What audio gear have you gained lately?

**Janszoon** · 01-14-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I just made one of the most terrible things you can find on youtube

An unboxing video

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But I added my cat.
So that makes up for the lameness of the video.

I bought 10 brand new Quantegy cassettes. They're normally not available in the Netherlands, so I'm glad I found them. I bought them just because it's intresting that you can still buy brand new (not NOS) cassettes anno 2011

I think you stabbing the little airbag things was the highlight of the video for me.

s_k · 01-14-2011, 06:53 PM

They just refused to go bang. Dammit ;D.

s_k · 01-16-2011, 06:06 PM

Allright. Not just audio

Bootsale gains for today. And the coffee was ready.
A walkman, a yamaha active speaker, a dreamcast, a firewire cable and a sony camera.

The audio bits:

about 75 dollar cents, for a friend who collects walkmans. With the original bag.

This very nice Yamaha active speaker for 2,5 dollars. Sounds rather good and makes an awful lot of noise.

And then, bit off but it does record sound

This nice sony cybershot for three dollars. The battery compartment is held shut with tape, but otherwise it works very good. Should find me a memory stick pro, haven't got any of those.

About the Dreamcast: One DC on the picture is mine.
But it's pretty hard to get your hands on those nowadays and the new one looks better. And it was 3 dollars. Yeah.

Dr_Rez · 01-16-2011, 08:40 PM

The picture of that speaker makes it look epic.

s_k · 01-17-2011, 05:20 AM

Haha, it's pretty tough to make it look impRezZive. It's tiny. Or at least for me.

s_k · 01-17-2011, 04:50 PM

All five for a euro (about 80 dollar cents)

And this

Which is an east-german budget tape. A friend of mine is trying to collect every tape possible and start an online database. He didn't have this one yet

s_k · 01-25-2011, 03:53 PM

Couldn't resist it for 10 dollars.
MD drive works perfectly. Nearly new. Hasn't been used more than 10 times.
the CD drive took the beating. One of the cogs that makes de drawer move misses a bit. It stops halfway, give it a push and it will happily come out.
I'll find a new cog for that and it'll be good as new

Guybrush · 01-25-2011, 04:42 PM

You seem to accumulate stuff, s_k .. Where do you find place to stash it all? I just had to throw away an old Denon amplifier because I didn't have room for it!

The last audio stuff I got were these funny little speakers which I'm now trying to get rid of, a couple of APM-007AVs which is a collaboration between Sony and APM. They're square and each speaker has an amplifier in it. I'd get a picture of them, but someone else who have some exact same-looking ones from another forum already did it, so I'll just hotlink their picture instead

I tried to sell them on the net, but there were no offers and so now I'm wondering how I can get rid of them

I don't have a power adapter to power both so I need one for each .. and while I do have that, I find it rather impractical. Anyways, here they are :

source : Sony APM 007AV oddities - AudioKarma.org Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums

s_k · 01-25-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

You seem to accumulate stuff, s_k .. Where do you find place to stash it all?

Frigging big house this. I'm only using up 10% of the basement's space. And I don't keep everything I buy. I sometimes sell stuff I don't use. Only I don't post that here

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I just had to throw away an old Denon amplifier because I didn't have room for it!

Duuude, there's at least one member here searching high and low for an amplifier. Don't throw **** away man, bring it to thrift stores, put it up on ebay, don't throw stuff away

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The last audio stuff I got were these funny little speakers which I'm now trying to get rid of, a couple of APM-007AVs which is a collaboration between Sony and APM. They're square and each speaker has an amplifier in it. I'd get a picture of them, but someone else who have some exact same-looking ones from another forum already did it, so I'll just hotlink their picture instead

Sony made some beautiful speakers with square woofers. I don't think the square woofers will do the sound any good, but it's nice to look at

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You should donate those to one of those poor ****ers who listen to music through their laptopspeakers. May not be a huge improvement, but it's an improvement nonetheless.

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I tried to sell them on the net, but there were no offers and so now I'm wondering how I can get rid of them

I don't have a power adapter to power both so I need one for each .. and while I do have that, I find it rather impractical. Anyways, here they are :

Hahaha, you could buy yourself a power adapter. You'll have to, as they've got little amplifiers in them. They're meant to be used with a walkman or discman or such. They won't provide you with hi fi sound anyway, so yeah, you might want to get rid of them

Guybrush · 01-25-2011, 06:04 PM

I have power adapters, I just don't have the kind of two-in-one adapter that they should have. Thus, I need to use two power sockets for a pair of speakers which is a bit much! But yeah, maybe I'll just dump them on someone with laptop speakers .. I have a feeling some might be willing to pay a bit for them though. They're in good shape, but yeah, the sound quality is so-so .. Still have value as curiosities I guess.

edit :

The amplifier was broken, although I'm not sure how serious it was. I think it overheated and broke when in a place with poor ventilation. I'm not sure how hard it would be to fix, but I figured it wouldn't be worth it in the end anyways.

01-14-2011, 06:53 PM	#52 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	They just refused to go bang. Dammit ;D. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-16-2011, 06:06 PM	#53 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Allright. Not just audio Bootsale gains for today. And the coffee was ready. A walkman, a yamaha active speaker, a dreamcast, a firewire cable and a sony camera. The audio bits: about 75 dollar cents, for a friend who collects walkmans. With the original bag. This very nice Yamaha active speaker for 2,5 dollars. Sounds rather good and makes an awful lot of noise. And then, bit off but it does record sound This nice sony cybershot for three dollars. The battery compartment is held shut with tape, but otherwise it works very good. Should find me a memory stick pro, haven't got any of those. About the Dreamcast: One DC on the picture is mine. But it's pretty hard to get your hands on those nowadays and the new one looks better. And it was 3 dollars. Yeah. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-16-2011, 08:40 PM	#54 (permalink)
Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,361	The picture of that speaker makes it look epic. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

01-17-2011, 05:20 AM	#55 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Haha, it's pretty tough to make it look impRezZive. It's tiny. Or at least for me. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-17-2011, 04:50 PM	#56 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	All five for a euro (about 80 dollar cents) And this Which is an east-german budget tape. A friend of mine is trying to collect every tape possible and start an online database. He didn't have this one yet __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-25-2011, 03:53 PM	#57 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Couldn't resist it for 10 dollars. MD drive works perfectly. Nearly new. Hasn't been used more than 10 times. the CD drive took the beating. One of the cogs that makes de drawer move misses a bit. It stops halfway, give it a push and it will happily come out. I'll find a new cog for that and it'll be good as new __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-25-2011, 04:42 PM	#58 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	You seem to accumulate stuff, s_k .. Where do you find place to stash it all? I just had to throw away an old Denon amplifier because I didn't have room for it! The last audio stuff I got were these funny little speakers which I'm now trying to get rid of, a couple of APM-007AVs which is a collaboration between Sony and APM. They're square and each speaker has an amplifier in it. I'd get a picture of them, but someone else who have some exact same-looking ones from another forum already did it, so I'll just hotlink their picture instead I tried to sell them on the net, but there were no offers and so now I'm wondering how I can get rid of them I don't have a power adapter to power both so I need one for each .. and while I do have that, I find it rather impractical. Anyways, here they are : source : Sony APM 007AV oddities - AudioKarma.org Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums __________________ Something Completely Different

01-25-2011, 06:04 PM	#60 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I have power adapters, I just don't have the kind of two-in-one adapter that they should have. Thus, I need to use two power sockets for a pair of speakers which is a bit much! But yeah, maybe I'll just dump them on someone with laptop speakers .. I have a feeling some might be willing to pay a bit for them though. They're in good shape, but yeah, the sound quality is so-so .. Still have value as curiosities I guess. edit : The amplifier was broken, although I'm not sure how serious it was. I think it overheated and broke when in a place with poor ventilation. I'm not sure how hard it would be to fix, but I figured it wouldn't be worth it in the end anyways. __________________ Something Completely Different