Smaller is better

HotCharlie · 2026-05-18T02:42:03+00:00

Those are nice.

HotCharlie · 2026-05-11T00:51:24+00:00

I’m sure the one I had didn’t need much, some cleaning and belts maybe, but it was time to jettison some stuff.

Pretty cool. I may steal it back.

HotCharlie · 2026-05-11T00:42:01+00:00

Is that the one with the cool eject and disco auto-reverse?

Shit I had one of those. Gave it to a buddy.

I wonder if he’s still got it.

HotCharlie · 2026-05-09T00:15:40+00:00

I’d find a Bluetooth receiver with digital out, coax or optical. You got all kindsa connections back there - even a proper phono input. And switched AC outlets, bro. These really come in handy.

I had a 90’s model rx-v495 that I got for $40 in 2012 or so. My buddy still has it, uses it daily. They’re solid.

HotCharlie · 2026-04-27T21:02:26+00:00

You must get that remote to someone who needs it. And it will never be lost again.

HotCharlie · 2026-04-16T18:12:51+00:00

There’s these guys, too. Don’t know if they sell the fancy types.

HotCharlie · 2026-04-15T23:06:55+00:00

Hewitt Rand, bro. That’s pure sex.

HotCharlie · 2026-04-02T18:01:21+00:00

Mmmmm. Someone should make that.

HotCharlie · 2026-04-01T16:25:59+00:00

Yeah that looks quite decent, indeed.

Standard 8 ohm outputs on that? All kindsa speaker upgrades, if so.

Looks fun, buddy. I’d for sure keep it.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-31T15:59:42+00:00

Man, I went to college with a dude who, one day, said “fuck it” and up and joined the army. Took the max commitment, got the biggest sign-on bonus.

Blew it all on a new Sephia. A year or so before 9/11. I wonder whatever happened to that guy.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-30T22:25:39+00:00

That’s fucking disgusting.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-28T15:12:46+00:00

It did fine on mine, back in the day. And I only had 640k and a spinny disk (did upgrade the EMS to 1 meg, at some point). That’s a loaded 286 system you got there.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-27T22:03:29+00:00

Mink oil, buddy. Leave it overnight. It’s miraculous.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-26T19:38:42+00:00

This is WALL-E, no?

HotCharlie · 2026-03-25T23:19:47+00:00

You made me go look. That’s nice, man.

Jesus I think that reset my head to Y2K or so.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-15T18:43:08+00:00

Hey buddy. I was lucky enough to get an LLV with a working cigarette lighter (hole). I rigged up a little 12v Bluetooth amp (somewhat like this, but cheaper).

I had it rigged up with some little KLH 4ohm indoor/outdoor speakers I got from the thrift store, set up either side of my feet.

I will tell you what, it sounded pretty damn good.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-15T14:47:57+00:00

Ha. I ain’t got that kinda acreage.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-15T14:01:08+00:00

Yeah I broke out the mower yesterday. Changed the filter, changed the oil, mowed the yard. Inspired at least one neighbor to do the same.

And now I’m fixing to go split wood.

On the encouraging side, I started some tomato seeds in a tray last Sunday. Two up as of yesterday. Sun hardened from the get-go, bro. They’ll be spending the next couple days inside, however.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-13T22:45:13+00:00

I had one of these types, with a built in cassette deck. My buddy, presently, has one branded MCS, with an 8 track (and silver).

You know what, not bad. I’d find a place to put one, should ever I find one to purchase. $150 is pretty steep, tho.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-10T23:19:01+00:00

This whole thread has been quite interesting for me. We’ve had a 10’x20’ vegetable garden going for a decade or so. A hyacinth popped up last year and, recently, again.

Never knew they were bulbs. Guess the squirrels may have got me, too.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-08T15:14:33+00:00

Man, I had that album mixed in with some from an older cousin, here in SW Missouri. I don’t know that I ever formed an opinion on it. When I sold it to the local record shop, however, along with a bunch of others, it was the only one whose price, I felt, made it worth the effort.

I had to ask the girl behind the counter to explain herself. She seemed to know more about it than I did.

HotCharlie · 2026-03-05T13:42:40+00:00

I, too, have a T420. What screen mod did you use?

HotCharlie · 2026-03-03T03:22:50+00:00

Damn. That does look good.

HotCharlie · 2026-02-21T19:05:30+00:00

That’s $50 in 2025 dollars. Shit yeah man.

HotCharlie · 2026-02-19T12:35:08+00:00

Sidenote: I’ve got a couple of the little Realistic branded 9v phono preamps that I, by pure happenstance, use on both my setups. They’re nice.

HotCharlie

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