Segue Myles Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You won't win friends or regain them talking like this. Disgusting GNP. Stick to TOST it might be best for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You won't win friends or regain them talking like this. Disgusting GNP. Stick to TOST it might be best for all of us. Well that's rude. I am not disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You won't win friends or regain them talking like this. Disgusting GNP. Stick to TOST it might be best for all of us. Well that's rude. I am not disgusting. Excuse me but your attitude is ridiculous in these posts and very arrogant. Don't smack me down with accusations of rudeness. You are old enough to grow up now. Every day we read this ridiculous, across the board, drama. Get a grip. Not everyone likes you. Not everyone will like you. It appears many do like you. Be content with that. Edited April 8, 2017 by Segue Myles 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You won't win friends or regain them talking like this. Disgusting GNP. Stick to TOST it might be best for all of us. Well that's rude. I am not disgusting. I am sure he didn't mean you are disgusting as a person. It's just that you keep saying you"re going to leave and you don't. That was his point I assume. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You won't win friends or regain them talking like this. Disgusting GNP. Stick to TOST it might be best for all of us. Well that's rude. I am not disgusting. I am sure he didn't mean you are disgusting as a person. It's just that you keep saying you"re going to leave and you don't. That was his point I assume. That and the tone in which she posted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Edited April 8, 2017 by OldRUSHfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You need to get out more. ;) Maybe GNP just having a bad day Who doesn't? I keep following this A to Z thread and I am terrified that I might get it wrong Don't worry, Steve--you're doing just fine! And if you ever post a letter out of order, you may be able to edit your post in time anyway :) Yes I hope this is not too offensive but I would say "Let us Dyslexics of the world UNTIE!" Sorry that was a cheap shot, I hope I have not offended anyone :drool: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I will f***ing come back when I get treated the way I wanna get treated and when I stop losing my friends You won't win friends or regain them talking like this. Disgusting GNP. Stick to TOST it might be best for all of us. Maybe she is just having a bad time Segue. You are correct what you say man but please don't be too hard XXXXXX Take care handsome boy Stevie :codger: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I try very hard to not get pissed off, certainly outwardly I don't show it. This may come back to bite me on the butt in the future when I suddenly become a serial killer. And everyone will say, "Oh he was just a quiet, nice guy, kept to himself, would never have seen him doing such a thing." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I try very hard to not get pissed off, certainly outwardly I don't show it. This may come back to bite me on the butt in the future when I suddenly become a serial killer. And everyone will say, "Oh he was just a quiet, nice guy, kept to himself, would never have seen him doing such a thing." Brucey I am doing great, had a game of golf today instead of lying in bed all day. Tigers doing OK, just got to get more points than the Swans now Just get out and do some walking man, fresh air does you wonders dude Take care Smithers XXXX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Hull is nice right by the sea. Just do some walking, fresh air and get some nice fish and chips for lunch dude eh? Please don't be silly and talk like that you daft bugger XXXXXX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I try very hard to not get pissed off, certainly outwardly I don't show it. This may come back to bite me on the butt in the future when I suddenly become a serial killer. And everyone will say, "Oh he was just a quiet, nice guy, kept to himself, would never have seen him doing such a thing." Brucey I am doing great, had a game of golf today instead of lying in bed all day. Tigers doing OK, just got to get more points than the Swans now Just get out and do some walking man, fresh air does you wonders dude Take care Smithers XXXX I walk regularly now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Good for you dude!!!!! Please promise me you will try to keep it all together now for the rest of the season. Think about the pressure on Silva??? ok dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif Yes of course I have heard of Linn audio, sorry I did not read properly, I was watching the Masters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 And also everyone thinks that the Japanese are the masters of electronic stuff. NO THEY ARE NOT. The Japanese are the masters of copying and masters of mass production to a good standard, which is fine and no problem. The British are the Masters of high quality and innovation and invention but we are SHIT at mass production The States in silicon valley, Intel, Zilog, Motorola pioneered the silicon chip in the 1970'sThe Japs just copied it well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif Yes of course I have heard of Linn audio, sorry I did not read properly, I was watching the Masters Damned ball golf! I play DISC [frisbee] golf! http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20clip%20art%202.gifhttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20smiley.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20image-%20Keep%20Calm%20sign.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golfer%20about%20to%20putt.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/notworks%20banana.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif Yes of course I have heard of Linn audio, sorry I did not read properly, I was watching the Masters Damned ball golf! I play DISC [frisbee] golf!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20clip%20art%202.gifhttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20smiley.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20image-%20Keep%20Calm%20sign.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golfer%20about%20to%20putt.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/notworks%20banana.gif Isnt it just great? Sergio who was the poster boy at 19 in 1999 who should have won a bunch of major's and who just kept falling at the final hurdle. At last!!!! he wins the Masters on what would have been Seve's 60'th birthday I am crying thinking of Seve, I was an 18 year old boy in the crowd at St Andrews when Seve holed the putt to win, he was my hero ORF. Seve was a very poor boy from Northern Spain the son of a farmer who was not allowed on the golf course, so he learned to play on the beach in Pedrena. No coaching, no sponsorships, no scholorships, Seve became the greatest player in the world against all odds. His father sold his prized cows to fund a game between 15 year old Seve and the best 21 year old amateur from a rich family in Spain for 200,000 peseta (£5000 in 1972) to try to fund Seve to play the tour. They would face bankruptcy and financial ruin but Seve beat him by 6 shots. and it funded his start on the European Tour. I miss him so much, he was a working class hero. Then he finished 2nd to my hero Johnny Miller in the British Open in 1976 aged 19 and the rest is history XXX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif Yes of course I have heard of Linn audio, sorry I did not read properly, I was watching the Masters Damned ball golf! I play DISC [frisbee] golf!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20clip%20art%202.gifhttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20smiley.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20image-%20Keep%20Calm%20sign.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golfer%20about%20to%20putt.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/notworks%20banana.gif Isnt it just great? Sergio who was the poster boy at 19 in 1999 who should have won a bunch of major's and who just kept falling at the final hurdle. At last!!!! he wins the Masters on what would have been Seve's 60'th birthday I am crying thinking of Seve, I was an 18 year old boy in the crowd at St Andrews when Seve holed the putt to win, he was my hero ORF. Seve was a very poor boy from Northern Spain the son of a farmer who was not allowed on the golf course, so he learned to play on the beach in Pedrena. No coaching, no sponsorships, no scholorships, Seve became the greatest player in the world against all odds. His father sold his prized cows to fund a game between 15 year old Seve and the best 21 year old amateur from a rich family in Spain for 200,000 peseta (£5000 in 1972) to try to fund Seve to play the tour. They would face bankruptcy and financial ruin but Seve beat him by 6 shots. and it funded his start on the European Tour. I miss him so much, he was a working class hero. Then he finished 2nd to my hero Johnny Miller in the British Open in 1976 aged 19 and the rest is history XXX I'm not putting down your likes and dislikes, I have enough things to think about without alla the shit some people here like to throw around. For the LIFE OF ME, I can't figure out why these people get their jollies from this. But I avoid this behavior myself...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20sword.gif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif Yes of course I have heard of Linn audio, sorry I did not read properly, I was watching the Masters Damned ball golf! I play DISC [frisbee] golf!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20clip%20art%202.gifhttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20smiley.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20image-%20Keep%20Calm%20sign.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golfer%20about%20to%20putt.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/notworks%20banana.gif Isnt it just great? Sergio who was the poster boy at 19 in 1999 who should have won a bunch of major's and who just kept falling at the final hurdle. At last!!!! he wins the Masters on what would have been Seve's 60'th birthday I am crying thinking of Seve, I was an 18 year old boy in the crowd at St Andrews when Seve holed the putt to win, he was my hero ORF. Seve was a very poor boy from Northern Spain the son of a farmer who was not allowed on the golf course, so he learned to play on the beach in Pedrena. No coaching, no sponsorships, no scholorships, Seve became the greatest player in the world against all odds. His father sold his prized cows to fund a game between 15 year old Seve and the best 21 year old amateur from a rich family in Spain for 200,000 peseta (£5000 in 1972) to try to fund Seve to play the tour. They would face bankruptcy and financial ruin but Seve beat him by 6 shots. and it funded his start on the European Tour. I miss him so much, he was a working class hero. Then he finished 2nd to my hero Johnny Miller in the British Open in 1976 aged 19 and the rest is history XXX I'm not putting down your likes and dislikes, I have enough things to think about without alla the shit some people here like to throw around. For the LIFE OF ME, I can't figure out why these people get their jollies from this. But I avoid this behavior myself...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20sword.gif Totally agree ORF. Golf is a pretty f***ing stupid pointless game 99.99% of the time played by pretty useless pointless stupid dickheads (me included) like numpties like Trump and other corporate useless players. But just once in a million, just that 0.0001% when it is played by the very very best, it can provide great drama and poignancy like any other sport played at the highest level. The opening ceremony was just two greats of the game, Jack Nicklaus 77 and Gary Player 81 just hitting drives off the first tee, no more than that There was a special man missing from the ceremony, Arnold Palmer. They laid his green jacket on his seat and his widow was there. The chairman of Augusta made a very touching tribute to the great man. You see ORF, Arnold was more than just a golfer, he was a blue collar working class hero who did not have a great swing but he just lamped the ball as hard as he could and won 4 Masters. He changed the game from a stuffy middle class sport to one that the common man wanted to play. And in all that time he did it with such humility and dignity and total class. He never forgot his humble roots and he always had time to speak to the fans and sign autographs time and time again. So maybe there are some things in this silly old game that are not so bad eh?? I think Clint would have got along just fine with Arnie http://l1.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wk3rAUYoH72qeIL2prvnkQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NzQ0O2g9NDA1/http://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/b7045a3f89affe7fbcff90ee2ed504a2http://l1.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wk3rAUYoH72qeIL2prvnkQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NzQ0O2g9NDA1/http://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/b7045a3f89affe7fbcff90ee2ed504a2 Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I rebuilt a deck a few yeas ago. Now it is ruined. Do it your self next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I think the :codger: Technics receiver is finally dying on me :( . Had it for decades and has provided much pleasure through out the years. What do you mean by the receiver? The radio? Erm sorry but that is one beyond my limited knowledge dude sadly. Such a shame because Hi Fi in the 70's and early 80's was just so much better quality than the crap churned out now (apart from MEGA expensive bespoke stuff) You could try to find an old fashioned Hi Fi guy who will give you a free estimate, it may be something simple or the unit may have just died a natural death. Also you may wish to consider that everything is pretty much Digital now, so if the radio stations in your area have switched all of the analog transmission off then you wont get a signal. You might want to try an A/D converter, you know those cheap boxes that let you use an old analog TV with the new digital signal? Might be worth a try? Anyway let me know how you get on dude Best Regards Smitty :) :) :) It may just be that, fingers crossed, because Technics in the 70's and 80's were quality kit and built to last. A receiver usually is a tuner, preamp, and amplifier in one package. I agree about 70s and 80s' stereo equipment. I still haven't ever heard anything that sounded better to me than my 1979 Sansui G-9000 receiver. I bought it new and still use it daily. Paired with a good set of speakers, it is so musical and makes you feel like you're there. I will say that the receiver does benefit from newer speaker technology. Dates from my other components include 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2014, 2015 & 2016. It all just blends so good. I have the system in my office and sometimes I have to stop working and just sit and listen because it sounds so good. If I were looking for a music stereo system, I would go with "vintage" equipment and find a good repair guy to fix it when it needs it. I have a very good friend who makes a very good living repairing and restoring vintage radio and stereo equipment. He is a miracle worker. I had it looked at today. The guy said it was on it's last legs and wouldn't be worth fixing. I have my eye on an older Kenwood receiver on the local craigslist site. It also comes with a separate amp and equalizer. The guy only wants $60.00 bucks. He is moving out of state soon and wants it gone. get it, dude!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Kid%20in%20banana%20costume%20anim.gif The guy is out of town until Sunday. I will check it out when he gets back. Looking at a few others as well. There are also two really nice sets of speakers for sale but that will have to wait .A pair of vintage Sansui speakers and a pair of Technics speakers. I bought a pair of JBL L-100 speakers. Long regarded by audiologists to be the epitome of sonic reproduction. In fact, they were used by a vast majority of studios [serious ones, anyway] as monitors for serious playback efficiency.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/MyStuff-JBLL-100s.jpg In May of next year, they'll be 40 years old, and still in top form....This was my first 'Pro' receiver...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Marantz%20stereo%20receiver%20model%202238.jpgand connected to the speakers with "Monster Cable" popular in the late '70shttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20Monster%20cable%20speaker%20wire...mine%20had%20metal%20covering%20in%20place%20of%20the%20plastic%20ones%20here..gifThis is the current MONSTER Cable. Mine was plain metal color and copper color wire, braided, and clear plastic over coating with metal 'end heads' and single 'pin' connectors.And THIS was the Top of it all.http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/LINNSONDEKLP-12likeminewiththedarkdustcovercirca1979.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Me%20stuff/Music%20Equipment-%20LINN%20SONDEK%20LP-12%20circa%201979%20similar%20to%20mine%202_cr.jpgMine, of course, has a tone arm rest also. It was $989 at the time I purchased it.That included the separate tone arm and stylus and tone arm rest. Later, I bought a rubber platter cover. Nowadays, I've changed to regular Lamp cord for the speaker hookups[ I soldered the tips of the cords], and there is no sound loss as far as my excellent ears can tell...no more BULLSH*T expensive speaker wire....http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20with%20Headphones%20and%20vinyl%20album.jpeg Ahhh yehhh man The absolute dogs bollocks ORF!!! JBL were the industry standard speakers and Marantz were the standard of receivers. What's the T/T it looks like the biz? The thing is that audio in the 60's and 70's were just so much quality and wonderful. Last forever if you look after and maintain the kit. But then the business model moved to cheap shit and "planned obsolescence". Why do you think that when we were kids in the 70's ORF we used to get audio and TV's and electrical goods repaired if they went wrong? Because it was worth getting them repaired!!! Now you just throw the garbage away and get another piece of cheap shit! Don't get me started about the self righteous bastards who slag me off for my 4 Litre Jag that I drive 50 miles a week I have a lower carbon footprint than those trendy hypocritical stupid arseholes If you've always been into audiophile equipment, I can't believe you haven't heard of LINN SONDEK, which is a Scottish audio company. They were considered by most of the audiophile community as the TOP OF THE TOP in turnable circles... Mine cost just UNDER $1,000[u.S. dollars, within pennies, in fact] but I still own that TT, and only the plastic dust cover is broken, but I still have all the pieces, so I can superglue them if needed...maybe I'll use epoxy... http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/banana%20grin%20teeth.gif Yes of course I have heard of Linn audio, sorry I did not read properly, I was watching the Masters Damned ball golf! I play DISC [frisbee] golf!http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20clip%20art%202.gifhttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20smiley.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golf%20image-%20Keep%20Calm%20sign.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Sport%20stuff/Disc%20Golfer%20about%20to%20putt.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/notworks%20banana.gif Isnt it just great? Sergio who was the poster boy at 19 in 1999 who should have won a bunch of major's and who just kept falling at the final hurdle. At last!!!! he wins the Masters on what would have been Seve's 60'th birthday I am crying thinking of Seve, I was an 18 year old boy in the crowd at St Andrews when Seve holed the putt to win, he was my hero ORF. Seve was a very poor boy from Northern Spain the son of a farmer who was not allowed on the golf course, so he learned to play on the beach in Pedrena. No coaching, no sponsorships, no scholorships, Seve became the greatest player in the world against all odds. His father sold his prized cows to fund a game between 15 year old Seve and the best 21 year old amateur from a rich family in Spain for 200,000 peseta (£5000 in 1972) to try to fund Seve to play the tour. They would face bankruptcy and financial ruin but Seve beat him by 6 shots. and it funded his start on the European Tour. I miss him so much, he was a working class hero. Then he finished 2nd to my hero Johnny Miller in the British Open in 1976 aged 19 and the rest is history XXX I'm not putting down your likes and dislikes, I have enough things to think about without alla the shit some people here like to throw around. For the LIFE OF ME, I can't figure out why these people get their jollies from this. But I avoid this behavior myself...http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/OldRUSHfan/Banana%20World/Banana%20sword.gif Hi ORF you old Curmudgeon my friend Please check out my new post on the "What film you been watching today?" thread. I have been a bit cheeky but with the best and honest intention for a bit of self deprecating humour. Just waiting for the tidal wave of vitriol back now ha ha!!!! Stevie Smudger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 The probability of war with North Korea. The possibility of nuclear weapons. Other consideration: Seoul is only 2 hours from me which means Pyongyang is probably no more than 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 The probability of war with North Korea. The possibility of nuclear weapons. Other consideration: Seoul is only 2 hours from me which means Pyongyang is probably no more than 3 hours. JB, better get the family over here to Cambodia, pronto. As a precautionary measure, of course... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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