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“Listen to how good this sounds!” As people are watching it on cellphones and the audios compressed destroying the quality. These always make me laugh.
My mother turned ours into a stand for a 100 gallon saltwater fish tank. The damn set up was so heavy we had to reinforce the floorThat weighed 500 freaking pounds!
Just like some of your momsThat weighed 500 freaking pounds!
Aiwa. Panasonic. Pioneer.The "Stereo Wars" of the 70's & 80's. Life was sooo simple back then.
Sansui w/ Cerwin Vega speakers, was the b*mb!
Mac
By then true audio was diluted to a battle for $$$. The reel to reel tape machine in the video was nice though, still the best sound, better than records, but limited as to the available music. Try getting a copy of Iron Butterfly Live on RtR tape.The "Stereo Wars" of the 70's & 80's. Life was sooo simple back then.
Sansui w/ Cerwin Vega speakers, was the b*mb!
Mac
The best ever made was vacuum tube gear from Western Electric in the 30's 40's. Those my age may remember the little brick building along the highways that telephone lines ran into and out of. Those were repeater stations to boost the signal. When we changed over to solid state most of that gear fot sold to China. When they changed over, most of it went into Chinese landfills. the Japs saved some of it and today its made out of unobanium...meaning pricer than a ZCO or Theta.
After that companies like McIntosh, Eico, Marantz, and others continued building good stuff. Most speakers were horn because they were efficient and suitable for lower powered tube amps. When transistors took over in the late 60's early 70's the sound went to crap. Along with the advent of solid state, came the decline of vacuum tubes. The early 90's saw a rebirth of tube gear but sadly most ro all of the machinery used to buile the old tubes had been destroyed. Additionally, the manufacture of vaccum tubes involves the use of some very polluting minerals, and not permitted in the west. The Russians still produce them, and the Chinese picked them up, but compared to the NOS (new old stock) the suck. I've heard 1.5 million dollar systems I owuldnt have, they're big and punchy, but no soul.
The pair elow are late model, 1988 vintageand sell for 5K for the pair....used!!! The ones from the 40's are never sold, and if they were would be 5 times as much. Even the new productions ones are 3K for a pair. The golden era of audio has come and gone.
But Thanks, @Maser , nice photo and decent system, is that youre?
Western Electric 300B Tube Vacuum STEREO PAIR 8826 1988 Year model USED JAPAN
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3 product ratings- Western Electric 300B Tube Vacuum STEREO PAIR 8826 1988 Year model USED JAPAN
$4,999.99
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Sounds like you have quite the background in audio. Me... it was the car thing in the states. Then when I went overseas, us dudes living in the barracks, spent $$ on rack systems (some had R-t-R's). Me, I was a turntable/tape guy, with as big of speakers I could fit into my room (had rank, so didn't have to worry about a roomie). Have to admit, it sucked to move all that sh*t, when I moved out into the economy in Germany. Had to have "sound quality" ya know!By then true audio was diluted to a battle for $$$. The reel to reel tape machine in the video was nice though, still the best sound, better than records, but limited as to the available music. Try getting a copy of Iron Butterfly Live on RtR tape.
The best ever made was vacuum tube gear from Western Electric in the 30's 40's. Those my age may remember the little brick building along the highways that telephone lines ran into and out of. Those were repeater stations to boost the signal. When we changed over to solid state most of that gear fot sold to China. When they changed over, most of it went into Chinese landfills. the Japs saved some of it and today its made out of unobanium...meaning pricer than a ZCO or Theta.
After that companies like McIntosh, Eico, Marantz, and others continued building good stuff. Most speakers were horn because they were efficient and suitable for lower powered tube amps. When transistors took over in the late 60's early 70's the sound went to crap. Along with the advent of solid state, came the decline of vacuum tubes. The early 90's saw a rebirth of tube gear but sadly most ro all of the machinery used to buile the old tubes had been destroyed. Additionally, the manufacture of vaccum tubes involves the use of some very polluting minerals, and not permitted in the west. The Russians still produce them, and the Chinese picked them up, but compared to the NOS (new old stock) the suck. I've heard 1.5 million dollar systems I owuldnt have, they're big and punchy, but no soul.
The pair elow are late model, 1988 vintageand sell for 5K for the pair....used!!! The ones from the 40's are never sold, and if they were would be 5 times as much. Even the new productions ones are 3K for a pair. The golden era of audio has come and gone.
But Thanks, @Maser , nice photo and decent system, is that youre?
Western Electric 300B Tube Vacuum STEREO PAIR 8826 1988 Year model USED JAPAN
Pre-Owned
5.0 out of 5 stars.
3 product ratings- Western Electric 300B Tube Vacuum STEREO PAIR 8826 1988 Year model USED JAPAN
$4,999.99
or Best Offer
Free delivery
Located in Japan
Free returns
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