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Not Sold In Stores Anymore; Home Stereo w/ AM-FM Radio. or Replacemnt Cords for CD Players!!
July 23, 2017 | Lee Martell

Posted on 07/23/2017 8:19:33 PM PDT by lee martell

I decided it was time to replace my very old home stereo system from Magnavox. It had a CD player, an AM/FM radio and a pair of speakers. I must have bought it back in the late 90's. I knew it would be difficult to find an affordable CD player vs one that took DVDs or other. What I didn't know was how difficult it would be to find a home stereo system that allowed me to get AM radio. All the systems I saw online offered FM. That was no problem.

I went into Best Buy and was told I would have to connect to AM by using my iphone's Bluetooth App. The Bluetooth App would then be used to link up and connect with my home stereo, which would then provide access to AM radio.

Oh. said I. I didn't want the bother and all the extra fiddling needed to make that connection. So I looked online, and settled for something from LG for a little over $200. According to the online Ad, I could have both FM AND AM radio. I was thrilled, since I rely on AM to get most my talk shows. A few days pass, it's delivered, I set the home stereo system up , only to find, you guessed it. I still would be expected to use Bluetooth to establish the connection to Am. Damn!

After lots of silent grumbling, I decided, Okay, I guess I'll just have to learn how to connect. Eventually, I found the App, but the Bluetooth was only able to connect to a port with a headset symbol above it. Meaning, I suppose, Am Radio is only accessible via headphones. (Oy!!)

At this point, I just dug up one of my old CD players. A small model by Memorex, and I now use this to access AM Radio until further notice. I had to hunt for a replacement cord for it. Seems most stores don't even sell your basic appliance cords anymore. They are sold online for about $17. adding postage, brings that to about $26. No thanks. I found one stuffed in my box of old souvenir from college days. It still functions fine. Life is for learning, right?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Hobbies; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: cdplayers; stereoequipment
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To: lee martell

It was designed to look retro for sure. After all who the heck has cassettes nowadays? I got rid of mine - about 100 to 150 of them - about a decade ago if I recall correctly.


41 posted on 07/23/2017 9:02:21 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Noumenon

Thorens TD126 mkIII . . . listing has ended $1299.00 . . .


42 posted on 07/23/2017 9:03:08 PM PDT by cornelis
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To: Charles Martel

I still have the pioneer brochure from that model year. I mowed lawns while in HS and saved up enough for the sx-580. Always wanted one of those beasts in the back of the brouchure...


43 posted on 07/23/2017 9:03:42 PM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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To: RightField

remember that the Echo listens to you as well as you listening to it.


44 posted on 07/23/2017 9:05:01 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: lee martell

CCW RADIOS...
Shortwave and All else..also 2 meters!


45 posted on 07/23/2017 9:06:11 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Connecting radio through Bluetooth has numerous problems among which are;

Ads inserted over you program

Missing weather alerts

Delayed broadcast

Different non-local news

Dead air during key monologs and conversations

No thanks

I want my AM radio.

I’ll get one out of a junked car and get a 12 volt converter if need be.


46 posted on 07/23/2017 9:06:54 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Charles Martel

Drool. I would literally make love to that beast.

Bluetooth is lossy. Consider a DAC (Digital to analog converter) instead. This one has served me well: https://www.parts-express.com/dac-digital-to-analog-audio-converter-optical-—coaxial-—usb—180-998 Much much better than Bluetooth. Nothing gets lost in translation. 24bit / 96khz


47 posted on 07/23/2017 9:07:03 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: Tucker39

Yes it was a different world. We moved to Panama City when I was 4. That was 1951. There was no electricity in rural Walton, County until the 1950s.

Interestingly, PC had synchronized red lights way back then. If you hit one green they would all be green all the way down Harrison Ave.

Now my Greatgrandpa had hot and cold running water. A very bright lighting system which ran off of some gas. I think the same thing which miners lamps used. He also had a telephone system which ran to most of his relatives houses but no where else. It was the old kind you had to crank and it had a battery. All this without electricity.

He also owned his own locomotive and tracks.


48 posted on 07/23/2017 9:07:14 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: TianaHighrider

I’ve had it since high school - was saving my grass-cutting money to buy a car, but saw this one go on sale because the newer model (the 1280, IIRC) was already in stock. Had to have it. I’ve always loved the silver-finished Pioneer equipment of the mid-’70s.


49 posted on 07/23/2017 9:08:29 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: EinNYC

Thanks. A complete consumer report!


50 posted on 07/23/2017 9:11:47 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Here is a Jensen for around 170.00 from Amazon..

https://www.amazon.com/Jensen-Stereo-Turntable-Digital-Cassette/dp/B017GC0TIW/ref=pd_sbs_23_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B017GC0TIW&pd_rd_r=WY9V2B28NPXF3A5FX46D&pd_rd_w=MQEcj&pd_rd_wg=VEHRP&psc=1&refRID=WY9V2B28NPXF3A5FX46D


51 posted on 07/23/2017 9:12:08 PM PDT by Davy Crocket
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To: Charles Martel

You sir have the holy grail of receivers. Thank the Lord you did not go with a 1280. In car terms you own a 1966 SHELBY COBRA 427 “SUPER SNAKE”


52 posted on 07/23/2017 9:13:06 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

The 3.7is try, but they really don’t quite grab that last bottom octave. That said, they do amazingly well in the right room with the right placement. The Mye Engineering stands they’re on make a substantial difference. They are utterly transparent and lifelike. With food source material, they just disappear.


53 posted on 07/23/2017 9:13:13 PM PDT by Noumenon ("Only the dead have seen an end to war.")
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To: Froggie

https://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-KDC-118-Dash-Stereo-Receiver/dp/B01M6DHW26/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1500869589&sr=8-3&keywords=am+fm+radio+for+car


54 posted on 07/23/2017 9:15:16 PM PDT by GOPJ (The man who's blessed lives a happy existence day by day... Euripides)
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To: Charles Martel

https://www.topspeed.com/cars/shelby/1967-shelby-cobra-427-super-snake-ar25745.html


55 posted on 07/23/2017 9:17:05 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Yes, I know the Bluetooth rig isn't ideal - I just happened to have it on hand. I suppose the DAC would work with a tablet dock or similar - a wired connection would be superior.

I'll be glad the 1250 is back in service come winter - those heat sinks aren't just for show. I should build it into a coffee table and use it as a foot warmer. ;-)

56 posted on 07/23/2017 9:19:04 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Noumenon

Like what? Bose has proven itself over and over. There is a reason why they are successful.


57 posted on 07/23/2017 9:19:07 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I recall back in the day people routinely destroying their amplifiers by playing them way too loud. Crown and Phase Linear amps would go down hard.


58 posted on 07/23/2017 9:19:18 PM PDT by Noumenon ("Only the dead have seen an end to war.")
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To: lee martell

Ebay is also your friend on this...

Look up Sangean radio....they make a host of different radios, portable and otherwise. Excellent AM/FM reception with digital tuning and presets. I love mine...not cheap though...well worth the money and you get what you pay for with these.


59 posted on 07/23/2017 9:21:39 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: Intolerant in NJ

No. No conspiracy about AM. Rush is on FM in my locale and sounds much better than AM, which is why listeners have been migrating to FM since the 70s. It is called the market - you may have heard of it.


60 posted on 07/23/2017 9:22:03 PM PDT by Dave W
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