Topic: How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?

[Clive]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20082026-47/how-can-30-year-old-receivers-sound-better-than-new-ones/?tag=mncol;txt

[sam]

interesting...

[Simon]

I don't disagree with that.  I've had several amps / receivers since getting into DVDs and surround sound, and none can match the sound I got from my old Pioneer system.  I think it's also because they are trying to be do too much, and be everything in one box.  Stereo CDs sound sh*t through most AV amps, but most people haven't got the room, let alone the money, for separate amps and speakers, so go for the all in one option.

[GillE]

I've got a lovely old hi-fi system with a NAD amp, Denon triple-headed tape deck with Dolby C, Aiwa turntable with pre-amp, and some Mission speakers.  I bought them back in the mid-eighties and they still sound much better than the CD/DAB/MP3 players we've acquired since.

[Rik]

I agree with Simon. An all in one box is never going to sound as good as a dedicated amp.