|   What qualifies as vintage? | scooter13
Feb 11, 2003 8:54 AM | | How old does gear have to be to be considered vintage?
I have a 20 year old Onkyo tuner that I'm thinking of setting up again. |
| re: What qualifies as vintage? | Night Wolf
Feb 12, 2003 1:47 PM | | a broad term for vintage is pre-1985
vintage to me is pre 1980, becuase in 1980 was when everything went to black plastic JUNK, even the good brands, just started putting out real junk |
| re: What qualifies as vintage? | sam46
Feb 14, 2003 4:32 PM | | I have to agree with the 1980. It seems Pioneer and Marantz quit making the battleship recievers around then and went to cheap modules and plastic faceplates. I wasn't aware of companies like Rotel and Denon then, but I do see some old Rotel stuff on ebay. How did Rotel compare with the others in the 70s and 80s, anyone remember? Did they take a dive too? |
| How did Rotel compare? | Soundman
Feb 14, 2003 5:07 PM | | How about the Rotel 5000 power amp that output 500 watts per channel in stereo and weighed in at 118 lbs. It costs $2250 in my 1977 Audio buyers guide. Distorition was 0.009% with a S/N of 120 db! BTW: My first power amp was a Denon POA 1000 with matching Pre 1000 pre-amp purchased in 1979 along with a set of Chartwell LS3/5a for satellites and an M&K Volkswooker sub that was walnut wood with a real glass top. That was my first separates system. I recently sold my matching Denon-Tu 850 tuner. |
| re: What qualifies as vintage? | VonStaufenberg
Oct 15, 2003 11:02 PM | | Tandberg wasn't junk, and it wasn't plastic in '85. |
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