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In Reply to: RE: Here's a contender posted by BCR on September 7, 2015 at 11:23:13:
They had very close to 100% failure rate, and KLH refunded just about all purchases. At the dealer where I worked, we stopped selling them, but a couple customers insisted on buying, so we would take their money, carry the box out to the car, and say, "See you tomorrow!"
And we always did.
WW
"Put on your high heeled sneakers. Baby, we''re goin'' out tonight.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - BCR 08:48:43 09/7/15 (111)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - BillH 06:09:58 09/21/15 (2)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - BCR 06:50:54 09/21/15 (1)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - BillH 07:44:42 09/21/15 (0)
- OLIVE music servers - miner42 09:22:45 09/14/15 (0)
- Range Expander and Click and Pop Eliminators - Jonesy 17:04:32 09/11/15 (0)
- What is it with Sony? - Tadlo 17:33:44 09/10/15 (4)
- RE: What is wrong with Sony Beta? - b.l.zeebub 03:20:56 09/11/15 (0)
- RE: What is it with Sony? - JaroTheWise 00:21:36 09/11/15 (0)
- RE: What is it with Sony? - unclestu 19:48:32 09/10/15 (0)
- RE: What is it with Sony? - raya 18:57:47 09/10/15 (0)
- I owned one of those eggs ... - reelsmith. 15:22:02 09/9/15 (5)
- RE: I owned one of those eggs ... - Todd Krieger 21:13:32 09/10/15 (1)
- No way to play the tapes in the car. (nt) - reelsmith. 06:41:30 09/11/15 (0)
- RE: I owned one of those eggs ... - BCR 16:27:54 09/9/15 (2)
- RE: I owned one of those eggs ... - davidandcandy@gmail.com 14:23:55 09/11/15 (0)
- RE: I owned one of those eggs ... - unclestu 21:44:35 09/9/15 (0)
- No. But DBX LPs might come close. * - regmac 08:21:32 09/9/15 (11)
- I" - pictureguy 21:34:18 09/9/15 (0)
- Not a bad idea but their timing sucked. - Markw* 10:00:45 09/9/15 (0)
- RE: No. But DBX LPs might come close. * - BCR 08:51:06 09/9/15 (8)
- I had some of those albums - rlw 09:02:34 09/9/15 (7)
- RE: Me too - still have them (2) - BigguyinATL 08:57:34 09/10/15 (0)
- Same here... - Alex F. 15:45:16 09/9/15 (0)
- Got exactly TWO of those dbx records... - Dman 09:37:35 09/9/15 (3)
- RE: Got exactly TWO of those dbx records... - cfraser 16:23:27 09/9/15 (2)
- Did you use a service manual? - Dman 17:20:36 09/9/15 (1)
- RE: Did you use a service manual? - cfraser 15:23:48 09/10/15 (0)
- RE: I had some of those albums - BCR 09:24:49 09/9/15 (0)
- The overall concept was sound - E-Stat 07:03:19 09/9/15 (0)
- Minor Error...... - Todd Krieger 21:00:22 09/8/15 (0)
- It was a big enough egg that I knew what it was before opening your post. nt - hcman 20:17:10 09/8/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - mark111 18:21:04 09/8/15 (2)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - stringplay 20:35:19 09/8/15 (1)
- I had a Sony Beta Hi-Fi unit way back when.... - rlw 07:58:36 09/9/15 (0)
- Let's not forget the RCA 4 track tape cartridge from 1958 - vinyl phanatic 13:47:22 09/8/15 (1)
- RE: Let's not forget the RCA 4 track tape cartridge from 1958 - BCR 14:47:40 09/8/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - 6bq5 13:25:25 09/8/15 (4)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - BCR 13:40:10 09/8/15 (3)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - 6bq5 13:42:26 09/8/15 (2)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Dave Pogue 04:44:03 09/9/15 (1)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Inmate51 06:16:49 09/9/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Inmate51 13:20:50 09/8/15 (1)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - eleiko2@verizon.net 13:30:10 09/11/15 (0)
- Many formats failed in the market, often for good reasons - Brian H P 13:17:06 09/8/15 (2)
- I politely disagree... - rlw 08:21:18 09/9/15 (0)
- Adding to the list! - Bromo33333 14:43:00 09/8/15 (0)
- The obvious answer - genungo 06:58:28 09/8/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Todd Krieger 22:07:52 09/7/15 (1)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Todd Krieger 22:46:19 09/7/15 (0)
- Good idea - Magpie 19:22:06 09/7/15 (0)
- Media-wise... - musetap 17:39:56 09/7/15 (1)
- RE: Media-wise... - BCR 02:54:29 09/8/15 (0)
- How about a carousel for 8-tracks - Dave Pogue 16:20:25 09/7/15 (0)
- Remember Quadraphonic sound--CD-4, SQ, QS? (nt) - Alex F. 16:19:14 09/7/15 (2)
- RE: Remember Quadraphonic sound--CD-4, SQ, QS? (nt) - Todd Krieger 22:14:20 09/7/15 (1)
- Get's my vote - jedrider 11:17:43 09/8/15 (0)
- RE: Here is another one to add to the list ! - BCR 15:48:34 09/7/15 (0)
- I thought you may have been referring to this - Green Lantern 15:46:22 09/7/15 (4)
- Looks like something from a 50's science fiction movie. - Markw* 01:12:28 09/8/15 (0)
- Design Acoustics Had a Similar Concept...... - Todd Krieger 22:20:13 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: I thought you may have been referring to this - Alpha Al 20:28:04 09/7/15 (0)
- Wow! Never seen anything like it. Thanks - nt - AbeCollins 19:22:34 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Rob Doorack 14:29:18 09/7/15 (21)
- The roll-out of SACD happened at the worst possible time - Dave_K 16:23:53 09/8/15 (0)
- SACD..... - Todd Krieger 22:25:07 09/7/15 (19)
- Lesson learned ...listen in 10 minute intervals. (nt) - reelsmith. 15:23:50 09/9/15 (0)
- Multi-channel sound is it's redeeming feature. * - Markw* 01:14:06 09/8/15 (17)
- Takes up too much living space - genungo 07:30:25 09/8/15 (6)
- Methinks thou doth protest too much... - rlw 08:52:04 09/9/15 (3)
- Well done discrete MC is a fine thing, but... - genungo 08:58:00 09/9/15 (2)
- Huh? - rlw 09:03:57 09/9/15 (1)
- Spatial considerations, convenience factor - genungo 09:26:14 09/9/15 (0)
- This is less true in the US than in the UK or Japan, and even then. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:27:53 09/9/15 (1)
- Virtual MC - genungo 08:38:48 09/9/15 (0)
- But very few consumers care about that - Rob Doorack 03:17:30 09/8/15 (9)
- I know I'm in the minority, but... - mark111 18:17:40 09/8/15 (0)
- RE: But very few consumers care about that - Todd Krieger 14:44:12 09/8/15 (4)
- RE: But very few consumers care about that - Kal Rubinson 19:38:58 09/8/15 (3)
- RE: But very few consumers care about that - russ69 14:27:31 09/10/15 (1)
- I can appreciate that analogy. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 08:43:44 09/11/15 (0)
- It's funny how that works... - genungo 06:36:32 09/9/15 (0)
- Cheap convenience is always popular. - Kal Rubinson 05:30:49 09/8/15 (0)
- RE: But very few consumers care about that - raya 05:16:48 09/8/15 (1)
- Also.... - Todd Krieger 14:46:03 09/8/15 (0)
- Minidisc made Elcassette sound like a high end medium. Nt - viridian 14:03:54 09/7/15 (0)
- RCA CED Disc - Awe-d-o-file 14:01:00 09/7/15 (1)
- +1 - A competitor to Pioneer's laser disc - Chris from Lafayette 10:31:55 09/10/15 (0)
- 8-track - slapshot 13:16:55 09/7/15 (11)
- They did serve their intended purpose for about a decade. - Markw* 21:12:37 09/8/15 (2)
- RE: They did serve their intended purpose for about a decade. - orthophonic 11:21:28 09/9/15 (0)
- RE: They did serve their intended purpose for about a decade. - slapshot 06:20:15 09/9/15 (0)
- There were discrete Quad 8 tracks, which are still sought-after - vinyl phanatic 14:03:40 09/8/15 (2)
- RE: There were discrete Quad 8 tracks, which are still sought-after - cfraser 14:57:03 09/8/15 (1)
- If you have any doubt that these are sought after... - vinyl phanatic 18:22:34 09/8/15 (0)
- EVERYONE wanted an 8-track in their car. Iremember. They were a bit clunky, but they did sell a lot of them - Smelly_Socks 17:41:02 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: 8-track - BCR 13:27:39 09/7/15 (3)
- I still have my T-2 - DFaulds 03:48:47 09/9/15 (0)
- RE: I used to have one of those. - b.l.zeebub 13:09:46 09/8/15 (0)
- BIC 2 Speed - Jonesy 13:55:41 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - AbeCollins 13:02:02 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: Was there ever a bigger egg laid in audio than this? - Garg0yle 12:02:31 09/7/15 (1)
- yes - YRY 15:25:12 09/7/15 (0)
- How about the Tefifon? - an audio Frankenstein - Ripple 11:25:31 09/7/15 (3)
- RE: How about the Tefifon? - an audio Frankenstein - rlindsa 13:43:04 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: How about the Tefifon? - an audio Frankenstein - BCR 12:07:09 09/7/15 (0)
- Wow. Never heard of this device. Interesting! n/t - Jonesy 11:50:04 09/7/15 (0)
- Here's a contender - Bill Way 10:33:38 09/7/15 (4)
- RE: Here's a contender - cfraser 15:25:21 09/7/15 (0)
- RE: Here's a contender - BCR 11:23:13 09/7/15 (2)
- RE: Here's a contender - Bill Way 09/7/1511:30:12 09/7/15 (1)
- RE: Here's a contender - BCR 11:52:59 09/7/15 (0)
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- RE: Here's a contender - Bill Way 09/7/1511:30:12 09/7/15 (1)
- RE: Here's a contender - BCR 11:52:59 09/7/15 (0)