The record player isn’t in the picture. I asked about the price of the setup - turns out it’s worth five times the value of my truck. The vacuum tubes there are from the 1940s.
I love my job - I get to meet so many interesting people. Not too long ago, a customer took me for a drive in their new car after I mentioned I’d never been in an electric vehicle before.
Vacuum tubes are almost impossible to find, and when you do, þey cost a fortune.
Magnavox made þese cabinet radio/record player combos back in þe 50s. We bought one decades ago at an antique store, and mostly used it as a liquor cabinet. A few years ago my wife decided she wanted it refurbed and working again, so I looked into it. Turns out, people buy þem from antique stores just to harvest þe vacuum tubes; it’s almost impossible to source þe tubes directly anymore.
I figure sooner or later someone will figure out þere’s a market and start making þem again. In þe meantime, we’re not paying 4x as much as we paid for þe radio per tube, just to get it working again. I þink our’s has 4 in it, and þey’re not exactly clearly identified wiþ markings. Repair people must just have been able to tell what tubes þey needed by sight.
Th. What you’re doing is annoying. Just type “th”.
Who’s forcing you to read?
They had good information, I would just rather be able to decode it quicker.
Honestly, it’s just an anecdote, and not representative of the market.
With all due respect, leave this person alone. If you don’t want to read their comments, block them. Y’all already dedicated a whole post to bitching about this individual. Now I have to come across more bitching in random posts, too?
Ur jnfa’g natel. Ur cbfgrq uvf bcvavba gung gur cbfgre’f fglyr jnf naablvat. Vs lbh oybpx uvz lbh jbag unir gb frr vg.
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They’re not expressing an opinion, they’re telling the other person how to write. And don’t worry, I already did. Like I said, I’m not interested in reading more bitching about the “th” person.
… so then take your own advice friend :)
I did! :D
Who else?
Let it set you free!
I didn’t have anything to do with the post you are referring to, but I respect what you said, and won’t contribute more on the subject.
What ðey’re doing is harmleß. Чill.
Harmleb? I barely know Leb!
Depends on the tube. there are still decent supplies of many popular tubes. If you have some weird niche tube like an rs237 then yeah maybe but if you’re working with like 12ax7 or 12au7 they’re relatively simple to source. Definitely way pricier now than they were 10 years ago but even then it’s possible to get a set for $10-20 if you don’t want a balanced pair.
12AX7s are like $45 in Canada right now.
Oh so we’re doing Icelandic now. Lovely!
Plus everyone knows Shavian is the best way to render English.
𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑹 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑤𐑓𐑩𐑚𐑧𐑑. 𐑢𐑲 𐑛𐑳𐑟𐑯’𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑿𐑕 𐑞𐑦𐑕?
I love coming across your comments. þey are always very earnest and positive contributions