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post #31 of 174
5/25/06 at 6:17am
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Heck you feel bad, I use to own some of those fishers with a rack system in the 80s. Granted I was about 14, but hey I still had them.

You feel bad... I still HAVE the Fisher Studio Standard system that my parents bought over 19 years ago. Complete with the cabinet, turn table, EQ, CD player, dual tape deck, tuner, etc... and two monsterous 3 way towers with 15" subs.

It still works, and did it's college day duties quite well. It was even used more recently for LFE duty until I finished building an active sub. The speakers are pretty bad off, but the rest still works reasonably well. The Fisher cabinet is holding our current hardware, until we get our new furniture from Ethan Allen. The rest has been sitting in the basement for ages, awaiting garage duty or for a garage sale.
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post #32 of 174
5/25/06 at 6:39am
This is a little off the true essence of the thread, but imagine a tower with one or two of these bad boys in it. I crack up every time a see a picture of the Funky Pups!
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post #33 of 174
5/25/06 at 6:40am
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Originally Posted by Themanthatisi View Post

That is funny, I was thinking Buck Rogers myself.....

I do not mean to scare you guys, but here are thos Bose again, but naked this time. Really, this is very bad porn.


Man, those are just bad! Look at the drivers all pointing up in all directions!
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post #34 of 174
5/25/06 at 7:01am
pics?


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The absolute worst speakers I have ever seen were by Soundesign (a friend bought them without consulting me, she should have known better.) They were large, as if they were floorstanders, but only contained 4" full-range drivers (that's right, no separate tweeters!) The drivers were hot-glued in, but there were decals to make it look like they had metal frames! (Even screws painted on them!) Also, the backs were pressboard and held in place with staples (not even a nod to airtightness), and the scrawny wires came out of holes in the back so they couldn't be changed.
The experience of listening to these was unforgettable, just like a root canal.
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post #35 of 174
5/25/06 at 7:17am
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Originally Posted by ocZZZZ View Post

pics?

Sorry, no. This was a few years ago.
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post #36 of 174
5/25/06 at 7:27am
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Originally Posted by PULLIAMM View Post

The absolute worst speakers I have ever seen were by Soundesign (a friend bought them without consulting me, she should have known better.) They were large, as if they were floorstanders, but only contained 4" full-range drivers (that's right, no separate tweeters!) The drivers were hot-glued in, but there were decals to make it look like they had metal frames! (Even screws painted on them!) Also, the backs were pressboard and held in place with staples (not even a nod to airtightness), and the scrawny wires came out of holes in the back so they couldn't be changed.
The experience of listening to these was unforgettable, just like a root canal.


I know which ones your talking about.

It's almost like they spent more money on trying to design the chea[est looking thing possible.

It might have been more economical for them to just put regualr speakers in it.

Also, wasn't there a passive radiator in there somewhere?
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post #37 of 174
5/25/06 at 7:28am
Ugly and inaccurate!

http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/287/
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post #38 of 174
5/25/06 at 7:48am
I know these are ugly...but I found a used set of these at a theater supply house at a great price. I'm in the process of refurbing them.

They also had three of these also and I'm refurbing them as well:

The lot should make for an interesting home theater setup.
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post #39 of 174
5/25/06 at 8:25am
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I know these are ugly...but I found a used set of these at a theater supply house at a great price. I'm in the process of refurbing them.

They also had three of these also and I'm refurbing them as well:

The lot should make for an interesting home theater setup.

Let us know how they sound.
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post #40 of 174
5/25/06 at 8:32am
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Originally Posted by The_Dark_Knight View Post

I know which ones your talking about.

It's almost like they spent more money on trying to design the chea[est looking thing possible.

It might have been more economical for them to just put regualr speakers in it.

Also, wasn't there a passive radiator in there somewhere?

The electronics were just as bad. They were an all-in-one unit (including turntable) with deep grooves across the front to make it look like a stack of separate components. There were also "controls" and lights on the front that didn't actually do anything. (The "graphic equalizer" was really a tone control. Each half of the sliders were yoked together and moved as a unit!)
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post #41 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:18am
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I may not have had this, but I KNOW someone out there had this awsome Soundesign system in their home.

I bet it rocked the house down. lol
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post #42 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:27am
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Originally Posted by Themanthatisi View Post

I may not have had this, but I KNOW someone out there had this awsome Soundesign system in their home.

I bet it rocked the house down. lol

Sweet! Love the dual tape decks (wonder if they were both functional?) If you squint carefully, it really looks like the "tweeters" are cones.
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post #43 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:41am
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Man, those are just bad! Look at the drivers all pointing up in all directions!


I think Iraq used them in their air defence campaign. At the very least they can be used to scare off an alien invasion.

He was referring to these.....
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post #44 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:46am
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I think Iraq used them in their air defence campaign. At the very least they can be used to scare off an alien invasion.

He was referring to these.....

That is some sophisticated engineering!
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post #45 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:47am
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Well, I must admit this is a cool idea, well, in a way I mean. Think about it though, you can have real ugly speakers and NO ONE will realize it. You can rest your drink on it and really make it "stealth" like.

I may have to get them for my Garage......

Empire 7500 Endtable Style Speakers W/Mable Top
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post #46 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:49am
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Originally Posted by PULLIAMM View Post

The electronics were just as bad. They were an all-in-one unit (including turntable) with deep grooves across the front to make it look like a stack of separate components. There were also "controls" and lights on the front that didn't actually do anything. (The "graphic equalizer" was really a tone control. Each half of the sliders were yoked together and moved as a unit!)

This sounds just like a system I got for free when I was 12 or so. Plenty of controls and lights that served little or no purpose....2 sliders that would slide together as one unit.....no CD player, but included a tray for a crappy remote that LOOKED like a CD player. I think it was made by Yorx or something like that.
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post #47 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:52am
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That is some sophisticated engineering!

Bose was always doing weird things to sell speakers.... err.... they still do. However, are brilliant at marketing. I wonder if Bill Gates works for them on the side. Very few people are genius enough to sell things that well, just do not work all that well.
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post #48 of 174
5/25/06 at 9:56am
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Ok, Another few pictures of classic Klipsch ear bleeders..... Put these in the living room and the wife will put you in the "dog house".
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post #49 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:00am
Toad speakers
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post #50 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:01am
Damn, you guys all stole my idea of posting a pic of the bose cube's. lol
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post #51 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:02am
Well, I guess since you all can't see the pics I posted.

-K
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post #52 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:02am
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Toad speakers

ahahahahah
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post #53 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:03am
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Toad speakers


Those are cool.

I may get them for the yard, so DO NOT laugh at me... LOL

I wonder if they make a toad sub to go with it.
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post #54 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:04am
This kinda falls under "odd but original" category.


http://homepage.mac.com/calhoun/projects/mediaMac/
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post #55 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:08am
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Originally Posted by HDTV-NUT View Post

This kinda falls under "odd but original" category.


http://homepage.mac.com/calhoun/projects/mediaMac/


WOW...... I wonder if it will make his monitor breaks when he "cranks it up". Would that fall under the "Wife will not be so happy" catagory?
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post #56 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:17am
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Would that fall under the "Wife will not be so happy" catagory?

More like, "Wife would kick my a**" category. :P
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post #57 of 174
5/25/06 at 10:52am
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Originally Posted by bassbone57 View Post

Well, I guess since you all can't see the pics I posted.

-K

You are not kidding about theuglyone. Reminds me of the salt-sucking aliens on a classic Star Trek episode.
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post #58 of 174
5/25/06 at 11:29am
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You are not kidding about theuglyone. Reminds me of the salt-sucking aliens on a classic Star Trek episode.


LOL.....
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post #59 of 174
5/25/06 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by HDTV-NUT View Post

Damn, you guys all stole my idea of posting a pic of the bose cube's. lol

I dunno, as ugly as they sound, the vast majority of people really like the look of the boxe cubes... There are definitely much uglier speakers, as can be seen throughout this thread.
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post #60 of 174
5/25/06 at 12:58pm
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This kinda falls under "odd but original" category.


http://homepage.mac.com/calhoun/projects/mediaMac/


HAHAHAHAHA!

Is that the "Bob Vila computer speaker system"?
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