Taking a listen to your past equipment

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    That jvc boombox, i have the pc55 it was really high tech for its time.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
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    Stock pic. But i have one just
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,283
    erniejade wrote: »
    That jvc boombox, i have the pc55 it was really high tech for its time.

    Sounds pretty good even through my LSi7 desk top rig

    https://youtu.be/FqbFtWI5PxY

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    FWIW, one sort-of interesting boombox did pass through our hallowed halls, briefly.
    Not a high-end one by any means, but interesting enough that I couldn't pass it up when I espied it on the swap pile at the ol' Harvard town dump one Saturday.

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    I think it even worked -- at least somewhat. I actually don't remember what I did with it - but it's not here anymore.

    Thats a magnavox. They were like 100$ new.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    erniejade wrote: »
    That jvc boombox, i have the pc55 it was really high tech for its time.

    Sounds pretty good even through my LSi7 desk top rig

    https://youtu.be/FqbFtWI5PxY



    Nice!!! For its time and being portable, they were decent. Heavy also!
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    I had a Magnavox boombox, it was super cheap, had a working cassette deck and radio and CD player. It was newer than the ones above, Grey and somewhat oval shaped, I guess. It was in pretty good condition too. But, it was trash. The tweeters were dead, so there was nothing above like 5 Kilohertz. I actually think that the tweeters were fake, and the woofers were just sorry excuses for full range drivers, but I don’t know if that is true or not. I’ll see if I can find a picture on the interwebz.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
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    BOOM! There it is! I’ll look into it some more,as that is a pretty bad picture.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
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    Here is an even better picture.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    edited April 2018
    erniejade wrote: »
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    Sometimes i still put on a cassette or 2 on these old boomboxes.

    My back hurts just thinking about lugging the big guy around on my shoulder! :smile:
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    https://youtu.be/Gr82dZpCr48
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    One of the funniest Star Trek scenes! Love it! :smile:
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    The whole movie was a well played out comedy and the seriousness of our planet being destroyed all in one. I liked it a lot.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mpitogo
    mpitogo Posts: 504
    Thankfully my past systems never included a boom box. I’ve always has some sort of mid-fi system of separates. For the longest time I’ve had my Dad’s Sansui setup, AU-6900, tape deck and turntable and Marantz speakers. The speakers and tape deck are long gone but the amp and TT lives on.

    Over the years I added and replaced what I’ve added but I wouldn’t would call it an upgrade, more of an investment in different sounding systems. In the office where it is now, I’m still drawn to listening to Apple Music or Tidal or an occasional record, while working. I’ve done a full restoration and the sound is still very much solid state Sansui.

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Very nice KEF speakers!
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  • mpitogo
    mpitogo Posts: 504
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Very nice KEF speakers!

    TY, I’m amazed at how good they sound for the price. Slightly better than Elac B6 I had before. LS50W would be a dream, but concern is the bookshelf placement with the rear firing port, it’s the reason why I gave away the B6.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    mpitogo wrote: »
    TY, I’m amazed at how good they sound for the price. Slightly better than Elac B6 I had before. LS50W would be a dream, but concern is the bookshelf placement with the rear firing port, it’s the reason why I gave away the B6.

    FWIW, The B6.2 has a front firing port:

    https://www.elac.com/product/b6-2/

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    mpitogo wrote: »
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Very nice KEF speakers!

    TY, I’m amazed at how good they sound for the price. Slightly better than Elac B6 I had before. LS50W would be a dream, but concern is the bookshelf placement with the rear firing port, it’s the reason why I gave away the B6.

    The ls50w has a setting for that. Close wall. Desk. I would not worry about it.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,515
    ^ Reported!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,013
    edited December 2020
    halo wrote: »
    https://youtu.be/Gr82dZpCr48

    Annnd after this video, YouTube thought I'd want to watch this one of "Emilio Estevez" making a 172ft dive. And I did watch it. But no more!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqN8sEl6oE
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    That guy has a set of stones!!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited December 2020
    4.5?????? let's see that one judge do what he just did better.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    That guy has a set of stones!!

    He didn't even cup em when he hit the water. I sure would've. ;)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,640
    After watching that... Why not do it at 172.5 to best the world record
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    That's exactly what I told my wife. She agreed.

    So that's 3 of us. :D

    That diver might tell US to try and dive from 6 more inches higher. >:)
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    Im always moving and swapping gear around. Just depends what I'm into atm. Right now its a Echo Link and a McIntosh amp. Last week it was a Rotel RA-1592.
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