2. amps-preamps
  3. 1267623136

The frontier between ''vintage'' and ''junk'' ?


Seems that the word ''vintage'' is used more often than need be.

Once person's vintage may be another's junk, and vice-versa.

Is there a stretching of the word in your opinion ? When can an audio component be classified as true vintage?
sonicbeauty
mechans
2,999 posts
 
The use of "vintage" is arbitraily applied to good stuff and bad. The question is, does old garbage qualify for recognition just because it survived? I agree with those that say old junk, is still junk, and probably worse for wear.
cerrot's avatar
cerrot
1,606 posts
 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Vintage midfi is old. Vintage state of are are clasics. Trust your ears.
yogiboy's avatar
yogiboy
2,678 posts
 
90% of what is sold as vintage is junk!
cwlondon
1,198 posts
 
90% of what is sold as new is junk!
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
I would modify that last phrase to: 90% of what is sold as new "will become junk soon enough, the other 10% will go on to become Classics"
Much better 'phrasology'
And since it will all still be sold long after it has stopped being manufactured.. the earlier phrase will ALSO apply:"of 100% of stuff sold" 90% of what is sold as vintage is junk. Perfect see?
More to discover