love them. i was also very into tandberg reel to reels and nakamichi 700 cassette decks. but i like anything that has some unique design to it.
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theo
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I was to my first 2 channel McIntosh Amp MC352 because it had brought new life to my old Infinity Kappa 7's. After years of owning the speakers I had never really heard their potential until then. Then I came home one night and found it cheating on me! I traded it in on a MC402.
rdavwhitaker
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I still own my first "serious" stereo speakers from nearly thirty years ago - a pair of Grafyx SP-6 bookshelf speakers. The imaging is terrible, but they still sound marvelous (rubber woofer surrounds, thank heavens) after all these years - I use them still in a family room system along with an Apt-Holman preamp and Exposure VIII amp and my other beloved piece of "vintage" gear - an honest-to-god fully functional Empire 698 turntable I bought from a pawn shop in 1979!
jw1111
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Rdavwhitaker: Are those Grafyx SP-6 or SP-6D? I had a pair of Grafyx SP-8 forever. I wish I'd not gotten rid of them. It would be a great box to replace the tweeter. The Grafyx woofers were pretty good. The ported cabinets = fun.

I've currently got a Thorens TD125 II. This is the first turntable I ever saw that was obviously 'high end' - a long time ago. I bought this table in 1980. It has had either a Grace 714 wooden beast or a Fidelity Research something or other. I've replaced belts and changed the oil a few times. Something fell on the dust cover and turned it into a collector's item. Great table, great look, fine sound.

I doubt I'll ever not have it.
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