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chicks' Goodwill Systems

Yep, it's a thing of beauty, something I've yet to convey well with my crummy photos. Definitely a keeper. It's due for some bench time, though, needs a Deoxit treatment, and I never did complete the refinish job on the case. Will probably swap in the MAC-1700 that came with the Empire for a while. Ought to look good together. Stay tuned...
 
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Yep, it's a thing of beauty, something I've yet to convey well with my crummy photos. Definitely a keeper. It's due for some bench time, though, needs a Deoxit treatment, and I never did complete the refinish job on the case. Will probably swap in the MAC-1700 that came with the Empire for a while. Ought to look good together. Stay tuned...
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Please provide details for the rehab of the case - I may want to do something similar to my L-100 (which looks more-or-less identical). Also, thumbs up on the Talk-A-Phone as a case for the amp - it looks period enough that you can keep it on top of the Luxman without fears of it looking odd.

-D
 
Well, we just had to put Midnite down. So dang sudden - she just had a checkup yesterday, but this afternoon she was screaming in pain, lost all ability to move her back legs. Doc said a blod clot broke loose, and the x-rays showed a very enlarged heart.

She was the sweetest little girl, loved her lap time, always demanded that it be in the listening room. She would come get me when it was lap time, and I would have to follow.

RIP sweetie. Here's how I'll remember you.

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SO sorry for your lost. So sorry. Midnight is not in pain now, but sadly you are. A beautiful creature who rightly trusted you to take care of her, which you did.

Someone once said that we do not choose cats, but that they choose us. Midnight choose well.
 
Sorry for your loss chicks, pets can leave a big void in your life if you bonded well together.

I wanted to say for a while now that I always look forward to reading your posts, the quality equipment you find, the pics you take and the stories you tell = a great thread!
 
So sorry about Midnight. We lost one of our calico girls to the blood clot thing a while back. It's shockingly sudden. Every sympathy.
 
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The kitchen "system", a $5 GW grab, just missing a foot.

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I WANT!!!:banana:The sheer quantity (not to mention quality) of your scores is mindboggling. My thrifts yield fruit only occasionally, to the diminishing point that I rarely look anymore. I'm well-equipped, to the point that I need almost nothing anymore, but stuff like the Tivoli and the AR integrated just pull my chain on aesthetic levels.
 
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Condolences Chicks. I feel a very strong bond with my dogs. When it is their time it will be a loss, no doubt.
 
Awe man chicks. I'm sorry to hear about Midnight. She's a cutie and sounds like she was a great companion. My condolences to your loss.

Denny
 
Aww...my condolences for your loss. Midnite looks like she was a great companion.

SteveH
 
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So sorry, Chicks. Losing a pet is always hard. However, be comforted in the fact that you gave Midnite a good life and did the right thing for her - however hard - in the end.

-D
 
Thanks, all. We've lost other pets in the past, but Midnite was my special girl.

We have three other cats and a dog still, each one with its own personality. They do enhance our lives in so many ways. Can't imagine not having a pet or two around the house!
 
Cool enough to top the Luxman?

Spotted this at the GW today, partially hidden beneath a shelf. Thought it looked like a quality unit, so pulled it out. Impressively heavy, nice thick extruded aluminum top/front. Popped the hood, and noticed the metal hub.

This is not your ordinary CDP, I thought to myself. But it's a Magnavox... When did they make decent CDP's?

Then I noticed the power cord - that same odd-feeling plastic as the cord on my Philips O'scope. Looked closely at the cord. Holland. Put two and two together, and took it home.

Some minor cosmetic cleaning, and it's sounding pretty good. Cool enough to top the Luxman? Chet, certainly, but a Magnavox? It does have a certain asthetic.

Will take a while to decide if it's a keeper... :scratch2:

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Those old Magnavox CD Players have terrific build quality. They were a show piece from the early days of CD players. Probably made by Phillips, who also made very high quality CD players in that era.
 
That Magnavox (IIRC) has the same drive as the Meridian. Yes, it's a Philips (who ownd Magnavox), made in Holland.
 
chicks said:
Well, we just had to put Midnite down. So dang sudden - she just had a checkup yesterday, but this afternoon she was screaming in pain, lost all ability to move her back legs. Doc said a blod clot broke loose, and the x-rays showed a very enlarged heart.

She was the sweetest little girl, loved her lap time, always demanded that it be in the listening room. She would come get me when it was lap time, and I would have to follow.

RIP sweetie. Here's how I'll remember you.

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chicks, i am sorry to hear about midnite, she was one fine looking cat, very sophisticated. i know she will be missed.
 
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