For years my friends have encouraged me to write about hifi and music. I have loved music since forever and have been a hifi nut since I first saw my 2nd cousins hifi when I was 11 years old.
One of the things that have held me back from doing this, is that I really don’t have any quality images of my hifi through the years. Crummy camera and iPhone grab shots. So you will have to endure those, but I promise if I keep this up to actually shoot some good images in my studio.
My first post will be of a 1971 Marantz 1030 with an engraved face plate and main and pre amp outputs. Both of which were later discontinued throughout the 1030’s production run.
One thing you will notice as I talk about music and gear, it my stereo stand. It’s will be the most consistent thing you see. I purchased it back in 1995, as my wife insisted that if the hifi is staying in the living room, that it has to look nice.
I also want to say that I am not an audiophile. I am a music lover. I am also a musician and at one time early in my life worked as a studio musician. So, I know how music should sound, how it is recored and have extensive knowledge of working in recording studios. This has really benefited me when it comes to selecting components. I don’t particularly care about the way something looks, I care about the way it sounds. I don’t look at it, I listen to it.
Feel fee to comment, but please be kind. We already know the images are substandard, but hey, I wasn’t planning on doing this. Let me know if you have owned the same thing, I am am hoping to incite some nostalgia and memories as we visit music and gear. Mostly, thanks for stopping by.
Norman a.k.a. oldhifinut
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