70's mancave upgrades

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,536
edited September 2009 in The Clubhouse
Did some more upgrades, still have to find a rotary telephone:

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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2009
    I don't remember having cable TV in the '70's :confused:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited September 2009
    We didn't have 36" tv's either, I had to make some compromises. Cable was available in Saint Louis around 1978/79, but we didn't get it until around 1981.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited September 2009
    I was thinking about the same thing :). You need one of those console TVs - big, furniture-like, even if it will be used as a stand... I was thinking about sticking an LCD TV into one of those console boxes, but heat dissipation will be a problem.
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
    B&W CDM-CNT center
    B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
    Belkin PF60 Power Center
    Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
    Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,079
    edited September 2009
    Awesome!!! Makes me want to do some work to my crap hole Man Cave.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited September 2009
    Good to see you posting Steve!!! Awesome "retro" room. I can almost see the cast of "That 70's Show" using your mancave! Then you'd have to put a foot in their ****. Very cool :cool:
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited September 2009
    very nice man! when is beer time? :D
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited September 2009
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I don't remember having cable TV in the '70's :confused:

    Great job steve, looks like so many first apartments I have seen usually with 2 or 3 friends splitting cost............and ending friendships.

    We actually had cable in the 60's, distance and mountains prevented good/consistent reception. So a local nerd (not sure what he would have been called at the time) got a good portion of the town to invest with his venture (by guarantying a fixed cost of $7 a month) purchased land put up large antennas and amps, and re-transmitted the over the air signals on a closed circuit system. Satellites entered the picture and he added some of the super stations and maintained the $7 for original households. Sold it and retired comfortably, now the cost is about $54 for basic. Sorry for the side note but the retro pics had me reminiscing.
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  • Osarion
    Osarion Posts: 181
    edited September 2009
    Nice! Does Sweetmeat have the joint or a cig in his mouth?
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited September 2009
    Serious question: what kind of floor is it? How did you do it?

    Thanks!
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
    B&W CDM-CNT center
    B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
    Belkin PF60 Power Center
    Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
    Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited September 2009
    find a nice Curtis Mathis console tv and you are all set, and it would appear you need a Rocky poster, a BeeGee poster and a Kiss poster....


    I love it and just wish I could have an 80's mancave to keep my TL's in...
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2009
    Lookin' good Steve.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited September 2009
    Oy-vey! I've got the munchies just from LOOKING at those pic's:eek:
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited September 2009
    the k-she flag is awesome.
    The Flea rig
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    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
    Carver M 200t (x2) (center and surrounds)-flea market
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    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's
    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,182
    edited September 2009
    Nice schtuff, especially the KSHE flag. "Is that dog smoking a cigarette?" My friend Jerry did a woodburn of schweet meat and somebody asked him that.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2009
    Me like the liquor rack.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2009
    hey steve, do you have any air conditioning piped into the m-cave?

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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited September 2009
    "Want some Whiskey in your water
    sugar in your tea

    Whats all these questions they askin me
    this is the craziest party there could ever be

    Dont turn on the lights, cause i dont want to see."


    LOL.:D Great looking room Steve. If im ever in the neighborhood, ill bring by some "Pop rock's".:D Nice job.


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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited September 2009
    Looks Great!

    Careful not to show it to that many friends, youll probably have a few that would want to crash there for a while.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2009
    Yes sir,, lookin' very comfy.:)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    find a nice Curtis Mathis console tv and you are all set
    The main form of entertainment in our den up until 3 years ago or so was an old Curtis Mathis console TV. It finally gave up the ghost.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    Epson 8700UB
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited September 2009
    Steve your projector looks like a garage door opener.:D
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited September 2009
    ....Flash Back !!!! Nice period piece!!! Place !!! Whatever it takes to MELLOW !!!
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  • Polksaladanni
    Polksaladanni Posts: 208
    edited September 2009
    Pretty Groovy!

    Love all the wall art.

    Till the Framton pic. Replace that with Humble Pie (Steve Marriott) instead.

    Cool Retro.

    Paul
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2009
    I like it :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited September 2009
    Awesome Steve!
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited September 2009
    Very cool!! This reminds me a lot of my first apartment. That wasn't in the 70's though...lol.

    Looks like you've done a great job putting it together.
    The nirvana inducer-
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited September 2009
    Your not 70's unless youv'e got some avocado green in there. How do those 8-tracks sound?:cool:
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited September 2009
    I fully expected to see a Jimi Hendrix poster on the wall and a bong on the table! Nicely done!
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    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2009
    I don't know man, there would be a turntable in there if it were authentic. And what are those shiny CD looking thingys to the right of the receiver? Are you some weirded out space alien from the future? Leave that funky technology where you found it, we will all be thankful in the future. :)

    An avocado fridge would make the room!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited September 2009
    Osarion wrote: »
    Nice! Does Sweetmeat have the joint or a cig in his mouth?

    Looks like a roll your own to me! Viva STL!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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