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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2009 13:25:29 GMT -5
Unfortunately he always PMs me for advice . I keep telling him to stop all this nonsense, so he can buy my restored, upgraded, modified Sansui G 9000!! Or what I like to call....cleaned, preened, and remachined!! ;D yeah, I can't afford your Sansui, I thought I mentioned that. I won't bother you either for advice; didn't mean to bug you about it, just asking questions. |
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Post by strindl on Sept 15, 2009 18:25:22 GMT -5
I did have occasion to use one of the Sony cassette decks a couple weeks back. I was actually enjoying listening to those reels spin back and forth as I did the FF and RW thing from the remote. I listened to some of the tapes I had made from CD's using Dolby C and HX and they sounded pretty good still. Those tapes were from the late 80's I think.
I even listened to some tapes I had recorded from LP's back in the 70's. Again, they still sounded quite good.
I have one cassette that has music on it that I dubbed from a VHS tape...from when VHS didn't have stereo even..like 1977. An actor named Robby Benson used to appear on TV talk shows then and sing some original songs he had co written with his father. Those were some great songs and I used to record them on VHS and dub the monaural sound onto a regular audio cassette.
The TV sound at the time wasn't what it is today, and The VHS sound wasn't Hi fi stereo as came out 10 years later..it was monaural and had some hiss in it. Those songs are still quite good though...some really powerful lyrics. I'd love to find some better recordings of them, but I don't believe Robby Benson ever released a studio recording with his songs. He just performed them live on shows like Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson.
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Post by Animo on Sept 15, 2009 20:08:28 GMT -5
Unfortunately he always PMs me for advice . I keep telling him to stop all this nonsense, so he can buy my restored, upgraded, modified Sansui G 9000!! Or what I like to call....cleaned, preened, and remachined!! ;D yeah, I can't afford your Sansui, I thought I mentioned that. I won't bother you either for advice; didn't mean to bug you about it, just asking questions. Geez, I never realized you were so sensitive. I was just busting your chops. You know you can ask me anything.......... anytime.BTW, If I still have it when I die, I will leave it for you in my Will. |
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Post by klinemj on Sept 15, 2009 20:34:09 GMT -5
strindl...you have inspired me to go fumble through the old collection of cassettes I recorded back in high school and college. I always recall thinking the old cassette deck (Phillips, I think) recorded very well. It died long ago, but now I have a USP-1 and another cassette deck to use to play the oldies. But I have not for a long time. Set the wayback machine for '77-'86...
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Post by Animo on Sept 15, 2009 20:50:09 GMT -5
Set the wayback machine for '77-'86... Hello Mr Peabody wherever you are.  |
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Post by strindl on Sept 15, 2009 23:13:30 GMT -5
strindl...you have inspired me to go fumble through the old collection of cassettes I recorded back in high school and college. I always recall thinking the old cassette deck (Phillips, I think) recorded very well. It died long ago, but now I have a USP-1 and another cassette deck to use to play the oldies. But I have not for a long time. Set the wayback machine for '77-'86... Mark Oh yes..it's fun to go back in time every so often. I went digging through my collection of o;f 45's last week looking for the very first record I ever bought. I found it too. I scanned a picture of it over in the music forum in the Beatles remastered thread. |
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Post by klinemj on Sept 16, 2009 6:44:26 GMT -5
I'll have to look back at my 45's to see which was the first I ever bought, but I clearly recall the first LP I ever bought with my own $...Johnny Nash's "I can see clearly now"
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Post by strindl on Sept 16, 2009 10:50:34 GMT -5
I'll have to look back at my 45's to see which was the first I ever bought, but I clearly recall the first LP I ever bought with my own $...Johnny Nash's "I can see clearly now" I recall the first LP I bought. It was "Introducing The Beatles" and I paid $2.73 at the very first and at that time only Kohl's Department store on earth. That was several weeks allowance for me so it was a major purchase. |
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Post by tchaik on Sept 16, 2009 11:17:32 GMT -5
you got an allowance?
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Post by strindl on Sept 16, 2009 13:34:08 GMT -5
you got an allowance? tchaik.......... lol..yes, but I had chores to do to earn that allowance. I think it was like 50 cents a week then. |
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Post by tchaik on Sept 16, 2009 19:07:38 GMT -5
can i go into the routine about not getting paid for housework and
oh you know, walking to school barefoot 2 miles in the snow uphill both ways?
tchaik.......
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2009 21:04:16 GMT -5
I'll have to look back at my 45's to see which was the first I ever bought, but I clearly recall the first LP I ever bought with my own $...Johnny Nash's "I can see clearly now" |
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Post by scavenger on Sept 23, 2009 13:07:52 GMT -5
I have a Adcom GFA-555 I use to power a pair of VMPS Larger subs. Doesn't even get warm after hours of use.
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Post by Mr. Ben on Sept 23, 2009 14:35:11 GMT -5
I have a Adcom GFA-555 I use to power a pair of VMPS Larger subs. Doesn't even get warm after hours of use. I let my 2-channel amp warm up silently for an hour before listening to it. By the time it's ready to use it's too hot to touch! I think it actually gets cooler the harder I push it. |
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Post by scavenger on Sept 23, 2009 15:33:11 GMT -5
My XPA-5 gets a bit warm after a few hours of use but the Adcom never has.
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Post by topcat on Sept 23, 2009 17:11:35 GMT -5
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Post by strindl on Sept 25, 2009 0:52:53 GMT -5
^^^ WOW!! I remember all that stuff..I even owned some of those over the years. I bought a pair of those Koss ESP-9 Electrostatic headphones in 1975 I think. I don't know what ever became of them, but I know I don't have them any longer. Do yours still work?
I also recall that pioneer straight line tracking turntable. I lusted after that. I know after Pioneer bought the Phase Linear brand to try and market some of the higher end stuff under that name, they had the phase linear name on that same turntable.
That Nakamichi power amp brings back memories as well. I recall almost buying that, along with the matching pre amp with that same wedge shaped styling. That must have been mid to late 70's.
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Post by topcat on Sept 25, 2009 1:36:00 GMT -5
^^^ WOW!! I remember all that stuff..I even owned some of those over the years. I bought a pair of those Koss ESP-9 Electrostatic headphones in 1975 I think. I don't know what ever became of them, but I know I don't have them any longer. Do yours still work? I also recall that pioneer straight line tracking turntable. I lusted after that. I know after Pioneer bought the Phase Linear brand to try and market some of the higher end stuff under that name, they had the phase linear name on that same turntable. That Nakamichi power amp brings back memories as well. I recall almost buying that, along with the matching pre amp with that same wedge shaped styling. That must have been mid to late 70's. As to whether the ESP-9's still work. They did the last time I tried them....it's been a while though. I'm betting that they would still work.  |
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Post by vincedog3 on Sept 25, 2009 4:02:23 GMT -5
great stuff, but this vintage cassette deck takes the cake and the gold, literally. The Nakamichi 1000zx limited.  |
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Post by topcat on Sept 25, 2009 13:02:41 GMT -5
great stuff, but this vintage cassette deck takes the cake and the gold, literally. The Nakamichi 1000zx limited. I have the nakamichi 700, and had the 600, but to try and find it would be a job.. Great gear in their day.  |
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