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Forum: Off-topic 02-07-2019, 08:43 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
It's been a long time since I've found anything...

It's been a long time since I've found anything interesting at the Goodwill or other thrift shops but yesterday...

This Advent 201 cassette deck. I always wanted one, particularly back when...
Forum: Off-topic 05-30-2017, 12:08 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
It's an early 90's Denon DRA-345R receiver that I...

It's an early 90's Denon DRA-345R receiver that I picked up at the Goodwill a while back for under 10 bucks. I wanted something with a remote to use in our living room, and there it was on the shelf...
Forum: Off-topic 05-29-2017, 06:38 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Thanks...one of the way more tech savvy people...

Thanks...one of the way more tech savvy people over at AK suggested that there are some caps in the KUBE that have gone bad and need to be replaced and everything would be right as the mail. Also...
Forum: Off-topic 05-28-2017, 05:35 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Most of the people over at AK kept chastising me...

Most of the people over at AK kept chastising me when i mentioned i was not using the KUBE. So, OK, I hooked up the KUBE through the tape monitor section of this Denon receiver I'm using in the...
Forum: Off-topic 05-28-2017, 07:58 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Pair of KEF 103/3 with the stands, not a scratch...

Pair of KEF 103/3 with the stands, not a scratch on them. Plus the little KEFKUBE equalizer...6 bucks. Honest.

It's a little resale shop that carries only soft goods, clothes, shoes, linens etc....
Forum: Off-topic 11-29-2015, 11:19 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
From the goodwill yesterday a Denon DRA-435R...

From the goodwill yesterday a Denon DRA-435R reciever, 7 bucks. Its not so desireable as far as vintage goes, but it's clean, everything works, and the Totem Mani-2's sound great.

Looks like...
Forum: Off-topic 11-22-2015, 09:44 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
At an estate sale in NW Indiana yesterday, a nice...

At an estate sale in NW Indiana yesterday, a nice little Advent 400 table top FM receiver and the accompanying 400 speaker. Kloss designed and first offered in 1974. It works great and sounds...
Forum: Off-topic 09-24-2015, 10:53 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Yep...I don't need anything not particularly...

Yep...I don't need anything not particularly special anymore either. The last GW pair was 2 years ago...Fried A2's...I think the pair was 14 bucks and another $12 for the surrounds. And yet they...
Forum: Off-topic 09-24-2015, 10:17 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
OK...well it's a pair of BIC Venturi V630...

OK...well it's a pair of BIC Venturi V630 speakers in great shape at the goodwill for 20 bucks. They look great and have the rubber surround so no replacement required. Posts in AK suggest they're...
Forum: Off-topic 09-08-2015, 12:50 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Post I've got plenty of speakers horded away. Most...

I've got plenty of speakers horded away. Most requiring new surrounds. These newer little AR's just aren't the sort I'm much interested in, but for 5 bucks I again succumbed to the addiction...
Forum: Off-topic 09-07-2015, 12:06 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
A garage sale guy gave me a pair of Polk Monitor...

A garage sale guy gave me a pair of Polk Monitor 5's one time. It was Sunday afternoon and he didn't want to bring them back in the house. They were pretty darn good sounding. I have them to a...
Forum: Off-topic 09-07-2015, 08:01 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
The only real gear repair I do is spraying...

The only real gear repair I do is spraying roached contacts with Deoxit, and surround replacement . But I've done a lot of it. A fault is being a bit perfectionistic...so they typically turn out...
Forum: Off-topic 09-06-2015, 11:02 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
There was a pair of AR18 speakers sitting on a...

There was a pair of AR18 speakers sitting on a cabinet in the basement of an estate sale. The corner of one dinged a bit, and they need surrounds but outside of that they look pretty good. They...
Forum: Off-topic 06-23-2015, 10:56 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
OK thanks. I was probably going to do the...

OK thanks. I was probably going to do the re-foam and maybe put them up on CL.
Forum: Off-topic 06-23-2015, 10:52 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Nixies and scope are fully functional.

Nixies and scope are fully functional.
Forum: Off-topic 06-22-2015, 10:07 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Much obliged. Only four of the pieces are...

Much obliged. Only four of the pieces are actually running though. The AGI pre-amp, Carver,amp on the bottom, Rotel CD player, and the Linn Sondek.
Forum: Off-topic 06-22-2015, 10:02 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
One day about three years ago we walked into...

One day about three years ago we walked into Salvage One in Chicago, an architectural salvage outfit just northwest of the loop. This pair of Infinity Composition Prelude PFR speakers from the early...
Forum: Off-topic 06-22-2015, 06:53 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
This is some of the hardware I've picked up...

This is some of the hardware I've picked up mostly at estate sales and eBay over the last 20-25 years or so. Except for the turntable which I bought new in the late 70's.

-edit- Is there any way...
Forum: Off-topic 06-17-2015, 05:27 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Friend's garage score...or maybe not. My friend...

Friend's garage score...or maybe not. My friend dragged me into his garage and said, "Please take these away, I don't want them." The parents of a friend of his were downsizing and asked him to...
Forum: Off-topic 03-04-2015, 11:55 AM
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Views: 48,861
Posted By Ike Bana
Some years back I got my first B&O 4004...

Some years back I got my first B&O 4004 tangential tracker at an estate sale for $50 bucks. It's so fekkin' gorgeous I just had to have it. And it had B&O's best "contact line" cart on it too. ...
Forum: Off-topic 03-04-2015, 09:41 AM
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Views: 48,861
Posted By Ike Bana
Almost find, yesterday at the GW a B&O RX...

Almost find, yesterday at the GW a B&O RX turntable. No cart though, and the lid was really a mess. It was pretty dirty and the metal deck was separated from the base, but I think it snaps right...
Forum: Off-topic 09-10-2014, 07:51 AM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Lux Interior and Poison Ivy...yikes!!! Any...

Lux Interior and Poison Ivy...yikes!!!

Any other fans of "Urgh, A Music War" hereabouts? I have a copy on VHS that I dubbed from a Blockbuster's rental. The quality sucks, but I still enjoy it...
Forum: Off-topic 08-29-2014, 11:07 PM
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Views: 48,861
Posted By Ike Bana
I've never felt the need for a sub with the Totem...

I've never felt the need for a sub with the Totem Mani-2's.
Forum: Off-topic 08-25-2014, 09:47 PM
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Posted By Ike Bana
Not me...however, at my bro-in-law's place I...

Not me...however, at my bro-in-law's place I swear I could feel the explosions in my liver which was a sort of interesting sensation.
Forum: Off-topic 08-25-2014, 07:22 AM
Replies: 694
Views: 48,861
Posted By Ike Bana
Most AVR's won't fit in the media cabinet we have...

Most AVR's won't fit in the media cabinet we have at our other place. This Pioneer seems a bit shorter than most so I'm hopeful.
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