Bluetooth, wifi, send-to-fm, repurposing old speakers and radios
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mauvais
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I think Nest (e.g. Nest Mini, about £27) can delegate its audio playback to another, better Bluetooth audio system.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I got this a few years ago for some old speakers that I wanted to use outside in the summer Paul Cocksedge Shop • The Vamp Stereo
ska invita
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i think not all the FM-sender things are 12V, i think there are home use ones too, will search later
mauvais
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No - I mean car stereos are 12V.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
They still work
No 3.5mm jack out, which is a shame. I can why they wouldn't bother, but frustrating when they stopped doing the Chromecast audio. I've got a few of them and the real joy is that you can use them with kit from before Bluetooth was invented, but still sounds great.
ska invita
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This looks quite good as a home Bluetooth to FM transmitter - rechargeable batteries/microUSB for power, very low latency , can autopower off if USB is off, can be placed right next to the radio so distance isn't an issue
only question is the sound quality
ive sent them an email with some searching questions
avantree.com
only question is the sound quality
ive sent them an email with some searching questions
Wireless Bluetooth FM Transmitter for Car | Avantree CK310
Avantree CK310 can wirelessly stream music from cellphone to a car audio system, and you can take phone calls with the built-in mic with noise cancellation.
avantree.com
ska invita
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Another fun thing to search for on Ebay is RADIOGRAMS, though i dont want one with a deck
Check out how amazing this smiley badboy is
love the facial expressions
POW!!!!
This is kind of in the ballpark as has FM
I wonder what these things sound like
Check out how amazing this smiley badboy is
love the facial expressions
POW!!!!
This is kind of in the ballpark as has FM
I wonder what these things sound like
I use this for desk listening blu toothing from my phone which is small enough to hide if required:
Funny name too:
Funny name too:
danski
"vibey"
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Hahaha. Not that but yay nightmares tonight!
that telly used to scare the shit out of me as a nipper.
ska invita
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danski
"vibey"
Just as I posted it I thought about something off Futurama, possibly...Hahaha. Not that but yay nightmares tonight!
that telly used to scare the shit out of me as a nipper.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Yeah, definitely also get that reminiscent brain itch without quite being able to place it.
Probably isn't it, but sort of reminds me of a particular set of Happy Meal toys from when I was a kid that were sort of Transformer versions of McDonalds products, like a milkshake or chips or burger or whatever.
Lord Camomile
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Feels like we're on the precipice of this thread becoming about something entirely different to why it was started
pesh
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Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
You may well have saved ska's threadits Domo
ska invita
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ive seen a lot of old radios today
has reminded me that west dulwich has an old radio museum - suddenly seems very appealing
i will go when covid allows
need to work out what the most recent year is where you could get a radio which was in a great wooden box and had big cones - at some point i think the later 60s it all switches to little transistor radios
londonist.com
has reminded me that west dulwich has an old radio museum - suddenly seems very appealing
i will go when covid allows
need to work out what the most recent year is where you could get a radio which was in a great wooden box and had big cones - at some point i think the later 60s it all switches to little transistor radios
Best Museum In A Shed Ever? London's British Vintage Wireless And Television Museum
For lovers of old school tech.
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ska invita
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anyone know how to get a speaker wire into a port like this?
looks kind of banana plug-ish, but i dont know what 1960s standard was for this kind of thing
also ive been looking at some 70s tuners and they seem to have double outputs, two for left, two for right. on a sony i saw it say HI and LOW next to each output... ?? Any ideas on that?
looks kind of banana plug-ish, but i dont know what 1960s standard was for this kind of thing
also ive been looking at some 70s tuners and they seem to have double outputs, two for left, two for right. on a sony i saw it say HI and LOW next to each output... ?? Any ideas on that?
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Not quite the same but I used an echo input connected to the aux in of my old 90s era pioneer system. this worked as I am already paying for a streaming service. However the input just stopped working. I’ve tried reconnecting it several times and it’s not having it. I don’t use that stereo much but I should really sort this out because it’s just a big box doing nothing otherwise.
mauvais
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I don't know about the one above but high & low is for bi-wiring. Two outputs on the amp, two inputs on the speaker. One to the woofer, one to the tweeter. Made a rhyme there. If you didn't want to bi-wire you could just bridge the inputs on the speaker and connect to one output on the amp, I don't know which was preferred.anyone know how to get a speaker wire into a port like this?
looks kind of banana plug-ish, but i dont know what 1960s standard was for this kind of thing
also ive been looking at some 70s tuners and they seem to have double outputs, two for left, two for right. on a sony i saw it say HI and LOW next to each output... ?? Any ideas on that?
TopCat
Putin fanboy
They are banana plugs sockets at the top.anyone know how to get a speaker wire into a port like this?
looks kind of banana plug-ish, but i dont know what 1960s standard was for this kind of thing
also ive been looking at some 70s tuners and they seem to have double outputs, two for left, two for right. on a sony i saw it say HI and LOW next to each output... ?? Any ideas on that?
The banana plug was a really scabby bit of design. Obsolescence was built in so you bought more.
The second pic shows biwired speaker outputs? I could be wrong. Nice thread btw.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Replace with binding posts.anyone know how to get a speaker wire into a port like this?
looks kind of banana plug-ish, but i dont know what 1960s standard was for this kind of thing
2 Way Speaker Box Terminal Binding Post plate square gold banana | eBay
Integral rear gasket to ensure good seal / no vibration. Moulded in Black ABS with high quality grained finish.
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Oh yeah this has also reminded me I bought a bug off eBay once. A little FM transmitter about 3cm square, could fit in a Matchbox. with a built in microphone and aerial. leave it in a room, go nextdoor tune your radio into it. Fun more than actually serious espionaging.
pesh
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i think the high and low level outputs on old 70s tuners would both be line level outputs, one with a slightly higher output for amplifiers with fussy line level inputsalso ive been looking at some 70s tuners and they seem to have double outputs, two for left, two for right. on a sony i saw it say HI and LOW next to each output... ?? Any ideas on that?
ska invita
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i just oufnd htis post from friedaweed from 2018
is he okay?
View attachment 148320
It sounds lush
is he okay?
So I put a £20 Nobsound Bluetooth amp kit in this one and some old Sony bookshelf speakers and accessorised it with some old blocks of oak I had on my desk...
It sounds lush
