the oldest component in your rig?
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budgetaudio6
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would have to be my Pioneer CS 51. Very nice PE 12 woofer in it.
i think its about a 4 inch or so woofer give or take a half inch
EDIT---its from 64
i think its about a 4 inch or so woofer give or take a half inch
EDIT---its from 64
USA Soccer
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Sony MDS-JE520
Sony MDS-JE520 mini disc player, still sees use, mid 90's
Sony MDS-JE520 mini disc player, still sees use, mid 90's
Elliot Thompson
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Very nice. :yes:
I like the song as well. It reminds me of The Little Rascals. :thmbsp:
The oldest gear I own that functions are my 1937 & 1939 Tung-Sol Valves.
Best Regards,
Elliot Thompson
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I forgot to examine my Valve box.
I have a few Tung-Sol 6F6s that date back to 1935.
Best Regards,
I have a few Tung-Sol 6F6s that date back to 1935.
Best Regards,
davidguilbault
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The oldest component in my rig are my ears.
Brett a
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The oldest piece in my system is my Rotel RCD 1070 CD player circa 2002.
I have older stuff around that i hook up for fun every once-in-a-while.
I think the oldest of the lot is my Garrard AT-6 MKII record changer circa 1964 which is still running the original Pickering u-38 cartridge. (new stylus, of course)
I have older stuff around that i hook up for fun every once-in-a-while.
I think the oldest of the lot is my Garrard AT-6 MKII record changer circa 1964 which is still running the original Pickering u-38 cartridge. (new stylus, of course)
tututpouet
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I have turntables from the 60's, my father has an about 100 years old Edison Gramophone with over 100 cylinders (some can not be listened to anymore).
Arkay
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My oldest piece of still-working gear is a 1923 Stromberg-Carlson Neutrodyne radio, but that is stand-alone, and not part of the main system.
Most of my system dates at least from the 1970s, but I have several TTs and changers that get changed in (pun intended
) sometimes: Thorens TD`124, Collaro 456, and as soon as I get it restored, a Garrard 4HF, all of them from the 1950s.
I'm planning to set up a separate mono system featuring one of these, and as soon as I get a matching stand-alone arm for the Garrard, I'll probably make that a dual-use TT, with one arm for mono 33s and another for 78s.
I think the main system will remain primarily 1970s-onward, as the best-sounding gear I've found dates from that time period. Earlier stuff can sound great, but not QUITE as good as the best of the later stuff. I like using earlier gear for playing earlier recordings sometimes, though, just for the nostalgia of it, plus sometimes contemporaneous gear makes the old recordings sound better (IMO), probably because the stuff was "tuned" using other same-era stuff. Ears haven't changed, even if gear has.
Most of my system dates at least from the 1970s, but I have several TTs and changers that get changed in (pun intended
) sometimes: Thorens TD`124, Collaro 456, and as soon as I get it restored, a Garrard 4HF, all of them from the 1950s. I'm planning to set up a separate mono system featuring one of these, and as soon as I get a matching stand-alone arm for the Garrard, I'll probably make that a dual-use TT, with one arm for mono 33s and another for 78s.
I think the main system will remain primarily 1970s-onward, as the best-sounding gear I've found dates from that time period. Earlier stuff can sound great, but not QUITE as good as the best of the later stuff. I like using earlier gear for playing earlier recordings sometimes, though, just for the nostalgia of it, plus sometimes contemporaneous gear makes the old recordings sound better (IMO), probably because the stuff was "tuned" using other same-era stuff. Ears haven't changed, even if gear has.
Elliot Thompson
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Hi.
I noticed you mentioned you were 26.
I am thirty and, 90% of my audio gear (Home/Professional) is older than me.
If you are fascinated with vintage equipment, there is no time like the present to start exploring, learning and, experiencing audio products designed decades ago.
Best Regards,
