What kind of stereo system do you have in your garage? I have one that I took out there because I upgraded the one in my home. Kind of a hand-me-down in a way, but it's good enough for when I'm working on the car.
We don't have a garage, so we don't have a garage system. The closest we have to that is a Dewalt radio that will charge 18V Dewalt batteries, sitting outside on our front porch. We listen to it whenever we're outside grilling, washing the cars, etc.
gofar99 Messages: 1955 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
Illuminati (5th Degree)
Hi I'm fortunate to have a lot of gear to choose from, so mine is a Marantz 2265B receiver and a pair of Altec Lansing 1010 speakers. All stuff from about 1975 or so that really stands the test of time.
Wayne Parham Messages: 18793 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
I agree that the old stuff is good, but I wouldn't stop at just build quality. I think in most respects, sound quality is better too. It isn't that modern gear can't sound better - It can. Better materials and better designs are out there. The problem is that the quest for cheap and small has given us just that, cheap and small.
I agree that the old stuff is good, but I wouldn't stop at just build quality. I think in most respects, sound quality is better too. It isn't that modern gear can't sound better - It can. Better materials and better designs are out there. The problem is that the quest for cheap and small has given us just that, cheap and small.
I know what you mean about cheap and small. It's nearly impossible to go into a store like Radio Shack or Best Buy these days and find a true, quality component stereo system. Nowadays, all the stores keep in stock are those all-in-one-box sets with speakers the size of your hand. =/