What kind of sound system do you have next to your classic Olds? I found my old Pioneer SX-780 still in the box and have four speakers with a Pioneer 8 track player. The 8 track is a quadraphonic Pioneer system. Anyone else have interesting story?

 

not really, $6 thrift store Boom box is my tunes in the garage.

 

That almosts sounds like one of the Pioneer units in the living room that drives the garage and patio speakers... Garage speakers are vintage late 60's 12" AlNiCo drivers mounted in holes cut right in the ceiling drywall. One is a Zenith, the other I think is a Celestion.

I also have an Altec lansing Powercube speaker system in the garage to quickly connect to my ipod.

 

I was going to put my Sansui 7070 out there (purchased 1976), but did not work when i turned it on, though it did when i stopped using it about 10 yeras ago.

 

Kids old boom box. Have to jam the power button to keep it on. However I found the other speaker in a box of junk. I now have stero sweet.
Larry

 

I go to the garage for peace and quite. No sound but a few expletives now and then.

 

I had an old Yamaha receiver that use to wander from station to station unless you hit it with a hammer. When I did my garage makeover, I "borrowed" my kids AM-FM CD boom box (because they got Ipods and docking stations and boom boxes were not cool enough ). However, I do have a surround system with wireless speakers for the TV and DVD player.

 

X 2 My man cave has only a few pics of my "nieces"

 

2 Hand-me-down boom Sony cd players (one clock radio, one boom box) and a PC that I hard wired to the network on the other side of the house so I can listen to anything I want!

 

Couple old boom boxes lying around for when I need some tunes, but once the renovations are done, i plan on having ceiling mounted (flush) in a few places, some outdoor ones pointing at the backyard areas and a pioneer SX-6 powering the mess.

-Jeff

 

I have a harmon kardon that i got from my mother in-law . I gave it too her years ago and then she wanted hole house audio with multi zones at the same time . it rocks some infinity speakers and a i pod hook up.

 

I just looked - Pioneer SX-680!
I have a schematic set also, should it die again...

 

I have an Imperial Scope combo stereo. You remember the ones with 8 track, phono and cassette player. I think its 40 watts or so. Later on I got some Realistic speakers for it. Still works good even though it was kinda cheezy in its day.

At some point I modified the phono input to work as an auxillary input for a CD player. Its works kinda like a pre-amp so you gotta be careful how much volume you try to dial in.

If I remember correctly, my folks got it at a rummage sale for 40 bucks when I was in high school.

I don't know what I'd do if I had to replace it but it would'nt break my heart, its had a good long run. (knocks on wood)

 

HH Scott 340B vacuum tube receiver, older Denon cd play and EPI speakers.

 

1998 Yamaha 195 watts x4 reciever and some old Maranz(sp) 10" house speakers. Sounds good.

 

Mine's a little more expensive than $6, but like Shizzy, I understand this isn't the living room, it's the garage, so anything that lets a few tunes fly through the air is all that counts.

 

Given the low output of ipods, a phono preamp can only help...

My neighbor has the 300W Yamaha system in the garage and some little tinny-sounding setup in the house for the wife's chick flicks. He stands by his belief that a man's garage is his castle!

 

Tubes... (homer voice)

How fast does the sound come out after turning it on? I'm a fan!

 

Man...my expensive sound equipment isn't in the garage where moths, mice, weather,etc. simply destroy it...it's in the house. My house is my castle, the garage is my play area

 

My stereo equipment in my garage consists of 3 Carver amps, a Carver preamplifier with sonic hologram technology, a Phillips CD player/ recorder, a Sony biotracer turntable, several cassette decks, and old Nakamichi Dragon, a
Pioneer dual cassette deck, another Pioneer dual CD player, a Sony tuner receiver, ADS speakers X 4, M&K speakers X2 and a ADC graphic equalizer.

 

well it depends how many people are in my garage..but sadly a pool table takes garage and i work in my driveway but when i have parties i have this 799f398f.jpg

but i built a studio in the back for serious music
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one day i hope to have a pair of these! L-Acoustics..these little suckers crank out clearer and better than the JBL/vega combo the gun was just for size reference while i was working security..
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Jeremy, looks like fun times...I bet you would blow us away!

 

Not a day goes by that I dont play music on quiet days I play piano, and when I'm so tired from work I play drums

 

I keep my gear covered when not in use and in a clean area, I move it inside during the winter to avoid condensation. My basement shop stereo consists of a restored McIntosh MX110 tubed pre/tuner and a McIntosh tube amp. One of my other hobbies is collecting and restoring vintage audio gear, mostly vacuum tube gear. I use my basement mostly for the construction of model radio controlled battleships. My car hobby is nice spring/summer/fall hobby as I am outside or have the garage door open. The receiver takes about 20 seconds to begin to put out music, often Blue Oyster Cult.

I have seen pictures of some very nice hi end systems set up in garages posted on the net, especially in parts of the country where homes don’t have basements.

 

In my garage I have my Marantz amp, tuner and JVC speakers. Bought them back in 1969. Been playing them just about everyday when working on my 69 cutlass. Great system.
Alb

 

No tunes in my garage except a 71 olds 350 with 2.5 inch 40 series flowmasters through trumpet tips.

On a serious note,I do have my old Scott reciever and Technics speakers from high school. Maybe I should put up some shelves to hold the sound equipment and bring music to my garage.

 

Just a plain garage with two Olds...

 

I think that qualifies as a Quad sound system!

 

Back in the early 70's, when I was in junior high, I had a Curtis Mathis tube radio that I bought second hand form a local appliance store...I used to be able to pick up WABC in N.Y. at night. Sold it to a buddy, who sold it at a yard sale years later. I go on ebay every once in awhile to see if i can find one like it, but have had no luck.