Ep. 34: Tagged by Skylabs (Not Really!)

Okay so Kevin at Skylabs DIDN'T ACTUALLY tag me, more like I tagged myself to answer some questions he posted. Same thing though, right? Watch this video and find out!

[@skylabsaudio]

Thanks for joining the #tag! Fun video!

[@TheVintageNewbie]

Thanks! I had a blast doing it!

[@chrisnunya7171]

Hey bud, good to see ya again. That was a long vacation! Btw, I like your theme song, but ya might need to change it from "a year ago" to "a few years ago." 🤣 I saw Skylabs video too but he blew me away by saying he preferred STREAMING! 🥺 Glad your back old buddy.

[@TheVintageNewbie]

Hey! Good to be back! I get the streaming thing, it’s more convenient and makes sense financially, but if money and space weren’t a factor, I’d do records all day.

[@renderingrocks]

I like your realistic audio rack. Was that really from the shack or did you put the badge on it? I don't remember seeing it in a catalog. This was a fun video, I also rock the realistic gear here.

[@TheVintageNewbie]

@@renderingrocks Hey! Yeah I think we’re in the same Realistic group! For the rack, that’s just a badge I got off eBay and slapped it onto a rack I had. I searched but as far as I know, RS never put out an actual Realistic rack

[@dandinhofer9240]

Didn't know bayou Dana Carvey collected vintage gear. Welcome to the club.

[@TheVintageNewbie]

@@dandinhofer9240 ahahahaaha thanks!

[@martyjewell5683]

Some of us were fortunate to grow up a bit earlier (the draft not withstanding) and shopped for audio during the 1970's/80's. Almost all my gear is original purchase (by me) during mid 1970's to early 80's. The hifi heyday. Some swell hifi stores (at least in NYC) were; Harvey's, Tech Hifi, Crazy Eddie's, Great Sounds, Lafayette Electronics, The Stereo Warehouse, Audio Graveyard (across from Trinity Church cemetery), The Wiz, Uncle Steve's and Churchill Audio. If you couldn't get a hifi discount, you weren't tryin' hard enough. Man-o-Manischewitz, those were the days.

[@TheVintageNewbie]

@@martyjewell5683 That’s awesome! If I knew then what I know now, even though I was just a kid, I would’ve loaded up on vintage stereo gear and kept all my records (my records all got flooded in Katrina 20 years ago). I’ve heard of some of those shops even though I’m from New Orleans. I actually have a Hall & Oates record that still has its original price tag sticker from The Wiz. Nobody beats The Wiz!!

[@martyjewell5683]

@@TheVintageNewbie- Katrina musta sucked. Poor bastards goin' thru that. Betcha it sidetracked lotsa lives. In 1975 my first hifi "component" system consisted of a Pioneer 15wpc receiver, BIC TT and KLH model 31 speakers. All for under $250. It was boss, at least until the hifi bug bit me. It's a swell hobby, I dig it. You got a nice collection there. The funkiest receiver I ever seen (saw?) was the Advent 300.

[@anthonyw9225]

Hey , I like your program and realistic view , uhmm

[@anthonyw9225]

Uhmm really Realistic , I have several Realistic stereos which I also enjoy, and as for Kevin , Sky Labs I also enjoy his show as well but as for the jbl jubals I had a pair of them that I kept burning up tha tweeter , you know that 077 ring radiator, I smoked several of those tweeters, I just burnt them up and out I fried them , they sounded good till they started smoking

[@TheVintageNewbie]

I love Realistic gear! Especially since most folks don’t like it you can still get some good pieces for great prices