"Don't you sometimes wonder how these apparently ancient systems would stack up to those of today?"
I still have some of this older equipment. For example, a Tandberg 10XD tape deck, Phase Linear 400, Apt Holman preamp, KLH Concept One speakers, Bose 901s and so on. Compared to what is available today, this old stuff is not bad at all. I was listening to one of my older systems two weeks ago that has Adcom electronics, Snell speakers, a VPI turntable and it sounded very musical. It lacks a bit compared to my latest system in terms of impact and detail. New stuff is better, but the incremental difference is not huge.
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