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mcnally
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response 150 of 195:
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May 7 01:58 UTC 1998 |
Hmmm.. Sounds like you've had many of the problems I suspected
(and have heard reported by other users) but just are more willing
to tolerate them. I guess that if I ever decided to take the plunge
I'll probably just got for an in-dash player or possibly a trunk-based
changer, though those struck me as more than a bit inconvenient.
Oh well, I guess it's not like it's a pressing issue with my student
budget -- feeding the CD monkey is more than enough music expense even
in its current quiescent state..
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albaugh
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response 151 of 195:
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May 7 19:01 UTC 1998 |
Yeah, that's a big "duh!" on me re: being able to close the cassette door on
the stereo system. Are they called "RCA jacks", those things shaped like
"( o )" which plug into connectors shaped like "(O)" ? Anyway, those are the
jacks/connectors I use to connect my VCR to my stereo Aux input. Do personal
CD players have some Aux/Line out that can be patched into stereo Aux input?
Do the patch cords usually come with the unit, or do I have to find & buy
separately?
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krj
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response 152 of 195:
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May 7 20:33 UTC 1998 |
albaugh: "yes" on the RCA jacks.
To the best of my limited knowledge, all personal CD players come with
Line Out jacks, and with a cable to connect this jack to
the AUX input on home stereo systems. It sounds like you
haven't bought the CD player yet, so check to be sure the cable is
in there. A super-cheap (under $80?) player might not have the cable,
I suppose, if the manufacturer were being super-stingy.
Extra cables for this application are about $5 at Radio Shack
(and probably at Meijer's).
This is a common installation for personal CD players.
It's what I have at my office. This is definitely the way to go for a
home installation if you have the AUX INPUT jacks;
the cassette adaptor kludge is intended for cars.
If you want to avoid the hassle of recabling when you switch
between your VCR and your portable CD player:
Radio Shack, and presumably others, sell switch boxes which let
you put two pairs of RCA connectors "in", and select one of those
two to go "out" to your system's AUX input. These switches
are probably overpriced at about $15; you could make one for less
if you can get junk parts.
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lumen
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response 153 of 195:
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May 7 22:30 UTC 1998 |
re #150-152: the particular patch cable is called a "Y-adapter." It has two
male jacks to plug into the CD or AUX RCA jacks, and a headphone sized jack
to plug into the CD line out. I'm certain that Ken is correct; all personal
CD players have this; but even if it did not, you can plug it into the
headphone out and you'll get the same effect.
I've tried it..it works
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krj
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response 154 of 195:
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Aug 25 22:48 UTC 1998 |
Hey, albaugh, did you ever get the CD player hooked up?
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Tower Records in East Lansing is moving to a "standard" price of
$17.99. Woog. I have not checked the Ann Arbor store.
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mcnally
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response 155 of 195:
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Aug 26 02:38 UTC 1998 |
Already there for many titles. Guess how long it's been since
I've bought anything at Tower except during a sale (and rarely
these days even then since I used to discover the sales as a
side effect of passing through Tower once or twice a week to
browse. When you don't go there frequently, you don't notice
the sales, so you go there even less frequently, and so forth...
Encore fulfills many of my browsing needs and I've learned to
like Wherehouse Records -- their selection is weak in many areas
but it's surprisingly strong in a few, depending on the whims
of the buyers I guess. They also usually give $2 off/disc on
Tuesdays to lure in people on new release day. It's a pain timing
your shopping expeditions, but their prices wind up being much
more reasonable than Tower's on anything that's been out long
enough for Tower's new-release discount to have expired.
What I don't understand about Tower's stratospheric prices is
how they expect to get away with it.. Schoolkids', for example,
can get away with high prices because they stock for the specialty
customers they attract with their jazz, world music, and folk
sections. Tower, though, seems to rely mostly on their mainstream
selection (they have a huge classical department but I never see
anyone shoppping over there..) and I just don't see how they can
compete with, say, Best Buy, who charge dollars less per disc and
have much more convenient parking for those who don't want to
come down near campus. Sure, Tower gets student traffic from
campus but students are pretty price conscious and Tower has to
share that market with Schoolkids', "Discount", and Wherehouse,
as well as used and used/new stores like Encore, Wazoo, PJ's, etc..
Am I missing something huge here or is Tower's gouging going to
cause it to self-destruct? I thought the pattern was for
the big chain to come in, underprice their competitors and drive
them out of business, and only *then* jack up prices and start
raking in the bucks.. Tower seems to have forgotten to drive
their competitors out of business before jacking up prices..
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senna
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response 156 of 195:
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Aug 26 03:23 UTC 1998 |
Actually, nothing is cheaper than the much-maligned but actually quite good
Best Buy. I buy there unless there's something really rare that I can't find
there... and most of those rarities aren't at Tower or anywhere else local,
either.
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omni
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response 157 of 195:
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Aug 26 05:45 UTC 1998 |
$17.99? Holy Cow! Now that makes me glad that I still have my BMG membership.
If you wait for the sales, you can get a pretty good deal. I just bought 8
CD's for about 8 bux each, including shipping. Not too shabby.
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krj
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response 158 of 195:
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Sep 13 17:14 UTC 1998 |
((Pointer for anyone reading this only in the consumer conference:
Schoolkids Records in Ann Arbor is closing. Details and weeping and
wailing are in Summer Agora #151, linked as Music #149. We don't
need to repeat it all here.))
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qui1
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response 159 of 195:
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Oct 3 05:42 UTC 1998 |
Is Vintage Vinyl or Now Hear This or even Slackers anywhere up north?
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mcnally
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response 160 of 195:
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Oct 4 03:34 UTC 1998 |
Not around here, at any rate..
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carson
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response 161 of 195:
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Dec 12 19:23 UTC 1998 |
(Vintage Vinyl rings a bell, but I can't place it.)
(most used record and CD stores aren't large chains, and tend to
be exclusive to their area. 2nd Hand Tunes is pribly the big chain
in the Chicago area, with Record Town being the big chain in Detroit.)
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krj
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response 162 of 195:
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Apr 8 21:42 UTC 1999 |
In East Lansing, Where House Records is having a sale for all of April:
$2 off most prices. This is the customary end-of-school-year
stock reduction, I think.
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mcnally
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response 163 of 195:
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Apr 9 01:38 UTC 1999 |
I really miss the Ann Arbor store. Of the various places in town,
their buyer was the closest to being on my wavelength. They had a
lot of really good stuff in their import & indie sections..
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krj
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response 164 of 195:
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Apr 28 16:48 UTC 1999 |
This question is for Mike, though anyone else can chime in:
Do you have any recommendations for CD shopping in Montreal?
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mcnally
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response 165 of 195:
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Apr 28 20:03 UTC 1999 |
Sorry, didn't get to do much CD shopping on my last Montreal visit.
Now if you were going to Quebec (City)..
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krj
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response 166 of 195:
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Apr 29 00:41 UTC 1999 |
It's tempting, but realistically Quebec isn't going to happen on this trip.
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mcnally
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response 167 of 195:
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Apr 29 04:34 UTC 1999 |
anyway it's not like I'm very knowledgable about record stores there,
either, though I could refer you to a small shop with an enthusiastic
owner which was able to supply the Quebecois folk recording you'd asked
for last summer..
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krj
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response 168 of 195:
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Jun 9 21:05 UTC 1999 |
Where House Records in East Lansing is having a Summer Stock Reduction
Sale on its classical CDs: 30% off. I think the sale is through
June 20, but you might call before you travel any distance to get there.
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kewy
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response 169 of 195:
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Jun 23 00:20 UTC 1999 |
didn't where house in Ann Arbor close a bit ago? Maybe it's just my
imagination... I'm not in downtown Ann Arbor much these days.
Anyone know of a good place in Ypsi to get music? Has anyone been to
Vinyl Joe's before? It's right across the street from me, but I haven't
checked it out yet.
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mcnally
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response 170 of 195:
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Jun 23 02:04 UTC 1999 |
Yes, the Ann Arbor branch of Where House closed. AFAIK they still have
branches in Jackson & E. Lansing.
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cyklone
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response 171 of 195:
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Jun 23 12:08 UTC 1999 |
Re #169: I've met the owner of Vinyl Joe's but haven't been in yet. He must
carry some obscure stuff, 'cos he wanted to sell BLAMMO's CD ;)
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krj
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response 172 of 195:
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Jun 23 19:05 UTC 1999 |
((The East Lansing branch of Where House Records is just a three minute
walk from my office; it's still in business.))
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otaking
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response 173 of 195:
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Jul 1 19:38 UTC 1999 |
Hi kewy, it's good to see you're on grex again.
Vinyl Joe's is a pretty decent store. I've found some really obscure stuff
there. I picked up a couple of surf music CDs and the Brazil soundtrack there.
They also carry some music videos. The staff seemed willing to special order
stuff, but I haven't taken them up on it yet.
BTW, (quick plug) besure to check out Cross Street Book Shop. It's a great
place to get used books. It's the only book store in Ypsi.
As far as other Ypsi record stores, I can only think of Puffer Reds (which
specializes in rap and hip hop) and *shudder* Meijers.
(Oops, I forgot to say that the reason I brought up Cross Street Book Shop
is because it's next door to Vinyl Joe's.)
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anderyn
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response 174 of 195:
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Jul 2 02:14 UTC 1999 |
Y'know, what was truly weird? I went to Best Buy to get a Rammstein
album (since the one a coworker had leant me was disappeared), and found
a Yat Kan album. THAT I wouldn't ever in a million years have expected.
Given that they're Tuvan.
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