I'm selling a little single ended triode amplifier. It's a watt per channel. Efficient speaker are necessary for anything above modest volume. But it sounds great and looks kinda snazzy. It repurposes the old vertical hold tubes (13em7/15ea7) from a television. They are plentiful and very reasonably...

greg wrote: It makes me feel like I should somehow re-mount a Beyer M-88, or RE-20 into a hollowed-out Neumann body, and have a $8,000 price tag dangling from it. "See, you're singing into a Beatles mic! Sounds great, right?"This reminds me that the M-88 was my favorite vocal mic for recording mysel...

I picked up a used 2006 Forester from Evanston Subaru this past September. Great car! I no longer have to shovel my car out in the morning. I just hit the gas and there she goes! She's not so much with the gas millage compared with my old Toyota Echo, but the Echo acted like a frightened turtle in t...

I own and love this bike. I would suggest an internal-gear hub because of the low maintenance. Three speeds would be fine for Chicagoland. Probably don't want a single speed if you are new to the bike thing. I got an old six speed "Free Spirit" off of craigslist for my summer commuting in...

Thanks, kids. [blushing] It was actually 3 formal offers. [Still blushing.] I couldn't ditch this research at this point. It would be a Super Dick Move. So, I stay here. Most of the employers I've had would not extend the same type of courtesy toward me. The exception is my current (and 10 years ru...

Just saw this as well...

The forum is behind you! Get well!

In 1994 I had the chance to pick up a Mellotron for $400. Found it in the Tradin' Times. It was owned by an old woman who knew nothing about it. I had visions of having John Paul Jones over for tea and a jam secession.

I decided it was too heavy and temperamental to purchase.

Oy.

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The real question is whether or not the Illinois Legislature will act quickly to ban tornadoes in the state. Tornadoes present a real threat to the well-being of the citizenry of Illinois. By the way, I find no evidence of any tornado having come close to Chicago. I see reports of penny-sized hail ...

STOP FUCKING WITH MY BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!