You know you have crappy audio equipment if....
- Thread starter Vinylman86
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You refoam your speakers with duct tape
drknstrmyknight
Addicted Member
If an adult body will not fit in your speakers without using a chipper.
If Slim Whitman Sounds Great
SteveinAlaska
Well-Known Member
HEY! go easy on ol' Slim....and you do have to use something for a sound check anyway!
Brett a
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3 words:
Box. Car. Willie.
Westy56
A symphony of paradox
josephdaniel
vitam vivere pro teipso
if it says bsr's new crapola all in one ultra lightweight super high fiedelity sound.
Lazarus Short
Well-Known Member
Some power amps too, like my Yammie M-35, and it sounds rather good.
If the turntable platter is plastic and made to look like a mat.
If the speakers have non-disconnecting cables/wires and non-removable grills with little holes drilled underneath the grill.
When your factory car stereo sounds 20 times better than your home stereo.
If the brand tag has the word "Price" after the word "Fisher".
If it has built-in speakers.
If the manufacture date is later than 1978 and it's a Sony.
If it says "General Electric" or "GE".
If a handful of paper clips weigh more then any of the components.
If it says "Yorx" on it and it's not a peppermint patty.
If the speakers have non-disconnecting cables/wires and non-removable grills with little holes drilled underneath the grill.
When your factory car stereo sounds 20 times better than your home stereo.
If the brand tag has the word "Price" after the word "Fisher".
If it has built-in speakers.
If the manufacture date is later than 1978 and it's a Sony.
If it says "General Electric" or "GE".
If a handful of paper clips weigh more then any of the components.
If it says "Yorx" on it and it's not a peppermint patty.
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You know you have crappy audio equipment if ...
It was manufactured by the CRAPPY AUDIO COMPANY Inc., a subsidiarity of GLOBAL MEGABUCK INDUSTRIES
1. It weighs 3 pounds but has plastic RACK HANDLES
2. It has a fancy EQUALIZER multicolored display printed on the face to take up space
3. It was marketed as CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
4. You have to close Mickey Mouse to listen to a record
5. Your daughters Chatty Cathy doll has better base response and presence
It was manufactured by the CRAPPY AUDIO COMPANY Inc., a subsidiarity of GLOBAL MEGABUCK INDUSTRIES
1. It weighs 3 pounds but has plastic RACK HANDLES
2. It has a fancy EQUALIZER multicolored display printed on the face to take up space
3. It was marketed as CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
4. You have to close Mickey Mouse to listen to a record
5. Your daughters Chatty Cathy doll has better base response and presence
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RogerKulp
Super Member
Actually there are a few decent pieces of GE equipment.See the link in my sig for examples.ANYTHING mass market from the tube era will sound good.Not always audiophile quality,but it beats the heck out of a Chinese made Crosley,or anything with earbuds.Wildcats,on the other hand,are cheap SS crap,the Crosleys of their day.They sound like a cheap shirt pocket radio of the period.But damn if I wouldn't pick one up,if I saw one for a few bucks.
RogerKulp
Super Member
...it has bass that shakes the pavement for a two block radius.
I live in the 'hood,I know of what I speak.
CucamongaDan
Active Member
The sound is clearest if you turn the volume almost all the way down and put your ear right up to the speaker; it gets all scratchy when you try to turn it up to normal volume.
(Happened with the pair of Minimus-5s I paid $3.20 for when I auditioned them this morning. I'll see if I can vacuum some dust out or somehow get 'em right because I don't think they shouldn't sound as bad as they do, but maybe somebody thrashed the voice coils in the woofers).
(Happened with the pair of Minimus-5s I paid $3.20 for when I auditioned them this morning. I'll see if I can vacuum some dust out or somehow get 'em right because I don't think they shouldn't sound as bad as they do, but maybe somebody thrashed the voice coils in the woofers).
Vinylman86
Member
If the chassis frame is also the heat sink.
glum
yamaha and stuff
There's plenty of post '78 Sony gear that would best anything in your signature
I knew that was not going to fly..
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