[mythtv-users] MythTV with Vintage Gear

[Jerome Yuzyk]

On Monday, November 29, 2010 09:06:42 am Tony Brummett <brummett at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Christopher X. Candreva
> 
> <chris at westnet.com> wrote:
> > While my TV is now a Vizio 1080p 37", my main stereo is a 1971 Yamaha
> > CR-400 and a pair of original Advent Loudspeakers, given to me by a
> > cousin when I was in college around 1987. In 1990 I added a dbx
> > subwoofer from the DAK catalog, the one they sold as "Krakatoa
> > Erupts".
> > 
> > Is anyone using anything older ? A Heathkit TV you built yourself
> > perhaps ?
> 
> For a long time I was using a pair of Quad ESL 57s and a Dynaco ST70
> amp for sound duty.  They certainly weren't the most practical for
> watching TV, but they were too cool not to use.  One of the speakers
> needs rebuilt, so they're offline until I get around to it.

Speaking of Quad (and few do so it really catches my eye), for a short time 
I used my 405 Amp/44 Preamp to drive a couple of cheap JBLs. But age and 
dry climate isn't kind to old British analog gear so they're awaiting a 
rebuild with one of several kits available.