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• Hey, c'mon, the Dynaco 400 has to be the... - caffeinator 20:22:43 03/06/07 (2)
  In Reply to: Bose 901's, a name brand DAC that sounded worse than my posted by audiogatorjim on March 5, 2007 at 15:44:12:

  finest Barbecue / Block Party amplifier ever made...not bad for garage sound, either...

  
  
  

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  • I loved the amp and company but the sound was so - audiogatorjim 14:07:52 03/07/07 (1)
    In Reply to: Hey, c'mon, the Dynaco 400 has to be the... posted by caffeinator on March 6, 2007 at 20:22:43:

    very shrill and highly solid state sounding. I bet I had 3 or 4 thru the years (shows what I know) and a Stereo 416 with cap bank which also was crappy.

    For non-critical party purposes - OUTSTANDING.
    
    

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    • Re: I loved the amp and company but the sound was so - elto 14:38:46 03/07/07 (0)
      In Reply to: I loved the amp and company but the sound was so posted by audiogatorjim on March 7, 2007 at 14:07:52:

      I helped design a DISCO club in NH with 4 larger-capped versions
      of the 400 - they cranked 6 hrs a night /6 days a week for
      4 years - never - ever missed a beat
      - but not for critical listening ...
      
      

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• Yamaha R-900 receiver. - Hepcat 18:51:25 03/05/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Bose 901's, a name brand DAC that sounded worse than my posted by audiogatorjim on March 5, 2007 at 15:44:12:

  Big long boat anchor circa 1980 or so. Terrible.
  
  

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• All-time great list of "dogs" there.... :-) nt - theaudiohiffle 17:11:50 03/05/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Bose 901's, a name brand DAC that sounded worse than my posted by audiogatorjim on March 5, 2007 at 15:44:12:

  ..
  Harry
  
  

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• i have an ic150 sitting in - snkby 16:18:50 03/05/07 (4)
  In Reply to: Bose 901's, a name brand DAC that sounded worse than my posted by audiogatorjim on March 5, 2007 at 15:44:12:

  my garage that i am seriously thinking about gutting it and using the chassis for a couple of ucd180 amps/tx-102 tvc/dact selector/bugle phono/ade24.

  im just scared that its fugliness will hurt the music after all the effort. :)
  
  

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  • Great to scare away rodents. - Al Nico 17:27:28 03/05/07 (3)
    In Reply to: i have an ic150 sitting in posted by snkby on March 5, 2007 at 16:18:50:

    If you turned it on you would be pest free for life. I tried one in the system years ago. It must have had Nurf Balls for feet, it bounced out of the system so fast.
    
    

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    • No worse than most ss gear from the early '70's - nightdoggy 16:48:04 03/09/07 (0)
      In Reply to: Great to scare away rodents. posted by Al Nico on March 5, 2007 at 17:27:28:

      I think it used horrible 4558 (like a dual 741) op amps and ceramic caps throughout. I never had one or heard one, but I saw it for sale at Tech HiFi when it was fairly new.
      If money is tight and that's all you have you can probably help it out with some simple parts changeouts.
      But I've been wrong before...
      
      
      

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    • That is positively, absolutely without a doubt - E-Stat 19:30:44 03/06/07 (0)
      In Reply to: Great to scare away rodents. posted by Al Nico on March 5, 2007 at 17:27:28:

      the worst sounding component ever produced on the planet. Despite its "unmeasurable" distortion. ;)

      rw
      
      

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    • makes my skin crawl just thinking about hooking it up. nt - snkby 18:54:42 03/05/07 (0)
      In Reply to: Great to scare away rodents. posted by Al Nico on March 5, 2007 at 17:27:28:

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