Cartoons related to the foibles of audiophiles.
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SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
"We" might have to explain that one to a generation who never knew the joy of listening to cassettes or 8-tracks (especially sans Dolby NR)
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Meanwhile, someone shared this Zits cartoon on a little regional group I belong to earlier today...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/comics/zits-by-jeremy-scott-and-jim-borgman/ss-AARfLq6?ocid=msedgntp#image=8
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^^^ that's not funny at all.
PS Nice to see you postin' (in all seriousness)!
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Anybody remember the hifi clinics?
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SeleniumFalcon wrote: »Anybody remember the hifi clinics?
I never attended one, so yes, but only sort of.
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I worked several clinics, McIntosh mostly with an Ortofon a couple of times. People loved the Mac clinics, lines out-the-door with their amps mostly, the tech would measure power and distortion and if needed another tech would repair the amp. It built Mac's reputation for reliability and when they would test some other brand it wouldn't meet the original performance so all the Mac owners were smug.
The Ortofons were interesting, they had a test setup and measured frequency response, channel separation, tracking force and tracking ability. I still have one of their 3000 computer systems, it chugged out a paper strip readout of the specs. People would bring their turntables in and stand in line waiting hours.
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so... not a cartoon, but I just saw this photo at audioasylum (in a nice commerative thread for Mike Nesmith) and... ahhh... is that the genuine "OEM" (so to speak) Yamaha badge on this new-ish "Yamaha" tt?
somebody's got a sense of humor...
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SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
It gets worse.
The FBI's swoopin' in right behind 'em, for those party mix cassettes.
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Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
Early headphones.
Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
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Mine are neer feild.Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
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^^^ Volume 2 in that series was Vivaldi's seldom perormed Trio for Banjo, Accordion and Trombone, if memory serves.
Which reminds me:Q: What key do you get if you drop a piano down a mine shaft?
A: A flat minor
