I have put the word out to the head AV guy in our school district that I want to re-create a vintage stereo system for my new house. I don't have any
How vintage? Tube or solid state? Varies a lot.
do an LED conversion on the Marantz to get rid of the lamps.
Why? I prefer the warm glow of incandescents, and the way they're usually run for panel lighting they last a _long_ time.
Anyone here know anything about B&O, other than it's pricey?
I always thought of them as style over substance. But as they're very _high_ style, their lesser substance might still be quite good, or not; I don't really know. Personally it would not be my first choice. There's no doubt in my mind that the high-end stuff of the 80's (when I was doing my shopping) was stellar, and that if maintained/reconditioned would satisfy any functional need I might have. (I still have my NAD gear, but it's rarely powered on these days.) My first stereo was Hitachi gear, and I slowly upgraded most of it over time. The amp got upgraded to NAD early when the EPI A70 speakers were upgraded to DCM Time Frames, an excellent bang for the buck whose only flaw was limited bass, which a subwoofer (originally used with the A70's) corrects nicely. The subwoofer is operated by my bought-new Richter Scale active crossover, and a half-dead 100W power amp I bought from a roommate. (Didn't need both channels, got it cheap.) Later at the thrift shop I found the Nakamichi tape deck, and a matching NAD tuner. The still-working $850 Kyocera CD player was retired in favor of a Sony rotary CD changer. The garage system, and the one in the music room, are old Luxman receivers. The home theater system is more DCM Time Frames, and DCM bookshelf speakers for sides. All driven by a Sony AV receiver. (Seems I have a lot of Sony. Not my first choice, but the AV receiver was free.) -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
