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MP3's to Vintage = TROPHY

Ixtlan

Ixtlan

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Ok I hooked my Sony Blue ray to my vintage late 70's system I have been restoring so I could listen to some MP3's.
WOW
It is like hearing these MP3's for the first time.
Clear and Crisp isn't the word for it.
Had been listening to them on a Logitech 5.1 system or in my car for years.
I don't care what anyone says.
They just do not make quality stereo any more.
Today it seems to be all about how to take sounds out of a system.
Not like in the past when it was how do we make sound REAL!

Just gotta say TROPHY!!!! to coin a phrase from my generation.

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Get some lossless and report back. Minimum MP3 resolution I find acceptable at home is 320KBPS, They still make quality gear, problem is it costs so much more money due to all that inflation.
 
FWIW, the "vintage" stuff wasn't really cheap when it was new, either. It was just built to outlive inflation. Even a low-end receiver for $200.00 in 1974 was pretty common, and that was roughly the equivalent of about $1,000.00 today. A mid-range or higher end receiver or amp back then was closer to $400.00, or over $2,000.00 today. That's not what I'd call a cheap unit. You're just lucky the vintage prices are still as low as they are.
 
KentTeffeteller said:
Get some lossless and report back. Minimum MP3 resolution I find acceptable at home is 320KBPS, They still make quality gear, problem is it costs so much more money due to all that inflation.
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I threw in my Joe Bonamassa Albert Hall DVD and played Happier Times.
Brought a tear to my eyes.
I gotta watch this concert all over again now.
I should have restored my old system decades ago.
I must admit I am floored by how good it sounds compared to my Sony Surround Sound system (circa 2000).
 
Watthour said:
FWIW, the "vintage" stuff wasn't really cheap when it was new, either. It was just built to outlive inflation. Even a low-end receiver for $200.00 in 1974 was pretty common, and that was roughly the equivalent of about $1,000.00 today. A mid-range or higher end receiver or amp back then was closer to $400.00, or over $2,000.00 today. That's not what I'd call a cheap unit. You're just lucky the vintage prices are still as low as they are.
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Damn lucky.
I had to replace my Amp (Marantz PM-700) with a Kenwood KA-9X.
Good thing the prices aren't what they are really worth (in comparison).
Been workin on the 700 trying to get it going again too.
Along with my Pioneer tape deck (CT-F850).
 
Ixtlan said:
I threw in my Joe Bonamassa Albert Hall DVD and played Happier Times.
Brought a tear to my eyes.
I gotta watch this concert all over again now.
I should have restored my old system decades ago.
I must admit I am floored by how good it sounds compared to my Sony Surround Sound system (circa 2000).
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GREAT DVD. Mesmerizing. Great sound. :yes:
 
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