Indeed the Z is free, just pay for the vintage Telefunken s that come with it….
Would you spend you money on modest brand new car or rather buy top notch vintage one?
No, this discussion is not about cars, however it's by comparison related to audiophiles. As I see it, most audiophiles don't have the means of affording the top notch, new, improved (maybe), audio gears. So, would you buy moderately priced new or rather buy top notch used equipment for the same money?
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@tannoy56 Seems the car analogy lost on some. You do mention vintage in the analogy, can understand vintage, used and new audio components being mentioned in thread.
I have purchased and used vintage, used and new equipment over many years. Vintage can be very good, electrolytic caps and other parts can be problematic, as others have mentioned good idea to slowly power up with variac. Used equipment is is probably greatest value proposition, don't have to suffer depreciation, rather like cars here. As mentioned previously, I also like to go for point to point wiring, if possible with vintage or used.
With streaming and digital in general, usually go new, many innovations here.
By the way, with cars I've nearly always owned at least one vintage vehicle. At the moment, 1970 MGB GT I'm considering morphing into Sebring version. |
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