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

[JohnVF]

I no longer use the original speakers or turntable that came with it, but these describe to a "t" a thirty year old stereo that I listen to every day, when it was new.

Then I guess you have crappie audio gear

 

[shstrang]

When Goodwill won't take it!!!!!

Goodwill? Really? I thought they had gotten to where they prefer what we consider trash such as Aiwa, Sony,Bose, etc all in one systems.

 

[shstrang]

It was and all in one deal bought at wallmart for a hundred dollars and it says panasonic on it .

Or how about Durabrand? "Engineered for VALUE."

 

[JohnVF]

"Coby"

 

[Hyperion]

When your 'speakers' are made of silver coloured plastic and their fronts look like the jet nozzles of a toy aircraft.

 

[Brett a]

...when it's glued into the seam of a greeting card which you simply open to turn it on.

 

[MAXZ28]

...when the IKEA display stereos look heavier and better built.

 

[JHS2RT]

It came from Wallmart

 

[RogerKulp]

If "stereo" printed on it in big letters.

Actually some pretty decent tube equipment,from the late 50s and early 60s does have "stereo" printed on it".

 

[KrisM]

When your 'speakers' are made of silver coloured plastic and their fronts look like the jet nozzles of a toy aircraft.

:lmao:
My wife is a teacher and I took my toddler over to visit her yesterday while she getting set up for the school year. Awhile back I picked up one of those nasty all-in-one systems from freecycle for her classroom. My daughter pointed at the silver speaker, and said, "this is a speaker?". She had a confused look on her face, like she wasn't sure. I kinda wondered if in her head she was thinking, "dad, couldn't you hook mom up with something better than this?".

She also pointed to the Jazz, Hall, etc buttons and asked what they did. I didn't know what to say, but I felt like saying, "I don't know, but I think they make this crappy sounding stereo sound even crappier".

 

[stereofanboy]

It came from Wallmart

wal-mart.com sold SL-1200s until that model was discontinued. They were a little over $500 if I recall correctly.

 

[JHS2RT]

wal-mart.com sold sl-1200s until that model was discontinued. They were a little over $500 if i recall correctly.

oops!

 

[jt45]

...when the IKEA display stereos look heavier and better built.

Thats sad !:lmao::lmao:

 

[Westy56]

...when the IKEA display stereos look heavier and better built.

Oh, that is soooo good. :ntwrthy:

Steve

 

[jt45]

If it came from a White Van!

If it was part of a white van or any van (tricked out with Shag carpet)
and the works.

 

[Brett a]

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

 

[ReelSic]

No buttons on it. Comes with remote.

Transformer isn't inside the unit, but one of those space hogging plugs.

My favorite for cassette decks was "Pioneer Music Select" system.

Girlfriend laughed. "A PMS switch? What's a PMS switch?"

Rather than explain silly marketing idea, just said: "Wouldn't know. I don't dare touch it!"

"Wise answer..."

 

[Tinman]

A picture is worth a thousand words....

 

[Old Busted H]

... when your wife says it's OK to put it in the living room.

 

[jmosher]

If it is made to mount under a cabinet in your kitchen and says "SpaceSaver" on it.