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Something Vintage

All self respecting audiophiles should have something Vintage in their main rig.

I have a pair of Acrisound Chicago transformers and various vintage caps in my Deja Vu 45 PP Monoblocks.

What's your something Vintage?

Reverence or superior materials and application?

I have to admit, I think vintage components are way cool and I can't definitively answer my own question regarding superiority. I will say that some Vintage components applied correctly adds a richness of tone that I find very appealing and natural.
128x128lokie
entrope
482 posts
 
Sansui TU-517 tuner - unmodded

How old before something is "vintage"? 20 years? 30? more?
I can see the "topper" now.
System:
TT- Edison phonograph
Speakers - Bell shaped tube
Amp - none
Power supply - bicep
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stanwal
3,147 posts
 
My ears.
rodman99999
3,557 posts
 
A bottle of Dom Pérignon, vintage 1921 or 1928, adds much of the richness you mentioned to my listening(not very often though).
sherod
1,681 posts
 
Main system: 1977 Harman-Kardon Citation 18 tuner(modified)

Bedroom: 1959 Pilot 402 receiver(refurbed/modified)
power cord made with NOS Western Electric wire
1986 Rauna Tyr II monitors
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viridian
4,184 posts
 
Sherod, I bought the Tyr lls when new after a rave review by Gordon Holt in Stereophile. Nice speakers, if you don't drop them on your toe!
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