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lionkingcmsl) wrote2003-04-01 08:00 pm
lionkingcmsl) wrote2003-04-01 08:00 pm
How come ...
99% of the new stereo receivers/amps do not have phono inputs?
Yes, I know that the phonograph is going the way of the 8-track tape, but there are still a lot of people, like me, that have extensive record collections. :=/
I am looking for a new reciever/amp, to replace the one I burned out by leaving on all the time, and out of over 25 units that I looked at on line, only 2 had phono inputs, and they were in the $199 range. :=/
Even the few high end units I checked out, not that I can afford them, did not have the phono inputs.
I figure with all those fancy options they could at least give you phono inputs, for the true audiophile that still has his LP collection.
Maybe I should just take my unit back to Radio Shack and see if it can be repaired. It's not a bad unit. I probably blew the amp transistors out by leaving it on. :={
If I had the schematics for it, I would try to repair it myself. :=3
Of course if anyone has an old stereo reciever/amp with at least 5 inputs laying about, unused .... :=3
Yes, I know that the phonograph is going the way of the 8-track tape, but there are still a lot of people, like me, that have extensive record collections. :=/
I am looking for a new reciever/amp, to replace the one I burned out by leaving on all the time, and out of over 25 units that I looked at on line, only 2 had phono inputs, and they were in the $199 range. :=/
Even the few high end units I checked out, not that I can afford them, did not have the phono inputs.
I figure with all those fancy options they could at least give you phono inputs, for the true audiophile that still has his LP collection.
Maybe I should just take my unit back to Radio Shack and see if it can be repaired. It's not a bad unit. I probably blew the amp transistors out by leaving it on. :={
If I had the schematics for it, I would try to repair it myself. :=3
Of course if anyone has an old stereo reciever/amp with at least 5 inputs laying about, unused .... :=3
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As you said, records are kinda dying off in the general public, ergo, people will be throwing away working units and record collections as they "upgrade". Bet you find someone chucking one away within a mile of your house.
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I beleive the one I have is out of date.
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Also I still think HMV still sells LP's anyways, there at the back of the store in my town but they still sell them. Usually DJ's buy them etc.
Everyone says that things die out anyways. But that's nonsense as look at what they have been saying has been killed off.
1. Compact Cassette - Still in use today, it's not exactly dying is it? ;)
2. VHS - Still very much alive, even though DVD is making a lot of headway.
3. Floppy Disk - Come on, I have been hearing that the floppy has died since 1995/6? It's still with us and floppies are still being made to be sold. :) I could see it still here for a while yet.
It's just companies stating that something is dead just to get others to buy the new thing on the block. If it works and you like it, still use it.
Mind you, I am expecting a new video format out eventually to force everyone to rebuy the films again that they did when they went from VHS/LD to DVD but to blue laser DVD :)
Gotta keep that money rolling in you know ;)