I wonder if there are any unicorn F types in 60 or 70 years like this XJ-S !!!
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08-02-2023 | 09:41 PM
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08-03-2023 | 07:24 AM
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08-03-2023 | 10:14 AM
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I dunno... maybe it's too quick to decry the loss of ICE mechanics.
Decades ago, I used to love the process of selecting an LP record from my collection, removing it from the sleeve (by the edges of course), placing it on the turntable, gingerly setting the stylus just before the starting groove, and listening to the crackle and pop before the music started. With the advent of CD's and then MP players (not to mention mobile phones), I was pretty convinced that my LP's and turntables were destined for the trash heap. But I read now that there's a growing demand of LP sales. And high-class turntables are now being made and sold for $10K and upwards. Whaaa?!!
Perhaps in the future, ICE mechanics will be fewer and far between, but the ones that survive (and relearn) will no doubt be more focused on how to finding and correcting problems, rather than if they can complete the "fix" On-time-and-under-budget.
Decades ago, I used to love the process of selecting an LP record from my collection, removing it from the sleeve (by the edges of course), placing it on the turntable, gingerly setting the stylus just before the starting groove, and listening to the crackle and pop before the music started. With the advent of CD's and then MP players (not to mention mobile phones), I was pretty convinced that my LP's and turntables were destined for the trash heap. But I read now that there's a growing demand of LP sales. And high-class turntables are now being made and sold for $10K and upwards. Whaaa?!!
Perhaps in the future, ICE mechanics will be fewer and far between, but the ones that survive (and relearn) will no doubt be more focused on how to finding and correcting problems, rather than if they can complete the "fix" On-time-and-under-budget.
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08-03-2023 | 10:18 AM
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08-03-2023 | 11:17 AM
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I dunno... maybe it's too quick to decry the loss of ICE mechanics.
Decades ago, I used to love the process of selecting an LP record from my collection, removing it from the sleeve (by the edges of course), placing it on the turntable, gingerly setting the stylus just before the starting groove, and listening to the crackle and pop before the music started. With the advent of CD's and then MP players (not to mention mobile phones), I was pretty convinced that my LP's and turntables were destined for the trash heap. But I read now that there's a growing demand of LP sales. And high-class turntables are now being made and sold for $10K and upwards. Whaaa?!!
Perhaps in the future, ICE mechanics will be fewer and far between, but the ones that survive (and relearn) will no doubt be more focused on how to finding and correcting problems, rather than if they can complete the "fix" On-time-and-under-budget.
Decades ago, I used to love the process of selecting an LP record from my collection, removing it from the sleeve (by the edges of course), placing it on the turntable, gingerly setting the stylus just before the starting groove, and listening to the crackle and pop before the music started. With the advent of CD's and then MP players (not to mention mobile phones), I was pretty convinced that my LP's and turntables were destined for the trash heap. But I read now that there's a growing demand of LP sales. And high-class turntables are now being made and sold for $10K and upwards. Whaaa?!!
Perhaps in the future, ICE mechanics will be fewer and far between, but the ones that survive (and relearn) will no doubt be more focused on how to finding and correcting problems, rather than if they can complete the "fix" On-time-and-under-budget.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/...%B6der-tonearm
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08-03-2023 | 12:06 PM
Some turntables are going WAY over $10K. This one is $363K!
https://www.stereophile.com/content/...%B6der-tonearm
https://www.stereophile.com/content/...%B6der-tonearm
Anyone on discogs? https://www.discogs.com/user/unclefi...sort_order=asc
And there's hobbyists of all sorts. Think of the guys who love working with steam contraptions or ancient instruments. Youtube is full of craftspeople machining their own tools and goofing off on obsolete stuff just for the fun and history.
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