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PrintableOnd of the only 8-track systems...
...that made sense. 
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: IAintTheOne said: was a station in NYC..... i wish i still had all the stuff that i taped off of KUCB in des moines when it was still on the air...i probably have at least one tape in my tape drawer in my apartment or back at my dad's house that's got stuff from "soul plane", "WRF's album spotlight" and wes hall's friday afternoon shows.  well i miss Frankie crocker.... he used to play the good shit... every friday he'd play the "frankie crocker secret weapon" and i call in and say... we got the same UPS guy  turned out frankie was a friend of the family and he hooked up our servicing up on the same days | |
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theAudience said: Ond of the only 8-track systems...
...that made sense.
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IAintTheOne said: Graycap23 said: \
WBLS? was a station in NYC..... Oh. i'm from Chicago. I probly have a ton of WBMX stuff and GCI too. | |
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cubic61052 said: Want one? I know where you can find it.... Thanks but i've already got one.
Along with one of these... 
...in my garage. 
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theAudience said: cubic61052 said: Want one? I know where you can find it.... Thanks but i've already got one.
Along with one of these...
...in my garage.
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theAudience said: cubic61052 said: Want one? I know where you can find it.... Thanks but i've already got one.
Along with one of these...
...in my garage.
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Both transports need a little work but they'v got sentimental value. 
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Damn! No wonder I couldn't get that Nirvana or Snoop Dogg album on 8-track!  
Anyway, I remember growing up with a portable record player and a portable 8-track player along with 45 rpm vinyl records. I think Ronco was a one-stop shop for all of this. I know the company was better known for the Pocket Fisherman and the Veg-O-Matic, but they competed with K-Tel for the top 40 super hit compilations. However, my brother and I got our first portable cassette recorder in 1980, which we mostly used to record songs off the radio and make silly tapes of ourselves trying to sing and do stupid stuff. Once the 8-track went by the wayside, I had no option except to buy cassettes. I didn't buy my first CD player until the fall of 1989, which was my senior year of college. What's really nostalgic for me is how much the record stores and stereo stores have changed over the years. I remember seeing walls of amplifiers, speakers, tape players and stereo systems which could take up a wall of space in the house. These days, thanks to the iPod, everything is compact, and the biggest sound systems are actually geared towards computers instead of home entertainment systems.  | |
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I'm still livin' like it's the 1990s with my bookshelf stereo and CD buying. | |
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728huey said: These days, thanks to the iPod, everything is compact, and the biggest sound systems are actually geared towards computers instead of home entertainment systems.
Welllll,... 
...that's if you don't count (admittedly smaller numbers in comparison) the Audiophile market.
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theAudience said: 728huey said: These days, thanks to the iPod, everything is compact, and the biggest sound systems are actually geared towards computers instead of home entertainment systems.
Welllll,...
...that's if you don't count (admittedly smaller numbers in comparison) the Audiophile market. what's the audiophile's take on the CD format these days? | |
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CinisterCee said: what's the audiophile's take on the CD format these days?
They're being accepted by some because of the *"up-sampling" capabilities of the hi-res (SACD/DVD-Audio) players. I've heard comments like, "My conventional CDs have never sounded better." *If you really want to know - http://www.thetadigital.c...mpling.htm tA Tribal Disorder
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Pops had an 8 track in the Olds. Often, songs would be cut across tracks and there would be a fairly long moment of dead air when the tape reached the end of a loop. I HATED THAT.  I know that happend on the Earth, Wind and Fire 8-track we had.a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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theAudience said: 728huey said: These days, thanks to the iPod, everything is compact, and the biggest sound systems are actually geared towards computers instead of home entertainment systems.
Welllll,...
...that's if you don't count (admittedly smaller numbers in comparison) the Audiophile market.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 the racks alone cost as much as my car.  a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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theAudience said: *If you really want to know - http://www.thetadigital.c...mpling.htm
yes, thank you for that article, tA. | |
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Stax said: the racks alone cost as much as my car.
I believe that particular system is approx. 10G. Not cheap. But what it's gonna support ain't cheap either.
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vainandy said: For those of us old enough to remember 8 Tracks, which did you prefer?
I always bought vinyl because I just couldn't see spending money on a tape when I could make one myself from the vinyl. However, when it came to tapes, I definately preferred 8 tracks. The sound was much more powerful on the tape and there was far less tape hiss than cassettes. Cassettes had Dolby but the players with it were too expensive and I never noticed the difference when I finally got one. Also, with an 8 track, you could play it on the stereo and really shake the walls. Cassette players during that time were mainly on boom boxes only and stereos that had them were too expensive. 8 tracks had their flaws though. For instance, you had to listen to a complete program to play a particular song again. There were fast forward buttons on some of the stereos but those were too expensive. I eventually was able to get an 8 track recorder and then the damn tapes went out of style a year or two later. I think if they had advanced the players by adding fast forward, rewind, and pause buttons, 8 tracks would have definately been a better alternative when vinyl went out of style rather than cassettes because the sound was so much stronger. I never bought cassettes (except for blank ones) until vinyl became extinct. Keep in mind, CD players were around in the very late 1980s but the players were expensive as hell and the CDs themselves costed more than the alternatives. I never got my first CD player until 1994 so I am stuck with cassettes from the early 1990s and cassettes really age badly. I don't remember sound ever dropping or fading on 8 tracks so they probably would have aged better. However, they didn't last long enough for me to find out once I got into them fully.
Anyway, which was your choice? . . [Edited 4/4/06 1:06am] My daddy had an 8 Track player in the car and 2 in the house that recorded. I used to love to hear "Off The Wall" in the car. | |
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Rhondab said: Dewrede said: CD players were available to the public since 1983 , invented in 1979/80 ;
http://www.oneoffcd.com/i...torycd.cfm I never had 8 tracks unfortunately I had a cd player in 1983...got it for christmas with the thriller cd 
My parents were like....uh...you need to get a job to pay for these things. WOW ya'll really were ahead. Cd players were mad expensive back then. | |
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theAudience said: Stax said: the racks alone cost as much as my car.
I believe that particular system is approx. 10G. Not cheap. But what it's gonna support ain't cheap either.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 10 grand? that seems low for a audiophile-rated system of that size. a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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Stax said: 10 grand? that seems low for a audiophile-rated system of that size. Naw, that's just for the GrandPrix RACK system that's supporting the gear. 
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My parents had alot of 8-tracks back in the day.I remember listening to Stevie's 'Songs In The Key Of Life' on 8-track,as well as The Ojay's 'So Full Of Love' and Millie Jackson's 'A Moment's Pleasure'.I always wanted one of these portable 8-track players that were so popular back then...
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theAudience said: Stax said: 10 grand? that seems low for a audiophile-rated system of that size. Naw, that's just for the GrandPrix RACK system that's supporting the gear.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 I see. That sounds about right.a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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theAudience said: 728huey said: These days, thanks to the iPod, everything is compact, and the biggest sound systems are actually geared towards computers instead of home entertainment systems.
Welllll,...
...that's if you don't count (admittedly smaller numbers in comparison) the Audiophile market.
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theAudience said: 728huey said: These days, thanks to the iPod, everything is compact, and the biggest sound systems are actually geared towards computers instead of home entertainment systems.
Welllll,...
...that's if you don't count (admittedly smaller numbers in comparison) the Audiophile market.
tA Tribal Disorder
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Your living room at home, I am assuming?  "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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