And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Many of those components are the Pioneer brand from the mid 70's. I have the whole series. Note the speakers closest to the center. They are the legendary Pioneer HPM100's, silver series. See the silver ring around the blow hole? The 2nd series the following year were lower rated and lacked the silver ring. The speakers next to them are the HPM60's. I have 4 of the HPM100 silvers connected to a Pioneer SX1250 receiver.
All of my old stereo equipment wore out and got sent to the "Great Stereo Park in the Sky." My new stuff is smaller and way higher in fidelity.
When I moved from PA to CO six years ago, I had a yard sale and pretty much gave away all of my vinyl records. It was painful but far less expensive than paying to move them. I replaced any record with a CD that (again) has far better fidelity.
I had the same reaction. My current rig is short and sweet, approaching the proverbial audiophile “straight wire with gain”.
While those old 70s systems looked awesome with all their parts they sounded terrible by today’s high end standards. Even the speaker placement in the first pick is terrible, anf and it goes downhill from there.
Advancements in magnets, speaker design, and speaker materials are the biggest players in today’s amazing fidelity. The money I wasted on stereo equipment back in the day is almost unbelievable…
I'd dread having to dust those arrays. And electronics are dust magnets. Imagine having to pull each one of those components from their cramped slots to vacuum the dust from them.
Seems like a lot of redundancy. Is there any point in having more than about 3 or 4 of those components powered up at the same time? An amp, a tuner, a cassette deck, and a turntable. What more would you really need? And the cassette deck and turntable or tuner don't need to both be on at the same time unless you're making tapes.
I see he uses headphones. Many headphone sets have a volume control that maxes out below the level that would damage one's hearing.
I drove truck and operated logging equipment for almost 40 years and I firmly believe that using headphones saved my hearing. Although my bride would probably disagree.
Met a guy who had a set-up similar to that - maybe this one? - back in the '70's. When he bought a new record it was recorded onto tape on the first play. Then put back in the sleeve and he listened to the tapes. A wall full of brand new, played once, records!
Yup, I have a small collection of once played to tape (Teac A360 or Teac SX 3300). Also the real audiophiles would get Shefffield lab records and do the once played. Now the discerning cassette tape aficionados would be recording on Maxwell chrome oxide tape only.
I met a guy who had a home set-up along these lines. He had a giant wall of LPs in a sound-deadened room. What interested me most, however, was his turntables. He had 2 of them, each with 2 tone-arms. He could listen to the same album from 2 different cartridges to see what he like best. Also, his turntables had a vacuum system to pull any vinyl flat.
But as a (retired) pilot and a shooter, I've got no need for anything putting out quality audio. The speakers in my truck are just fine by me.
I remember back in the late 1950's when living in Japan with my career Air Force officer father. He purchased a entertainment center with a reel-to-reel tape player / recorder, a fancy turn table and a (pre-stereo) multiplex adapter. The radio with the adapter could tune into two different radio stations that were in sync so you could get a stereo sound, but it really was not stereo. Way too much work and far too much money.
Well, you seem like the guys to ask; Any idea where I can get a TEAC 4010S repaired? I've a stack of reels my Dad made of AFR in Viet-Nam back in '69 that I'd love to hear again. I live in eastern Tennessee. Thanks.
Back in the 70's a room like that was a life goal for a lot of men.
ReplyDeleteMany of those components are the Pioneer brand from the mid 70's. I have the whole series. Note the speakers closest to the center. They are the legendary Pioneer HPM100's, silver series. See the silver ring around the blow hole? The 2nd series the following year were lower rated and lacked the silver ring. The speakers next to them are the HPM60's. I have 4 of the HPM100 silvers connected to a Pioneer SX1250 receiver.
DeleteI still have my 2250B, my BIC, and my JBL Decade 36's. Ain't parting with them for love or money.
ReplyDeleteAll of my old stereo equipment wore out and got sent to the "Great Stereo Park in the Sky." My new stuff is smaller and way higher in fidelity.
ReplyDeleteWhen I moved from PA to CO six years ago, I had a yard sale and pretty much gave away all of my vinyl records. It was painful but far less expensive than paying to move them. I replaced any record with a CD that (again) has far better fidelity.
I had the same reaction. My current rig is short and sweet, approaching the proverbial audiophile “straight wire with gain”.
DeleteWhile those old 70s systems looked awesome with all their parts they sounded terrible by today’s high end standards. Even the speaker placement in the first pick is terrible, anf and it goes downhill from there.
Advancements in magnets, speaker design, and speaker materials are the biggest players in today’s amazing fidelity. The money I wasted on stereo equipment back in the day is almost unbelievable…
DeleteUnless you're willing to spend 2nd mortgage size money, most of the stuff out there today is plastic junk and the landfills are littered with it.
DeleteBut does he have any Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen?
ReplyDeleteIf he doesn't, he should. Daddy said, your gonna drive me to drinkin...
DeleteI'd dread having to dust those arrays. And electronics are dust magnets. Imagine having to pull each one of those components from their cramped slots to vacuum the dust from them.
ReplyDelete..."Those were the days my friend
ReplyDeleteWe thought they'd never end
We'd sit and laugh forever and a day"
Seems like a lot of redundancy. Is there any point in having more than about 3 or 4 of those components powered up at the same time? An amp, a tuner, a cassette deck, and a turntable. What more would you really need? And the cassette deck and turntable or tuner don't need to both be on at the same time unless you're making tapes.
ReplyDeleteIt's about the atmosphere, visual pleasure and sensory experience. And nostalgia. This guy loves life.
DeleteTinnitus at 40 is the price you pay.
ReplyDeleteI see he uses headphones. Many headphone sets have a volume control that maxes out below the level that would damage one's hearing.
DeleteI drove truck and operated logging equipment for almost 40 years and I firmly believe that using headphones saved my hearing. Although my bride would probably disagree.
Huh?
DeleteMet a guy who had a set-up similar to that - maybe this one? - back in the '70's. When he bought a new record it was recorded onto tape on the first play. Then put back in the sleeve and he listened to the tapes. A wall full of brand new, played once, records!
ReplyDeleteYup, I have a small collection of once played to tape (Teac A360 or Teac SX 3300). Also the real audiophiles would get Shefffield lab records and do the once played. Now the discerning cassette tape aficionados would be recording on Maxwell chrome oxide tape only.
ReplyDeleteOur mid seventies system was:
Kenwood 35 watt reciever
Thorens 165
Teac 360
Teac SX 3300
Stacked large Advents
Spin
PS my older brother still has it.
I met a guy who had a home set-up along these lines. He had a giant wall of LPs in a sound-deadened room. What interested me most, however, was his turntables. He had 2 of them, each with 2 tone-arms. He could listen to the same album from 2 different cartridges to see what he like best. Also, his turntables had a vacuum system to pull any vinyl flat.
ReplyDeleteBut as a (retired) pilot and a shooter, I've got no need for anything putting out quality audio. The speakers in my truck are just fine by me.
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I remember back in the late 1950's when living in Japan with my career Air Force officer father. He purchased a entertainment center with a reel-to-reel tape player / recorder, a fancy turn table and a (pre-stereo) multiplex adapter. The radio with the adapter could tune into two different radio stations that were in sync so you could get a stereo sound, but it really was not stereo. Way too much work and far too much money.
ReplyDeleteKenwood was my brand
ReplyDeleteMy amp was a Kenwood 2141 (I may have the numbers mixed up).
DeleteWell, you seem like the guys to ask; Any idea where I can get a TEAC 4010S repaired? I've a stack of reels my Dad made of AFR in Viet-Nam back in '69 that I'd love to hear again. I live in eastern Tennessee. Thanks.
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