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For those new to the forum, we have a member here @helipilotdoug who runs a
Let’s begin with a Shout-Out to Douglas Connection, a company catering to us audio nuts, with big and small wallets, that happens to be owned by a fellow forum member, @helipilotdoug.

He’s a one man show and makes custom speaker cables, interconnects, as well as carries a ton of options for those that would prefer to DIY their own items. His DIY section is quite robust with connectors, wires by the foot, and includes fully assembled DIY kits for those wanting to save the time of sourcing all the wire and connectors.

I myself am running his interconnects for my HT, all of my surrounds, my DIY subs run speaker wire from him, and I’ve got a ton of spare other stuff from the years.

Quality is top notch, customer service is great, and you are supporting a US Vet owned company. What’s not to love about that.

But enough about all that, let’s get to the PSA portion of the post, which relate to FUREZ.

While exchanging emails with Doug for a purchase of speaker wire I needed, I learned that Furez (the company whose speaker wire I use for my diy cables) has gone out of business.

Hearing that I snatched up the LAST of Doug’s inventory of Furez 14/4 (a 10 and 8 foot pair). I believe he still may have some limited lengths of 14/2 available so I’d highly recommend getting it now before it’s gone forever.

I’m a big fan of Furez speaker wire over that from Monoprice, Amazon Basics, and even Audioquests FLX wire (all of which I’ve previously run) as it’s better insulated, super flexible, CL2 (ie in-wall rated rated). Moreover I’ve not found a comparable wire for the price so I’m thankful I’ve got a bunch of spare lying
around.

I would love to find one of these!

Well OK then...

^^^
Dang. I can't tell what sort of tape recorder that is.
It's got that stereo tape recorder in an attache vibe, which was a thing in those days. AIWA made a pretty nice one (see below), but it wasn't that angular, and not meant for pro use. 'Trane's tape recorder also doesn't look like a Nagra or Stellavox to me, nor a Uher, although I am way less savvy vis-a-vis those. Also not getting a Sony vibe, and based on the aesthetic, not a Tandberg, either. Cannot think of an Ampex portable looking like that, either.

source https://www.alliedcatalogs.com/flipbook/1969_allied_radio_catalog.html pg. 149

Meanwhile...
Carry the one. by Kenneth Kantor, on Flickr
That Ken Kantor.