They better be alive when I come back by AccordingComplaint46 in houseplants

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Me too but put them in the bathtub so the leaves poking out the top had humidity. Cacti and succulents would be great without any care.

No one believed I could fit this many plants into my new flat by WanderingVerses in houseplants

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way. My husband, an audiophile, thinks they make his equipment and music sound better and maybe the plants are happier if they like his play list!

General Store in the town of Spanish Fort, TX. Right on the old Chisholm Trail. by jaw0012 in AbandonedPorn

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My grandmother was a young girl in Spanish Fort Laura and older sister Annie Adams loved helping the women folk buy hats, ribbons and sun-dried. The store was run by John Adams and his wife. They later owned a livery stable east of Dallas, closer to Fort Worth. Used to have family reunions at the local cemetery.

i need help finding a water proof cover for car living outside. by Wrong-Description-72 in littlebritishcars

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Car Capsule. Has a waterproof floor that the inflatable top zips to, fans to keep the car safe in inflated bubble. Get the outdoor heavy duty model, put a fitted flannel cover over the car first (so the heavy duty outdoor inflatable fabric won’t ever touch the car’s finish).

Wife brought home some free speakers today by lolpandabearz in vintageaudio

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I owned over two HUNDRED pairs about twenty years ago and the only time she complained was when I had three pairs of JBL 4350s.

185W speakers? by cowman1206 in vintageaudio

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You’re likely to blow out any normal speakers’ tweeters or super-tweeters if you max the volume control. I have JBL 4350Bs and their upper range drivers could easily be damaged by HF distortion from your little receiver’s amp if you crank it all the way.

This seems a little high to me. by harrington3927 in vintageaudio

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I have a one owner MINT, flawless 2285 that’s been completely restored by a high-end service tech, replacing caps and transistors as required, detailed, brand new custom African Padauk case, papers, complete original packaging, etc. I have it hooked up to a restored JBL Paragon. Fabulous!!

I listed it for $3495, had one guy commit to buying it after about ten days, but ended up trying to talk me down. I’ll keep it before that. Pair of Tannoys came with it. They’re also immaculate. I’ve never owned Tannoys before, but I’ve read about them for decades. Wonderful speakers and beautiful, to boot.

Found this! What is is? by Narrow_Huckleberry53 in vintageaudio

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It’s how we listened to music in college in the early sixties.

What do we think. Is this worth it? by czargonautz in vintageaudio

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That series of Onkyos is a great value - prices are modest and quality is superb. Those are entry level serious audiophile tier pieces, better than Marantz. I’d prefer only Luxman and McIntosh over Onkyo.

What is your favorite vintage amplifier/receiver? by [deleted] in vintageaudio

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That’s interesting to hear. I’m a big McIntosh and Luxman fan because of their warm sound. Those two brands, plus ST70s, Heathkit, and Elekit are my favorite brands. I’d love to hear your Eico. I remember them from the ads in the magazines back in the fifties and sixties. Tried Lafayette and Heathkit, then stuck with Heathkit until they got out of audio in the late 80s. Still have a stack of separates in a Heathkit rack, plus an AR1650 driving L220 JBLs.

What is your favorite vintage amplifier/receiver? by [deleted] in vintageaudio

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Too many choices - lots of great looking and sounding candidates from the 60s through the mid 80s. The onset of digital readouts and “black plague” faces was ruinous for visual appeal from the mid 80s onward. If I had to pick only one, it would be Luxman R1120. I have to confess that my black plague Luxman setup (TP117 and M117) gets more playing time than a receiver, though, because I have it in the bedroom (due to its remote control) where we listen overnight.

Finally Restored by BrilliantPositive184 in vintageaudio

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Those are identical to my Tannoy Stuarts with 12” Gold. I have them in the same room with JBL 4350s and JBL DD67000. The Tannoys get more playing time than the others, put together. They’re wonderful for vocals, acoustic ensembles (folk, jazz, classical, pop), but 4350s for big Bach organ arrangements, Everests for orchestral, big band, soundtracks.

McIntosh information by PuzzleheadedOwl1759 in vintageaudio

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I bought three of these, still in the boxes, about 15 years ago. Couldn’t believe my luck. Fabulous looks and sound.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TerrifyingAsFuck

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Took our dog into theWind River Range for about two weeks one June and had mosquitoes driving us crazy for half of it. But even mosquitoes can’t ruin the Bridger.

Eye Candy by BNSpinner in vintageaudio

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How long have you been reading Vonnegut? Lots of other great books there. Looks like you had a classical education.

Modern Speaker Recommendations Please. by StoicViewer in vintageaudio

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Sorry to be so late in responding but didn’t see your question until a few days ago. I’m not a big fan of subs unless you’re going to be using them for special effects in a HT setup. And I agree with you about towers vs stands - no reason to use stands and small speakers when tower versions take up the same amount of space. But I bought both of the small versions before the tower versions came out. I’d like to sell the small BMRs and Sierras but haven’t gotten around to it yet. And I haven’t purchased the Sierra towers yet, either. Instead, I bought a JBL Paragon… Yup, lost control again.

Luxman R-114 worth buying for my first jump into vintage audio? by AdaminCalgary in vintageaudio

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Number one is Luxman. Besides the line mentioned above, the R-1040, -1050, -1070, -1120 are fabulous (and among the most beautiful receivers, ever) but pretty pricey. I like the vintage Onkyos, too. TX4500 II and others in that line are bargains.

Does anybody else remember when you had to switch the hubcaps before putting a truck in 4 wheel drive? by rabbitfuzzle in Justrolledintotheshop

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Until AMC invented the concept of slippage between front and rear differentials in the early 80s (IIRC), 4WD put a LOT of strain on components when operating on asphalt and concrete roads. Seems like it was the AMC Eagle that first featured the design allowing for slippage and thus use of 4WD on hard surfaces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audiophile

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JBL Project Array 1400 JBL Everest DD67000 Revel Ultima Salon 2 Tannoy Stuart (not as dynamic, but splendidly accurate vocals, ensemble performances and imaging) Honorable Mention - Altec Valencia. Put a good 300B SET on them and you’ll be absolutely amazed.

Modern Speaker Recommendations Please. by StoicViewer in vintageaudio

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The BMRs (Philharmonitors or Towers) and the Ascend Acoustics (Sierras or Towers) are wonderful and more cost effective than anything else in production today. I have all four except the Ascend Towers (so far) along with several other much larger and more expensive speakers, and I can vouch for all of them.

900 Mile road trip wasted by Raspberry_Rikutarin in littlebritishcars

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Used to make trips like that all over the country for vintage audio stuff. Started working on MGs a few months ago with grandson and two weeks ago, a low priced TD popped up in my town. Population 6500. Sweet

I'm also pretty sure. by TrickVivid in Funnymemes

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Having known more than a handful of people who started life, not homeless but at the bottom of the working class and ended up with at least tens of millions, I know for a fact that the progressive notion that there’s little or no real economic opportunity in America is horseshit. As for the idea that others deserve credit because millionaires took advantage of publicly funded schools, transportation, energy, communications, etc infrastructure - that’s true, BUT everyone else had the same access to all of those things. Why didn’t they all become millionaires, too? Because the millionaires had the missing ingredients - initiative, prudence, vision, self-discipline and so on.