I registered for this site some time ago, but never got around to any participation due to excessive amount of time chasing equipment. Who is shocked by THAT? Old guy who's been doing this stuff for almost six decades. I was using separate components, crappy ones, from about 1966. My first big audio lust was for the system of older sister's boyfriend, a Dynaco ST-70 with Weathers turntable and Dynaco speakers. It's taken me this long to finally score it! I am putting the final touches on a reference standard ST-70 system. Tech went through the amp and PAS3 preamp and checked every component for correct values, replaced as needed, plus NOS high quality tubes and complete recapping. I found a pair of unused A-25 speakers, still in their boxes. Haven't got the electronics back for setup, but I'm already having second thoughts. Don't know if I am worthy of running these speakers for their first time. Anyway, this system should sound exactly as David Hafler intended with every bit of the circuitry intact and unmodified, and all components with correct values. I have another ST-70 system that's running, alternatively, JBL L-220s, JBL L-300s, JBL Project Array 1400s. Eleven pairs of speakers are set up in/out of my house, all connected by Bluesound Nodes. Went from that early infatuation with Dynaco tubes to Heathkits through the '70s and early '80s. Even though Heath quit the audio kit business in the mid '80s, I continued to listen to them until the end of the '90s when I finally bought a digital HT receiver. That was short-lived, and within a few years, I went back to vintage analog 2-channel audio and have been there ever since. I have a McIntosh HT system but I've never set it up. Just don't care about that stuff. Big speaker fan. Got up to about 150 pairs at one time. Today, I probably have 25-35 pairs. Hard to keep track of them. Currently set up are JBL L-110, L-220, L-300, Project Array 1400, Everest DD67000, Control 30 (outside), ProAc Response 2s, ProAc Response 2.5, Revel Salon 2, BMR Philharmonitor. My kids don't have any serious interest in this stuff so I'm going to have to get rid of a lot of it before too much longer. I have another two dozen pairs of speakers, maybe more, including two pairs of JBL 4350, three pairs of 4343, three pairs of L-300, one pair of DD67000 in the Ferrari red automotive finish. This is what happens after all the kids have left home, and if your wife doesn't throw a choke collar on you or send you for therapy.
