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I actually own a vintage system and a modern system. The modern system sounds much better. The vintage system is enjoyable, though.

The original QUAD Electrostatic (ELS-57).

Sophia Loren

I consider Altec Iconics, Duplexes, VOTs, and such far superior to modern cone and dome speakers.

Four original Large Advent Loudspeakers (30yrs+)! Other than new woofers, all components are original. Wired in phase of course.

My New York Audio Labs Moscode amplifier still rules the roost as far as I'm concerned.

Hafler P-500 and Hafler DH-500, rebuilt by Van Alstine.

McIntosh receivers such as the 1500, 1700, and 1900.

A true two-channel mega power reciever

These vintage tube units just have that je ne sais quoi that sounds so sweet. They are also fun to find and restore, too.

Marantz 9Bs. Need I say more?

Harman/Kardon Citation 17 preamp, Citation 18 tuner, Citation 19 amplifier, or Citation 16a amplifier.

Just about anything (with the obvious exception of disc players) built in the '70s will out-perform new black/silver plastic crap. Give me vintage any day.

Updated, modernised classic components like Harbeth and Macintosh continue to have appeal and are benchmarks.

I still enjoy listening to music on my vintage Large Advent loudspeakers, which I purchased in the early 1970s in my first venture into audiophilia. They're especially nice when compared to today's woofer-deficient, bass-starved budget speakers. On the Advents, Mahler really rocks!

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