You know you have crappy audio equipment if....

[jdurbin1]

No sir they are not... now, if I could only find a pair here in the US! :yes:

John

So Tandberg TLM 3005 is junk?

 

[Midfi deluxe]

When people congratulate you on how good Frank Sinatra sounds in your system when you are playing a Rod Stewart recording.

When people marvel at how convincing the theremin sounds on your system, but you're playing Itzhak Perlman.

 

[Bob_in_OKC]

When it:

a. says "vintage" on it.

b. looks suspiciously like a kitchen appliance.

 

[Sharpstik]

This type of jingoism might make you feel better a country of several billion,

:saywhat: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html

Oh gawd...that reminds me of:

If you have to put a cassette in the back of a stuffed animal and it sings songs with you (I'm glaring at YOU Teddy Ruxpen!!!)

:lmao:
My son would listen to that damm thing in the car all the time.

 

[BOUXY]

If your Television is louder and cleaner sounding!

 

[Compgeke]

If you crank up your radio alarm clock because it sounds like the holy grail compared to your setup.

 

[GrungeGod]

You know you have crappy audio when its used as speaker stands.The speakers have plastic trim around them with chrome centers.when your realistic nova 6s sound better.Sorry bose 301 series 2s you lose.

 

[HypnoToad]

It can't go louder than your A/C.

Records refuse to be played on it.

It came fitted in the head board of your bed.

They won't even sell the speakers out of a white van.

 

[zenith2134]

when the speakers have blown drivers. No-brainer but some people continue to play their gear with obvious faults present.Was at an outdoor function this weekend and there was a DJ (who was supposedly good) and his self powered JBLs sounded jus plain distorted. I asked him to see the board and nothing was clipping. No overload LED on the speakers either. I suggested that he had a bad horn tweeter and he scoffed at me. Bye bye, i said. It was sonic harrassment to be near that booth.

 

[murcielago]

...you have to jam a folded up matchbook cover under the 8-track tape to get it to sound right.

I sure remember those days!
These are all great - Keep it up!

When your tt folded down from the cabinet and the speakers folded out

 

[murcielago]

when the binding posts have wing nuts
the phonograph takes a while to get up to speed
when the speaker wire looks like the ends were stripped by teeth

 

[Jedi]

You stuff newspaper into the ports on your speakers and they sound better .
Your "wiered" remote says "Yank Hard!"
Your speaker boxes are made of paper machee .
You tried to use it as an ancore but it floats .

 

[JHS2RT]

You drag out your camera to take a picture of your cat for the running AK thread "Cats on audio gear"----and your cat refuses to go near it or sit by it.

 

[melofelo]

when the system is always louder than the music..

 

[Hyperion]

when the system is always louder than the music..

I like that one