Biggest Stereo Misconceptions We Hear Around The Shop- Part 1

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  @roberttoews2775 · 2 years ago · pinned

  Ironically, speaking of "therapist", your channel is my audio therapy. Your channel is down to earth with great advice and common sense. Rare things now-a-days.

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  @record_guy59 · 2 years ago

  I'm a 64 year old collector of vintage gear. Love your videos and try to watch them all.

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• BI

  @BiserAngelov1 · 2 years ago

  The loudness wars was the biggest act of violence against music and sound. They made every song to sound like an advertisement. Flat and Dry! And this is the reason why vinyl gets preferred over digital. Ironically the limitations of vinyl technology, saved the recordings from the aftermath of this insane over-compression.

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• PR

  @ProudDigital · 2 years ago

  As a teenager growing up in a town of 40,000 people in the late 60’s and early 70’s we had 6 high end stereo shops! Myself and my friends would hang around these shops after school and weekends just shooting the breeze with the owners and employees while drooling over the equipment and hoping one day to be able to buy some of those beautiful pieces of equipment. Hifi was huge back then. If you didn’t have your own stereo system, 9 times out of 10 your parents did even if it was just a Magnavox console. To me, your channel reminds me of those days hanging around the stereo store asking questions of the owner who always took the time to chat with us even though we probably only had enough money to buy an album, if even that. But those stereo gurus knew that one day, we could become future customers and treated us no differently from the buying customers. Working as a dishwasher after school and weekends in 1970, I was able to save up enough money to buy my first true hifi system, a Marantz 1060 integrated amplifier, an AR Turntable w/ Shure Cartridge and a pair of JBL L100’s. I still have this system and it works just as well as it did in 1970 albeit with a few repairs over the years. I paid $997 for the system which works out to $7720.94 in today’s money. Presently, our town has grown to over 80,000 people and with the exception of a very marginal Best Buy, there are no stereo stores selling new or vintage equipment. Having your channel to watch on YouTube, while not a replacement for these stores, is the next best thing and I thank you Kevin, for the service and memories you provide!

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• ED

  @edverbeek6292 · 2 years ago

  “I am not an expert”. Your honesty makes me listen to you.<br>Greetings from the Netherlands

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• HO

  @howardscott7521 · 2 years ago

  A guy who knows vintage stereo and about JC Whitney catalogs? A rare breed indeed!

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  @nolanvarner7529 · 5 months ago

  Vinyl vs. CD....I&apos;ve never heard someone&apos;s opinion put so well. Hats off to you sir.

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• MR

  @mrpbody44 · 2 years ago

  People forget how crazy expensive stereo gear was in the 1960&apos;s and 1970&apos;s. Also we had a strong middle class to support the industry.

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• JE

  @jeanpsyhos7639 · 2 years ago

  Thank you for keeping vintage alive!

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• PE

  @pedrofernandez8729 · 2 years ago

  Those who claim vinyl sound better use a phono cartridge that costs more than my whole system.

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• CR

  @CraigHollabaugh · 2 years ago

  No misconception here, we love you and Skylabs. It&apos;s genuinely a surprise and joy every Sunday morning.

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  @matthiasmartin1975 · 2 years ago

  The bit about &quot;Stereo Equipment Quality&quot; - you put that so perfectly.

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