cifani090
Headphoneus Supremus
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Beautiful setup.
As much as I like modern gear (and, hey, I do think a lot of it is fantastic), there's definitely something lacking in the status lights and visual effects.
Status light design peaked some time in the late 70s. There was some great light-show stuff in the early 70s, like the O-scope displays that Marantz and Heathkit sold. But for the casual esthetic of "Oh yeah, here's a throbbing thing that implies something is happening," the late 70s/early 80s wins.
Once LEDs came to town, everybody slapped in some variation on the same bar display, and that's nice for what it is, but, except for some occasional flourishes, there wasn't a whole lot of free-form inventiveness any more.
My inner 13 year old remembers that Pioneer reverb unit's light show from visits to the electronics store, and thought it was awesome. He still wants one.
Manyak that is a beautiful system. Very, very nice. That Spec stuff has a terrific reputation. I hope to hear some someday.
Wualta: Thanks for the pics and the nice story behind these vintage headphones and amps. Turns out the AT-706s look downright classy compared to the AT-7s...The 706s you posted was the headphone I saw at the meet. Maybe someday the owner will show up again and I'll have myself a listen...
Hi,
long time reader first time poster, I finally finished reading through all the posts in this thread and must say, up until I came across it, I thought I was the only person using a vintage pioneer receiver (sx-939) as a dedicated daily headphone driver. Using a laptop running strictly flac and other high end audio files through the receiver and my favorite flavor of cans for the month the sound is phenomenal.