Tunes for the shop/garage

[4mulas]

What's an app? LOL

 

[Riverdawg]

So, what does Pandora cost? Does it have music for older people?

It's free if you can deal with commercials and it has everything

or you can do a subscription.

 

[747mopar]

So, what does Pandora cost? Does it have music for older people?

Trust me when I tell you... you will absolutely LOVE IT. Here's how it works, type in your favorite band, or music style (hair bands, Motown, etc) just like a Google search and enjoy. Here's where Pandora really gets nice, as they play the songs you thumbs up or thumbs down the music and it constantly tweaks the playlist to your liking. You won't have to use the thumbs up and down all the time either, after a period of time you'll only be hearing the music you like and can just enjoy.

 

[Cranky]

Does a green tooth work too??

 

[YY1]

While we're on the subject...

I just picked up a pair of vintage Fisher tower speakers for my shop system.

I saw them at a pawn shop last week, and they attracted me because the woofers had fabric surrounds. Foam surrounds don't last very long in super humid FL, especially in a non-climate controlled envirnment.

They are only 8" woofers but they are 3 way and the cabinet is engineered to get a lot of low end out of that 8". They are about 4 feet tall and 12" wide. Rated 100 watts with is a good match for my 100 WPC early 1990's Sony amp.

I remember "back in the day" Fisher was hit and miss, some nice stuff and some cheap garbage. They also had some stuff that looked cheap but sounded nice. I think that's where these fall. They do have removable grills, which is usually a good sign.

$20

While I was out pawn shopping I also bought another dang guitar!

 

[Cranky]

I picked up a pair of Fishers 25 years ago for free. The old owners left them (along with a bunch of other stuff) when they moved out and the new owners put them out on the street for the trash and they looked really nice too. They are model SR 314 75w 12" woofer and my old Kenwood 5150 33w receiver does a pretty decent job with them. They didn't get very good reviews but I've had recommended Kenwood speakers and they didn't sound as good. Also had a set of AR's with this receiver and it didn't do well at all with them. Even my Marantz 2245 didn't like em....

 

[moparwacko]

Is anybody speaking English in this thread?
A long time ago I was warned about Pandora, she had a box and to stay away?

 

[BeeKool]

Fluance has a killer deal 50% off their blue tooth speaker. You just pair your phone or other device to it and play your music. For $100 it's a lot cheaper than a new stereo and speaker setup. Plus, judging from the reviews, it will crank out the tunes.

I don't have one, yet. But I did buy their 5.1 surround speaker system when they first started up about 10 years ago. They have excellent quality for the price.

Here's a link http://www.fluance.com/review/product/list/id/373/

Can you crank it UP! And still sound good?

I want my neighbors to sing along too, and they live a mile away.

Eventually mancave/barn will have a nice sounds stem. As for my shop. I just turn the SiriusXM in my truck to classic vinyl or Classic rewind and park it close to the shop. Then my Milwaukee Shop radio will pick it up.

 

[furyus]

Trust me when I tell you... you will absolutely LOVE IT. Here's how it works, type in your favorite band, or music style (hair bands, Motown, etc) just like a Google search and enjoy. Here's where Pandora really gets nice, as they play the songs you thumbs up or thumbs down the music and it constantly tweaks the playlist to your liking. You won't have to use the thumbs up and down all the time either, after a period of time you'll only be hearing the music you like and can just enjoy.

That sounds very cool. I'll try it. Thanks.

 

[BobJ]

I run a old Denon AVR 3803 in 6.1. I run 3 different sets of speakers a sub that came from somewhere and a old 8 gig Ipod that came from my son. All were used but it does sound good not great but good. Now remember that I'm a broadcast engineer that broadcast TV and FM radio.