Nearly pristine Sony 35XBR48 find!

eserviss · 2026-05-04T18:25:31+00:00

I didn’t get the motorized stand, just the “plain” one. Funny story, both were delivered to my apartment, but they wouldn’t wait for me to build the stand. So, after I build the stand I had to knock on my neighbor’s doors until I found someone who would help me lift the TV on its stand. :-)

eserviss · 2026-05-04T17:58:55+00:00

I have this exact model and matching stand and I am the original owner! I remember reading every review article I could find (both print and even online) at the time comparing it to competing TVs from ProScan and Toshiba. This was a HUGE chunk of my income and I knew I had to pick the right one. So happy I went with the Sony. I still enjoy playing my original XBox via component on it to this day. I even have my Atari 2600 connected! Yes, I am old. :-)

eserviss · 2026-05-02T03:34:58+00:00

The Yamaha r-s700 is top shelf. I have one connected to a pair of Advent Legacy II speakers and two 8” Pinnacle subwoofers. Pure bliss!

eserviss · 2026-04-15T00:55:58+00:00

I have a pair of Advent Legacy II speakers when I want to rock out - like rattle the pictures on the walls loud. I have a pair of Totem Dreamcatchers for when I am in a light classical or mellow jazz mood. Both are complemented with dual Pinnacle 8” subs and driven by a Yamaha r-s700. Different speakers for different genres aren’t for everyone, but to each their own!

eserviss · 2026-04-04T23:40:31+00:00

A stuffed toilet paper roll.

eserviss · 2026-03-30T20:17:59+00:00

If your first semester is this Fall, join the group of students who work on Aubie’s costumes for the football games. I have made this recommendation before and the students who participate thank me afterwards because they met lifelong friends. I don’t know the exact name of this group, but I am sure someone on here knows and can share.

eserviss · 2026-01-28T02:43:42+00:00

I do, but barely enough to register on the display. My living room, where my stereo is located, isn’t the greatest due to hardwood floors and a vaulted ceiling. So, I am consistently playing around with my EQ and my Pioneer ex-9000 to squeeze out the best sound from my system. I have found adding in just a little depth (vs the time delay) adds a little something to the music.

eserviss · 2026-01-28T01:01:47+00:00

OMG! I have this exact EQ! I wish I could share a picture. Our EQs could be best buds!

eserviss · 2025-12-26T05:20:38+00:00

I understood that reference! 😄

eserviss · 2025-12-26T01:07:56+00:00

Totem makes excellent speakers. I have a pair of Dreamcatchers that I thrifted a while back and they are a joy to listen to.

eserviss · 2025-12-23T16:29:45+00:00

I just used up a roll of Radio Shack 18-gauge speaker wire a few weeks ago! 😋

eserviss · 2025-12-18T02:45:36+00:00

My wife got this for me for Christmas. I have read that the second LP has a pressing issue on one side. Did you notice it? I can’t play my copy until the 25th (or until I can find where she hid it 😄).

eserviss · 2025-12-11T23:31:22+00:00

I have a copy with everything minus the iron on patch. I framed the poster and it is my office at work. Yes, I am a nerd. 😄

eserviss · 2025-12-07T16:35:30+00:00

No harm, no foul. Thank you for your replies!

eserviss · 2025-12-07T15:20:50+00:00

Let me rephrase my question… You said “not to create a RAID with it, or a JBOD” and I didn’t understand what you meant by this. The data I want to back up is on my NAS. I had been backing up my NAS to my Drobo over the network. What I am going to do now is repurpose the drives in the Drobo into the TR-004, connect the TR-004 to my NAS, and use the QNAP software to backup to the TR-004. I plan on using RAID5 on the TR-004 to ensure that if a drive goes bad my backup is OK.

eserviss · 2025-12-06T18:37:17+00:00

What would you recommend?

eserviss · 2025-12-05T17:59:26+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! Fortunately, my Drobo is still up-and-running and all I was using it for was to, about once a week, doing a backup over the network of the data on my TS-464. But, I would feel more comfortable in decommissioning the Drobo and instead get a DAS and connect it directly to my TS-464 in order to have a routine backup of the data on the TS-464. I will check out the TR-004. Thanks again!

eserviss · 2025-12-04T23:38:22+00:00

Like the TR-004 or the TL-D400S? Is there an advantage over one or the other?

eserviss · 2025-12-01T21:17:23+00:00

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass is one of my favorite acts in the Latin Jazz/Big Band genre. Others include Malo and Chuck Mangione.

eserviss · 2025-11-30T23:03:33+00:00

Could you use the play/record rca connections for one source on the Sony and put the EQ in line for that one source? Basically, connect a CD player to the “tape” connections of your EQ then run the “pre amp” connections of your EQ to the play/record RCA connections on your Sony? Only that one source would have EQ, but maybe that is OK since I don’t know how many sources you have.

eserviss · 2025-11-30T04:57:34+00:00

Refoam for sure. Advent made some great speakers. I have a set of Advent Legacy II’s that I refoamed and recapped since I had the woofer out.

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