[Hallicrafters] Digital can't be mated to tubes...hmm

[George KB2Z]

All you have to do is put the CDs on the turn-table, up side down. Play 
  at 78 rpms, and shine one of them red laser pointing devices at the CD 
whilst holding the stylus. Works great on the old tube Magnavox.


EXT-Craft, Clifford H wrote:
> The technology was developed using helium neon laser tubes to get the
> info off laser disks. the things probably used he ne tubes instead of
> solid state lasers while trying to get audiophiles to buy them.
> cliff wa0rox