Are you into any other retro hobbies?

[orb85750]

Vintage synthesizers.

[zipper]

Well, my stereo gear is 31 years old except the loudspeakers. DBX compander, MXR equalizer, Sony EL-7 Elcaset deck...

[Moto]

Only other boxes I care for are B&W and Thiel. Otherwise, I'm all about planar magnetic (Magnepan - made in White Bear Lake, MN) or true ESL speakers such as Martin Logan's (USA once again). For anyone that doesn't believe there's a big difference between analogue and digital or that analogue trumps digital in spades, try listening to a real set of loudspeakers someday. If your hearing is okay, you'll be amazed - err... floored by the difference. Those types of speakers are soooo much more revealing. So much so in fact, that I really couldn't take boxed designs seriously anymore. Not even Wilson's - and I've heard their $40k system. Not impressed.

That's very cool.  I picked up a pair of Maggies about 6 months ago (1.7s) hooked up to a Bryston 4B.  Amazing sound indeed!  The biggest reason I did this was that I was tired of getting ear fatigue with my old mission box speakers.

On topic:  My retro hobbies include retro computing like Apple //s and Amigas and arcade games.  I have a full standing MAME arcade cabinet in my den that is a work in progress.

My other retro passion is my 87 Scirocco 16v:

[save2600]

That's very cool.  I picked up a pair of Maggies about 6 months ago (1.7s) hooked up to a Bryston 4B.  Amazing sound indeed!

A Bryston 4B drives my ML Ascent's. Best bang for the buck I've found to date  

[commodorejohn]

Vintage synthesizers.

Ooh, nice. Are we talking Minimoog-era here, or somewhat newer?

[Iggy]

Anything with a good heavy DC amp and ultra low distortion.

Oh, and old Arcade Ms. Pacman and Galaga machines.

And hard rock/heavy metal.

[runequester]

photographing abandoned railroads
collecting classical music LPs
 
Don't really have space or $$$ for much retro stuff.
 
Cool pinball machines! I'd love to visit you if I could.

Do you have any of those photos online?

[pan1k]

That's very cool.  I picked up a pair of Maggies about 6 months ago (1.7s) hooked up to a Bryston 4B.  Amazing sound indeed!  The biggest reason I did this was that I was tired of getting ear fatigue with my old mission box speakers.

On topic:  My retro hobbies include retro computing like Apple //s and Amigas and arcade games.  I have a full standing MAME arcade cabinet in my den that is a work in progress.

My other retro passion is my 87 Scirocco 16v:

NICE MKII Scirocco! I had an 87 also..

[TheGoose]

My other retro passion is my 87 Scirocco 16v:

Rocco is sweet ! I'm working on a Jetta MKII coupe. Got a 2.0 ABA long block going in it.

[JimS]

I collect the de-orbit engines from spacecraft. ;-)

[AmigaEd]

I forage for nuts and berries and from time to time I like to chase a mastodon off a high cliff in preparation for my dinner.

Other than that, I like collecting old Honda motorcycles, vintage radios, toy trains and ancient civilizations.

[pyrre]

It's all a matter of priorities and interest. For instance, I'd purchase a $40k set of transducers long before I'd spend that on a car. No doubt that's a minority view, even here in the States. Everyone I know that's an audiophile (quite a few actually) are quite down to earth (it's about the love of music afterall) and lead relatively modest, humble and conservative lives. Great group of people and we share many more of the same interests. That said, I'd love to get into boating and sailing someday.

I'm pretty good on the audiophile front these days. After decades of buying, selling, trading, modding and repairing the things, pretty content with my current setup. Best digital purchase I've made in a long time includes an Oppo BDP-83SE unit modded by NuForce. Awesome all around digital rig that handles Blu-Ray, DVD-A/V, SACD's, HDCD and redbook of course. Absolutely love that machine!

I was active in the world of audio (and video). but now savings is spent on weapons and its accessories...
And some computer parts.

When i get my own home, audio and video will get back some of its priorities.

[B00tDisk]

I play original (1974) and Advanced (1978) Dungeons & Dragons - the ones that Gary Gygax wrote.  I've got stacks upon stacks of books for AD&D (some of them autographed by the Man himself, may he rest peacefully), many duplicates, and copies many times over of the OD&D booklets (also one set of those autographed).

2nd Edition was a wimpy neutering of the guts-n-gore of the predecessors and characters in 3, 3.5 and 4 might as well wear blue tights, a red cape and sport an "S" on their chests.

[runequester]

I play original (1974) and Advanced (1978) Dungeons & Dragons - the ones that Gary Gygax wrote. I've got stacks upon stacks of books for AD&D (some of them autographed by the Man himself, may he rest peacefully), many duplicates, and copies many times over of the OD&D booklets (also one set of those autographed).
 
2nd Edition was a wimpy neutering of the guts-n-gore of the predecessors and characters in 3, 3.5 and 4 might as well wear blue tights, a red cape and sport an "S" on their chests.

Big RPG fan here. As my name implies, "my game" was always Runequest, but we play Rolemaster, AD&D (and I agree that the original AD&D is the way to go), Traveller and plenty of others.
 
Big fan of the original Warzone and Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader mini's games too.

[orb85750]

Ooh, nice. Are we talking Minimoog-era here, or somewhat newer?

Yes, Minimoog-era and also somewhat newer.  In fact, I have a Minitmoog (yes, the 't' belongs there).  It is very rare, but not so sought after, because it is far more limited than the Minimoog and most other Moogs that were produced in larger numbers.  In addition to analogs, I have vintage digital, such as the Kurzweil 250, a high-end sampler that was released around 1983 for about $20K.  (Thank goodness I didn't have the money to buy it back then.)

[redrumloa]

I'm just getting into it, but I have an interest in antique radios.



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