'74 was right in the middle of the hey-day of Hi-Fi.. If there was money to be had, you really had no choice. How many TV shows and movies did you see where some suave, debonair dude lowers the needle down on some Mingus vinyl before the fade to black signifying that he was laying some serious pipe, thanks to that bitchin' stereo? The MacIntosh and the Rock Monitors weren't optional. You had to have them. Who would argue otherwise?I had to count out on my fingers (terrible at math) but I guess I've owned the AMT 3 speakers since we moved to our first home in 1974 so 42 years. I was driving a company truck at the time and with no car payment, I paid the equavalent of car money for my McIntosh stereo and the ESS speakers. It really did seem nuts at the time but in those days, we listened to our records for entertainment so I guess the stereo would compare today to a home theater set up.
Nine years later I still have the 112,100 and l20t.Except for the 112 they are expendable.As of now.Jbl-112,L100,L20t Klipsch Heresy,
Riding the fence are Tannoy monitor reds 12' Not because I don't like them but they are too big and probably best suited for tubes.