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General HIFI => Reel to Reel => Topic started by: ozmillsy on November 08, 2014, 09:04:51 AM
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Currently en route to S.A. to collect an old vintage tape machine, that is in need of some TLC.
Attempting the cannonball run, nearly 3000k's in 2 days, flying solo.
The things I do for audio. :-X
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I wonder if its a Studer A80. I bet it is.
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It's a pharken BEAST is what it is !!!!! :o :o Zero WAF, the mrs is gunna freak.
The journey home begins.
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Ohhhh man, what a trek ! I am totally wrecked. Wont do that again in a hurry. :-\
The machine has been dropped off, to be health checked/fixed.
Desperately needed a relaxer........
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370915/20141109_195753.jpg)
Yes, I have bought back an old A80, a piece of history, #209.
Will post a pic, after it has had some love, and is in it's new home. Will be a few weeks at least.
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* 2 full days driving (dawn to dusk and beyond)
* 2 nights sleeping in the back of the car
* 1 night cuddling an A80, because there was no room
* 3000 k's covered
* 0 speeding tickets (I hope!!! I only have 2 points free)
* 0 space to accomodate new machine in current room
* 1 pleased hifi user, hoping for no major repair dramas. [Fingers crossed]
* 1 bottle of red disappearing clickly
Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.
8)
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* 30 cd's played (used the trip as catchup time)
* 2 ringing ears (played the car stereo too loud [doh])
* 1 crook back (seized up this morning :'( )
* 2000 posts clicked over on this forum, while posting in this thread.
I gave Elvis Costello a good hard run this trip. I never really had the time to invest in him, always figured he was an acquired taste, that needed some time to take it in.
Well, I gave him his fair share of airtime this trip. Yeah, nah, not my thing. Not sure what DK see's in him to be honest, cant be the music. Haha. ;) [jk]
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* 30 cd's played (used the trip as catchup time)
* 2 ringing ears (played the car stereo too loud [doh])
* 1 crook back (seized up this morning :'( )
* 2000 posts clicked over on this forum, while posting in this thread.
I gave Elvis Costello a good hard run this trip. I never really had the time to invest in him, always figured he was an acquired taste, that needed some time to take it in.
Well, I gave him his fair share of airtime this trip. Yeah, nah, not my thing. Not sure what DK see's in him to be honest, cant be the music. Haha. ;) [jk]
Main thing is your home safe Andrew!
I remember driving a similar stint many years ago, never seen so many 'roos in my life crossing the Hay Plains through the night. :o :o
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I remember driving a similar stint many years ago, never seen so many 'roos in my life crossing the Hay Plains through the night. :o :o
yeah, there was loads and loads of dead roo's along the side of the road. And I did have 1 close call just outside of west wyalong, early in the morning I didnt see another car for at least 10mins, I came over a rise and there was a big roo sitting right in the middle of the road doing FA. Had to apply the anchors and swerve around it (ie: swerve onto the wrong side of the road). Lucky I saw it, and lucky there were no other cars around.
It was a big thing to attempt such a trip, alone, and in that limited amount of time. It's good to make it back safely, for sure.