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In Reply to: The 70s was the golden era of audio posted by GreatSound on November 25, 2021 at 12:07:42:
And the tweeters ? Less extension, less "air and sparkle".
I like extended bass, I like tight bass. And I like air and sparkle... I think I'm headin' to Vegas for the weekend!
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - The 70s was the golden era of audio - GreatSound 12:07:42 11/25/21 (154)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - goldenthal 15:59:43 12/5/21 (0)
- The 70's were the golden age of discovery for me - MaggiesAndCats 06:55:13 11/30/21 (0)
- Different strokes for different folks - tketcham 05:57:48 11/29/21 (4)
- Sounds about right - Goober58 09:44:47 11/29/21 (3)
- RE: Sounds about right - RV817 13:32:54 11/29/21 (1)
- Laugh! - Goober58 13:51:23 11/29/21 (0)
- RE: Sounds about right - tketcham 13:14:03 11/29/21 (0)
- If the Golden Age is now ... - reelsmith. 09:01:25 11/28/21 (11)
- Nice perspective and honest POV... - musetap 13:04:44 11/28/21 (1)
- RE: Nice perspective and honest POV... - Todd Krieger 23:14:31 11/29/21 (0)
- RE: If the Golden Age is now ... - Todd Krieger 12:11:07 11/28/21 (4)
- "I miss the days where everybody enjoyed giving each other a hard time" - Chris from Lafayette 16:46:43 11/28/21 (3)
- Now they just don't enjoy it nt - Analog Scott 20:37:51 11/28/21 (1)
- They still enjoy giving it. :-) nt - geoffkait 04:50:08 11/29/21 (0)
- Besides You..... [-; [nt] - Todd Krieger 17:36:01 11/28/21 (0)
- The Golden Age for Wagner opera was 30s & 40s, for classical LPs late 50s to early 60s. Nt - geoffkait 11:51:01 11/28/21 (1)
- The Golden Age for popular music incl. alternative rock late 60s to late 80s. Nt - geoffkait 13:15:56 11/28/21 (0)
- RE: If the Golden Age is now ... - CG 09:32:17 11/28/21 (0)
- interesting thanks! /nt - Story 09:16:31 11/28/21 (0)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - mikem 04:13:22 11/28/21 (0)
- if anyone is interested - Story 03:09:49 11/28/21 (0)
- Loved the music but nothing special for audio gear - AbeCollins 10:41:35 11/27/21 (11)
- My parents were always on my ass... - ghost of olddude55 13:07:20 11/28/21 (0)
- RE: Loved the music but nothing special for audio gear - Todd Krieger 23:21:09 11/27/21 (6)
- Crosley suitcase record players. - ghost of olddude55 13:29:01 11/28/21 (2)
- RE: Crosley suitcase record players. - Todd Krieger 17:53:33 11/28/21 (1)
- Crosley "sound systems" have been around longer than that. - ghost of olddude55 04:13:01 11/29/21 (0)
- Wow! - Goober58 10:20:20 11/28/21 (2)
- Now the Muzak is nothing special but the playback gear is Good.. - bare 14:46:51 11/27/21 (0)
- About the same for me - Goober58 13:33:23 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: About the same for me - AbeCollins 14:14:36 11/27/21 (0)
- Late 70s transitional period - geoffkait 10:24:01 11/27/21 (5)
- RE: Late 70s transitional period - Todd Krieger 08:25:12 11/28/21 (4)
- I've always wondered...- - geoffkait 10:15:03 11/28/21 (1)
- RE: I've always wondered...- - Todd Krieger 17:46:38 11/28/21 (0)
- me, too (FWIW) :) - mhardy6647 09:09:38 11/28/21 (0)
- Polk - geoffkait 08:45:54 11/28/21 (0)
- Per capita there was far more interest in quality audio ... - hcman 10:17:18 11/27/21 (3)
- I think there are several reasons for that - AbeCollins 12:36:40 11/27/21 (2)
- entertainment - DrChaos 15:49:33 11/28/21 (1)
- Video Games greater than Movies + Music combined - AbeCollins 07:25:53 11/29/21 (0)
- The Golden Era of Lofi - Goober58 09:04:19 11/27/21 (1)
- Very good point... - AbeCollins 14:23:28 11/27/21 (0)
- Back then, it was either no bass or flabby bass in speakers. - peppy m. 11/27/2107:53:16 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: Back then, it was either no bass or flabby bass in speakers. - Todd Krieger 23:30:25 11/27/21 (0)
- 70's Versus Today - CG 07:11:15 11/27/21 (19)
- What has changed? - Analog Scott 08:37:52 11/27/21 (18)
- Too many things, mostly for the worse - Brian H P 15:49:13 11/29/21 (4)
- "Most of today's youth-oriented music is utter crap" - Analog Scott 14:53:45 11/30/21 (3)
- Actually have to agree with your parents about Zep - Brian H P 14:23:52 12/1/21 (1)
- Ban this person. Nt - geoffkait 14:51:16 12/1/21 (0)
- RE: "Most of today's youth-oriented music is utter crap" - RV817 15:26:29 11/30/21 (0)
- RE: What has changed? - CG 09:11:32 11/27/21 (12)
- RE: What has changed? - Todd Krieger 08:33:30 11/28/21 (1)
- RE: What has changed? - CG 09:12:31 11/28/21 (0)
- " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Jack G 10:28:14 11/27/21 (9)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Todd Krieger 08:40:54 11/28/21 (6)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Don Reid 09:07:16 11/28/21 (5)
- not me, no 70s/80s nostalgia. - DrChaos 18:10:37 11/28/21 (0)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Todd Krieger 10:01:20 11/28/21 (3)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Todd A. 08:00:52 12/8/21 (0)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Story 10:39:30 11/28/21 (1)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Todd A. 08:22:24 12/8/21 (0)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - CG 15:53:25 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: " In a way, you can see that when you look at the people who frequent the remaining audio stores and shows" - Todd A. 07:04:39 11/28/21 (0)
- The golden age of audio is right now - Mike K 18:21:18 11/26/21 (8)
- RE: The golden age of audio is right now - LtMandella 07:09:20 11/29/21 (0)
- Agreed. - ghost of olddude55 05:01:57 11/27/21 (0)
- "decent system of today's components" - Analog Scott 19:40:12 11/26/21 (2)
- "people do like to look back with rose colored glasses" +1 - Geezer audiophile nostalgia [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 01:45:46 11/27/21 (1)
- You can easily remove "audiophile" from that description... - musetap 10:06:32 11/27/21 (0)
- Can't Agree...... - Todd Krieger 19:22:44 11/26/21 (2)
- Where did you pull "mainstream" from? Mike said "decent" - Analog Scott 19:45:54 11/26/21 (1)
- RE: Where did you pull "mainstream" from? Mike said "decent" - Mike K 07:27:50 11/27/21 (0)
- Twas for me with my LS3/5A's-dual satterburgs-Planar 3 with Grace F9E Ruby... - popsy 17:14:42 11/26/21 (0)
- We're in the golden era of audio now - jedrider 12:59:23 11/26/21 (0)
- It was for me ... - reelsmith. 09:04:14 11/26/21 (0)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - Todd Krieger 08:56:10 11/26/21 (0)
- Except for speakers. - ppopp 08:52:05 11/26/21 (1)
- RE: Except for speakers. - Todd Krieger 09:00:05 11/26/21 (0)
- The VCR ended '70s popular obsession with hi-fi - Feanor 06:56:52 11/26/21 (7)
- RE: The VCR ended '70s popular obsession with hi-fi - Green Lantern 06:04:54 11/27/21 (5)
- plus -- by the late-80s, there were Beta and VHS HiFi Stereo Audio :) - mhardy6647 13:52:06 11/27/21 (4)
- RE: plus -- by the late-80s, there were Beta and VHS HiFi Stereo Audio :) - RV817 15:08:56 11/27/21 (3)
- Beta was a bit better, but both systems recorded FM audio using most of the tape. - mhardy6647 17:32:49 11/28/21 (2)
- RE: "Beta was a bit better, but both...-" - geoffkait 10:06:16 12/8/21 (0)
- RE: Beta was a bit better, but both systems recorded FM audio using most of the tape. - RV817 17:50:46 11/28/21 (0)
- I think there were larger demographic trends (FWIW) - mhardy6647 05:59:55 11/27/21 (0)
- unless one's heard the best of the 1940s and 1950s... - mhardy6647 06:22:06 11/26/21 (6)
- RE: unless one's heard the best of the 1940s and 1930s... - lokie 08:07:11 11/29/21 (0)
- Rack question - kyle 07:53:06 11/26/21 (1)
- I just installed 'em per the directions. - mhardy6647 08:27:26 11/26/21 (0)
- wow are those all in your home? - LtMandella 07:26:14 11/26/21 (2)
- it gets worse :-/ - mhardy6647 08:29:21 11/26/21 (1)
- RE: it gets worse :-/ - LtMandella 08:36:16 11/26/21 (0)
- I always thought of it as the 80's - Story 06:20:31 11/26/21 (1)
- I was a Tech HiFi Audio Consultant in 1981 - ArdRi 09:04:17 11/26/21 (0)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - troutbum 05:51:26 11/26/21 (6)
- OLAs .... - reelsmith. 09:28:23 11/26/21 (4)
- I was gonna say that I've never owned a pair - mhardy6647 06:03:12 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: I was gonna say that I've never owned a pair - BillH 13:09:02 11/27/21 (0)
- RE: OLAs .... - fstein 10:44:04 11/26/21 (1)
- OLA = Original Large Advent speakers. (nt) - reelsmith. 11:26:28 11/26/21 (0)
- Yeah, the OLAs kind of anchor the curve when it comes to mediocrity - mhardy6647 06:32:32 11/26/21 (0)
- Deliver me. - Dave Pogue 05:43:04 11/26/21 (1)
- Me too... - musetap 08:09:37 11/26/21 (0)
- my mid 70s system - LtMandella 19:53:38 11/25/21 (4)
- That's some pretty nice gear for 1970's - AbeCollins 14:35:49 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: That's some pretty nice gear for 1970's - LtMandella 14:51:20 11/27/21 (0)
- Rather similar to mine - Feanor 07:07:12 11/26/21 (1)
- RE: Rather similar to mine - LtMandella 07:19:55 11/26/21 (0)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - niws 19:14:01 11/25/21 (0)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - BillH 15:17:13 11/25/21 (1)
- RE: the MacIntosh clinic - Dynamite Ham 08:31:34 12/8/21 (0)
- I'd like to see a comparison in sound from that era to this--- with - tinear 14:17:24 11/25/21 (0)
- RE: The 70s was the golden era of audio - Craiger56 13:50:12 11/25/21 (0)
- The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - geoffkait 13:23:42 11/25/21 (35)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - CG 11:06:38 11/26/21 (29)
- Designers are often the last to get the memo. - geoffkait 14:13:20 11/27/21 (6)
- RE: Designers are often the last to get the memo. - CG 19:18:06 11/27/21 (5)
- RE: Designers are often the last to get the memo. - geoffkait 04:22:14 11/28/21 (4)
- RE: Designers are often the last to get the memo. - CG 08:20:53 11/28/21 (3)
- RE: Designers are often the last to get the memo. - geoffkait 10:50:28 11/28/21 (2)
- RE: Designers are often the last to get the memo. - CG 12:51:59 11/28/21 (1)
- I would be remiss - geoffkait 06:32:49 11/29/21 (0)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - Todd Krieger 18:03:50 11/26/21 (21)
- "Some have even claimed that it's all in my head" - Analog Scott 10:42:24 11/27/21 (18)
- RE: "Some have even claimed that it's all in my head" - CG 19:59:27 11/27/21 (17)
- For those fortunate to have tiny little bowl acoustic resonators...- - geoffkait 08:44:09 11/29/21 (0)
- I think you may have skipped the first step of the design analysis - Analog Scott 22:19:21 11/27/21 (15)
- RE: I think you may have skipped the first step of the design analysis - CG 07:15:29 11/28/21 (14)
- could you be more specific please? - Analog Scott 20:44:05 11/28/21 (13)
- RE: could you be more specific please? - CG 00:14:45 11/29/21 (12)
- a straight forward question? - Analog Scott 04:16:04 11/29/21 (11)
- RE: a straight forward question? - CG 08:20:02 11/29/21 (10)
- the first part was a straight enough answer - Analog Scott 07:26:45 11/30/21 (8)
- RE: the first part was a straight enough answer - CG 07:58:56 11/30/21 (7)
- It's not that I don't have any interest in what you have to say - Analog Scott 08:10:22 11/30/21 (6)
- RE: It's not that I don't have any interest in what you have to say - CG 08:19:12 11/30/21 (5)
- Of course you are done - Analog Scott 08:34:00 11/30/21 (4)
- RE: Of course you are done - CG 09:46:58 11/30/21 (3)
- RE: Of course you are done - uncle mag 16:54:49 11/30/21 (0)
- "I just reviewed this entire thread." - Analog Scott 10:10:49 11/30/21 (1)
- Logical fallacy alert! - geoffkait 15:05:03 11/30/21 (0)
- SNR - geoffkait 08:48:42 11/29/21 (0)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - CG 19:17:40 11/26/21 (1)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - Todd Krieger 23:10:04 11/27/21 (0)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - Todd Krieger 08:24:02 11/26/21 (3)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - CG 20:09:29 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: The levels of RFI/EMI were certainly a lot lower back then. Nt - Todd Krieger 22:19:00 11/27/21 (0)
- I consider EMI and RFI the same thing, radio waves are electromagnetic. - geoffkait 09:51:15 11/26/21 (0)
- lower in freqency, for sure... - mhardy6647 06:28:40 11/26/21 (0)
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- Back then, it was either no bass or flabby bass in speakers. - peppy m. 11/27/2107:53:16 11/27/21 (1)
- RE: Back then, it was either no bass or flabby bass in speakers. - Todd Krieger 23:30:25 11/27/21 (0)