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mhardy6647 wrote: »SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
I remember that ad
Probably still better than the cactus needles of the Victrola era, I suppose.
I don't think they're good for too many plays before replacement's required.
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Do you use this one on an S arm?
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Picked this up of the freebie pile at NEVEC last weekend.
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What are you going to do with it?
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Well...cactus cantilevers are being used today. Here's a close-up pic borrowed from VinylEngine, member Delta667.mhardy6647 wrote: »Probably still better than the cactus needles of the Victrola era, I suppose.
I don't think they're good for too many plays before replacement's required.
Dmitry does amazing work. I think someone in South America sends him cactus needle stock. Peter Ledermann (at Soundsmith) and others have done this as well.
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What are you going to do with it?
Put it on his racks with the 900other items.....
His kids will return it from where he got it in 35 yrs.
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Isolation transformers (with several output voltage taps) are actually handy... so handy that... umm... I did already have one.
I picked that one up because of that RCA meatball logo, age, and... well... 'cause it's RCA. I know this guy who's... a bit of an RCA fan. I thought he might enjoy adding it to his collection of... interesting RCA things*.
Oh, and the price was right, too, you know?
* Interesting RCA things like a pair of these, you know?
(OK, the "super" tweeters aren't RCA... but the rest is)
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Every so often I come across a photo online that makes me think: "At least my setup isn't THAT bad"
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so -- I have developed a taste for a blog called "Curbside Classics" in recent months.
I've seen some weird stuff there -- some of it very cool (e.g., a 1930s Chrysler Airflow... truck design).
In my email inbox today, though, was a heapin' helpin' of automotive cognitive dissonance.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-1980-briggs-stratton-hybrid-18-hp-gas-8-hp-electric-6-wheels-dead-end/
I think I was vaguely aware of this... umm... project. I'm not sure I needed a reminder.
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Looks better than the K-cars.....
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Looks better than the K-cars.....
I dunno -- a Reliant with six wheels might've been a force to be reckoned with.
I was struck by how much like some of the Chrysler/Mitsubishi products of that era the B&S hybrid resembles -- remember the ol' Dodge Omni and its ilk?
Brooks Stevens Associates did the (ahem) coachwork for the B&S six-wheeler, according to the post.
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Dodge Omni and the Plymouth Horizon. 'merica's answer to the VW RabbitMrBigBlueLight
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Yep those were hideous incarnations of cars.
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Wow...has to be one of the earliest hybrid cars made."This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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I think it never made it into production after rear end crash tests would shower the passengers with battery acid.Cambridge Audio 851N Streamer/DAC
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If Sansui and Magnavox had a baby.MrBigBlueLight
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All that faceplate (two headphone jacks with volume control, two microphone jacks with volume adjust, a built in timer, etc) and the AM/FM tuning dial is only 4" wide.
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This was not like this 2 days ago. Bet next time the one standing will be down
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That beaver doesn't mess around! Must have a BIG A** DAM planned. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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This year up here in Maine I've noticed more down'd trees from those pesky critters. We have beaver dams that would scare ya. I hike deep in the woods in the spring for brookies Randy/Maine ..RTA15TL-Cs1000p
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