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Larry S
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Agree. I see the same things. Yet ABT a single super store near me has added rooms for mid / high end audio auditions and even racks of vinyl and a wall of entry to nosebleed level turntables. The specialty store I also deal with is also doing fine. Vinyl is growing as is paid suscribing to steaming. It's all good. I too allocate as much time as I can for serious listening.
 
Bill Sohne
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Hi Guys

I grew up with the stuff.... My Dad original business was Racking Tube testing machines on the east and west coast of the USA... He became a RCA Super tube distributor , then sold off his business to Arrow Electronics in the Early 70s.... he then ran the consumer electronic division for Arrow for a while.. .then retired...

So I was the kid that went to the CES , i remember the " flip flop " cassette ..... and a host of other things as a little kid running around the events...

Audio has greatly changed over the last 25 years... The entire market segment is much smaller...

Have you tried a Amazon Echo? the sound is pretty damm good for a black tennis ball can...

There are some hold outs... but alot of the focus is on home theater... used to be 5.1 then 7.1 I am waiting for 20.1 ! hahaha

Thanks for your input also ... I still love the stuff... but space , time ..... etc...

Headphones are cool as well...

Good Hunting

Bill
 
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Have you tried a Amazon Echo? the sound is pretty damm good for a black tennis ball can...

I've tried a few things for good portable sound around the house. One was the Outcast outdoor speaker - iPod goes in the remote controller:



And this is the speaker unit - sound is pretty good and if you want music on the back deck, it works well for parties, etc. and the sound is excellent - I'm sure you could set it up for streaming also:



I just have the iPod plugged directly into it there, so not using the control unit. Tried it in the shop but it got in the way, and frankly the sound from my computer speakers and sub-woofer is good enough for music through the day played off the desktop.

Now for the dedicated 2-channel system, a pair of these is working nicely:



But I know that when the transport goes on our Linn Unidisk player, getting it fixed won't likely be worth it, so that's why we are looking at streaming options right now. I will also get all the CD's I have ripped to high quality and use a music server...

Cheers, Al
 
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HI

on the thought of streaming music.... Amazon DOT at 50$ is a very cool option... Was talking with Bill at Millersound...he loves them as a music source..... Bill is a very cool cat and Millersound is one of the last places to get drivers rebuilt.... totally a quality guy !

Bill
 
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@Archer I love the vintage Apple iPod connector there, haven't seen one of those in years 😀
 
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@Archer I love the vintage Apple iPod connector there, haven't seen one of those in years 😀

Kewl
 
Bill Sohne
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Hi Guys
Just came across interview my Dad gave back in 1973.... just for grins and giggles.. I thought the cover was cool... but i included the entire articles just in case anyone wanted to read it ... oh the photo on the guy using the tube tester was my uncle Charles.... Yes ,my dad is still around at 92!

You cant see his watch but it was a Seiko chronograph Speedtimer Sports JDM he just got when he went to Japan ( meeting with Panasonic ).

Good Hunting
Bill


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That Crown 800 RTR on the cover must be 3 feet tall! What a great thing to own. OK, 4 tracks on quarter inch tape even at 15 inches per second is not going to give the best quality but still....

Although I don't believe anyone still makes Reel to Reel, you can still buy tape for them as some studios use the tape and there are a couple of manufacturers. It's also available for home use in 1100m lengths (RMG LPR35, for example) and is just a nice thing to have. I use it on my stereo Revox B77 but really, it's a long dead format (that I couldn't afford when it was current🙁).

Good luck with the search.

Regards, Chris
 
Larry S
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I've tried a few things for good portable sound around the house. One was the Outcast outdoor speaker - iPod goes in the remote controller:



And this is the speaker unit - sound is pretty good and if you want music on the back deck, it works well for parties, etc. and the sound is excellent - I'm sure you could set it up for streaming also:



I just have the iPod plugged directly into it there, so not using the control unit. Tried it in the shop but it got in the way, and frankly the sound from my computer speakers and sub-woofer is good enough for music through the day played off the desktop.

Now for the dedicated 2-channel system, a pair of these is working nicely:



But I know that when the transport goes on our Linn Unidisk player, getting it fixed won't likely be worth it, so that's why we are looking at streaming options right now. I will also get all the CD's I have ripped to high quality and use a music server...

Cheers, Al
Drool. I keep having this temptation to do a side by side audition between these and the CM10 which I own. I fear the expensive thoughts that would ensue. Then again it might be pleasant surprise as well.
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Drool. I keep having this temptation to do a side by side audition between these and the CM10 which I own. I fear the expensive thoughts that would ensue. Then again it might be pleasant surprise as well.

If you have heard the previous generation 802 D2's, these are a big step up from those in clarity. We actually considered getting a pair of the previous 802's as they were offering them at a steal of a price because they wanted to make room for the new line, but the 803 D3's were so much better we paid the premium...just to give you some idea of how good these are...😉
 
Larry S
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Bill that article is a time capsule. Thanks for posting!
 
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If you have heard the previous generation 802 D2's, these are a big step up from those in clarity. We actually considered getting a pair of the previous 802's as they were offering them at a steal of a price because they wanted to make room for the new line, but the 803 D3's were so much better we paid the premium...just to give you some idea of how good these are...😉
Well I will live with trickle down tech from these for a while yet. I picked the CM10 because reviews were off the charts and so was the sound. Bought em as soon as they were available, trading my CM8. At the time they were expensive enough. I love the performance although they can be unforgiving to poor recordings and MP3. I know the 800 series is the platinum standard. One of these days. 😗
 
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Bill that article is a time capsule. Thanks for posting!
Yes, that is a major time capsule about the home electronics business in 1973.

This was my favorite quote from the piece:
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That time it was true. By 1978, you could get a tube TV fixed by a repairman, but you could no longer go to the grocery store and just pick up a replacement tube.

The pictures from the Arrow stores remind me very much with a local chain we used to have called Sound Advice. They were very careful to sell a lot of mid-to-high end brands that were too small to sell to department stores like Jordan Marsh or Burdines (which was later merged into Macy's). That way they didn't have to compete so much on the price, as the merchandise wasn't comparable.

Good trip down memory lane. Thanks for the post, Bill.
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It was very cool reading through that article, and it is definitely a nice memory. But I gotta know:

Anyone have a digitized copy of that Redd Foxx album they would be willing to share? 😎
 
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To @Bill Sohne -
If you really want to add some clean lower end oomph a good modern sub will work much better than the matching Dahlquist model as long as you get a good crossover - digital or analog. If analog you'll have to do some pretty tricky room correction and placement, but if you already have a mid to high-end receiver/processor/preamp then they usually have crossover and room correction software built in that will do wonders to the overall quality of the sound.
HSU, SVS, Outlaw, Def Tech, PSB, Axiom, etc should all do the trick. Sealed or ported is no longer than much a consideration based off of "sound" but rather of size and placement.

To @Archer the D series B&W's are unreal, but even more unforgiving than the earlier Nautilus models IMO. Paired up with a good tube pre or punchier solid state they sing, but on anything less than that I found them just too much. Paradigm, Dynaudio, Sonus Faber and KEF, while not as dynamic, are all nice alternatives. And that's not even touching toes into the electrostatic pond....
 
Larry S
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Bill is running a vintage Pioneer receiver so he's needing a self powered sub with built in crossover would he not?
 
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Larry S Larry S
Bill is running a vintage Pioneer receiver so he's needing a self powered sub with built in crossover would he not?
Not necessarily - depending on budget and/or personal preference there are external EQ / crossover units. But pretty much ANY modern powered sub will have some sort of rudimentary crossover built in. Mostly line-level but some still come with component.
 
Bill Sohne
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Hi Guys

Well i found a DQ-1W and I already have a MX-1 so we will see what happens....

Hope to get the Box next week .....

Good Hunting

Bill
 
Larry S
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Looking forward to a post installation report! Thanks for taking us audio junkies back in time!
 
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