That's funny but so true. I was visiting a friend from high school not to long ago (I'm in my 50s) when I sat down in his living room he had my old rack system from when I was a teenager. Everything still worked great! He was so proud of it too. It might be the old man in me, but those old sound systems just sounded great. I still have some vintage components in my living room too that I use almost daily.
An iphone will never last that long. Lolz
Maybe not, but they are convenient with bluetooth and speaker systems. I would have never imagined paying $9 a month and having access to almost every song ever written.
I'm actually considering a new stereo receiver and seen a few with built in bluetooth connectivity. So I guess you get the luxury of a rack system, with the convenience of an iPhone or Android device. Best of both worlds!
Still, McIntosh, is like the Cadillac of sound systems, and the MK1200s were the lambos of turntables! 🤣
True dat. The convenience of what digital music and wireless bluetooth technology provided today was unimaginable back then.
I (mid 40's) still remember... listening to music needed focus. Vinyl practically had 3-5 tracks on one side so always needed to be on que to know when it was playing the last track and get ready to raise the needle.
Tape.... ahhh brings me back to those times when I used a pencil to rewind the tape as fast I could holding the tape between my knees and acting like I was making a camp fire. :)
Still... funny thing about that time is... in that time... it was still ok. It was still convenient. The pencil. lolz
LMAO, just brought back a huge flood of memories! I always had a chair right next to the turntable. I'd sit there flipping albums all day! 🤣 The pencil! Good times.
I'm with you man~ hehehehe