I’m not stuck in time. I’ve embraced dependability.

  • chippydingo@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    I’ll take the bait. This is a classic AV rack setup which is a relic of the bygone era. Looks like a pretty typical configuration with a Receiver/amplifier, CD player, Laser disc player(?), double tape deck, and a VHS Cassette player. And of course you have to have the colossal speakers to accompany this technological tour de force from the early 90s. The little box may be a headphone amp but not sure.

    Once you had all of this, you officially made it. I never quite did and this is one of my many regrets. I will go back to the nursing home now…

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      19 hours ago

      The little box looks like it has the DirecTV logo on on the right side, might be a receiver for that. There’s no VCR, but it does look like a mix of audio and video equipment based on the unplugged RCA trio.

      Laser disc is a solid maybe. A radio tuner is in there somewhere, too. My thought is above the amp, which is above the tape deck.

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        19 hours ago

        Haha, I was too lazy to zoom in on the picture but now I can see that the bottom unit was not a VCR like I initially thought. Point to you, internet stranger :)