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#31 Post by Eyeball » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:36 pm

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From the first post in this thread.

Still looking for the Lafayette amp.
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#32 Post by Surreal » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:50 am

If the old stuff has been maintained, I think it sounds just as good as newer ones. I haven't had a chance to listen to any tube stuff yet though. I prefer to buy old because it works just as well but for a fraction of the cost. Sometimes I'll even just pick up some cheap ones at a garage sale for $10, clean it up and sell it again online for $40.

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#33 Post by Eyeball » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:36 pm

The Sansui 1000X receiver as Art.

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A man and his receivers from 1978.

#34 Post by Eyeball » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:38 pm

A man and his receivers from 1978.
One of the captions stated that one of these weighed 75 pounds!



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#35 Post by trev » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:59 pm

FWIW, I've been really happy with my Audioengine speakers: http://audioengineusa.com/

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#36 Post by Surreal » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:32 pm

For my bedroom I was considering getting some audioengines (A2), but instead went with the M-Audio AV40 which was about half price.

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#37 Post by flyingcamel » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:47 pm

http://minnesotalindy.com/forum/album_p ... ic_id=1471

Behind the stereo is my trumpet wall of fame. Louis is top and center flanked by Dizzy, Roy & Clark (l), and Maynard (r). Bottom row is Chuck and Clark.

The other walls of the room are also adorned with album covers of jazz musicians. I've joked that I have more black men in my basement than anyone else in (/insert your favorite local vanilla white suburb here/).

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#38 Post by Surreal » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:12 pm

Heh, before clicking your link I was sort of hoping that you had their actual trumpets on your wall.

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#39 Post by Eyeball » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:34 pm

It looks like you have two identical CD players. Cool.

(edited to hide my mistake.)
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#40 Post by keither » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:32 pm

Those look like CD changers, not receivers.

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#41 Post by Eyeball » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:36 pm

keither wrote:Those look like CD changers, not receivers.
You're right! Now it makes sense! I guess I am still the only guy with 2 of the same receiver. :(
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Re: A man and his receivers from 1978.

#42 Post by lipi » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:12 pm

Eyeball wrote:A man and his receivers from 1978.
One of the captions stated that one of these weighed 75 pounds!
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i've stared at this image for a good five minutes now, and i still don't know what's going on between the chair and his butt.

is he levitating? is that a tiny sidetable, standing underneath the chair? also, does that chair have only one arm rest?

bizarre.

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#43 Post by CountBasi » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:10 pm

Hence the exceptionally smug expression on his face. It's his secret, and he's not telling.
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#44 Post by Eyeball » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:44 pm

A translucent sub-woofer or a big Slinky.
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#45 Post by trev » Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:16 pm

Oh weird! Now I can't stop looking at it. What the...!?

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