Well...let me preface this by saying that I do not know if I have come to the right forum for my purposes but hope to find some guidance for my ill-educated somewhat spendthrift audio desires...forgive me for the unnecessary length but if you're bored and feeling charitable...continue please...
Heres my story...I'm a 19 year old college student (hence the budget stipulation) who grew up marveling over his fathers 1970s technics equipment powering some similar vintage AR-11s...I refoamed the woofers on the AR's by the age of 7 and began convincing all my friends to get their parents old gear out of the attic so I could work the magic for them also...I coveted everyones little collections of brushed aluminum receivers and peeling veneer cabinets and began cutting grass and hitting garage sales to form a sort of collection...well by this time I was about 10 years old and didn't have a clue what I was buying and the truth is my dads old Technics/AR system was still far superior to my untrained ears than anything I could piece together and even my dads unfortunate replacement solution (bose acoustimass with a decent TX series Onkyo)...so I was convinced there was just no beating it...
I rested on that notion until a couple years ago when I was marginally impressed by a friends new Klipsch setup (plastic trim and all)
Well, I sold my television (I only used it for background light anyways) to aid the budget of buying a new amp or receiver that would impress
I wanted to keep to my "vintage tastes" so I started considering buying a classy Marantz 510M, recapping it, and building a set of my own speakers to match
But...I have recently considered giving a look at some modern offerings (budget for amp/preamp or receiver is around $1200)
-Keep the classy, quality, vintage = healthy for budget mindset?
-Opt for modern technology at the threat of depreciation and a slight lack of character
-Search for a decent used receiver and invest more in the speakers themselves?
I'm looking for any kinds of suggestions or direction...so say what you will (if you made it this far)
Well...let me preface this by saying that I do not know if I have come to the right forum for my purposes but hope to find some guidance for my ill-educated somewhat spendthrift audio desires...forgive me for the unnecessary length but if you're bored and feeling charitable...continue please...
Heres my story...I'm a 19 year old college student (hence the budget stipulation) who grew up marveling over his fathers 1970s technics equipment powering some similar vintage AR-11s...I refoamed the woofers on the AR's by the age of 7 and began convincing all my friends to get their parents old gear out of the attic so I could work the magic for them also...I coveted everyones little collections of brushed aluminum receivers and peeling veneer cabinets and began cutting grass and hitting garage sales to form a sort of collection...well by this time I was about 10 years old and didn't have a clue what I was buying and the truth is my dads old Technics/AR system was still far superior to my untrained ears than anything I could piece together and even my dads unfortunate replacement solution (bose acoustimass with a decent TX series Onkyo)...so I was convinced there was just no beating it...
I rested on that notion until a couple years ago when I was marginally impressed by a friends new Klipsch setup (plastic trim and all)
Well, I sold my television (I only used it for background light anyways) to aid the budget of buying a new amp or receiver that would impress
I wanted to keep to my "vintage tastes" so I started considering buying a classy Marantz 510M, recapping it, and building a set of my own speakers to match
But...I have recently considered giving a look at some modern offerings (budget for amp/preamp or receiver is around $1200)
-Keep the classy, quality, vintage = healthy for budget mindset?
-Opt for modern technology at the threat of depreciation and a slight lack of character
-Search for a decent used receiver and invest more in the speakers themselves?
I'm looking for any kinds of suggestions or direction...so say what you will (if you made it this far)