On 1/28/2012 6:36 PM, wrote:
In rec . antiques . radio+phono there's a discussion of a Western
Electric ERPI audio power amp that sold for north of thirty grand to
some rich oriental collector. Have you looked into the phenomenon of
Audiophiles in general, and this Japanese/ other Asian obsession with
this old Western electric theater gear, from the perspective I know
you have and which I somewhat share?

It wasn't something Dr. P ever talked about because he had way bigger
fish to fry....but it is interesting, yes?


Yes, even old Western Electric and RCA intercoms -- and knobs, for
heaven's sake -- are going for crazy, astronomical prices. Some of
the old gear sounded really good, to be sure. But it's become a
tulip-bulb-craze type phenomenon -- a mostly psychological
money/status thing...


With all good wishes,


Kevin, WB4AIO.
--
http://nationalvanguard.org/
http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

On Feb 18, 8:53*am, Kevin Alfred Strom
wrote:
On 1/28/2012 6:36 PM, wrote:

* In rec . antiques . radio+phono *there's a discussion of a Western
Electric ERPI *audio power amp that sold for north of thirty grand to
some rich oriental collector. Have you looked into the phenomenon of
Audiophiles in general, and this Japanese/ other Asian obsession with
this old Western electric theater gear, from the perspective I know
you have and which I somewhat share?

* It wasn't something Dr. P ever talked about because he had way bigger
fish to fry....but it is interesting, yes?

Yes, even old Western Electric and RCA intercoms -- and knobs, for
heaven's sake -- are going for crazy, astronomical prices. Some of
the old gear sounded really good, to be sure. But it's become a
tulip-bulb-craze type phenomenon -- a mostly psychological
money/status thing...

With all good wishes,

Kevin, WB4AIO.
--http://nationalvanguard.org/http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Anything American-made ,prior to about 1970 was of exceptional
quality . Ever seen an Andrea television from the inside ?
Personally, I never liked RCA . Most of their stuff was mass market
oriented . Majority of their transformers (both power ans well as
audio) looked and behaved appropriately . The vacuum tubes were much
better, most of the time, but not always ... Now WE was the real
stuff . It was meant to be run around the clock . And it did , with
flying colors . And it still does . Fifty+ years later.