Summer, 1979. We watched a criterium (that's a kind of bicycle race) in Salem, Massachusetts.
Some pics from the Berkshire Mountain Bluegrass Festival. Not great pics but interesting from a historical perspective.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
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In short, analog nirvana!
Pure vacuum tubes, point-to-point silver plated wiring, oil caps design; 1990s take by Mr. Dennis Had and promoted by Cary Audio Design co-owner Mr. Bill Wright.
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In short, analog nirvana!
Pure vacuum tubes, point-to-point silver plated wiring, oil caps design; 1990s take by Mr. Dennis Had and promoted by Cary Audio Design co-owner Mr. Bill Wright. https://www.kozera.ca/photos/images/20260221_0008_2048.jpg
Living where I do, I’m within driving distance of Pass Labs, they often have an event where you can build your own Pass amp. It’s on my list of wants for next year. I used to have an old HK Citation tube amp… Man did it sound good. Was a great passive heater in the winter as well.
but a good baselayer, as that ice will be gone. we're supposed to get a dusting here later this week (~1inch), but the locals will all be making french toast and poopin' their brains out
(for those not in the know, they'll be running to the stores buying up all the milk, eggs, bread, and toilet paper.)
jimmuller wrote:
More scanned slides from the New Hampshire mountains, autumn 1979:
Growing up our family had Phillips tuner receiver with dozens of tubes in a large mahogany cabinet. It had no back because it generated so much heat One tube was problematic and you had to lean over the receiver and jiggle the tube until it glowed. It was not stereo being hooked up to a huge corner speaker cabinet. I can still remember hearing big bands blaring out of that speaker. My dad, an electrical engineer, was so excited about transistors replacing all the tubes Fortunately, the 1960s were full transistor radios - it was a golden age of contemporary music.
Greeetings to all. I did lose my photo mojo after Abner's passing 9/24. Want to get it back and may do so by getting out of the house. Did go to Balboa Park but it was inundated with people for some festival so I could not find parking within reasonable distance as I cannot walk far due to minor surgery (Will be fine in a couple of weeks).
So I did what I do and recorded the approach of spring at home with the 8mm 2.8, super sharp except for the very edge. My engineering mind can deal with spherical mapping in a lens - meaning I love them.
