Tony L
Administrator
DD. I have bought the occasional cable, cartridge or whatever in a high st store (without a dem), but I’ve been so immersed in the classic audio market over the last couple of decades they just aren’t relevant to me anymore. I think this has always been the case really; I bought my first system (Lenco, Quad, 149s) second hand as a teenager, the only time I really bought new at all was in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but then not exclusively by any stretch as I far preferred the ‘chrome bumper’ Linn/Naim era to the then current ‘olive’ stuff, so I tended to live more in the second hand market. The more technically able I’ve become over time the more this is the case as I now very much enjoy restoring vintage kit as well as listening to it. I’ve moved away from the ‘opening new boxes’ thing entirely, not that I was ever there really. There is a ‘green’ aspect too - I like the fact I can turn old things around and give them decades more life rather than simply consuming. My problem is I hold onto too much!