I still have 2 radio cassette players and hundreds of cassettes, music releases and some I recorded myself from radio and turning records. My sisters still have those cassette players with headphones that attach to your waist. I have no music on my phone and never had an iPod, CD player, iTunes, Spotify. I like cassettes and records. I want to pick it up and see it and read it and feel it.
I'm surprised that you're so familiar with such vintage technology NFB, and that you're not so into the current.
RIP to "Lou Ottens, Father of Countless Mixtapes...". My 80's mixtapes were priceless to me, and some have survived to this day. So I still occasionally listen to cassette (and watch VHS) but have long converted to MP3 (CDs always my first choice, burning my own MP3s).
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
I'm fine today with MP3 (burned from CD or purchased from Amazon) as low as 192kbps, as true hi-fi quality is mostly wasted on my 53-year-old abused ears.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
The whole vintage stereo thing is getting big. The whole receiver, amp, turntable stack with big speakers is the new thing. I wish I would have kept more of my old stuff.
I remember the old debate on which was better, TDK or Maxwell.
Also chrome vs. metal, and was metal worth the extra cost even with higher-end equipment?
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
The whole vintage stereo thing is getting big. The whole receiver, amp, turntable stack with big speakers is the new thing. I wish I would have kept more of my old stuff.
I occasionally consider this for kicks and grins, and because I have other retro stuff around the house. But really, I only have that stuff because it hasn't broken on me yet and I hate replacing something that still works. My bedroom TV is a 20" JVC that I purchased in '91 mainly to watch Desert Storm on CNN! The TV still looks new and the picture is fine, except that it's becoming difficult to see the DirecTV Guide screen.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
Would you rather be oldgrognard's or Dart's passenger (if Dart's plane could carry a passenger)?
OG: Aircraft from the 1960's, but assuming other than some creakiness and breathing in asbestos, an uneventful ride.
Dart: Much newer aircraft but homemade (Elmer's Glue and Scotch Tape?), with a takeoff and, uh..."landing" that may soil your britches.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
i still listen to vinyl on my '73 panasonic quadrophonic, but for convenience spotify serves me just fine. i have a 5 speaker plus bass sound on my computer and it sounds pretty good
I still have all of my JVC stereo stuff in the garage, I just don't have a place to set it up. A receiver, dual tape deck, and a turntable, all from 1980. I'm still using the Speakerlab speakers, though, connected to my surroundsound setup for movies.
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Still have my Acoustic Research B1 turntable in full working order and occasionally listen to LPs on it. Still have my Denon cassette deck in full working order but never listen to it!
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The TV still looks new and the picture is fine, except that it's becoming difficult to see the DirecTV Guide screen.
