DaaDaa
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From some angles it is gorgeous and from some others it's poo poo on a stool.Back in my car audio days I had one of these it was beautiful as much as Car Audio can get.
most beautiful electronics of all time
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Well, using an oscilloscope to monitor an audio waveform probably isn't the best use for one, per se, but it can serve a purpose. For one thing, you can watch the waveform to see if there's any clipping in the output,. Also, if you're using a dual trace (or beam) 'scope, it can be used along with the stereo/mono switch to make sure the two channels are balanced. The light show aspect is just a happy side effect.
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RunOutGroove
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Cool... No judgement on my part. I was going to say that if you had one of those things laying around it would be worth hooking up for the light show alone. it makes the setup a little bit "mad scientist geeky," but I'd be OK with that...Well, using an oscilloscope to monitor an audio waveform probably isn't the best use for one, per se, but it can serve a purpose. For one thing, you can watch the waveform to see if there's any clipping in the output,. Also, if you're using a dual trace (or beam) 'scope, it can be used along with the stereo/mono switch to make sure the two channels are balanced. The light show aspect is just a happy side effect.
-Adam
Oscilloscopes come in handy for many testing purposes, so it's a good idea to pick one up anyway. Not sure that I'd reserve a newer scope for audio monitoring duty, since there are far better uses for them, but an older bandwidth-limited scope (my Philips was rated for 15MHz, while the HP could only manage 500kHz) would be a good candidate for audio duty. And if you want to avoid the mad scientist look (why?), there are options:
(the last one's mine)
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TomBig58
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I really love the look of those Onkyo and Realistic receivers with the slanted inner faces. I've never owned one. I can never let one of these "beautiful electronics" threads pass by without mentioning my Rotel RX-802. I still don't have any decent pics of mine but it's just as pretty.
Pio1980
AK Member
http://www.dieselpunks.org/m/blogpost?id=3366493:BlogPost:48012Truly an art deco classic. They also made a console version, the 1186 "Nocturne":
(no, I don't have one. I'm lucky to own the mirrored Telechron clock I pictured earlier, never mind one of these beautiful Spartons...)
I’ve always loved the Tenor amps , if only they didn’t cost as much as a new top model Mercedes id get one lol. Same with the Avalon speakers absolutely love the looks .PART 1:
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MontyMo
Active Member
Well, probably not the most beautiful looking, but the best sounding system I’ve owned. The rack of stuff will probably never place in anyone’s top ten Industrial Design but I like the simplicity of it. It gives be great joy to look over at it while listening to its output.
Monty
Monty
yeah car audio is a mixed bag hence why I put that qualifier on it... Back in the day I had a few Sinfoni amps and they were all high quality. Their standard product the 150.2 looks like this:
JoeESP9
ESL's & tubes since 83
When is a Marantz NOT a Marantz? When its a Fisher! The rare Marantz 101-R tuner, an actual item they sold prior to coming out with the 10b tuner. At the time, it was their answer to NOT having an excellent tuner of their own. Classic Marantz lines, simplicity but a sheep in wolf's clothing...I picked this one up a few years ago.
RunOutGroove
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Actually that gear looks very nice to my eyes. I'm more of a "form follows function" type and I like gear with very simple lines that looks exactly like what it was designed for, not something that's dressed up with lots of aesthetic features that do nothing for the operation of the thing. For my tastes those components are just about perfect looking...
