Plastic is a highly useful material, but one that can also be a pain as it ages. Owners of vintage equipment the world over are suffering, as knobs break off, bezels get cracked and parts warp, ...

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 ...

The vast majority of people today get their music digitally, listening through earbuds, headphones or small Bluetooth speakers. But there is a small — yet growing — group of music lovers for whom ...

There’s a legitimate reason to shop for vintage audio components: they still sound great. If you know what to look for, and accept that ownership comes with a price, you can buy some of the best ...

As the years go by, headphones only get better and better. Whether it be actual audio quality or new conveniences, such as wireless connectivity, being introduced, there's plenty of reason to own an ...

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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 ...

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 ...

There is an old axiom I love to live by, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Just because your speakers are old, doesn’t mean they can’t still perform as good and sometimes better than the models that ...

Looking for a store that specializes in vintage audio equipment? Cherry Vintage Audio in South Carolina needs to be on your radar. The past 18 months have been rather grueling in New York; between ...