[mythtv-users] MythTV with Vintage Gear

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Jerome Yuzyk <jerome at supernet.ab.ca> wrote:
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> On Monday, November 29, 2010 09:06:42 am Tony Brummett <brummett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Christopher X. Candreva
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>> <chris at westnet.com> wrote:
>> > While my TV is now a Vizio 1080p 37", my main stereo is a 1971 Yamaha
>> > CR-400 and a pair of original Advent Loudspeakers, given to me by a
>> > cousin when I was in college around 1987. In 1990 I added a dbx
>> > subwoofer from the DAK catalog, the one they sold as "Krakatoa
>> > Erupts".
>> >
>> > Is anyone using anything older ? A Heathkit TV you built yourself
>> > perhaps ?
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>> For a long time I was using a pair of Quad ESL 57s and a Dynaco ST70
>> amp for sound duty.  They certainly weren't the most practical for
>> watching TV, but they were too cool not to use.  One of the speakers
>> needs rebuilt, so they're offline until I get around to it.
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> Speaking of Quad (and few do so it really catches my eye), for a short time
> I used my 405 Amp/44 Preamp to drive a couple of cheap JBLs. But age and
> dry climate isn't kind to old British analog gear so they're awaiting a
> rebuild with one of several kits available.

I have the first model Cyrus amplifier, bought 1987 when i got my
first paying lawyer job. Excellent sound. Admittedly not connected to
a mythfrontend at present, but connected to a Squeezebox which
connects to the mythbackend running squeezebox server.