Gelid
Active Member
I'm not against taking pride in one's system. A lot of thought, trial and error and money go into most of our stereos.
If one is lucky enough to love the sound after all of the careful consideration and work is done, damn right be proud and enjoy the music.
Vintage is one more aspect since much vintage gear needs work to perform to spec. It becomes a labor of love for a lot of us.
None of the components in my system worked properly when I got them. Now, after a lot of work, everything works well and sounds great to me.
I have a Marantz 2215b and 2245. Dual 1019 with vintage AT and Pickering carts and a 1990s Onkyo CD player. Everything is run through Klipsch KG 2.5 w/ Crites diaphragms, a Klipsch sub and restored C-V VS-120s.
My stereo might not look like much, be worth a lot of money or even appeal to anyone else but I'm damn proud of it.
I like to brag about my vintage systems. Nothing too high-end, but my gear it old, and it's worth bragging about that they still look and sound the way they should.
I do it in a non-annoying way... not really bragging, but just talking about them.
People brag about their classic cars, so why not brag about my classic stereo systems?