RE: Mostly Dynaco

Posted by Don Reid (A) on March 29, 2024 at 08:16:15

In Reply to: Mostly Dynaco posted by M3 lover on March 29, 2024 at 06:31:31:

My introduction to stereo began at a hamburger joint where I met my beautiful blonde sixteen year old girl friend to see her new 1968 Chevelle. Mary was a life long lover of recorded music. I know that because we were married for fifty-one years. As proud as she was of the new car she seemed just as proud of the sound of its Lear eight track stereo tape player with upgraded amps and speakers. Simon and Garfunkle had never sounded so good to me.

We waited until she graduated from high school to get married. One of the first major purchases for our little garage apartment was a Lloyds all in one record player, tape deck, amp and attached speakers. We loved it for several months until we replaced it with with a Pioneer receiver and Lafayette Radio speakers which gave way to Series one Bose 901s and McIntosh electronics. Then we graduated from college and the stereo purchases continued unabated for the next half century.

Have any of you guys ever wondered what it would be like to have a wife as passionate about audio as you are? In my case it was pretty wonderful, but it played hell with our budget and made our friends and relatives think we were crazy. It was not just money where Mary showed her audiophile colors. When I told her that I wanted to add a pair of 18 cubic foot horn subwoofers to the decor of our den she asked if I was sure they would sound better than the present subs. I said yes, and she said OK.

Mary passed away in 2021. At her funeral a good audiophile friend mentioned how unusual she was to be a lady audiophile. I was very depressed after her passing so I bought a new Clearaudio turn table to distract myself. Mary would have loved how great it sounds.
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Topic - That's when I bought my first HiFi - jedrider 09:00:03 03/28/24 (23)

1979 - DKL 14:01:22 03/31/24 (0)

RE: That's when I bought my first HiFi - Ogsarg 09:42:34 03/31/24 (0)

I went straight for the NAD 3020. nt - G Squared 13:38:03 03/30/24 (0)

The Yamaha CR-3020 ... - reelsmith. 07:54:07 03/30/24 (0)

The Gateway to High-Fidelity Audio Systems...... - Todd Krieger 01:18:31 03/30/24 (0)

Marantz MR-235 here - Brian H P 16:54:30 03/28/24 (0)

All Dynaco for me (or nesrly) - Salectric 15:00:00 03/28/24 (7)

Mostly Dynaco - M3 lover 06:31:31 03/29/24 (3)

I've got an unassembled Dynaco ST-70 kit...somewhere around here. - Byrd69 20:03:49 03/29/24 (1)

WOW! nt - Tre' 13:19:28 04/14/24 (0)

RE: Mostly Dynaco - Don Reid 08:16:15 03/29/24 (0)

Build any as kits? - E-Stat 15:15:28 03/28/24 (2)

For sure! - Salectric 22:42:28 03/28/24 (1)

RE: For sure! - E-Stat 06:08:38 03/29/24 (0)

My first was a Scott - troutbum 14:44:30 03/28/24 (0)

The Golden Age of HiFi - Inmate51 14:03:01 03/28/24 (1)

RE: The Golden Age of HiFi - dgaapc7 17:51:12 03/28/24 (0)

Around the same time... - grantv 12:42:44 03/28/24 (2)

RE: Around the same time... - DKL 13:47:46 03/28/24 (1)

Thanks. - grantv 14:12:16 03/28/24 (0)

Never got into receivers - E-Stat 12:25:39 03/28/24 (1)

RE: Never got into receivers - Krav Maga 02:54:06 03/29/24 (0)

I guess he means us - Story 09:38:10 03/28/24 (0)

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