Time Travelling Troll: The AR / B&W 802 combo was awful

Audio Research Tube Amps, or Solid State? One of my best friends still uses a vintage Audio Research tube amp in his high-end system. He has $10k stand mounted speakers and a $30k vinyl playback chain. His Audio Research amp is awesome! I borrowed it once a few years ago and it messed me up for years trying find sound like that. Gave up as I was not willing to pay the cost/hassle of re-tubing, maintenance, etc. Oh, and the fact that it is so heavy that I cannot move it by myself. Doubles as a space heater.....

Wow i did not know that.

If they sound tiny maybe try bigger?

Yeah and my '54 Chevy tube radio sounded bad.
BFD

I never understood B&W. I liked the looks on some models. That's it.

AR, us poor folks couldn't afford to feed the beast back in their day.

I heard the new stuff is a lot better.

I could just barely afford Mac in the late 60s early 70s. I seldom paid money, it was always a trade and labor maybe a few bucks.. VERY FEW..

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