You can go home again

You never forget the first good or bad sound but evolving comes with training. 

Well,

I chose/kept my 2008 Cayin A88T because it sounded like my beloved 1958 Fisher 80-AZ’s and the Cayin is 50 years newer with remote volume.

Now, I am taking the Cayin to have it’s internal Bias adjusted, so I re-installed the Fishers.

They sound like my beloved Cayin!

They are amplifying the original electro-voice drivers they did in 1958 (horn tweeters; horn mids; 15" woofer reconed several times). This combo is what got me hooked on high quality sound when I inherited them in 1973.

I have used other amps and speakers over the years, but this is my favorite then and now.

In some respects, a revisit to something I enjoyed decades ago leaves me wondering why I thought it was so special.  I suppose we are prone to romanticizing the past — our youth — and have fonder memories than realities.  Just my take.  

Interesting question. But surely, the answer will differ between individuals, and even for the same person with respect to different experiences and tastes. Was the first time you had sex the best time? Are you still "chasing after" a repeat of that experience?! Has your palette (for fine wine and food) not improved with age and experience? I loved JBL when I was in high school, too. And Corvettes. With age and experience, however, I came to appreciate subtlety and finesse, both in hearing and handling. 

Which is not to say that I don't still have fond memories of those various "first times." But nostalgia is one thing; "chasing a sound baked into my brain from an initial experience"—well, that would be unfair to the second experience, and the third, and.... The question is really about what a "person" is. Am I the same person I was in high school? Yes...and no. I've learned a few things since then, and learning means altering one's perspective in various ways.