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what sets vintage collectors apart from other audiophiles ("we prefer old stuff"won't do)

  • Better sound quality over modern high-ends (touchy)

    Votes: 3 60.0%

  • collector's instinct as opposed to appreciation of "modern" accuracy in musical reproduction

    Votes: 3 60.0%

  • challenge mentality or, if you prefer, favoring epic quest over shopping trip

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • Aesthetics. This is a given, I don't expect anyone to choose this as their sole motivation.

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • Purely technical issue(s). One may swear by the sound of certain old lamps for example.

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • No WAF factor. Very rare situation even when you're divorced fer chrissakes. GF=wife :(

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • You're single and have your music any dang way you so please, got that? (nirvana!) :D

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Total voters
    5
electronjohn said:
Welcome! I have a 650 on the shelf...should dig it out & see what ails it.
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Thnk y'all again for the warm welcome.

Regarding your 650 if you miss parts there are plenty from the near-identical 750 that can be used since they are the same, especially from the power stage. Apart from the 1250 which is sought-after due to its monster status (I keep one on shelf that I tinker with sparingly, they are easy to work inside but parts are scarce) the 650 imho is the most desirable '50' series model for several reasons: iconic silver face, clean front-end without a single push-button (all metal toggles), superb easy-to-fix wooden case, more powerful than specs say, and most neutral-sounding unit of the series.
 
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