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<blockquote data-quote="gunz4me2" data-source="post: 7484630" data-attributes="member: 613729">It&#039;s all a matter of personal preference and it is solely up to the end user as to whether they want to chance the best from 15 years ago or go with something new that has a warranty.This was my experience with old school gear:I used to be all into the old school amp thing, until I purchased one too many amplifiers that had issues.&nbsp; By one too many, I&#039;m talking 95% of the amplifiers that I purchased on eBay had some sort of problem and they were not just the simple capacitor replacement that many suggest!&nbsp; There&#039;s nothing like overpaying for something that is 15 years old and having to send it off multiple times to have it working properly.&nbsp; After having nearly $500 tied up in a single 150 watt amplifier (75x2), all I can say is I&#039;ve been there, done that, and you can&#039;t convince me to do it again!This is my opinion on old school gear:Old school subs...&nbsp; meh.&nbsp; You can&#039;t convince me to run a 10&quot; sub that requires 2 to 3 cubic feet ported just because it is more efficient.&nbsp; That worked back in the day when power was expensive and running big power was really expensive, but now, power is relatively cheap.&nbsp; Another issue with old school subs is their untreated foam surrounds.&nbsp; There are two types of old school untreated foam surrounds...&nbsp; those that have failed, and those that WILL fail!&nbsp; It&#039;s just a matter of time.Old school HUs...&nbsp; Does anyone really rely solely on CDs or cassette tapes these days?&nbsp; I&#039;ll take my music in some sort of lossless format on a portable device any day over having stacks of CDs in the car.&nbsp; Sure the Alpine 7909 and the Clarion DRZ9255 were great for their time, but lots of luck repairing one these days if the CD transport goes out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gunz4me2, post: 7484630, member: 613729"] It's all a matter of personal preference and it is solely up to the end user as to whether they want to chance the best from 15 years ago or go with something new that has a warranty. This was my experience with old school gear: I used to be all into the old school amp thing, until I purchased one too many amplifiers that had issues. By one too many, I'm talking 95% of the amplifiers that I purchased on eBay had some sort of problem and they were not just the simple capacitor replacement that many suggest! There's nothing like overpaying for something that is 15 years old and having to send it off multiple times to have it working properly. After having nearly $500 tied up in a single 150 watt amplifier (75x2), all I can say is I've been there, done that, and you can't convince me to do it again! This is my opinion on old school gear: Old school subs... meh. You can't convince me to run a 10" sub that requires 2 to 3 cubic feet ported just because it is more efficient. That worked back in the day when power was expensive and running big power was really expensive, but now, power is relatively cheap. Another issue with old school subs is their untreated foam surrounds. There are two types of old school untreated foam surrounds... those that have failed, and those that WILL fail! It's just a matter of time. Old school HUs... Does anyone really rely solely on CDs or cassette tapes these days? I'll take my music in some sort of lossless format on a portable device any day over having stacks of CDs in the car. Sure the Alpine 7909 and the Clarion DRZ9255 were great for their time, but lots of luck repairing one these days if the CD transport goes out. [/QUOTE]

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