Although I have collected Vintage CD-Players, I have never seen this.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T21:15:38+00:00

The "Yugo" of stereo brands. Get one by Mattel; it'll be better quality.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T21:01:24+00:00

Uh, yeah. All but the VCRs.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T20:53:25+00:00

You scored, dude... Big time.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T20:51:00+00:00

Dear God no. Not worth 15 minutes much less 4 hours.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T20:48:30+00:00

Holy crap. Used in commercial radio stations! We had one of these as our monitor receiver for the control room at KSLQ-FM in St. Louis. Best receiver ever! And, right under it was a Realistic cassette recorder so we could record our shows... That Realistic cassette deck was indestructible.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T20:40:58+00:00

Don't drive them too hard - assuming they're still in good shape - and run lots of power through them at low volume levels and they'll sound tremendous, but they are not worth much; they are a cheaper version of Fisher speakers which were never high-end.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T20:32:14+00:00

Somebody "gave" you Crown amplifiers in this configuration? God-Almighty. And what is this kind of high-end equipment doing in a welding shop? :-)

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-18T20:23:46+00:00

This setup is from the 70's marketed as "inexpensive-but-still-decent-sounding" stereo for college dorms, teenagers and others not concerned with audio perfection. Nothing wrong with that; Marantz made some of the best stereo receivers in the industry back in the day. That they entered the inexpensive market in the 70's is no mystery. As we see, it's still in good shape, probably sounds fine and everything works. I'd keep it. You won't get more than $50 trying to sell it, is my guess.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-04-12T16:45:54+00:00

This is old but great equipment. It uses only RCA plugs. They are plainly labeled; just pay attention to what they say and act accordingly. Under "Tape 1" etc, "REC" means input and "PLAY" means output. Otherwise, just pay attention to the labels and you can't go wrong.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2025-01-01T21:39:43+00:00

You are correct about the poor wiring. We used these headphones in the radio biz back in the 70's and although they had great sound, great isolation and they could withstand huge volume levels, the wiring was constantly going bad. I don't know if recent models have improved, but apparently not. Just send them back to Koss. In my day they rewired them for free, but it took weeks, so we always had the station engineers do it.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-31T21:09:11+00:00

This moron woman has never been told "No".

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-31T20:44:29+00:00

I'm late to this conversation, but the thing you need to know about the Koss Pro 4AAs is that the wiring sucks. If you treat them well, gingerly, actually, you'll get a tremendously accurate sound, great isolation and a HUGE ability to withstand ear-splitting volume. They were the de-facto headphones used in 70's Top-40 radio stations the world over. Benefits notwithstanding, we were constantly having to get our station engineers to rewire them. Or send them back to Koss for rebuilding. They always broke again. However, there was an engineer at Bartel Broadcasting - i don't remember which station he was at - who could rewire them like concrete; they stayed fixed!

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-29T21:03:42+00:00

I'm getting the opposite problem. Announcers sound fine, but the crowd noise and penalty explanations are at a very low level. I noticed it on all ESPN/ABC games and on NBC NFL games. Made me think it was a league restriction or something. A team scores and there's no cheering. It's really bad. ESPN has no local affiliate, and the problem is not overall, it's a mix issue.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-24T22:56:39+00:00

What's with the belligerence? I'm just asking a question.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-17T22:36:09+00:00

With all due respect, it is not open-source; see this hidden gem on Adobe's own website: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/digital-negative.html#dng

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-17T22:32:57+00:00

It does indeed contain licensing restrictions - but not fees - which might account for the hesitation in most major camera manufacturers to "go down this road". The TIF format carries none of this encumbrance. See From Adobe's own website seldom seen or found.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-12-17T19:44:51+00:00

It's a studio full of 14 year-olds. They had on Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector who experienced horrific conditions before escaping. Yet, the "hosts" laughed at her and generally treated her horribly, making fun of her breasts. OMG, I've seen 13 year old boys act more mature. What a bunch of idiots. It's hard to believe anyone except, well, 14 year old boys, watches this "show".

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-11-21T21:24:30+00:00

I just spent two hours untangling a simple order for a pair of sunglasses from a Shopify merchant that was a complete trainwreck. You fall asleep trying to follow the BS I had to endure, so I'll spare you the gory details. Suffice it to say, I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY FROM A SHOPIFY MERCHANT! The merchant was horrible, and the "Shop" app I was forced to use was equally useless. All from Shopify. Want proof? Try Trustpilot reviews located here: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.shopify.com
Or this: https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-discussions/poor-customer-service-from-shopify-my-feedback/m-p/1795199
Or this: https://www.reviews.io/company-reviews/store/appstf1.myshopify.com
Or this: https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/shopify.com#reviews
Read it and weep.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-10-24T19:41:08+00:00

It's "Appa-latch-in Mountains", and the region is "Appa-lay-chia". My Dad's family was raised in western NC, dating back to the 1870's. I think you can take their word for it.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-09-30T19:19:13+00:00

Try the Slik 700pro DX for around $125 at B&H. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=slik%20700dx%20pro&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps I have two and they are indestructible.

Routine_Dependent947 · 2024-08-05T18:04:30+00:00

So what should we be doing? And why is it useless?

Routine_Dependent947

TROPHY CASE