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Well... something i knew was coming sooner or later just happened; my prized 1991 TOTL PIONEER VSX-D1S AVR began to fail on me, after years of faithful workhorse service since bought used back in 2003. it's actually a simple/complex issue, endemic to all copies of this receiver, as the various...

anyone game for the deal of the decade on a semi-vintage PIONEER AVR? https://www.ebay.com/itm/274312378263?ul_noapp=true

Steven (ORANGE) just gifted me this deck. it seems to have belt issues, since it randomly throws itself into AUTO STOP. it really does WANT to work though, and, when it does, it has a nice, warm sound character that reminds me of the old mixtapes my dad made throughout the early/mid-80's on his...

well, i stumbled upon these mini-monitors at my local GW just yesterday for $20.00. i nearly passed them by, but noticing the make, and knowing something of the reputation they have, i decided to at least have a close look. i was immediately impressed by the weight, for the size, and the...

been getting lucky at the thrifts and such lately. this time being Nakamichi's 1991/1992 $2000.00 MSRP TOTL internal-magazine-type CD changer, the "CD Player 1" great name, guys. anyways, this beast is, well, at something like 30lbs. or so, a Beast. much of the weight is due to the...

found this fairly well-made piece at that local rummage sale i attend, held every month or three, paid about a dollar or so. it's well made, ant it seems to work perfectly. only issue is that it is MONO only, but is definitely Hi-Fi MONO, even out of the internal speaker. no DRAGON-killer...

came by this, a 1979 "Floroscan" model, at my local GW yesterday. don't really need it, what with the limited storage space left to me, but i just could not leave a reasonably decent vintage Pio deck on the shelf, not for an early/mid-oughts Yard Sale price like $2.99. she cleaned up real...

the best deck i've ever owned to date, -by a wide margin- and the best i'll likely ever own; (what with the pricing of similar TOTL models these days and all) ELITE Series version (CT-91/91α) EURO Market version (CT-939/939mk.II) PIONEER "REFERENCE MASTER MECHANISM" HEAD BLOCK...

found this, a $5000.00 pro-grade digital camera, at my local GOODWILL for a whopping $10.00. scare up some memory cards for it, find that, being based upon elements of NIKON design, using lots of off the shelf NIKON parts, and employing NIKON's F-MOUNT lens mounting system, it is fully...

"Miyuki" (OKAMA NINGYOU Japanese Ningyou Decorative Doll) i just found this lovely Japanese decorative "Hikata" doll at my local GOODWILL for around $20. She is LARGE, i'd say, about 30-odd in. or so. she is of the traditional "Hikata" variety of decorative Geisha dolls, a Magnificent display...

PL-90 TT, and PD-93 CDP. too bad he/she does not appear to be selling them. anyone have a fat wad of cash to throw their way? they just might end up netting themselves one of the finest DIGITAL and ANALOG front-end pairings any PIONEER enthusiast could ask for...

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hey guys, just came across this at my local GW, decided to take the risk, my first flirtation with 8-TRACK since back around 2000 or so, when fiddling around with my grandma's SOUNDESIGN combo cabinet stereo with built-in 8-TRACK. i'm working on cleaning it up, just got it's gooey original...

**** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-59_/_TI-58 **** hi all. i happened across this old beauty about 6 years ago or so at a thrift for like, $3.00? something close to that, anyway. this 1970's model was supposedly the most advanced of it's day, or, at least, among the most advanced...

we were hauling some stuff from the house to GOODWILL about a week-odd back, downsizing for our move and all, and i get this nagging feeling to go on in and have a quick look around. usually, my local GW only ever puts nothing but pure crap on the floor in their electronics section, but...

i now own both of what i've long considered the two best 1980's VHS VCRs you can get, and what have always been my two favorite VCRs of all time. i didn't have anything better to do yesterday, so i thought i'd attempt a head to head, using photo screencaps taken from my 46" LCD monitor, which...

you know, you ain't making my life any easier, EBAY. i mean, i pretty much made a resolution long ago that i'd stubbornly stand by the 1990 VSX-D1S receiver until the day i could no longer get my copy serviced, or obtain a functional replacement, i love the thing just that much. all the same...

i've wanted one of these for years, and this one is now mine. one owner-low usage, damn-near pristine cosmetics, fresh tune-up/maintenance work in the service shop, and 40 of the better quality late-80's S-VHS cassettes...

---- (((( RELATED TO THIS THREAD: http://forums.phxaudiotape.com/showthread.php/4921-Tasuke-s-Reward )))) ---- hi all, i was gifted these by fellow member ORANGE early this year, and he just recently found a way to get them on up here to me. i can't seem to find online-published specs for...