From dfischer at usol.com  Fri Nov 19 19:53:39 2010
From: dfischer at usol.com (Duane Fischer, W8DBF)
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:53:39 -0500
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Need To Find
Message-ID: <015801cb884d$cd9e3cf0$d254e8cc@hpdc5100mt>



Hi All,

A Ham friend of mine is trying to locate a copy of the movie "Sword In The 
Desert". If any you know where he can get a copy, please contact me. Thanks 
so much!

Duane, W8DBF

Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net


From dfischer at usol.com  Tue Nov 23 16:52:39 2010
From: dfischer at usol.com (Duane Fischer, W8DBF)
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:52:39 -0500
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Who Replaced The Musical Masters?
Message-ID: <009401cb8b58$c1c5a6d0$ca54e8cc@hpdc5100mt>



Hi All,

This is kind of off the topic, but does deal with vintage music in another 
way.

Yesterday I was listening to an album by Johnny Tillotson. Some of his hits 
included; Poetry In Motion, Dreamy Eyes, Talk Back Trembling Lips etc. He 
recorded in the RCA Nashville studio with all of those incredible musicians 
and engineers that nearly put Nashville on the road atlas behind him. When 
one listens to the quality and depth of the sound back then in the early to 
middle sixties one wonders how they made it happen. Especially when almost 
every other vocal or instrumental artist was not able to generate comparable 
sound, talent not withstanding. RCA simply stood head and shoulders above 
all the rest.

Then again, with artists like Floyd Cramer on piano, Chet Atkins on guitar 
and/or producing the song, the Anita Kerr Singers doing background vocals, 
Boots Randolph sometimes blowing the sax etc., how could they not be 
sensational?

Now with almost all of those incredible musical artists gone from the stage, 
who has stepped up to try and fill their shoes?

Unrelated: If any of you would like a text copy of the many vinyl albums 
that I have remastered to CD, send me an e-mail. I do not mind sharing the 
music, since then it was music, today it is ... Well, auditory stimulation?

Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net


From ranickel at comcast.net  Mon Nov 29 17:11:30 2010
From: ranickel at comcast.net (Robert Nickels)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:11:30 -0600
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Turnabout?
Message-ID: <4CF42512.1@comcast.net>

I find myself looking, so to speak, at a problem from a perspective I'm 
not accustomed to, but one I know Duane will get a kick out of.    Like 
many of you I suppose, I figured the CD was probably the last media ever 
to be produced by mankind, so I ended up buying a lot of 'em, including 
many replacements for my old vinyl LPs.   Now I realize I could rip 'em 
all and store 'em on a hard drive but there's still something about 
putting a disc of some kind into a player and selecting the track that I 
want to hear.  So I bought a couple of TEAC brand single-play CD players 
a number of years ago that have served until now as an audio source for 
my various vintage setups.

The other night one died.  It's unrepairable by me at least, as it's 
half surface-mount and it's probably a driver or something that's 
causing the 6 volt regulator to run hot.   So I thought maybe it's time 
to buy a new CD player.   Wrong!   With few exceptions, consumer-grade 
CD players have become as obsolete as 8 tracks!

So what's a guy to do when he likes to select tracks rather than just 
play the entire disk?   I know DVD players will play audio CDs, but 
when's the last time you've seen one of them with a display on the 
machine rather than just on-screen?  Of course the ironic part is  - 
this is the world Duane knows well, and here I am fussing because I 
can't buy a player that tells me which track I've selected!     The 
simplest and cheapest answer is just to use a low-end DVD player and 
count button-presses I suppose - or use the abysmally-designed remote 
control.    I'd really rather have a nice component type CD player than 
a portable - and don't want to have to have a TV nearby just for the 
on-screen display - but evidently I'm in the minority.

Anyone else run into this dilemma?

73 Bob W9RAN


From manualman at juno.com  Mon Nov 29 17:32:52 2010
From: manualman at juno.com (manualman at juno.com)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:32:52 -0500
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Turnabout?
Message-ID: <20101129.143309.967.147774@mailpop01.vgs.untd.com>

Teac still offers the CD-P1260 CD player for about $100. Amazon has them
in stock. I just bought the wife a tabletop/shelf Sony AM/FM/CD player
for about $80. has output jack to drive bigger system if desired.

Pete, wa2cwa


On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:11:30 -0600 Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net>
writes:
> I find myself looking, so to speak, at a problem from a perspective 
> I'm 
> not accustomed to, but one I know Duane will get a kick out of.    
> Like 
> many of you I suppose, I figured the CD was probably the last media 
> ever 
> to be produced by mankind, so I ended up buying a lot of 'em, 
> including 
> many replacements for my old vinyl LPs.   Now I realize I could rip 
> 'em 
> all and store 'em on a hard drive but there's still something about 
> 
> putting a disc of some kind into a player and selecting the track 
> that I 
> want to hear.  So I bought a couple of TEAC brand single-play CD 
> players 
> a number of years ago that have served until now as an audio source 
> for 
> my various vintage setups.
> 
> The other night one died.  It's unrepairable by me at least, as it's 
> 
> half surface-mount and it's probably a driver or something that's 
> causing the 6 volt regulator to run hot.   So I thought maybe it's 
> time 
> to buy a new CD player.   Wrong!   With few exceptions, 
> consumer-grade 
> CD players have become as obsolete as 8 tracks!
> 
> So what's a guy to do when he likes to select tracks rather than 
> just 
> play the entire disk?   I know DVD players will play audio CDs, but 
> 
> when's the last time you've seen one of them with a display on the 
> machine rather than just on-screen?  Of course the ironic part is  - 
> 
> this is the world Duane knows well, and here I am fussing because I 
> 
> can't buy a player that tells me which track I've selected!     The 
> 
> simplest and cheapest answer is just to use a low-end DVD player and 
> 
> count button-presses I suppose - or use the abysmally-designed 
> remote 
> control.    I'd really rather have a nice component type CD player 
> than 
> a portable - and don't want to have to have a TV nearby just for the 
> 
> on-screen display - but evidently I'm in the minority.
> 
> Anyone else run into this dilemma?
> 
> 73 Bob W9RAN
> 
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From wolfbob at csnsys.com  Mon Nov 29 18:32:51 2010
From: wolfbob at csnsys.com (wolfbob)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:32:51 -0800
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Turnabout?
References: <4CF42512.1@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <7CD1F2B5EF904FF6A8930BF9C1B92E92@user3ba896898f>

I googled "CD Players" and got dozens of hits. They range in price from $60 
to over $400 but I am sure you can find something that will bounce your 
ball. Wal-Mart has two.

WBob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:11 PM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Turnabout?


>I find myself looking, so to speak, at a problem from a perspective I'm
> not accustomed to, but one I know Duane will get a kick out of.    Like
> many of you I suppose, I figured the CD was probably the last media ever
> to be produced by mankind, so I ended up buying a lot of 'em, including
> many replacements for my old vinyl LPs.   Now I realize I could rip 'em
> all and store 'em on a hard drive but there's still something about
> putting a disc of some kind into a player and selecting the track that I
> want to hear.  So I bought a couple of TEAC brand single-play CD players
> a number of years ago that have served until now as an audio source for
> my various vintage setups.
>
> The other night one died.  It's unrepairable by me at least, as it's
> half surface-mount and it's probably a driver or something that's
> causing the 6 volt regulator to run hot.   So I thought maybe it's time
> to buy a new CD player.   Wrong!   With few exceptions, consumer-grade
> CD players have become as obsolete as 8 tracks!
>
> So what's a guy to do when he likes to select tracks rather than just
> play the entire disk?   I know DVD players will play audio CDs, but
> when's the last time you've seen one of them with a display on the
> machine rather than just on-screen?  Of course the ironic part is  -
> this is the world Duane knows well, and here I am fussing because I
> can't buy a player that tells me which track I've selected!     The
> simplest and cheapest answer is just to use a low-end DVD player and
> count button-presses I suppose - or use the abysmally-designed remote
> control.    I'd really rather have a nice component type CD player than
> a portable - and don't want to have to have a TV nearby just for the
> on-screen display - but evidently I'm in the minority.
>
> Anyone else run into this dilemma?
>
> 73 Bob W9RAN
>
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