plasticprime Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I'm waiting for 8-tracks to make a come back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 The thing about Jethro Tull........ It's just as much about the lyrics as it is the music. The only other musician that I can think of that can match the density of Ian Anderson's lyrics is Beck...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 2:28 PM, plasticprime said: I'm waiting for 8-tracks to make a come back. I buy all the 8 tracks I see at my local thrift shop. They sell for 49 cents, I resell on the Bay for around $3-5 each. I even found a sealed recordable 8 track......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 hours ago, JollySipper said: The thing about Jethro Tull........ It's just as much about the lyrics as it is the music. The only other musician that I can think of that can match the density of Ian Anderson's lyrics is Beck...... Colin Meloy of The Decemberists has a way with words, an example: Here she comes in her palanquinOn the back of an elephantOn a bed made of linen and sequins and silkAll astride on her father's lineWith the king and his concubinesAnd her nurse, with her pitchers of liquors and milkAnd we'll all come praise the infantaAnd we'll all come praise the infanta Among five score pachydermEach canopied and passengeredSit the duke and the duchess' luscious young girlsWithin sight of the baronessSeething spite for this lithe largesseBy her side sits the baronHer barrenness barbs herAnd we'll all come praise the infantaAnd we'll all come praise the infanta A phalanx on camel backThirty ranks on a forward tackFollowed close, their shiny bright standards a-wavingWhile behind, in their coach-and-foursRide the wives of the king of MoorsAnd the veiled young virgin, the prince's betrothedAnd we'll all come praise the infantaAnd we'll all come praise the infanta And as she sits upon her placeHer innocence laid on her faceFrom all atop the parapets blow a multitude of coronetsMelodies rhapsodical and fairAnd all our hearts afireThe sky ablaze with cannon fireWe all raise our voices to the airTo the air And above all this folderolOn a bed made of chaparralShe is laid, a coronal placed on her browAnd the babe, all in slumber dreamsOf a place, filled with quiet streamsAnd the lake, where her cradle was pulled from the waterAnd we'll all come praise the infantaAnd we'll all come praise the infantaAnd we'll all come praise the infanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticprime Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 11:03 AM, webestang said: I buy all the 8 tracks I see at my local thrift shop. They sell for 49 cents, I resell on the Bay for around $3-5 each. I even found a sealed recordable 8 track......! I used to have an Olympus 8-track recorder with level line ins and outs. You could buy blank 8-track Memorex tapes at almost any department store back in the day. I used to record tracks from my turntable to 8-tracks and then go cruising with my pal in his Mach 1 with 8-track player and homemade speakers in the back blowing out our minds...and ears. "Running With the Devil" by Van Halen cranked up near (but not past) the pain threshold will transport you to a new reality...along with everyone else in a 10-block vicinity. I have exactly four 8-tracks left, including one pre-recorded one by "Molkie Cole." The 8-tracks with the felt pads were the only ones that lasted - the foam pads disintegrated over time. The real fun came when the splice broke and you dis-assembled the cartridge to re-splice it. Without magnetic splicing tape, the heads never switched, so every time a section ended, you had to manually advance to the next track section (there were four in all). All in all, 8-tracks had lousy audio quality, better than an Edison wax cylinder, but not by much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) An audio snippet of my vintage amp. http://public.fotki.com/steelers43/audio/img-0024.html Edited May 31, 2022 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just picked up this super clean Onkyo T-4040 tuner - looks brand new. A Youtube video showing it's function: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Bought this old Target Audio stand on eBay cheap - the shelves were all busted up. My son and I fixed it up for his system: Replaced the shelves Added a butcher block top Edited October 18, 2022 by afx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Cat Stevens - Bitterblue on the reel-to-reel. IMG_0097.MOV Edited October 18, 2022 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Love your set-up. I never had reel-to-reel...but in the late 80s I had over 4000 albums, now my music is all on my computer 😒 ...but over 2tb worth. Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, Calb56 said: Love your set-up. I never had reel-to-reel...but in the late 80s I had over 4000 albums, now my music is all on my computer 😒 ...but over 2tb worth. Charles Thanks Charles. Lots of great used turntables out there and great new units as well. You could start enjoying those albums again. Listened to my original copy of this album this past weekend. One of the first albums I ever bought and still enjoying it. Edited October 19, 2022 by afx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 My music player... a portion of my collection uploaded. Though I miss albums, i don't miss the space they took up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 42 minutes ago, Calb56 said: My music player... a portion of my collection uploaded. Though I miss albums, i don't miss the space they took up. Is that on a PC/Macbook or do you have a music server? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On a HP pc.. I have more than I knew. Just under 5 TB on two external hard drives. Kinda funny because my wife doesn't let me play music all the time like I used to. It's stuck off in a back bedroom. Played through Klipsch 2.1 THX computer speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 16 hours ago, Calb56 said: On a HP pc.. I have more than I knew. Just under 5 TB on two external hard drives. Kinda funny because my wife doesn't let me play music all the time like I used to. It's stuck off in a back bedroom. Played through Klipsch 2.1 THX computer speakers. What music software (program) is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Winamp. I prefer it over any of the others I've used especially Microsoft's pos. I'm getting ready to go to the airport or I'd turn it on to tell you which version. It's an older version that I've found to be the most stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Just don't call records "vinyls", as some people apparently do these days. Sadly most of the cassette decks in my house have failed due to age. The drive belts go bad and turn to black goo that sticks to everything. I see the Techmoan YT channel has already been mentioned. He bemoans the fact that seemingly nobody makes a good cassette deck anymore. Another fun channel is Tim Hunkin's "Secret Life Of Machines" TV series from the late '80s and early '90s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Belt failure is certainly a problem with tape decks both cassette and reel-to-reel. My RT-707 is direct-drive so no belt to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Just got another cassette deck for free, a Sony duel tape. Looks to need new belts and a cleaning/demagnetize. Will post a pic when I get it up and going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) My son picked up a Sansui QRX-4500 at an estate sale. It's quadraphonic - 4 channels. Edited October 28, 2022 by afx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Calb56 said: Winamp. I prefer it over any of the others I've used especially Microsoft's pos. I'm getting ready to go to the airport or I'd turn it on to tell you which version. It's an older version that I've found to be the most stable. I have contemplated buying one of these. https://thebrennan.com/pages/b2-overview Edited October 28, 2022 by afx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 4 hours ago, afx said: I have contemplated buying one of these. https://thebrennan.com/pages/b2-overview Pretty cool. I like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) On 10/28/2022 at 11:40 AM, Calb56 said: Pretty cool. I like that... I bought a $100 Chromebook last year that I leave in my listening room to stream Spotify to my system through my DAC. If I decide to get deeper into a music server setup I think the Brennan would be the simplest route. Edited November 4, 2022 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) I've been limited to headphone listening the past 2-weeks or so. My headphones plugged straight into my Chromebook was not very enjoyable so I picked up this nice little USB DAC/headphone amp. Got if for half-price on ebay as an open box unit. Sounds goods. https://www.fiio.com/k3 Edited November 4, 2022 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Latest R2R purchase. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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