You know what’s awesome? Every time I use my 1970s Hi-Fi stuff I just turn it on and it works.
There’s no updates to download and install, no notifications to swipe away and no Bluetooth that needs reconnecting.
You know what’s awesome? Every time I use my 1970s Hi-Fi stuff I just turn it on and it works.
There’s no updates to download and install, no notifications to swipe away and no Bluetooth that needs reconnecting.
It also sounds fantastic despite being nearly 50 years old.
Maybe every 20 years or so it needs a bit of TLC and maybe replacing some capacitors, and then it’s as good as new.
I doubt that your iPhone and your Sonos speaker will even work 10 years from now.
@thomasfuchs I have a Bryson prepro paired with a Linn amp. It must be pushing 20 years old now. It sounds phenomenal. My GF wants to replace it for something that is “easier.” She has no idea. lol.
@thomasfuchs it’s really sad that high quality equipment doesn’t make financial sense because everything needs to be collecting data or have a subscription just to make financial sense for companies today. High quality physical goods = slow growth = market punishment.
@thomasfuchs @MGraversen I agree and also have a fully analogue system, but you do miss out on conveniences as digital in, HDMI in and music streaming. All those require additional boxes. You win some you lose some. 😄👌🏻
@thomasfuchs @MGraversen Lovely system btw. 👍🏻
@mictter tender loving care
@thomasfuchs sorry to pop up like this, but what does "TLC" mean?
(I had to discard a 20-ish year old tuner because the display wouldn't show anything, it was burnt. That wouldn't have happened with a 40-year old device)
@pascaline they’re pretty simple fixes, might need a new capacitor or two which is quick for someone with a soldering iron; and yeah otherwise contact cleaner is really 90% of maintenance
@thomasfuchs I still have my 80's Yamaha amplifier and it's still going strong. A bit of contact spray and it's good to go but I will at some point need someone savvy enough to fix it for good ❤
@WagesOf well yeah they need some maintenance every 20-25 years
@thomasfuchs let me sing you a song of soldier and the great capacitor plague...
@WagesOf the modern stuff will also break in 20 years from now and you won't be able to repair it
@thomasfuchs personally I'm fine with cracking open an amp and reworking the circuitboard to check/clean the pots and make sure the soldier hasn't cracked or the caps bulged every few years but I'd never claim that that's easier than waiting for firmware to update itself.
@henrikmillinge I’m late Gen X fwiw
@thomasfuchs Boomer. 😜
@Ooze pretty neat esthetic
@thomasfuchs Bought this (except the cd player) in 1981. Still going strong.
@shochi_hh nice collection!
@thomasfuchs I've been using the set of my hubby which he bought when he was student nearly 40 years ago.
As the CD player is damaged meanwhile, I recently got an used SONY in the 1990's on "eBay Kleinanzeigen".
All those CDs as .mp3-files only on smartphone? NEVER 😛
@SmartmanApps
and I just gifted myself with a refurbished set of 1970ish Bose 901 Series II.
Speakers I have been dreaming of for decades.
@martin @thomasfuchs
@martin @thomasfuchs
Still using my 90's Bose 901's 🙂
@thomasfuchs personally I think the late 90s / early 2000s were peak home HiFi time. The integrated class AB amplifier ICs were pretty good, there was minimal DSP manipulation going on and affordable speakers sounded OK.
It's gone downhill since as class D has become the norm and penny pinching has become extreme.
@tonymasiello yeah mine was serviced a while ago and hopefully will work just fine for the next 20 years
@thomasfuchs Nice 850! I love these also... They do require some occasional TLC when various electronic components wear out, but as you say, they mostly just work and still sound amazing!
@thomasfuchs @deirdresm Since we’re sharing, my 1963 Pilot 602S runs 4 EL84s into Polk Audio L100 bookshelf speakers. It mostly powers my turntable, but I have a Bluetooth receiver plugged into the stereo tape channel for parties.
I repair tube amplifiers on the side (guitar and otherwise). These old Pilot receivers sound amazing and can still be picked up for about $500.
@thebigreason @deirdresm beautiful!
@thomasfuchs The only thing that bothers me slightly with my record player is where I'm going to get a new needle when the time comes.
@Judeet88 they still make them styluses and cartridges, available for almost any record player :)
@Onlineadviser they’re so fun to use as well, do it! :)
@thomasfuchs Good inspiration! I hope to reconstruct my system this winter that has been idle and dismantled for lack of space in recent years.
@engarneering @TheCyborgintheGarden those are definitely not high fidelity though lol
@TheCyborgintheGarden @thomasfuchs my dad says the same thing about his cylinder player. Wind it up and music, power free.
@thomasfuchs although not particularly musical, we have a piano also. I call it The Old Analogue Friend. Makes music for us when the power goes out; warms our fingers when there’s no heating.
The rest of the time she/he/it just waits quietly for us.
(Only thing I can play is Smoke on the Water and Twinkle Little Star, but I do them pretending I’m Bob Dylan…😬)
@markigra it should, I have computers that are 40 years old and the LEDs work fine
@thomasfuchs Recently took my 1991 stereo system out of mothballs. Had to clean some connections, but both LPs & CDs sounded great.
Only problem: soldered-in lightbulbs that made the LCD on the CD player visible no longer worked. Took cannibalized bulbs/board from junker on ebay & they worked! For a week. I do appreciate that LEDs are more reliable than old bulbs, but I guess we'll see if that holds up in 30 years.
@dolmen you don’t need to clean records if you store them properly, and stylus won’t pick up much dust either. I clean the stylus like once every few months and it takes like 3 seconds.
@thomasfuchs No need to swipe the disk? To remove dust from the diamond?
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