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Keranu

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Re: My cool idea.
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2007, 09:38:32 AM »
Agreed, companies are just cheap these days. A lot of old electronics I've used before the 90's still work great to this day because they were built with care and to give you the best damn times. My brother just bought another Technics record player recently, this makes a total of three in my house now! Picture
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2007, 09:49:41 AM »
Not everything available today is complete junk - just stay away from all the cheap ass, third world garbage.  Of course, there is a slight to considerable premium price, but you get what you pay for.
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« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2007, 10:16:55 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on April 04, 2007, 09:49:41 AM
but you get what you pay for.

That I can't agree with. You NEVER get what you pay for (and this can be applied to just about everything - but new electronics in particular). An incredible 70's amp for $50 or a pretty good amp from today for $500 or more. I think I'll go with the 70's one.
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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2007, 11:19:42 AM »
Quote from: Seldane on April 04, 2007, 10:16:55 AM
Quote from: Necromancer on April 04, 2007, 09:49:41 AM
but you get what you pay for.

That I can't agree with. You NEVER get what you pay for (and this can be applied to just about everything - but new electronics in particular). An incredible 70's amp for $50 or a pretty good amp from today for $500 or more. I think I'll go with the 70's one.

Why - do you forget to take your purchases home with you?  :-k  ------------  :lol:

I'm not sure what your definition of quality is (as in the type of 'sound' that you prefer), but $50 won't buy much of a vintage tube amp.  Barring sweet deals at Granny's garage sale, it's easy to spend hundreds of dollars on a good ol' McIntosh or Marantz amp.  Now I'm not an extremely well versed and knowledgeable audiophile, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt (they taste better that way too).  Perhaps there are better options out there that I'm overlooking.

With regards to more modern equipment, there are plenty of cd players, amps, speakers, etc. that won't break the bank but will handily outperform nearly all vintage equipment.  The biggest exception applies to tube amps, as they haven't really changed much over the years.  Luckily, my tastes are pretty modest and I'm satisfied with solid state amps.
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