Yes, I once carelessly got rid of a Garrard turntable that my dad offered me for free.
It wasn't mentioned in any of the magazines of the day and being young and impressionable I assumed this relic from yesteryear couldn't be very good.
All the talk back then was mainly of Dual, Rega and Linn - at least in the magazines I read (Popular Hifi, Hi-Fi Answers, and that notorious Linn/Naim propagandist rag, Hi-Fi Review).
Still doesn't excuse my idiotic decision, nor many of those that followed.
In fact there are many valid reasons why vintage gear can hold its value quite well, and nostalgia is only one of them.
Some of the restoration jobs people have done on some vintage gear are simply quite fabulous. These Hi-Fi restorers cannot be too far behind their automotive counterparts.
Another item I discarded was an old valve radio, and yes, it was another big mistake.
Lack of perspective, lack of perspective...
Moral of the story?
If you find something you really love, then look after it and take very good care of it.
It wasn't mentioned in any of the magazines of the day and being young and impressionable I assumed this relic from yesteryear couldn't be very good.
All the talk back then was mainly of Dual, Rega and Linn - at least in the magazines I read (Popular Hifi, Hi-Fi Answers, and that notorious Linn/Naim propagandist rag, Hi-Fi Review).
Still doesn't excuse my idiotic decision, nor many of those that followed.
In fact there are many valid reasons why vintage gear can hold its value quite well, and nostalgia is only one of them.
Some of the restoration jobs people have done on some vintage gear are simply quite fabulous. These Hi-Fi restorers cannot be too far behind their automotive counterparts.
Another item I discarded was an old valve radio, and yes, it was another big mistake.
Lack of perspective, lack of perspective...
Moral of the story?
If you find something you really love, then look after it and take very good care of it.