the object of desire was Revox A77

Somewhere else on this BBS, you'll find a posting where I outline that my objects of desire are still the Citroen DS decapotable and the A or B77(the only advantage, to me, of the B is that it can be timer controlled), I'm only held up by:
a. I've no possible use for one.
b.Vintage audio has a big following, it would cost you more to get one now than in the 60's.

In the late 40's, when I first went to the science museum in London, the big attraction that caused most wonderment was hearing your own voice on the tape recorder - next to it was the door that opened when you walked towards it, similarly magical! - The world has changed!