A few days ago my 1996 model cd player ceased working... and wonder of wonders I was bble to find the part I needed to fix it...ordered it on line, got it delivered to my door in two days and I'm listening to Floyd Cramer right now. The part cost $2.18 and the shipping $3.95 (I wish I could ship that cheap). It was sent UPS but delivered to me by USPS. I thought that after only 18 years I was going to need to shift to playing my cd's through the blue Ray DVD player on my TV which does sound pretty good too but I think my old audio system has the surround sound beat a bit since I don't listen to music sitting in front of the TV.
Wonders never cease
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Dale Allen
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Isn't it a great feeling to fix something made in china or japan?:biggrin:
This particular item is a YAHAMA and after 18 years of trouble free service it owes me nothing. I bought it January 14th 1996 when it got to where cd's were pretty much replacing cassettes. I liked cds better because they're more durable.
I had good music players since my first 10 watt Knight (mono) which I built in 1956. Tied it to a Garrard record changer and a Jensen Speaker and had what was in the day a great hi-fi system. With the advent of Stereo gave it away and in 1964 built a knight-kig 24 watt Stereo got a Garrard stereo record changer and a Pair of Jensen Speakers, that served me for about two and a half decades or so. Then I got a cassette tape player and a store bought system that I never was too kee on so in only a half dozen years or so later I bought this one. I also had a record player that I played my 33rpm platters on we moved that to the cabin I built and we had to let them go when we sold it - no room, now we have room and I find myself wishing for that old Garrard and those records I had a bunch that you can't find on cd - you can find the songs but not 4 1/2 hours of 1950's & 1960's music with out interruption or repition.
I had good music players since my first 10 watt Knight (mono) which I built in 1956. Tied it to a Garrard record changer and a Jensen Speaker and had what was in the day a great hi-fi system. With the advent of Stereo gave it away and in 1964 built a knight-kig 24 watt Stereo got a Garrard stereo record changer and a Pair of Jensen Speakers, that served me for about two and a half decades or so. Then I got a cassette tape player and a store bought system that I never was too kee on so in only a half dozen years or so later I bought this one. I also had a record player that I played my 33rpm platters on we moved that to the cabin I built and we had to let them go when we sold it - no room, now we have room and I find myself wishing for that old Garrard and those records I had a bunch that you can't find on cd - you can find the songs but not 4 1/2 hours of 1950's & 1960's music with out interruption or repition.
Tom T
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No mention of 8 track. Huuuum
The only place I had 8 track was self installed about 1971 or 72 in my 1969 Chevy Pickup (I had it until 1976). 8 track never really caught on very well and I never had one in the house. Didn't like it very much it tended to eat tapes, particularily on cold days.
Tom T
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Eat it did. Many of my tapes went out that way. The hard part was digging the 400 feet of tape out of the player.
In 10 year people will say CD?
In 10 year people will say CD?
Sub Vet 10
Member
They may ask "cd"? but nothing due to the media- but because of the napster burn generation destroying the industry
navycop
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I remember the Columbia House and BMG (?) clubs that you can order cd's from. Those were my best friends while I was deployed during the Gulf War.
ttpenman
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"Knight Kit" -- that brings back memories. Never made one but did built a Scott kit and some Heathkits including a 23" Color TV. Built all the circuit boards, soldering transistors and all the rest. Worked great for years. Had a Heathkit 'Pong' type game that was a blast back in the 70's. Still have the TV (not working) and the game, should have trashed them years ago. Nice Cherry cabinet on the TV (Heath was in Michigan, heart of Cherry country) and I should just salvage the wood.
Jeff in northern Wisconsin
Jeff in northern Wisconsin