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Title: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on November 30, 2011, 07:57:51 PM: save money
buy old vintage. mid-70's > 80s.
holy shit ~
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: mfrench on November 30, 2011, 09:12:18 PM: Nick,
Have you looked over at audiokarma website? That gear is all the rage over there.
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 01, 2011, 07:09:52 AM: nope. self discovery (my favorite kind)
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on December 18, 2011, 11:32:03 AM: Old parts are getting expensive
Good techs are retiring
I say that this is best for techies with well-stocked parts boxes

But by all means, if you have the ability, a vintage Macintosh can be choice !
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 18, 2011, 11:33:28 AM: Old Kenmore, Marantz, Sansui...., they are plentiful. If a part dies, big deal. get a new amp.
:)
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Belexes on December 18, 2011, 02:29:30 PM: All my shit is old. 70s or 80s only. :D
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Jimna on December 18, 2011, 02:30:50 PM: old is as old does :yack:
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: spyder9 on December 21, 2011, 11:28:47 PM: Quote from: Nick's Picks on November 30, 2011, 07:57:51 PM
save money
buy old vintage. mid-70's > 80s.
holy shit ~

Dude. Old news. Welcome to HUGE. ;) ;D
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: jbell on December 23, 2011, 06:09:07 PM: Anyone have a good suggestion for a good Marantz or other quality 70s-80s amplifier??
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: gkatz on December 23, 2011, 07:35:27 PM: Quote from: jmbell on December 23, 2011, 06:09:07 PM
Anyone have a good suggestion for a good Marantz or other quality 70s-80s amplifier??

my family has a yamaha CR-420 that hasn't failed them in 10 years. good for 4 speakers, plenty of power
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 24, 2011, 08:39:44 AM: just research whatever the flagship line for each brand was, and start looking for them. Craigslist (or searchtempest) is a great source. search for "vintage" and "audiophile". you'll get results
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 24, 2011, 08:55:25 AM: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250956860527+#ht_508wt_1083
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: runonce on December 24, 2011, 09:37:21 AM: Quote from: Nick's Picks on November 30, 2011, 07:57:51 PM
save money
buy old vintage. mid-70's > 80s.
holy shit ~

Recovering high-ender here too...

You can take it all the way back to the late 60s as well - I have a pair of Sylvania - yeah thats right Sylvania - floor speakers that are the most lush thing you've ever heard.
Powering those with a vintage Kenwood KA-6150 Integrated pre/power amp.

You need to scrutinize those old giant console rigs too - they can have some great stuff in them.
I pulled a nice Stormberg Carlson tube amp from one - dreamy for year, but I finally blew that one.

There's also some low powered Fisher gear thats is excellent.
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 24, 2011, 11:38:36 AM: I've got the KA-9200 integrated. I freakin' love it. My system hasn't sounded this good...well, since I had about $7k into it. I paid $200 for this amp...and I like it as much, if not more than the big mono-blocks I used to have..and the tube preamp, and the fancy-schmancy DAC..etc
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Jimna on December 24, 2011, 01:18:15 PM: what speakers are you using now?
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on December 25, 2011, 10:44:22 AM: Still running the Tyler Ref. system. But, I'm wanting to sell them so that I can try out some Zu's.
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on January 08, 2012, 08:58:18 PM: Just for giggles, drop by your Martin Logan dealer, put an iPod with some lossless HQ recordings up on a pair of Purities and spend an hour in envelopment.

I know this is a 180° spin, but I think it time well spent.

Just as with mics to a recording, the lynchpin may well be speakers in playback.

(BTW, Purity speakers are powered)
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Jimna on January 08, 2012, 10:26:10 PM: I love stats
Title: Re: SSSSSHHHhhhhh ~! (new wisdom from Nick, ...fwiw)
Post by: Nick's Picks on January 09, 2012, 12:25:04 PM: oh yea, I'm a big fan of the ML purity line. put a nice DAC in front of them and stream it all from the home network. Brilliant.