My ecoustics colleagues and I often field questions about why we like vintage audio gear or prefer it to modern equipment. Let us explain why. “Most old turntables are also sub-par performance-wise.

Innovative Audio specializes in selling affordable "vintage" hi-fis. Complete systems with a receiver, turntable or CD player and speakers start around $500! Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Does vintage audio still make sense? Only if you follow some basic rules and understand that bargains are becoming harder to find. Buying vintage audio or used high-end audio from the 1980s or 1990s ...

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Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Vintage muscle cars, old stereo receivers, speakers from the ‘60s, and other cool relics are enjoying a resurgence. But are they better than the new stuff? Having been a teen during the 1960s, I ...

Vintage audio is en vogue. Vinyl has been experiencing an incredible renaissance — so much so that it has encouraged a whole industry to making new turntables, preamps, phono cartridges and other ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in December 2018. A native of Italy, Adriano “Max” Isernia’s varied career has included selling clothes, running a bank’s branch office and managing ...

Eight years ago, Mikey Weiss had wanted to build a display of vintage stereos at his Brooklyn store – “a museum piece,” he calls it – to show people what stereos looked like in the 1970s. His ...

You can’t doubt the appeal of vintage audio equipment, especially stereo receivers. With their giant metal knobs, faux-wood paneling and glow-up facades, they have a unique cool factor that modern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Moon covers audio gear, Apple products and consumer tech. This article is more than 3 years old. Records are more popular ...