You can easily recreate the sound of vintage medium-sized domestic gear (note: NOT Vintage Western Electric/Altec/JBL from theater plunder) sound by using vintage tube circuits, tube rectification, oil capacitors, carbon composite resistors, selection of capacitors to roll off lows and highs, and target a plate operating point for richness in 2nd order harmonics. You dont even need to spend a fortune hunting for vintage parts. Of course you cant resell them to collectors and make a fortune.
Is vintage audio better? I'm starting to look at current (modern) and non-US audio.
So comparing vantage vs modern and then non-U.S. brands - mostly U.K, France, Hungary, German,... Does U.S. still make the best audio? Has Europe caught up and passed brands like Audio Research, Mcintosh,...
I think current U.S. standards may be impacting the sound (RoHS) and other compliance standards. Those modern standards may also give the edge to vintage audio.
Thoughts?
I think current U.S. standards may be impacting the sound (RoHS) and other compliance standards. Those modern standards may also give the edge to vintage audio.
Thoughts?