Recently, I've expanded my collection of home audio equipment to include a record player. I lucked out at Goodwill and found a Radio Shack record player that was new in its box for only $15. It was completely new! I couldn't pass it up. If nothing else, it would complete my journey into hipster-ism. I added the record player to my bedroom mini-stereo and I've bought a few vinyl albums. At the thrift store they are only 77 cents apiece. Of course, you've got to dust them and make sure that they are free of egregious scratches that would induce skipping. But, for the most part, they sound very good.
If you are looking for something new to add to your home stereo system, think old and add a turntable. You might get into vinyl records and a whole new, old, world!
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Thrift Store Radios: Portable AM/FM Radios
In Georgia, tornado season begins in March and typically runs through May. Although I'm not sure it's too smart to trust a weatherman in Georgia. They don't seem very accurate to me. You can read more about tornado season here on the Mother Nature Network.
When I peruse the thrift stores, I often come across perfectly suitable portable AM/FM radios. They work well. They don't have any vices other than being one-speaker mono units instead of stereo. They are like half of a boombox!
Sometimes they have strange brand names like this $6 Pomtrex radio.
Unfortunately, I can only envision using a radio like this when you are sitting in your tub, during a power outage, waiting for a tornado to visit. In that case, you might want a unit like this Coby AM/FM/Weather Band Receiver. For less than $7, you can sit in an interior room of your home and wait for the wind to subside!
Radios like this prove that you don't need a lot of money to be prepared for bad weather. All you need is some batteries!
When I peruse the thrift stores, I often come across perfectly suitable portable AM/FM radios. They work well. They don't have any vices other than being one-speaker mono units instead of stereo. They are like half of a boombox!
Sometimes they have strange brand names like this $6 Pomtrex radio.
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| Pomtrex AM/FM Portable Radio |
Unfortunately, I can only envision using a radio like this when you are sitting in your tub, during a power outage, waiting for a tornado to visit. In that case, you might want a unit like this Coby AM/FM/Weather Band Receiver. For less than $7, you can sit in an interior room of your home and wait for the wind to subside!
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| Coby AM/FM/Weather Band Portable Radio |
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