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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
mrbigbluelight wrote: »
It just so happens .....
I have this little memento from the 1960's:
How to enjoy your "Magic Mind" WEBCOR Festival Fonograf - Model 1852
The records I remember playing were Satisfaction, Duke of Earle, and Elvis.
I don't remember what happened to the Webcor nor the picture of
Brigitte Bardot (credited with popularizing the bikini) that was taped
inside the lid. The Webcor is still in my mind.
I have this little memento from the 1960's:
How to enjoy your "Magic Mind" WEBCOR Festival Fonograf - Model 1852
The records I remember playing were Satisfaction, Duke of Earle, and Elvis.
I don't remember what happened to the Webcor nor the picture of
Brigitte Bardot (credited with popularizing the bikini) that was taped
inside the lid. The Webcor is still in my mind.
BlueBirdMusic
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
And they're safe, too!
Don't get the Walmart ones. They're coated with some kinda paint that makes chicken taste funny. (from a trusted source)
Not to mention, I can't tell whether it's from schiitbag clueless customer base overload/abuse, or just going with the absolute cheapest cart available, but I swear to G, every flippin' cart in that place is warped amd/or has at least one gimpy wheel. I feel like I'm gonna lose a finger in the guillotine every time I go to separate a stuck cart from the corral. Zero registers open. 4 kids standing around on their phones at the self checkout.
Don't get the Walmart ones. They're coated with some kinda paint that makes chicken taste funny. (from a trusted source)
Not to mention, I can't tell whether it's from schiitbag clueless customer base overload/abuse, or just going with the absolute cheapest cart available, but I swear to G, every flippin' cart in that place is warped amd/or has at least one gimpy wheel. I feel like I'm gonna lose a finger in the guillotine every time I go to separate a stuck cart from the corral. Zero registers open. 4 kids standing around on their phones at the self checkout.
msg
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Re: Weather at Your House?
High wind warnings in Southern California, gusts up to 80mph.
Oh and a couple of fires have sprung up and are being fed by the high winds.
Oh and a couple of fires have sprung up and are being fed by the high winds.
la2vegas
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Re: Laserdisc-The godfather of ALL consumer optical disc media
I just remembered the reason why they wanted to make anamorphic squeeze Laserdiscs. A standard letterbox image uses some of the available lines of resolution for the black bars. basically wasted resolution space on the screen. When it is an anamorphic squeeze more of the screen space and resolution is used for the picture and not the black bars.
They had also proposed using Component video for Laserdisc players.
Unfortunately such an idea was ahead of it's time for home theater.
When DVD came along hot on the heals of HDTV and wide screen sets, this idea finally came to see the light of day for the general public INSTEAD of just some geeky enthusiasts into the high end and home theater (which was still kinda in it's infancy)
They had also proposed using Component video for Laserdisc players.
Unfortunately such an idea was ahead of it's time for home theater.
When DVD came along hot on the heals of HDTV and wide screen sets, this idea finally came to see the light of day for the general public INSTEAD of just some geeky enthusiasts into the high end and home theater (which was still kinda in it's infancy)
honestaquarian
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Re: Weather at Your House?
Typical PNW weather.
I do miss those eerie foggy mornings and the snowy winters. Just don't miss the 9 months of rain
Cool pic!!
Geoff4rfc
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Re: Weather at Your House?
Winter Storm Blair Update: Mid-Atlantic
It snowed here. One of the worst on record.
Bit of ice, too.
Looks like I'm trapped indoors 'til spring.
Probably be making soup from a leather belt by the weekend...
It snowed here. One of the worst on record.
Bit of ice, too.
Looks like I'm trapped indoors 'til spring.
Probably be making soup from a leather belt by the weekend...
msg
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Monitor 5 jr's.....WOW!
Allright, now I get it......this whole vintage Polk movement.
You may have gathered from another post that I'm putting together a system for my daughter that will consist of a pair of the above mentioned speakers and a freshly snipped Rotel RX-402 receiver, circa 1974, off ebay. The speakers were acquired gratis from a very good friend. Well the receiver isn't here yet so I thought I'd put them on my secondary rig just to see what we're dealing with.
HOLY BALLS :eek: I am very impressed. These sound nothing like the current polks I own, or anything like the first set I bought that got me into HT to begin with. Now to be fair my current Polk rig was put together on the cheap by design; R20's, R15's, Monitor 6's, usually on a Pioneer receiver until winter hits and my patio speaker amp (Rotel 971) comes to live downstairs until spring and pushes the R20's. The first set was purchased around 1994 was the Monitor 6 satellite/passive sub rig with the CS200 center channel and M3 surrounds. It was great for prologic!
But these 5jr's on the Rotel 971 (70w) are a whole different animal! I'm getting resolution and dynamic range that is very close to my beloved B&W 604s3 and Rotel 991 setup. They are also very listenable. I've been down here jamming for a while and am experiencing no fatigue whatsoever. I had read here that the tweeter might be harsh. Is it the SL-2000? Not hearing it yet.
So this has got me thinking about my 'basement project'. I've gone through many phases as I approach this particular system as more of a work in progress/experiment than my main rig. I've thought about LSI's, then moved to the new Energy C line as an option, but now....what about an all polk vintage system. I'll have to start researching that.
BTW -I thought about keeping the 5's for myself and giving the girl the R20's but didn't have the heart to follow through after hyping up her 'first old-school' system so much.
You may have gathered from another post that I'm putting together a system for my daughter that will consist of a pair of the above mentioned speakers and a freshly snipped Rotel RX-402 receiver, circa 1974, off ebay. The speakers were acquired gratis from a very good friend. Well the receiver isn't here yet so I thought I'd put them on my secondary rig just to see what we're dealing with.
HOLY BALLS :eek: I am very impressed. These sound nothing like the current polks I own, or anything like the first set I bought that got me into HT to begin with. Now to be fair my current Polk rig was put together on the cheap by design; R20's, R15's, Monitor 6's, usually on a Pioneer receiver until winter hits and my patio speaker amp (Rotel 971) comes to live downstairs until spring and pushes the R20's. The first set was purchased around 1994 was the Monitor 6 satellite/passive sub rig with the CS200 center channel and M3 surrounds. It was great for prologic!
But these 5jr's on the Rotel 971 (70w) are a whole different animal! I'm getting resolution and dynamic range that is very close to my beloved B&W 604s3 and Rotel 991 setup. They are also very listenable. I've been down here jamming for a while and am experiencing no fatigue whatsoever. I had read here that the tweeter might be harsh. Is it the SL-2000? Not hearing it yet.
So this has got me thinking about my 'basement project'. I've gone through many phases as I approach this particular system as more of a work in progress/experiment than my main rig. I've thought about LSI's, then moved to the new Energy C line as an option, but now....what about an all polk vintage system. I'll have to start researching that.
BTW -I thought about keeping the 5's for myself and giving the girl the R20's but didn't have the heart to follow through after hyping up her 'first old-school' system so much.
Jonesy
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Re: Couple of Streamers for Sale
That is a no brainer price on the MXN10. I paid MSRP for mine and consider it to be worth every penny. Excellent streamer with a great sounding DAC.
Clipdat
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