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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 19:14:04 GMT
You know what i see a lot on Forum is people comparing vintage with new items. People cannot help themselves. I get in the middle of it all the time.. Really winds me up beyond belief.. You buy Vintage Hi-Fi for the same reason as you buy anything vintage be it cars or Bikes I like the vintage sound but most important the Aesthetic Design.. To compare sound of old to new is just so redicul'arse Even though ive just written the above some donk wont be able to help himself.  |
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Post by macca on Sept 18, 2019 18:24:35 GMT
Why is it ridiculous? What's wrong with comparing stuff?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 18:30:46 GMT
In the sense that people say its Sh#t & old tat
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Post by macca on Sept 18, 2019 18:53:41 GMT
Well some of it was, but yeah I agree it's just ignorance - and naivety in believing the hype about new being better and advances in technology and that. But if someone wants to believe then there's no chance of convincing them otherwise so why bother?
I put together a full 1970s set up a few years back, Technics SL1200 - Nagaoka MP50 - Harmon Kardon HK930 and Akai SW175. It did sound properly authentic, especially with some seventies-sounding music on like Doobie Brothers and Isaac Hayes.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 19:21:09 GMT
I like a modern set up with my Headphones for serious listening but i prefer a vintage system for casual speaker listening. With headphones system you do not have to look at the ugly modern Sh#t, with the vintage you get a kick out of the look & design as well as the sound.
When i say vintage im referring to 60's/70's.. I always went for the classic British amps but they were so unreliable, But vintage British Product would not be British if otherwise . I ended up living with Japanese gear.
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Post by macca on Sept 18, 2019 21:22:45 GMT
Will 1980s kit ever be vintage?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 8:01:36 GMT
Will 1980s kit ever be vintage? '90s nostalgia is everywhere these days. Remember the heady times of Britpop, Cool Britannia, the Spice Girls? Me neither, I was too busy working and bringing up children. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2019 8:22:05 GMT
Will 1980s kit ever be vintage? I doubt it ever will to our generation. It would be classifying ourselves as vintage. Noughties reaching their forties will view it so, I reckon. |
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Post by macca on Sept 19, 2019 11:14:00 GMT
Will 1980s kit ever be vintage? '90s nostalgia is everywhere these days. Remember the heady times of Britpop, Cool Britannia, the Spice Girls? Me neither, I was too busy working and bringing up children. Well I do. The 1990s was one long party for me. No children and I was unemployed for a big chunk of it.
The last half decent decade IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 11:53:42 GMT
After the 80's Styles finished IMHO. It was just a matter of going around in circles from then on. I class vintage within Hi-Fi as pre CD
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Post by macca on Sept 19, 2019 12:27:54 GMT
I agree the 1980s stuff will never be 'vintage'.
When I started in 1987 fifties and sixties kit was vintage and 70s stuff was just 'old'. Now 70s has moved to vintage along with 50s and 60s but can't ever see the 1980s stuff as vintage.
And you're right there was only those eras as far as styling was concerned. 1990s and onwards it was just re-hashing one of those eras. Badly, usually.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 14:29:20 GMT
Ok Got a bid on an amp which is Sh#t & old tat but will be perfect for my 70's White system
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 14:36:56 GMT
I agree the 1980s stuff will never be 'vintage'. When I started in 1987 fifties and sixties kit was vintage and 70s stuff was just 'old'. Now 70s has moved to vintage along with 50s and 60s but can't ever see the 1980s stuff as vintage. And you're right there was only those eras as far as styling was concerned. 1990s and onwards it was just re-hashing one of those eras. Badly, usually. One thing that bugs me is new Jeans made to look 70's with flares. They always make them with modern style front pockets instead of front & back patch pockets. But i suppose the word 'RETRO' is usually marked up which is something that is made to look like it is from the Era but not from the era cos then it would be 'VINTAGE' |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 19, 2019 14:40:56 GMT
It’s nice to have someone else who gets the fact that looks and design matter.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 14:44:41 GMT
One of the reasons i love 60's/70's Hi-Fi. The Aesthetic designs are timeless. Just utter tripe these days.
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Post by macca on Sept 19, 2019 17:49:56 GMT
I like some of the 1980s and 1970s styling, sixties and fifties I'm less keen on.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 18:11:47 GMT
I like some of the 1980s and 1970s styling, sixties and fifties I'm less keen on. Hi-Fi, Decor or Clothing? |
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Post by macca on Sept 20, 2019 6:39:47 GMT
décor - 1970s, hi-fi style - 1970s and 1980s.
Clothes - 1970s, 1980s. I have a collection of 1980s Tacchini tracksuit tops.
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Post by antonio on Sept 20, 2019 10:26:47 GMT
Bit of a tennis fan Macca, or just liked overpaying for a tracky top?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 11:04:23 GMT
Casual .
Which team did you fight for ? 🥴
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Post by macca on Sept 20, 2019 11:35:48 GMT
None of that and I hate tennis. Just like the style. All bought second hand for a couple of bob.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 13:02:46 GMT
décor - 1970s, hi-fi style - 1970s and 1980s. A couple types of Decor style in the 70's.. I like the Space 1999: White/Chrome space age look. Not the all teak whats left over from the mid 60's look.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 13:16:30 GMT
Fashion wise all ok from the 20's to the eighties. Nothing since. Baseball caps ,sports gear and LA riot pants saw to that. Shooting an Englishman over 16 caught wearing shorts or a baseball cap should be mandatory.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 14:31:41 GMT
Fashion wise all ok from the 20's to the eighties. Nothing since. Baseball caps ,sports gear and LA riot pants saw to that. Shooting an Englishman over 16 caught wearing shorts or a baseball cap should be mandatory. My great grandfather used to shoot any Englishman with his Mauser, that he spotted in the veld wearing a Khaki uniform and a Pith Helmet. Good shot and a good man my great granddaddy. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 14:45:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 14:47:30 GMT
70S styles touches are back in..  |
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Post by macca on Sept 20, 2019 18:50:23 GMT
décor - 1970s, hi-fi style - 1970s and 1980s. A couple types of Decor style in the 70's.. I like the Space 1999: White/Chrome space age look. Not the all teak whats left over from the mid 60's look. Yes me too. If I was to redo the interior of my house I'd go for that sort of look:   |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 19:29:53 GMT
Yup & its dead easy to do. You would need a spray gun for the perfect finish..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 19:35:14 GMT
Here you go a OPAL Bedside cabinet to get you started  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2019 19:49:04 GMT
I think you may need that Lotto win Macca Some NEBU there for ya  
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