🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 04:14:07 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>
>"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
>news:6n9uiv8ajcmi7edi317d2bia39dq3n0v73@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 14:41:21 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
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>> >"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
>> >news:pknriv41ktspavms0tup0tkurnmiu2958k@4ax.com...
>> >> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 02:09:29 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> >> wrote:
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>> >> >"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
>> >> >news:d39rivocsfl5q641g69cukk77ofhrln1ou@4ax.com...
>> >> >> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:01:19 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> >> >> wrote:
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>> >> >> >"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
>> >> >> >news:sofqivkjchd4s2i3bi4vohbbmv2fgm6iom@4ax.com...
>> >> >> >> On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 05:04:40 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
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>> >> >> >> >"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >news:193pivo3nq8v3a78g66jc3n5gjetkejn8g@4ax.com...
>> >> >> >> >> On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 19:55:48 GMT, "Phxbrd"
><phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> >> >> >> >> wrote:
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>> >> >> >> >> >"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >news:joimiv4nsslfliplj6hd04e0ac30gfpn9p@4ax.com...
>> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:29:10 GMT, "Phxbrd"
>> ><phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
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>> >> >> >> >> >> >They all suck.
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> You suck phuxie, you little tin horn ex-mp POS!
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >Topic a little close to home?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Not this one, no.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >  How many years have you helped cheat your
>> >> >> >> >> >policyholders?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Lol, I did used to sell stereo equipment, but you strike me as
>> >more
>> >> >of
>> >> >> >> >> a Curtis Mathes type...
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >I once had a Heathkit AR-15, the best Dual turntable, and LWE
>> >speakers
>> >> >> >with
>> >> >> >> >negative feedback.  I doubt you even know what I'm talking
>about.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Heath bars were for solder-heads with too much time on their
>hands.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >And who fashioned receivers comparable only to MacIntosh - the
>world
>> >> >> >standard.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Lol, Mac was best known for their pricey power amps and preamps
>moron!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You want a tuner, Pioneer had some beauts.
>> >>
>> >> I'd toss in Dynaco here as well, but they seemed to have more repairs
>> >> - imo.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Dual and Garrard were the best of a losing lot, AR had a better
>> >drive
>> >> >> >> and less wow and flutter.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Dual had the only 8 lb platter on the market - and direct drive.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> They also had a bunch of crappy automatic changers, sheesh, pay
>> >> >> attention and take the arm of manually!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > I never
>> >> >> >heard of your AR.  Korean knockoff?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You high?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> First 3 point suspension system made!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> And Pioneer made a fine direct drive too.
>> >> >
>> >> >What does or did AR stand for?  Mebbe I've forgotten.
>> >>
>> >> Acoustic Research.
>> >>
>> >> They had some dandy bookshelf speakers too, if such was your taste.
>> >
>> >Whoops!  My brother has a set of AR-2s(?)
>> >
>> >I thought 'AR' sounded kinda familiar, but it didn't connect....
>>
>> Dos he like 'em or just dust 'em?
>>
>> Too many acoustic plant stands since macrame went passe...imo...
>
>He still has only the first stack of LPs he bought after building a Heathkit
>amp, preamp and tuner to drive the ARs.  He doesn't even like music except
>for dancing.  He has several Frank De Vol and Mitch Miller albums if that
>pegs him for you.  LOL....

Heh, old "Sing Along With Mitch" - I used to follow the bouncing ball
when I was a sprout, 'course the Captain was big then too...