Re: Apex dvd player
From: gothika (Vampyres_at_nettaxi.com)
Date: 06/27/04
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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 04:03:52 -0500
On 26 Jun 2004 08:15:17 GMT, laseranddvdfan@aol.com (LASERandDVDfan)
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>>You show all the signs of one who's completely enamored to all things
>>high tech. If it's not the latest and greatest you don't want it.
>>You'll always be caught in that viscious circle of keeping up with the
>>jones.
>>Which is exactly where the retailer want you.
>
>I guess that DOESN'T explain why I keep a stockpile of VHS and Beta VCRs and
>still use a Sony DVP-S360 DVD player, which is a 1999-2000 year player and was
>the low end model for Sony at that time. Still works perfectly, too. No need
>for a new DVD player. Although, I have three spare DVD players. Two Toshiba
>SD-1700 players, both with the bad caps replaced and one with minor power
>supply repair, works perfectly and has their remotes. One Panasonic DVD-A110
>with remote. Someone gave it to me when it stopped reading discs. I called
>Panasonic and they honored a warranty service on it, even though it was years
>out of warranty, so I ended up with a free working DVD player at Panasonic's
>expense.
I suppose it's a matter of degrees then. At my age I perceive anything
as late as 1999-2000 to be something brand new.
I still have much of the gear I used in the 70's, mostly pro studio
stuff.(Much of it still sought after. I get calls often from artists
wanting to purchase my Ampex studio decks as well as some of my better
mikes.)
I've even been dusting off some of the analog video editing gear I've
had in storage. some 1/2 inch as well as my old 1 inch quad A digital
recorders.
>
>As for getting better things, I'm quite resourceful, and having luck never
>hurts.
While I'm retired I still do some repair work for those I know and
quite often get newer gear that way.
>I got my Sony STR-DA4ES receiver for $300 complete with manual and remote, and
>that Elevated Standard model retailed for over $1000 in 2002 and still enjoys a
>high price on retail and used markets. I enjoy 7.1 surround sound and superb
>stereo sound because of this 44 pound beast! Excellent shape.\
I have 5.1 in my den, but get it using much older gear.
I have a stand alone 5.1 decoder that I feed into various amps(most
valved). My front and rear stereo speakers are klipshorns.
I built the center using ferrofluids I cannabilised out of a pair of
Dhalquists and went stereo on the rear sub channel through an active
crossover unit I had.(suppose that'd make it a 6.1 tho'.)
Yet for a consumer to have something like this would cost an arm and a
leg. I had most of this in my warehouse.
>
>My stereo mains are a set of Optimus Mach Threes. Yeah, they're RadioShack
>speakers, with one minor detail: they were speakers that RS managed to get
>right. The sound is neutral and accurate, but very smooth. Love listening to
>stuff from classical and new age to pop and hard rock, and these speakers plays
>all with aplomb and very efficiently so there's no reason to replace them with
>a set of Infinity or NHT speakers.
>
Yeah the Mach Three's were very decent speakers. I have a bunch of
Radio Shack stuff I bought through a fire sale.(Franchise owner
torched his own store, got caught and the whole store was put on the
auction block.)
I got all the speakers and various sundry amps and CB equipment.
I re-tweeked a pair of the T1000's speakers by having JBL recone and
coil them and replaced the softdomes tweeters with fluid filled leafs.
After retuning the boxes I got a very respectable flat usable 24hz.
Not bad for skinny towers.
>Surround and center speakers are KLH, and they're not bad for cheapies. I
>place a greater priority on stereo reproduction than surround sound, so I am
>more than content with KLH speakers for the surrounds, but would like a better
>center channel speaker.
KLH woofers are good in the respect that that they achieve good bass
for short throw speakers. This makes them efficient and very tight as
long as they aren't over powered too much.
>My turntable, a 1983 model Technics SL-7, was purchased for $10. I replaced
>the belt for the pickup kicker mechanism and cleaned it up inside and out, and
>it looks like it came fresh from the factory with nary a scratch or blemish in
>sight. The Ortofon cartridge and stylus were still good. Excellent shape.
>
The SL-7 was a damn fine turntable for the bucks, far outperforming
those costing 3 times as much.
I have a room full of turntables of all sorts.(people would bring them
in as donations over the years.)
I let a friend talk me out of my old Linn and regret it to this day.
I currently use a Sony high-end straight arm and a Denon tangental.
Mostly use them to remaster old out of pressing vinyl tape.
>My tape deck, a 3 head JVC TD-V711 SuperDigifine, I bought for $15 bucks from a
>seller who was convinced it was worthless just because it was a tape deck.
>Excellent shape.
got a room full of cassette decks. My favorites are an older Akai with
glass heads and a Nakamichi with lasermorphous heads.(the glass is
great for very clean highs and the morphous dendrite heads have very
smooth transients.)
I usually run both with a DBX type Ior II compressor to preserve
dymanic range.
My favorite reel units are my Tandberg and my Docoder.
>
>My 1994 model Onkyo DX-C106 CD changer I essentially bought for $25. I applied
>a slight modification by changing the JRC 4560 opamps with Burr-Brown AD2604
>opamps in the analogue section for improved sound quality. Excellent shape.
I use a NAD reference unit, though I've always felt it was over
rated.(I let my old swiss made Tandberg go when I sold my recording
studio back in 85.)
>
>My primary monitor, a 1999 model Sony KV-27S66, was built from two defective
>sets of the same model. Calibrated to THX OptiMODE and is capable of working
>with 16x9 anamorphically enhanced DVDs. Not bad for $60 ($30 for the two TVs
>and $30 for the remote. Sony graciously shipped me a copy of the user manual
>for free, as they assumed I paid a lot to get the set repaired). Excellent
>shape.
>
I have a Sony monitor as well, a Sony Vio with the built in Stereo and
sub. A friend donated it when he up graded from 17" to 19".
I have a Big HP 19 inch that I started out with but it just sitting in
the corner collecting dust.(I find this 17 does the job for me.)
>My primary VHS VCR, a 1990 model Sony SVO-160, was given to me. Power supply
>was rebuilt with new capacitors and the capstan bearing problem was fixed. I
>spent $25 on getting the remote and manual. Excellent shape. Has the best
>picture and hi-fi sound of any VHS deck I've used with only one possible
>exception: the Panasonic AG-1980 S-VHS Editor.
>
Yeah I had a couple of the 1980's back in the late 80's when I did
alot of 1/2 inch editing. They were damn good machines. I's started
out with the lowly 1950's in 86 that were nice for bottom line.)
Like I said I'm dusting off what 1/2 inch I still have, seems there's
still use for them.
I'm currently getting my Sanyo GVR-S955's back in use.(S-VHS editors
that accept dual standard controllers and can do stop frame for
animation.)
>My primary SuperBeta VCR, 1985 model Sony SL-HF400, was purchased for $225.
>Unit is mint with remote and was barely used. If you don't have a large number
>of Beta tapes, then you wouldn't understand why I thought this wasn't a bad
>deal.
Yeah I do. I did toss my last Beta dub deck out a couple of years ago,
about 200 or so tapes as well.
ust didn't have a need for them anymore.
>
>My primary LaserDisc player, a 1997 model Pioneer DVL-700 with remote, was
>purchased for $75 from a pawn shop. Resurfaced the spindle hub friction
>material to restore lost grip on the LaserDisc, which fixed the slippage
>problem that is fairly common on that chassis, which was also used on players
>like the Pioneer ELITE CLD-99 and Pioneer CLD-D704. Excellent shape and one of
>the finest LD players I've used.
>
>My PlayStation 2 was bought new. Had to get the TOSLink cable and the S-Video
>cable to integrate it into my rig the way I wanted it to.
>
>My Microsoft X-Box was bought used for $120 including two games and two
>controllers. Had to replace the optical pickup (Samsung DVD drive with Seagate
>HD, IDE cable replaced with UDMA cable) and bought an A/V pack to connect it to
>my rig using S-Video and TOSLink.
>
>My Nintendo GameCube was obtained by trading a VCR with a friend. The GameCube
>had a faulty optical pickup, but Nintendo honored the warranty, even though it
>was over by two months. So, I ended up with a refurbished GameCube for the
>price of a VCR.
>
>My CED player, an RCA SJT-200, was bought from a flea market for $10. Cleaned
>and rebuilt with a new belt and fresh lube brought it back to life. Stylus has
>plenty of life left to play those needlevision discs, to which I have a
>collection.
>
>There is a lot more. Anyways, my system as a whole is probably worth in excess
>of $3000 and is capable of playing VHS, Beta, LaserDisc, CED, DVD, LP, CD, and
>CompactCassette. But, I spent a fraction of that by simply being at the right
>place at the right time and I'm quite content with my equipment. Some of my
>equipment are simply superior to what's sold new today unless you go much
>higher end than what Best Buy sells, and I got almost everything with pennies
>on the dollar.
>
>I love high tech, but I don't nosedive into something like that unless I
>absolutely need to. Since my current TV/monitor is still working perfectly, I
>don't watch broadcasts on it but use it strictly as a monitor, and can enjoy
>anamorphic DVDs on it complete with the 30% virtual resolution increase, albeit
>with no progressive scan but having a detailed and sharp image nonetheless, I
>have no need for a new HDTV at this time.
>
>So much for your theory about me. If anything, I compete for getting the
>biggest bang for the buck instead of just getting the best. I usually end up
>getting some high end stuff AND saving money. You can't beat that combination.
>
>
>And, I'm willing to bet that the other techies here have also had great
>success, perhaps greater, at building their systems by getting the right stuff
>for great prices and using their capabilities to get broken high end stuff for
>a low price or for free and to repair them for resale or use. - Reinhart
No argument there, I've done the same.
But so many game systems? Sorry but I'd rather take a walk in the
park. Get outside.
Take a good look in the mirror, your a classic techno geek, no matter
what you managed to save in purchase price.
I have all the stuff I have to go towards an end goal. In years gone
by it was in support of my business.
now what I do play with is more hobby and I try to not let it take up
to much of every day.
I wouldn't be getting my film/video suite back up if a couple of
students at the local Fine Arts school hadn't talked me into helping
them get their documentary off the ground.
Just the difference in our ages I suppose.
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