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The Feeling of Bringing a Piece of Equipment Home

truevis

truevis

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Sony expressed it in their circa 1966 ad for their 6060 Solid State Stereo Receiver:
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In their same-era catalog, they showed the fantasy aesthetic of the happy family enjoying dad's stereo:
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I think many of us enjoy the same feelings today. Happily, that receiver probably doesn't cost a month's salary any more. ($700 -- the average income per year was $6,900 in 1966)

The mid-century modern house and furnishings remain not so accessible these days.
 

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I dig it! Thanks for posting this. I was born in the early '60s, so the styles feel "right" to me.
 
Since stereos were sold in boxes that picture of the guy carrying the stereo through the door just makes me think he's swiping it.
Glad he waited for you to get something nice!

Of course, that big living room with the picture windows (and terrible acoustics) just made it easier to see what you have).
 
That 60's style still looks modern! That kind of furniture can still be found at Ikea. It's the magazine's aged colors, the typography and the ladie's haircut who gives the impression that it's dated.
 
Kinda think that fella w/the fancy house made a TAD more than $6900 a year, even in '66....My dad had his salary raised from $35 a week to $50 a week in '49 or '50, he thought he was makin' more money than the Good Lord had...But as a condition of his new-found fortune, he had to come back to work every night after supper & wash up the presses...He worked in a printing plant...
 
w1jim said:
Since stereos were sold in boxes that picture of the guy carrying the stereo through the door just makes me think he's swiping it..
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Wouldn't have made quite the compelling picture to be carrying a cardboard box, eh? I think many of us here on AK have made a similar walk across the threshold of our houses in the not-too-distant past.

BTW, here is what that Sony may look like, today:
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I love that giddy, happy feeling when I first get gear or speakers. What a rush! When I was younger I'd get the same feeling from buying a new LP. Somehow now that I'm older getting a new CD just isn't the same. I am still addicted to the audio rush, though (I am so broke).
 
Try "Abject Terror", at least until I get it set somewhere that it ain't likely to fall off 'n' go Boom on th' Floor..
 
Like driving home with the new score and sitting at the stop light and looking at the back seat where it sits. Doing that at every light till ya get home. :thmbsp:
 
The last time I got a piece of gear, I unpacked it in the back of my truck before I came home. I couldn't wait to check it out.

Good Thread!
 
I love bringing home a piece of gear that you need a strong buddy to help out with the unloading.:yes: Whether it's an amp or a pair of speakers somehow you just know it's going to sound great.
 
When you bring something home you always wanted is when i feel right. Otherwise its a piece of equipment the really isnt needed but it is still wanted.
 
truevis said:
...The mid-century modern house and furnishings remain not so accessible these days.
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Upon further research, that kind of furniture is actually not so dear. $150 to $400 FOB Shenzhen for new reproductions (if you want a container full). And a hundred or so dollars more, retail in the US.
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Now for the Miesian house, I suppose that really depends on its location. 10 thousand to 10 million dollars, I reckon.
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I was born in 1965 so I really can't relate to this< but I remember my father referring to our 75' or 76' realistic stereo as the "Hi-Fi".
 
carcrazy said:
I love that giddy, happy feeling when I first get gear or speakers. What a rush! When I was younger I'd get the same feeling from buying a new LP. Somehow now that I'm older getting a new CD just isn't the same. I am still addicted to the audio rush, though (I am so broke).
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I just went through this (to a bit of frustration of some at my excited state) when I went through the excruciating task of waiting for my first DAC to arrive yesterday. There was so much anticipatory tension going on that I had to post every time my emotions changed. Now I'm done with the rush of related threads and in the throes of an amazing listening experience that went on all night, into today. The stereo hasn't come off, the tunes keep getting richer and richer, and all the wait and anticipation was worth it. I also just got an early-morning visit from an old friend who'd never experienced high resolution lossless audio through a high-quality DAC, and he was floored to say the least.:yes:That was the icing on the cake, a visit from someone who really gets it.:music:
 
mike0565 said:
I was born in 1965 so I really can't relate to this< but I remember my father referring to our 75' or 76' realistic stereo as the "Hi-Fi".
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We had a norelco 2401 top loading cassette changer. That thing was so cool. I don't remember what happened to it, I remember him telling me to not tell anyone about it because it was "hot". He picked in up in a bar. Can't find a picture of it. Can anyone help me out?
 
mike0565 said:
We had a norelco 2401 top loading cassette changer. That thing was so cool. I don't remember what happened to it, I remember him telling me to not tell anyone about it because it was "hot". He picked in up in a bar. Can't find a picture of it. Can anyone help me out?
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It wasn't something like this one, was it?
 
Has that great feeling of acquiring gear ever been countered by the dread feeling of getting too much stuff?
 
We have too much stuff because of that "great feeling" of getting 'new' stuff

Is there a 12 Step Program for us ? ;)
 
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