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Non-Music Shit / Re: New "Old" Receiver

« on: August 27, 2012, 09:23:18 PM »

I actually think Marantz stuff is pretty enjoyable, I just prefer a little bit more resolution. It's all about preference. If you can get marantz on the cheap I would grab it but I wouldn't pay any real money for it. They are super dependable (for vintage stuff) and the resale value is pretty high. Put my 2230 on craigslist at a 100 and sold it the same day I posted it. Lots of baby boomers still out there trying to buy all the shit they couldn't afford in their prime.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: New "Old" Receiver

« on: August 27, 2012, 09:28:46 AM »

What city do you live in? There is usually always something on craigslist. At least then you could test it and it wouldn't get damaged in shipping.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: New "Old" Receiver

« on: August 26, 2012, 10:32:55 PM »

I'd highly recommend getting one locally, stay away from ebay. I just got a harmon cardon 330c for 20 bucks today. Shit like that pops up at least once a month if you're diligent about checking craigslist, any great deals go ridiculously fast. I live in Iowa so other markets should be even better for this stuff. Just look for vintage Yamaha, Sansui, Marantz, Pioneer, Nad, Harmon Cardon, etc. etc. I've owned em all at one point, I prefer Yamaha for solid state. Tubes are the best though. Marantz sounds a little dull and overly warm. I'd pick it last in the pecking order.

If you can afford mcintosh by all means get some and have it restored, I can't afford that shit.

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Solid Attitude west coast tour (Help?)

« on: April 30, 2012, 06:08:11 PM »

Not sure any band is more punk than the Urinals, they play a really good show though...

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Non-Music Shit / Re: HI FI BUDGET TURNTABLES

« on: May 14, 2011, 11:05:48 PM »

Quote from: DickJohnson on May 14, 2011, 06:53:46 PM

snatched a new in box PIONEER PL-530 off of Craigslist for 50 yesterday.

Haha, talked to the same dude. You talked him down quite a bit, he got real squirmy at my offer that was a bit higher than that. He called back with a yes but I had decided in between that I need nice speakers more than a turntable.

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Music Shit / Re: Thrift Score

« on: December 18, 2010, 11:34:43 PM »

Quote from: DickJohnson on December 18, 2010, 03:14:20 PM

found Jimi Hendrix Live dble. LP live at the LA Forum on Rubber Dubber Recs. yesterday fo a buck. along with James Brown MINT federal 45 please please please, serge / jane birkin jet aime 45 on fontana w/ PAC, and also the Bush to die alone 45 on Hiback---35 cent'rs.

At what thrift store? 99% of the time if I find decent record thrift scores it's on the south side dsm. Lately at least.

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Music Shit / Re: Another "Desert Island Disks" Thread

« on: October 26, 2010, 10:09:22 PM »

Comus - First Utterance
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Alice Cooper - Killer
Don Howland - Land Beyond the Mountains
Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited
Meat Puppets - II
A-Frames - I
Clap - Have You Reached Yet
The Outsiders - CQ
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Dead Moon - unknown passage
Nikki Sudden - Texas
Love - Da Capo
John Fahey - Requia
Kraftwerk - Ralf and Florian

It was really hard to leave Bowie, Karate Party, Caetano Veloso, John Cale, Neil Young, The Dwarfs and Red Krayola off this list.

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Music Shit / Re: PACK , Germany's best CAST Band ever!!!!

« on: October 20, 2010, 06:26:29 PM »

Does anybody know if I can still score the LP anywhere?

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Re: Scion Garagefest 2010 in Lawrence, KS!!

« on: October 03, 2010, 03:31:21 PM »

Human Eye, The Lamps and Tyvek (surprisingly) all killed it. The Clean was horrible unfortunately.

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Music Shit / Re: Karate Party

« on: October 03, 2010, 03:27:37 PM »

One of the only records I own two copies of. Everyone should own it.

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Music Shit / Re: fucked up blues

« on: May 11, 2010, 09:50:23 PM »

Quote from: baloneysandwich on May 11, 2010, 05:48:39 PM

Art Phag

YES!

Plus Junkpile Jimmy, Gun Club, and of coarse the Bassholes.

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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part IV

« on: February 19, 2010, 12:37:13 PM »

I'm on an Enfant Terrible kick lately...
Agent Side Grinder - The Transatlantic Tape Project
Agent Side Grinder - Irish Recording Tape
Solitairen Effekten 10"
Doxa Sinistra - Conveyer Belt

I might snatch up everything Enfant related when I get my taxes back.

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Music Shit / Re: Saddest songs ever

« on: January 25, 2010, 09:32:02 PM »

Ditto to the song Holocaust by Big Star its the saddest song I can think of.
Most of Nikki Sudden's stuff.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Movies I've been watching

« on: December 24, 2009, 07:13:07 PM »

"Who's That Knocking at My Door?" scorsese's first film is a must see in my opinion. Super underrated flick if you ask me. Boxcar Bertha is also a essential.

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