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@Hank I too, have done a few car radio upgrades. I'd say that my generation was the one that kicked the whole thing off. We would put early Pioneer Supertuners and Jensen co-axials and Craig amps in our 1960's beaters, this was in the early 1970's. Of course, later generations really took that to a new level!
I have a few set ups using some vintage stereo equipment that has been in the family. A Marantz tube amp made in New York, a Thorens turntable made in Switzerland, a McIntosh pre-amp made in New York, a pair of KLH Model five floor standing speakers and a pair of KLH Model nine floor standing speakers, both made in Massachusetts, and a Scott Tuner made in Massachusetts.
@Hank I too, have done a few car radio upgrades. I'd say that my generation was the one that kicked the whole thing off. We would put early Pioneer Supertuners and Jensen co-axials and Craig amps in our 1960's beaters, this was in the early 1970's. Of course, later generations really took that to a new level!
I have a few set ups using some vintage stereo equipment that has been in the family. A Marantz tube amp made in New York, a Thorens turntable made in Switzerland, a McIntosh pre-amp made in New York, a pair of KLH Model five floor standing speakers and a pair of KLH Model nine floor standing speakers, both made in Massachusetts, and a Scott Tuner made in Massachusetts.
That is some very cool stuff. Those KLH9s are massive! I had a Scott 350R receiver at one time. My first decent piece of equipment. I believe that I bought it at Musicraft (Palatine, IL) in the 1970's.
I have always wanted to own some McIntosh equipment.
Ok, so this is what I consider both amazing and weird. I was wondering if the Scott brand of HiFi equipment was a Musicraft "house brand" (It was not). So I posted an internet search of that question. In about 3 seconds I got an AI response which included this line:
Musicraft was a Chicago-area audio equipment retailer that carried various brands, and a user comment in a forum post mentions buying a Scott stereo system there
I just posted that (above) 2 minutes ago. Kind of unsettling. Random things that we post, on forums less travelled, showing up in an AI response almost in realtime. Skynet!
@Hank I too, have done a few car radio upgrades. I'd say that my generation was the one that kicked the whole thing off. We would put early Pioneer Supertuners and Jensen co-axials and Craig amps in our 1960's beaters, this was in the early 1970's. Of course, later generations really took that to a new level!
I have a few set ups using some vintage stereo equipment that has been in the family. A Marantz tube amp made in New York, a Thorens turntable made in Switzerland, a McIntosh pre-amp made in New York, a pair of KLH Model five floor standing speakers and a pair of KLH Model nine floor standing speakers, both made in Massachusetts, and a Scott Tuner made in Massachusetts.
That is some very cool stuff. Those KLH9s are massive! I had a Scott 350R receiver at one time. My first decent piece of equipment. I believe that I bought it at Musicraft (Palatine, IL) in the 1970's.
I have always wanted to own some McIntosh equipment.
I am assuming that you have seen The Last Waltz?
Indeed I have...over and over.
The Mc is the crème de la crème, but I also very much enjoy the Marantz. The Japanese make very good stereo equipment (what remains...high end Marantz is still make in Japan), but there is nothing like the American built equipment made in the 50's, 60's, and most of the 70's. McIntosh is still manufacturing in Binghamton, New York, and I gather their products cost a few Social Security checks. I heard they were bought by Bose last year.
A car’s audio is one critical component I check out when buying. Now I need to find a sleeve to wrap around the passenger seat belt buckle. Certain very low notes cause it to buzz a little. Rare but unwanted. Put in a sub woofer in the trunk. Kept the OE amp as that would have been very expensive to replace (I suspect labor intensive) in today’s autos.
Funny - But years ago with Sirius XM found myself listening to Bloombergs radio outlet a lot. Good riddance!
LOL - I spent a few drives trying to find a rattle in my car. It turns out that when the wife exits, the buckle gets turned the wrong way every time! interior car noises are sometimes very hard to locate. There is probably a meme somewhere of a frustrated driver filling his whole car interior with spray foam...and still not quieting it!
My current "home theater" set up is a Denon S970H with Polk speakers. 4x 5.25 mids, 2x 6.5 mids, 5x tweeters and a sub. All carefully placed. I run a W11 PC to connect to the internet and stream concerts from Youtube, or my hard drives. All into a 65" LG C3 OLED TV. The final piece is 15 Philips Hue lights (ceiling and floor) that I can make either follow the TV screen or simply react to the sound. Or set a predefined "scene". Yes, I do love music!
The wife and I have had many 3 am nights cranking the tunes. it is not a live concert, but as close as you can get without leaving the house! The screen is not subjectively as small as the image below makes it appear.
Out of Cuba. Chan Chan. Previously popularized by the Buena Vista Social Club. (The film was produced or directed by Ry Cooder. Anyhow, he was instrumental in getting it out to the public.)
Out of Cuba. Chan Chan. Previously popularized by the Buena Vista Social Club. (The film was produced or directed by Ry Cooder. Anyhow, he was instrumental in getting it out to the public.)
You may want to listen to Ry Cooder's Paradise and Lunch album if you haven't already heard it.
@DrVenture ET AL Here's an excellent live concert (free, Youtube, about 2 hours) with Tina Turner, Amsterdam, 1996. She moved like the wind, and was 56 at this concert. And the voice, YOW ! It will keep your full attention. The music and staging are wonderful. This will bring you and your system to full life !!! We bought the DVD and watch often for a big warm-side lift to the very happy side. NOTE: We prefer the DVD for better video quality.
Nice sounding setup @DrVenture. You must surely love music. I’ve got a couple nice sized Polk side speakers, a polk center speaker and a Polk subwoofer. All with cherry cabinets. Had a mid-sized Dennon Amp for many years. Replaced it with a larger Pioneer VSX 935 2 years ago. Couldn’t ask for more. I’m not into rear speakers or surround sound - though it’s capable. Syncs nicely with my IOS Bluetooth which the older Dennon was incapable of.
Nice Sony 1000XM4 noise cancelling headphones for flying. Love them. Cuts out all the flight crew advertisements for the company credit card while on the ground. Especially at O’Hare where you might sit or taxi up to 60 minutes before taking off. I rather like some of the lower end Sony products for light use. Have 3 of their table top stereos. The larger SRX-XB 41 puts out a superb sound for the size. Sound decreases with the mid sized XB 33 and very small XB 20. All make nice bedside units for late night audio books! Very easy to sync with bluetooth sources as well.
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The inclusion of original artists, young performers, and many cultures (and their instruments) in the songs is just amazing.
Great choice, BTW. Both of them. I have heard The Corrs before, but need to revisit them. Great sound.
I like how the lyrics are all counterpoints.
This version of When the Levee Breaks is great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ&list=RDph1GU1qQ1zQ&start_radio=1
Many Playing For Change cover songs are really good.
I need to exercize caution to avoid going down a rabbit hole!
That is some very cool stuff. Those KLH9s are massive!
I had a Scott 350R receiver at one time. My first decent piece of equipment. I believe that I bought it at Musicraft (Palatine, IL) in the 1970's.
I have always wanted to own some McIntosh equipment.
I am assuming that you have seen The Last Waltz?
Musicraft was a Chicago-area audio equipment retailer that carried various brands, and a user comment in a forum post mentions buying a Scott stereo system there
I just posted that (above) 2 minutes ago. Kind of unsettling. Random things that we post, on forums less travelled, showing up in an AI response almost in realtime. Skynet!
The same, yet very different!
The Mc is the crème de la crème, but I also very much enjoy the Marantz. The Japanese make very good stereo equipment (what remains...high end Marantz is still make in Japan), but there is nothing like the American built equipment made in the 50's, 60's, and most of the 70's. McIntosh is still manufacturing in Binghamton, New York, and I gather their products cost a few Social Security checks. I heard they were bought by Bose last year.
Funny - But years ago with Sirius XM found myself listening to Bloombergs radio outlet a lot. Good riddance!
The wife and I have had many 3 am nights cranking the tunes. it is not a live concert, but as close as you can get without leaving the house! The screen is not subjectively as small as the image below makes it appear.
https://imgur.com/a/PVANkBW
The Spanish guitar reminded me of this deep cut:
Scarlet Begonias. "I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls."
This will bring you and your system to full life !!! We bought the DVD and watch often for a big warm-side lift to the very happy side.
NOTE: We prefer the DVD for better video quality.
Nice Sony 1000XM4 noise cancelling headphones for flying. Love them. Cuts out all the flight crew advertisements for the company credit card while on the ground. Especially at O’Hare where you might sit or taxi up to 60 minutes before taking off. I rather like some of the lower end Sony products for light use. Have 3 of their table top stereos. The larger SRX-XB 41 puts out a superb sound for the size. Sound decreases with the mid sized XB 33 and very small XB 20. All make nice bedside units for late night audio books! Very easy to sync with bluetooth sources as well.