RamCharger
Rockn'Roll Truckdriver
yea, what he said! Great thread bro..... I have been hitting the local thrift shops, garage sales etc.... but I haven't had the luck you have....your good karma is paying off! :thmbsp:
chicks' Goodwill Systems
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yea, what he said! Great thread bro..... I have been hitting the local thrift shops, garage sales etc.... but I haven't had the luck you have....your good karma is paying off! :thmbsp:
Inspector_Sw
Audiophilistine
Some truly awesome stuff Chicks. I envy your location in the world - it can be very hard to find decent gear in Australia, I've routinely had to have gear posted or go and collect from 500-1500km (I suppose 350-900 miles) away due to the scarcity of good gear unless you're living in Sydney or Melbourne. I bought most of my gear when I was living in Alice Springs.. so any hopes of turning a profit are usually trashed with freight costs..
snobnob
New Member
That looks like the most comfortable chair ever.
chicks
Lunatic Member
Not quite, that title goes to the real Ekornes Stressless Recliner. This one's a cheaper imitation, but it has lasted a good 25 years so far...
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=219555
Your living space, gear & photo's are as exquisite as your taste in music. 
chicks
Lunatic Member
Heh, yeah, that was pretty much my main system for a few years, before I discovered AK and got corrupted.
jhaan92
A Work In Progress...
The kitchen "system", a $5 GW grab, just missing a foot.
No insult to you sir, but I have to say that you suck.
I have always wanted one of the Henry Kloss radios....they have an out of this world sound for their size, but I could never afford the price tag when they were new. Good thing that the GW folks don't usually know what they are selling, and better yet, what the citizens are donating....thank the audio gods that we're around to scoop this stuff up. Just out of curiosity, do you like the Tivoli radio as much as I do? I would like to hear another opinion as to how it sounds...
-Jason
chicks
Lunatic Member
I can tell you that it has by far the highest WAF of any system I've ever owned. SWMBO has pretty much taken possession of it - it's replaced her little Tivoli PAL portable in the kitchen. Personally, I think the Cambridge Soundworks 820HD sounds better, but it is twice the size, and has much lower WAF. For its size, the Tivoli is hard to beat for sound quality. The fact that it pulls in FM stations just fine without the need for an antenna opens a lot of placement options, too.
SWMBO has pretty much taken possession of it - it's replaced her little Tivoli PAL portable in the kitchen. Personally, I think the Cambridge Soundworks 820HD sounds better, but it is twice the size, and has much lower WAF. For its size, the Tivoli is hard to beat for sound quality. The fact that it pulls in FM stations just fine without the need for an antenna opens a lot of placement options, too.
Congratulations on all that amazing gear.
I stopped bothering going by the thrift stores in my area because I never saw an amp, a receiver, a turntable or any speakers that weren't hard wired, makes me wonder if they sell the stuff before it gets on the floor. All they put out are old CRT TV 's and VCR's.
I stopped bothering going by the thrift stores in my area because I never saw an amp, a receiver, a turntable or any speakers that weren't hard wired, makes me wonder if they sell the stuff before it gets on the floor. All they put out are old CRT TV 's and VCR's.
chicks
Lunatic Member
Yep, that's what I see too, 98% of the time. Once in a while, though, like a couple of days ago, you'll see something like this. Isn't Houston an oil town? Maybe you need to look for a thrift near the oil tycoons' neighborhood...
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chicks
Lunatic Member
The Three Tenors... er, Tuners
A parting shot; The Three Tunas will be singing for other AKers soon. The elegant Mr. Hitachi and his young digital friend are off with us for a day at the races, after which they'll wind up in their new home in a city by the Bay.
The guy in the Tux is headed off for some minor but necessary cosmetic surgery in (where else?) Hollywood.
A parting shot; The Three Tunas will be singing for other AKers soon. The elegant Mr. Hitachi and his young digital friend are off with us for a day at the races, after which they'll wind up in their new home in a city by the Bay.
The guy in the Tux is headed off for some minor but necessary cosmetic surgery in (where else?) Hollywood.
chicks
Lunatic Member
Art K. mentioned in the TT forum that Best Buy was blowing out their Pro-Ject Debut III inventory for $199. Went over to have a look, mostly out of curiosity. The local store only had one, the demo unit. Bent stylus, missing anti-skate weight - sold it to me for $99, and I had enough Rewards points so that my final cost was... well, zero.
Stuck on a stylus from an Ortofon Omega for now, will be looking for a suitable replacement. The anti-skate weight will be simple, built one for a Music Hall MMF-2.1, have parts for several more...
Stuck on a stylus from an Ortofon Omega for now, will be looking for a suitable replacement. The anti-skate weight will be simple, built one for a Music Hall MMF-2.1, have parts for several more...
Rex1B
New Member
wow
i always admire the work most of you guys put into your gear, even if it's just to resell it
and to think, i just gave these Infinity's to a thrift store earlier today... (internet pic, not really the ones i got)
my friend brought'em home, got'em from his uncle and i think they used to be his brother's or cousin's speakers. Judging by the speakers and systems that he's gotten from them before, i wasn't surprised about the condition of these. The cabs were fine, but both woofers needed refoaming, both midranges didn't show any sign of life, but atleast one tweeter worked.
I wish i had the space and desire to work on this stuff. But I'm moving out in a few months, and i want to take as little junk with me as possible. I will say that i LOVEd the solid cabs - they must've been like 50lbs easy. and despite having no surrounds, the woofers still sounded great - that surprised the hell outta me.
i always admire the work most of you guys put into your gear, even if it's just to resell it
and to think, i just gave these Infinity's to a thrift store earlier today... (internet pic, not really the ones i got)
my friend brought'em home, got'em from his uncle and i think they used to be his brother's or cousin's speakers. Judging by the speakers and systems that he's gotten from them before, i wasn't surprised about the condition of these. The cabs were fine, but both woofers needed refoaming, both midranges didn't show any sign of life, but atleast one tweeter worked.
I wish i had the space and desire to work on this stuff. But I'm moving out in a few months, and i want to take as little junk with me as possible. I will say that i LOVEd the solid cabs - they must've been like 50lbs easy. and despite having no surrounds, the woofers still sounded great - that surprised the hell outta me.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Art K. mentioned in the TT forum that Best Buy was blowing out their Pro-Ject Debut III inventory for $199. Went over to have a look, mostly out of curiosity. The local store only had one, the demo unit. Bent stylus, missing anti-skate weight - sold it to me for $99, and I had enough Rewards points so that my final cost was... well, zero.
Stuck on a stylus from an Ortofon Omega for now, will be looking for a suitable replacement. The anti-skate weight will be simple, built one for a Music Hall MMF-2.1, have parts for several more...
Black & White, a turntable tuxedo!
clydeselsor
Lunatic Member
The platter is ~ 11-1/4"...