esoteric = intended for a few… Now is golden…enjoy it.
But just in case…i run a ( heavily modified ) 1961 MC240 in one of my systems…
When Was The Audio Golden Age?
I looked at the Vintage section here for the first time. It made me speculate on what other forum users would view as the best era in Audio. For me it is the present. The level of quality is just so high, and the choice is there. Tube fanciers, for example, are able to indulge in a way that was impossible 3 decades ago, and analog lovers are very well set. And even my mid Fi secondary systems probably outshine most high end systems from decades agoHowever when one hears a well restored tube based system, play one speaker from the mid to late 1940s it can dazzle and seduce. So what do others think? Are we at the summit now, or did we hit the top in past and have we taken a few steps down?
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41 years ago, you might have been able to buy the above, One of a series of 8.. All of which are in museums now, which makes the price of one 'set' likely on the level of MBLs' with all those natty details...amps, pre, source....etc. What price perfection, and what exactly does that consist of ...? Joy in what you own....J |
My system is as follows: 1980s / 1990s / 2020s - Cartridge: Benz Micro, Koetsu Black, Grado 78, Koetsu Rosewood Signature, Koetsu Onyx, Koetsu Leopard 1980s / 2010s - Tonearm: Sumiko MMT, Jelco SA-750EB 1980s - Table: VPI HW MK IV with SAM 2020s - Step-Up Transformer: Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 1980s - Preamp: Beard P505 2010s - Phase Alignment: BBE282ri sonic maximizer 1990s - Subwoofer: Velodyne ULD-15 1980s / 2020s - Amps: Julius Futterman OTL3s, converted to triode by Jon Specter 1960s - Crossovers: Mastering Lab 1950s - Speakers: Altec Lansing 604C coaxial studio monitors 2020s - Semi-anechoic room design and treatment: by architect C.B. Wayne |
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