Silentnet
Super Member
Granted, this is very colored by nostalgia and time, but...
I heard my grandfather's Pioneer SX-1250 through I-don't-know-what (but let's assume era appropriate high end speakers) off his reel-to-reel when I was.... 9 or 10? It made quite the impression. 1994 or so. I assume it had been taken care of up to that point. Later he got in to home theater and I assume the beast was relegated to the attic.
I now own that same machine. Sadly, 23 years later and most if not all of that time spent in storage, it has seen far better days. One channel is all but dead, every switch and knob is scratchy. Cosmetically it has a gouge in the wood on top but is otherwise solid.
One day, when I have the space and means to set up a dedicated vintage system it will be the centerpiece. Until then? It awaits in slumber.
I heard my grandfather's Pioneer SX-1250 through I-don't-know-what (but let's assume era appropriate high end speakers) off his reel-to-reel when I was.... 9 or 10? It made quite the impression. 1994 or so. I assume it had been taken care of up to that point. Later he got in to home theater and I assume the beast was relegated to the attic.
I now own that same machine. Sadly, 23 years later and most if not all of that time spent in storage, it has seen far better days. One channel is all but dead, every switch and knob is scratchy. Cosmetically it has a gouge in the wood on top but is otherwise solid.
One day, when I have the space and means to set up a dedicated vintage system it will be the centerpiece. Until then? It awaits in slumber.