Any vintage gear that you believe is as good or beats today's gear?

[astrotoy]

I think this is vintage - about 15-18 years old, especially for a DAC. It is my Pacific Microsonics Model Two. Head to head with any pure PCM DAC (or ADAC) not sure whether anything beats it.

This Ampex ATR-102 is from the late '70's. Chad Kassem and the Tape Project both use a bank of these to do all their duplication for their reel to reel tapes. Of course, there hasn't been a new R2R for a couple of decades, although 2 are on the horizon.

Larry

 

[cmarin]

I think this is vintage - about 15-18 years old, especially for a DAC. It is my Pacific Microsonics Model Two. Head to head with any pure PCM DAC (or ADAC) not sure whether anything beats it.

This Ampex ATR-102 is from the late '70's. Chad Kassem and the Tape Project both use a bank of these to do all their duplication for their reel to reel tapes. Of course, there hasn't been a new R2R for a couple of decades, although 2 are on the horizon.

Larry

Larry,

You beat me to it: the Pacific Microsonics Model 2 DAC.

Have to agree. Have had lots of DACs come through my room, and the PM2 still punches welll above its age on PCM. It's never yet been the weak link. Always gets better as the system improves.




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[cuntigh]

My Air Tight ATM3s bought new 21 years ago so they became vintage in the same system ��

 

[jdandy]

Here is my McIntosh 4300V receiver. I purchased this new in 1989 from an authorized McIntosh dealer in Miami, Florida. I had it serviced a few years ago at the McIntosh factory to have the analog tuner aligned and to replace any parts necessary to ensure the receiver met factory specs. At 28 years old it still looks brand new and sounds very good. The amplifier output is 100 watts per channel. It is still in service today. I use it to power my outdoor deck speakers. I feed the CD input on the receiver from a line output on my C2300 preamp in the living room system. That way I can enjoy the same music outside that is playing in the living room, or I can use the receiver's FM tuner independent of what may or may not be playing inside. In this setup I have independent volume control for the outside speakers irrespective of the volume inside. The McIntosh 4300V is an excellent vintage receiver that is quite comparable to modern gear. I don't see me ever parting with this component.

Here is an interior photo of the 4300V receiver.

Here is another photo of the McIntosh 4300V receiver with my Nakamichi CR-7A cassette deck on top of it. Wish I hadn't sold the CR-7A. I miss it.

 

[Randy Myers]

I always loved Nakamichi! After getting my first Nakamichi deck, I think it was a 580, I never consider another cassette deck but a Nak... My favorite one that I owned was a 682zx if I am remembering correctly.

 

[CGabriel]

The 4300 is beautiful, Dan. Definitely a keeper.

 

[jdandy]

The 4300 is beautiful, Dan. Definitely a keeper.

Caelin.......Thank you. This receiver gets a couple hours of play nearly every day while I am outside watering plants or just sitting on the deck enjoying some leisure time. Usually it is the FM tuner providing the music. The tuner in the 4300V receiver does a fine job of pulling in clean signals from stations in my rural north Florida location. After 28 years you could say I am sentimentally attached to this component. It's true.

 

[Jerome W]

For my friend Dan : the King of my office. The fabulous MA5100 McIntosh integrated.