Whistlebritches wrote:Had a Sony setup I bought in the Navy Exchange in Yokusaka in the mid 80's.I hated the speakers and picked up some Bose 601's in Pearl Harbor Exchange shortly thereafter.Anyway bout 10 years ago some dude showed up at our yard sale and got the whole shooting match for $300.I've regretted it ever since.
For the most part, Japanese speakers sucked. Lacked bass, lacked midrange, lacked highs. Thank goodness for my JBLs!
I started my hi-fi journey with a 100 watt Pioneer integrated amp, Teac 450 cassette deck and a Dual 1229Q with a Shure V15 Type III. Graduated to a Nakamichi 700 and Dual 701. When I started to work for Sony, switched out the amp to a TA-555es and the cassette to a TC-K555es. Tried the linear-tracking turntable but it was clunky (...the B&O was soooo much smoother and elegant...). CD player was a CDP-650esd - man, they don’t make CD players like that anymore! Wish I still had that amp and CD player but sadly, they died and parts weren’t available so bought lesser replacements. Now everything is in storage and won’t be coming home for 2 years or so. I sure miss cranking up “Live at Fillmore East”....