Do You Miss Knobs and Dials and Switches?

[Mart68]

They should bring Tandberg back. They still exist but they just do video conferencing solutions these days.

 

[audioguy272727]

They should bring Tandberg back. They still exist but they just do video conferencing solutions these days.

The brand has been gone a long time from an audio market point of view. It’s quite a tragic story, actually. But I’m covered for this lifetime and maybe two more. Two tr-2060s, one tr-2045, the tr-2080 I shared plus a tcd310 cassette deck and a couple of R2R decks I’m working through a restoration cycle. Hail the knobs and switches forever That said I do have a pi- based mode audio device doing my stored media and radio steaming .

 

[mhardy6647]

A really rag-tag Tandberg collection here. Better'n none, though.





Also a 64 (or maybe it's a 64X... I don't recall) carcass that I picked up at a consignment store and sat on a shelf. Made a halfhearted attempt to get into it to see if the 12AX7s had been scavenged, but never followed through. There's a nice Tandberg multiband portable radio here, too, I forget the model, though... No photos handy of those two.

 

[Doodski]

A really rag-tag Tandberg collection here. Better'n none, though.





Also a 64 (or maybe it's a 64X... I don't recall) carcass that I picked up at a consignment store and sat on a shelf. Made a halfhearted attempt to get into it to see if the 12AX7s had been scavenged, but never followed through. There's a nice Tandberg multiband portable radio here, too, I forget the model, though... No photos handy of those two.

I sure do like that Scott StereoMaster integrated amplifier you pictured there. It simply has it going on.

 

[mhardy6647]

It's a nice little amplifier. ppEL84 stereo integrated. I started the rehab on it when I bought it, but it still needs some work to be a 'daily driver' (which speaks only to my own laziness). As you can see, I've never even cleaned up the faceplate. It is in very good condition; just dirty.

 

[mhardy6647]

I -- FWIW -- like the "entry level" HH Scott 222 amps better than the bigger & 'spensiver (then and now) 299 amps.

 

[tineared]

Thanks for this thread everybody
It's an entertaining read and I don't feel like such a packrat anymore

 

[Doodski]

I -- FWIW -- like the "entry level" HH Scott 222 amps better than the bigger & 'spensiver (then and now) 299 amps.

It's beautiful to say the least. HH Scott 299A

https://reverb.com/ca/item/40265676-hh-scott-299a-stereo-tube-integrated-amplifier-with-custom-mahogany-case

This one is pretty sweet too but the first one is more better to me. HH Scott 222C and 222D

 

[mhardy6647]

Since the subject of this thread is knobs
I will note, and confess, that I like the milled (?) brass knobs better than the plastic ones.
That said, the price was right for the 222c I have, especially since it came with the wood case.
I also picked up an LT-10 (mono tuner, kit form) with case, repurposing that case for another HH Scott piece in the accretion collection.
Both of those were field collected at our semi-annual NEVEC (then "NEARC") swapmeets.

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