This kind of misguided logic would have you refusing to listen to the Beatle's Anniversary Edition of Sgt Pepper's because it wasn't released on the 26th May 1967. What audiophile in their right mind would knock back a current version of McIntosh's MC275 amplifier because it wasn't built in 1961? But, hand on heart I'd buy and covet a newer version without a moment's hesitation. Of course, I'd want to own an audio original. The originals have an aura of authenticity that elicits strong emotions of a different place and a different time. Yes, of course, I know only too well that possessing an original MC275, SPU, Decca, LS35/A, NS1000 or L100 isn't the same thing as owning a contemporary equivalent. Moreover, and despite the babble of reactionary audiophiles who will always tell you the original is best, each of these redesigned models addresses and improves on the glitches of the older models it celebrates. We are blessed with a moveable feast of iconic models, to be sure. Re-issued models are like manna from heaven for history conscious audiophiles. The salvaging of audio's most important models of yesteryear brings more than a few tears to their eyes, but it's also a cause for celebration. In the UK, Decca cartridges have been reborn much to the satisfaction of the legion of admirers who adore what this legendary cartridge can bring to a turntable.Īnd speaking of turntables, what about the rebirthing of Garrard and the heartwarming sight of spanking new 301 and 401 models?īring it on, and keep 'em coming, we say. In Denmark, Ortofon continues to make the SPU cartridge. McIntosh re-released its beautiful MC275 valve amplifier some years ago followed by Yamaha's reimagining of the NS1000 loudspeaker now called the NS5000.Īnd as we write, Falcon Acoustics is ranging the LS35/A speaker built from near-as identical parts as used in the early BBC prototype. So, (deep appreciative breath here) it was hardly a surprise to learn JBL was poised to makeover its best-ever selling speaker called the L-100. Memory Lane is a great place to visit if you're a legacy Audio brand with a long heritage of releasing models now deemed iconic.
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