It's... it's beautiful...

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 03/11/2020 at 14:03 • Filed to: None

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I love that 70s hifi look, the analog VU meters and the fact it has MiniDisc. Sadly $350 broken on eBay and up from there. Video of meters in action below.

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Song playing on the MiniDisc is a remix of Gladys Knight and the Pips by Dave Lee:

Tripper > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:09

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Wow that is cool AF. Growing up my  dad’s Panasonic stereo receiver (house edition ) looked almost identical to that.

lone_liberal > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:15

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Ok, this just blew my mind a bit. 70s hifi design on a minidisc  player? That’s wonderful! I want one! Too bad my budget for vintage audio equipment with an even more vintage design is currently $0. 

someassemblyrequired > Tripper 03/11/2020 at 14:19

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Yeah I love that aesthetic.  

someassemblyrequired > lone_liberal 03/11/2020 at 14:19

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Yeah, working ones are $900!

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:28

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Damn. I still have a minidisc player/ recorder in the bottom of a desk drawer . I bought it in grad school to record recitals etc. Haven’t touched it in years.

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 03/11/2020 at 14:29

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They are a thing all of a sudden it seems, apparently hipsters have discovered them. 

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:30

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Back before all the stereo gear went black and digital. A buddy had a gorgeous Pioneer receiver/amp that had the analog tuning dial with the huge knob you could spin across the dial, big switches, all the tactile goodness of those old sets. I miss ‘em.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:30

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I didn’t know I needed this until just now... wow!

This looks incredible. I think someone (more talented and creative than I) could come up with a really cool vintage interior theme around this in the right car.  

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:30

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Maybe I should try to get a few bucks for mine. God knows I’ll never use it again.

VincentMalamute-Kim > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:32

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That price is nuts.

But I love it. I love the Silver Age; bicycle components, audio. Anything else come in silver? Car wheels.

When I discovered eBay, I went nuts buying this stuff until I realized I had an eBay problem . So now I have a pile in my basement :

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:33

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Yup; I love that look as well, though did they sound any good? I wouldn’t be feeling that cassette player though...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 03/11/2020 at 14:35

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someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 03/11/2020 at 14:36

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Going for $30-50 on the fleabay

Chariotoflove > VincentMalamute-Kim 03/11/2020 at 14:37

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My dad still has his 70s hifi set that looks like this.  That stuff was made to last.

Chariotoflove > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:37

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I love this.

someassemblyrequired > VincentMalamute-Kim 03/11/2020 at 14:38

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Ha yeah - it was a bit of a golden age. Those old Pioneer receivers are glorious.

someassemblyrequired > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/11/2020 at 14:42

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They came in black as well which would be great for 80s and 90s cars, but they’re even rarer - there’s a couple on Yahoo Auctions Japan - $2,000 :

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/t689721314?conversionType=search_suggest

C62030 > ttyymmnn 03/11/2020 at 14:42

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As a young person I’m with you. Maybe this is why I have half a dozen mechanical keyboards in my closet.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:43

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There’s another one with a tube pre-amp that I seriously considered getting a while back before realizing that I drove a theft magnet.

VincentMalamute-Kim > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:43

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Knobs are solid machined aluminum (over a small plastic insert ) and so nice to handle . Your minidisc knobs, unfortunately, kinda look like chromed plastic.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Chariotoflove 03/11/2020 at 14:45

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I’m probably your dad’s age. I had a Pioneer SX-780 receiver in the late 70's. Going nuts on eBay was trying to fill some psychological void, I think.

someassemblyrequired > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 03/11/2020 at 14:46

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Yeah those are pretty neat as well, though just as expensive.

someassemblyrequired > VincentMalamute-Kim 03/11/2020 at 14:49

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I suspect you’re right, but right now this is Schroedinger’s stereo - I can’t afford it, therefore the knobs are both machined aluminum and cheap chromed plastic.

Chariotoflove > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:54

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Schroedinger’s Stereo needs to be the name of a band.

Chariotoflove > VincentMalamute-Kim 03/11/2020 at 14:54

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At that age of equipment, yes.  It’s as much time capsule as electronics.  If I end up with my dad’s set, I’ll never sell it.

someassemblyrequired > Chariotoflove 03/11/2020 at 14:57

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They’re both amazing and rubbish until you listen

Snuze: Needs another Swede > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 14:59

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You just blew my mind again... I had no idea Yahoo! auctions still existed!!!

I’m starting to get really serious about a project car this summer. What I’m planning is a 240 w agon, motor swap, redo the suspension and brakes, good wheels and tires, make a nice GT car out of it. And part of that is also having a nice stereo. B ut I want it to look good, and cohesive, so I’m going for that 80's to early 90's euro vibe and something like that would be perfect. Guess I need to throw another grand on the budget...  

Chariotoflove > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 15:01

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But you can’t listen unless you find their next gig, at which point the set’s done for the night .

lone_liberal > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 15:03

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I have my console stereo that I picked up from a (now ex) BIL years ago that I finally got home last year but I don’t have anything with the metal + meters look that I envied so much when I was a kid. By the time I was buying stereo equipment everything was black except maybe some high end rackmount stuff. 

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/11/2020 at 15:23

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I still have that. EQ is useless without the funky proprietary cord it came with. But I’m sure the amp and tuner still work. I don’t have the wooden rack any more, but it looked better stacked anyway.

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 15:24

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Dang. I probably paid close to $300 back in 1990.

WiscoProud > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 03/11/2020 at 15:25

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Thats awesome

A tube isn’t great for anything that isn’t stationary, but i love they made it. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 03/11/2020 at 15:35

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I know a guy who could sort that out.

someassemblyrequired > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/11/2020 at 15:36

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There are some really good looking stock radios for the Volvos but I think the 240s may not have got them until the end...  might be able to fit something from a 740/760.

If going aftermarket, a vintage 1980s Blaupunkt would look great too and won’t break the bank.

someassemblyrequired > lone_liberal 03/11/2020 at 15:37

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yeah the old stuff holds up pretty well, you can generally find them at goodwill in good shape, in the worst case they need a few capacitors and bulbs

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 03/11/2020 at 15:38

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Yeah they were crazy expensive new, you couldn’t give them away for a while, and now hipsters are starting to want them.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/11/2020 at 15:39

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Maybe one day. I’ve got nothing to plug into it. 

Snuze: Needs another Swede > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 15:41

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Yeah, I need to give it some more thought, the stereo and interior stuff hasn’t been as high on my priority list as the engine swap I have planned and supporting suspension and drivetrain mods.

The thing is, if I’m making it a nice GT car for myself, I want some modern conveniences, i.e. Android Auto. At the same time I’m loathe to hack the thing up and stuff a big screen smack in the middle of the dash. This one’s definitely going to take some more thought and there will definitely be some compromise along the way.

But if I keep it strictly old school, an 80's Blaupunkt would be sweet. 

arl > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 18:03

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I’m a sucker for VU meters. Niiiiice. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 18:04

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I just really want a nice period correct Blaupunkt for my Vette. Sadly Porsche people have made those dumb expensive now.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 18:11

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oh god

someassemblyrequired > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/11/2020 at 20:47

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There was an add on cassette holder - I wonder if you could 3D print the surface of the cassette holder (which would be straighforward), and then put a single DIN slide out screen in behind - then spring load the 3D printed cover so it opens/closes when the screen slides out .

someassemblyrequired > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 03/11/2020 at 20:49

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They’re both fantastic

someassemblyrequired > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/11/2020 at 20:54

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yeah 80s car audio decks have gotten crazy, I’d imagine there’s still some deals to be had every once in a while... this is my go to for 80s cars, especially with amber backlights (I’m assuming you have a C4):

$100-$150 most of the time, USB/AUX/Bluetooth, though I think most C4's are 1.5DIN, so you’ll still need a bracket.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > someassemblyrequired 03/11/2020 at 21:13

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That is genius! I didn’ t even know that existed, very cool!

CaptDale - is secretly British > someassemblyrequired 03/12/2020 at 23:53

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I really want to keep a working tape deck though. I would use mine if it was working. Yeah C4s are 1.5 and I wouldn’t mind having a pocket there. The thing with the Blaupunkts are they are very easy to add BT or a cable to.

someassemblyrequired > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/12/2020 at 23:59

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Ah yeah, can totally understand that. The Blaupunkts were pretty spendy in the 80s, so you can still tell yourself you’re getting a deal - even at $2-300... :D

CaptDale - is secretly British > someassemblyrequired 03/17/2020 at 16:25

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Yeah.... no I can’t xD