From: Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>

Not sure about the facts, but I'm sure nostalgic when I see all those
beautiful photos of receivers and high end kit.

https://www.audioholics.com/editorials/70s-stereo-gear
Stereo Gear in the 1970ΓÇÖs Was it The Audiophile Golden Age?

There are times when circumstances and conditions come together in a once-in-a-lifetime manner, right? You know what I meanΓÇöperhaps it is a
sports team, when just the right collection of players are on the team together, their personalities and chemistry mesh perfectly and theyΓÇÖre
all having great seasons at the same time. Or it could be a job, when
market conditions are ideal for your companyΓÇÖs offerings and you have
just the exact personnel in place that can do the job. Maybe itΓÇÖs a
social situation, when the setting is just right, your feelings are
right, you know exactly what to sayΓÇönot too nervy and not too forward,
but sufficiently confident and chance-takingΓÇösuch that you make that all-important connection that will alter your life.

For the market of high-fidelity electronics and speakers, that time was
the 1970ΓÇÖs. Things came together in such a way that the market
flourished and grew like never before. It was a singularly great time
for the industry, with all the historic, demographic and technological conditions and advances coming together in a way that will never be
repeated.

LetΓÇÖs take a closer look at the significant factors that made the
1970ΓÇÖs so special for audio and how and why those factors affected the
stereo industry in the ΓÇÿ70ΓÇÖs.
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From: JAB <here@is.invalid>

On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:40:04 -0500, Retrograde
<fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

Not sure about the facts

Author glossed over....and seemed to think direct drive turntable was
better. He suggested Cassette Tape players were good, but purists
never went this route; commerically, for sales, they were hot items.

I had one of these, and other high dollar equipment back then.

1968 Introduction of the TD125 electronically-controlled (Wien
Bridge Oscillator) turntable equipped with the TP25 tonearm. The
TD125, like the TD150, is belt driven and suspended via a 3 point
suspension. Like it's little brother, the TD150, it also is a
"purists" model with all manual controls.

https://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_history.htm
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From: Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>

On 11/11/2021 8:58, JAB wrote:

He suggested Cassette Tape players were good, but purists
never went this route; commerically, for sales, they were hot items.

My (second to) most recent vehicle acquisition is a 1968 Ford Galaxie.
It has an aftermarket Radio Shack AM/FM with 8-track installed... I took
an hour and a half drive to then from my father's house the other
weekend, and dug out a bag of 8-tracks from the cellar to listen to...
heh. Some didn't age well, Led Zeppelin sounded terrible and kept
cutting out. John Denver came in loud and clear.

https://postimg.cc/YjCrqT6P
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