Cruel, wasn't it?

Posted by Harmonia (A) on December 27, 2007 at 20:20:17

In Reply to: RE: OMG, I owned both those speaker back in college. posted by JimL on December 26, 2007 at 13:38:22:

Here's where it all started.

When I was 16 my dad took me to the local hifi store to buy me my first real stereo. A birthday present.

I fell in love with the sound of the ARs and wanted them badly. It was my first audio epiphany. But the salesperson talked my dad into JBL L88s to go with the flea powered Sony receiver they were selling on special. I never forgave the guy, and never bought anything from them again. My dad was not into electronics and didn't really know one from the other, never could even hook a stereo up. That task always fell to me.

I don't know why, but I always paid close attention to the way music *sounded*, either on record or in the venue in which it was being performed. I was a singer, pianist and organist in grade and high school, so I was used to listening. The local symphony used to rehearse occassionally in our auditorium. I heard lots of live music. I was always aware of the acoustic properties of the various churches, theaters and halls in which we performed.

And I always wanted a good sound system.

My second epiphany was hearing Maggies but that's a story for another day.

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Topic - An early lust fulfilled at last - I bought a pair of AR3as (longish) - teenage diplomat 20:57:59 12/21/07 (19)

Amps - edta 07:22:18 12/23/07 (9)

OMG, I owned both those speaker back in college. - Harmonia 21:26:21 12/23/07 (8)

RE: OMG, I owned both those speaker back in college. - edta 17:39:51 12/26/07 (5)

RE: OMG, I owned both those speaker back in college. - Tom Brennan 08:04:32 12/29/07 (1)

RE: OMG, I owned both those speaker back in college. - edta 06:58:18 12/30/07 (0)

Actually, my super-receiver was 100watts. - Harmonia 20:11:11 12/27/07 (2)

RE: Actually, my super-receiver was 100watts. - edta 07:11:42 12/30/07 (1)

I think the ones the BF had.... - Harmonia 00:05:08 01/1/08 (0)

RE: OMG, I owned both those speaker back in college. - JimL 13:38:22 12/26/07 (1)

Cruel, wasn't it? - Harmonia 12/27/0720:20:17 12/27/07 (0)

I'm not sure you're going to do better... - doodlebug 06:45:52 12/22/07 (0)

something similar - FrankHertz 06:16:05 12/22/07 (0)

Amp suggestiona - David Aiken 00:07:06 12/22/07 (6)

Different story for me - E-Stat 08:20:06 12/22/07 (5)

The AR amp was not very good. - edta 07:17:11 12/23/07 (0)

I thought this thread was about nostalgia :-) NT - David Aiken 12:24:28 12/22/07 (3)

Since they were voiced in the tube era - E-Stat 12:34:09 12/22/07 (2)

RE: Since they were voiced in the tube era - David Aiken 22:29:56 12/22/07 (1)

Not odd, but - E-Stat 10:57:59 12/23/07 (0)

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Cruel, wasn't it? - Harmonia 12/27/0720:20:17 12/27/07 (0)

Cruel, wasn't it?

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